The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1920-02-20
Notes From Agri-
cultural High School

The school is continuing the steady
growth in attendance that was char
aeteristic Of il under Prof. Loves ad-
ministration. The total enrolment this
year 10 l66 and of this number t06 are
enrolled in The boarding department.
This is an increase Of thirty per cent
over last session. With the faculty
numbering one member less than it did
then, the work has been exceedingly
heavy on the present number, but the
spirit Of the student body has been ad-
mirable, the teachers have been faithful,
and with this combination successful
session 10 passing. Another factor in
the schools success is the continued in
terest of Superintendent Love In its
progress. The information he has so
courteously given concerning conditions
with whiuh ha haa become familiar, his
faiandiy adsies an5 syrnpathetic interest
hsga baoas III n and havs done much
!. rs e9a0s a ~ te g8f tlae shortage NJ teach
n aHa mum.
IN a M ~ easssI In 8Fa fsse open
sf,Q 8f an0thea BassiaH, nat only for the
aslss M nalang tlse work of the teachers
lesa hnfaensnfYie, but IN order that large
classes may be divided and the students
given more thorough and adequate in
struction.
The agricultural department, under
the management of Captain w. W.
Broome, is giving a good account of it.
self. A flock of Rhode Island Red hens
has been procured, Mississippi poultry
house has been built according to plans
DESIGNED by the state agricultural en-
gineer and has been surrounded by
substantial poultry netting All this
work was done by the agricultural stu
dents as supervised practice work.
combined laboratory and recitation room
has been equipped which, according to the
assistant state director of vocational edu-
cation, is not surpassed by any in the
state. A large part of the furniture Tor
this room was made by the students who
have also, catalogued and indexed two
thousand farm bulletins that are con-
tanned in the library of the department.
The students in agriculture have also
constructed a number of hog houses OF
the Mississippi type, the plans for which,
also, were designed by the state agricul-
tural engineer. Improvement Of the
campus is now under way. Grading is
being done, more grass will be sodded, |
shrubbery set out, and before the sum /
mer is over more concrete walks will be
constructed.
Miss Mcknight is proving as efficient |
as teacher Of home economics as she was |
as home economics agent for the county. |
The girls in her department are making |
excellent progress both in the theory and
practice Of sewing, cooking and domestic
art. One Of the achievements Of the
graduating class will be the making Of
their graduation dresses. The girls are
entering upon this task with unusual de-
light and congenial enthusiasm.
Miss Mcintosh, who has the department
Of science and mathematics, is fulfilling
the prophecies that were made for her
by the faculty of the I. I. a @. She is
giving faithful and diligent attention to
her crowded classes and manages to fnd
time to assist students In passing their
leisure time pleasantly, chaPeroning them
on walks, rides and occasional Friday
night parties.
II was rare fortune that brought Miss
Hammett TO Us to take charge Of our
English department With her previous
experience in teaching English, her post
graduate courses in the University Of
Chicago, and her experience in govern
rent work in Washington during war
days, she Ia admirably equipped for her
work and is proving all inspiration to
her students. College entrance require
ments are being met and the work OF the
department is being connected with the
practical things Of every day life.
Themes have been required on topics re-
lating to health, thrift and other similar
subjects; and the members Of the grad
uating class are competing for the medal
offered by the New Orleans State Bank
q Trust Company for the best paper on
the subject: worthy Charities"
More students have been enrolled in
music and expression than ever before
and all the friends Of the school are graf
ifed that 1t has been able to retain the
gifted teacher who has had this work
for the past four years. Not least among
our causes for pride this session was the
invitation given to Miss Nelson to APP !