Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1920-04-23
MISSISSIPPI
EVENTS
Gathered from All Cor
ners Of the State and
Told in Briefest Form

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. against the
high cost Of living was manifested
by members of the faculty and the
student body of the State University
Of Mississippi Wednesday afternoon.
Following the initial move made by
the junior law class and their pro-
fessor, Dean L. ]. Farley, and later
joined by the entire junior class, who
appeared on the campus and in the
classrooms wearing overalls members
of the faculty and the entire student
body at a mass meeting went on rec
ord by pledging themselves to wear
denim overal.s or clothes more than
one year old on every school day
! during the remainder of the session.
Jackson. to Information
from the state department of educa-
ton, the shortage of school principals
and superintendents in Mississippi, is
growing acute. Practically no young
men are entering the teaching pro
fession. They see that after the first
seven or eight years Of teaching the
men Of ability reach the summit OF
their earning power. However, the
law of supply and demand will soon
enable principals and superintendents
to demand and obtain salaries com.
mensurate with the Importance of their
work.
Meridian.-Secretary James Boze-
man of the board Of trade and w. A.
Lverly, state representative of the
Mississippi Valley Highway have re.
turned from Tupelo, where they went
for conference with the officers Of
the highway at that and other places
of the route for the purpose of fixing
the itinerary over the route for the
visit Of President c. B. Nicholson of
st. Louis, and Secretary H. c. White
of Alton, Ill.
Jackson.-County conferences in ten
cities and towns in Mississippi, at
which religious problems will be dis.
cusseds will be held beginning April
81 and extending over a period OF one
week. Questions vital to the spiritual
life of every community in the state
will be taken up and the world wide
task of the Evangelical Protestant
churches will be outlined.
Blue Mountain.-Tippah County has
Just been organized for the forthcom-
ing Salvation Army campaign in May,
the perfecting of the organization hav-
ing been done by Charles A. Wagner of
Greenwood, Miss, zone manager of
this portion of Mississippi. Tippah
has been allotted $500 as its official
quota.
Ecru-The mayor and board Of al
dernen called special meeting to de-
termine in what way they should raise
$1,000 for the purpose Of erecting a
dormitory and other such buildings as
would he necessary for the Agricul-
tural High School that has been locat.
ed at this place.
vicksburg. in connec-
tion with the state convention of the
Baptist Woman's Missionary Union
Society is moving with clocklike pre-
| cision. More than $50 delegates from
all parts of the state are in atten-
dance.
Natchez.-A Masonic lodge will be
constituted at Mermanville on April
29 by ]. Shelby Marshall, acting
Masonic grand master Of Mississippi
|
Senatob,a.-Work on the sewerage
system for Senatobia was begun by
the contractor. The work will be com.
pleted before the end OF the year.
Greenville.-The Mississippi Com.
mercial Travellers will meet in annual
convention in Greenville this year. on
June L. The association Is 500 strong
and at least 400 are expected to at
tend the meeting here.
Meridiah.-At q meeting of the city
council an ordinance was adopted pro
hibiting bicycles and automobiles hav.
ing signal horns or whistles with the
same tone OF such devices on the fire
department trucks.
ouduuOu--TrO rOL. y. y. WcdFStt Wlu
has served as principle of the Shan
non High School for the last four
years, has accepted similar position
at Forest Miss. at splendid increase
In salary.
New Albany.-Mrs. Minnie Fisher
Cunningham, member OF the National
Equal Suffrage Speakers Bureau, will
speak twice in New Albany. afternoon
and evening Of April Il.
Greenwood.--A conference Of : the
county superintendeuts Of education
Of the delta counties and the high
school principals was held in Green
wood.