The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-06-07
COOPERATION KEEPS EXPENSES
DOWN ENABLING STUDENTS
TO ATTEND COLLEGE.
STUDENTS GET LOW RATES
Summer Term Starts Off With Spien-
did Prospects for Record Attend
anee-RaiIroads Grant Special
Rates to Students.

nigh cost or living, which mas grown
more serious during the school year
just ended, the boarding departments
Of the University of Mississippi have
been operated during the current year
at remarkably low cost to the stu
dents According to figures just COM
puted in the chancellOr's office, board
has been this year as follows: Stu
dents cooperative boarding club, av-
erage per month, S11.20; Kicks Hall
for women, average per month, $11.64;
Gordon Hall boarding club, average,
per month, $3.50.
When the quality of food and serv-
ice is considered, the above figures
are a remarkable showing, and indi-
cate that the university is in earnest
about keeping expenses down during
war times, and while the high cost Of
living is upon us. All the dining halls
will be modified another year, to
and yet supply food OF sufficient quail
ity and quantity to meet physical and
mental needs.
During the summer school and sum-
mer normal, which opened Monday,
June 4, and for which great prepare
tons were made, board, with excellent
table-fare, is provided at Gordon Hall
at the rate of S24 for the full term, or
at the rate of S. by the week In
boarding houses near the campus and
in the town of Oxford, accommodation
may be had at a rate ranging from
Sc to So per week.
Gordon Hall, Kicks Hall, and the
dormitory between Gordon Hall and
the Lyceum, were set apart for the
exclusive entertainment Of women.
The other dormitories on the campus
have been placed at the disposal of
men. An excursion rate OF fare and
a third has been granted by all rail-
roads of the state. excepting the Ala
bama Great Southern, and the New
Orleans Great Northern, and each
student was instructed to take the
agents receipt showing full fare paid
one way, being then able to secure
return ticket for one-third fare. Pros
poets are good for a large summer
school, and for full attendance upoA
the state high school conference to
convene during the summer school.
Gen. Scales Has Extra Clerks.
War has placed it's burden of clerical
work on one office at the Mississippi
capitol. The duties at the office OF
Adjutant General Scales have become
so heavy that he added a new stenog-
rapher, Mrs. George A. Meadows, to
his force. Mrs. Ruth Torgerson has
served as an efficient stenographer in
this office for some time and Is being
assisted by Mrs. Meadows.
Much of the detail work for regis
tration for selective draft was handled
through this office. In addition to
this, the work of raising regiment of
artillery, regiment Of infantry,
squadron of cavalry and few sepa-
rate companies has multiplied the du-
ties of the office.
The government has already de-
tailed under Major H. F. Applewhite,
a native Mississippian, for duty at the
state headquarters. Only short time
ago, Capt Richard Pickering, who has
done inspection duty for the United
States army in Mississippi previous
ly, was ordered back to duty for the
government here.
Major Charles R. Daily, chief quar-
termaster of the Mississippi National
Guard, and Capt. j. r. Hairston, OF
Gulfport, quartermaster department
of the National Guard, are also on full
duty with General Scales.