East Mississippi times. (Starkville, Miss.) 19??-1926, 1921-04-22

nv cN"NNf SihhSh ase
Legislature of Governor, accepting
the provisions of the federal act,
and designating the State Vocation.
al Board as administrators of the
act.
.. Approval by the Federal
Board of state plan prepared by
the State Vocational Board for the
administration Of the federal funds
in the prosecution of the program
for vocational rehabilitation with
in the state
3. That the state provide for
state supervision of the work, and
agree for every dollar of federal
money expended there shall be a
dollar of state or other money eX>
pended for the same purpose.
All. except the last. of the above
conditions have 6een met by this
state. Since the Federal Industrial
Rehabilitation Act became effective
in July, 1920, the State Legislature
has had no opportunity to make
appropriation for the work. The
State Vocational Board is, there-
fore, unable to provide the required
and necessary State Supervision
because Of no funds available to
match federal funds in paving for
it's tcost. 1t is estimated tnat
e, 600 raised by the people of the
state, to be matched by an equal
sum from federal fnnd will take
ARE of the salary, travel. clerical
help ana Office supplies necessary
for 8 State Supervisor to take
charge of this work until the Leg
islature meets in January, 1922.
1t will then be necessary for the
State Supervisor in his work prior
to January /. 1922, to get local in
dividuals and organizations tC
donate small sums 10 match al
equal sum of federal money IL
paying the cost Of tuition and in
structional supplies incident to the
rehabilitation of local individuals
This, we are very confident. can bt
easil. done, since the American
| Red Cross, Salvation Aomy, ant
| several other organizations aDt
individuals have voluntarily pro
missed to do.
| The program for industrial reha
bilitation is q wonderful work. |
| is the most humanitarian program
evetr launched by the federal o
state government. 1t is a program
to convert the disabled person wh'
is dependent into an independen
citizen, to change the parasite OF
society,"" or non>producer, into
producer. 1t is al program il
which the government proposes &
offer q helping hand to the man
disabled people who are PARTIAL
or wholly handicapped from earn
ing q living, and who are eager an
anxious to learn q vocation i
which they can carry on" If the
are only given a chance. Such
program carried on will mean N nc
3 in an economical way and in othe
ways to the state and nation. an
! it will mean very much more to tn
+ individuals who are wanting an
F.. needing this help. 1t is believe
: the people of the state will NJ
lallow this program to be delaye
u longer, nor allow the S25, 0O
a federal allotment to revert to til
81 U. S. Treasury because of OF
. failure to raise only $1,000 fC
|" paying one half the cost OF tt
'si necessar state supervision.
= The State Vocational Boar
~ earnestly requests the cooperate
u of the press, different social al
l. business clubs and organization
le and the public spirited citizens
'e raising this fund, Small as We
ie az large donations will be than
~ fully received. and acknowledges
of all receipts will be made throul
the newspapers.
!, Please make checks PAYABLE
: W. F. Bond, Chairman, and nj
n the STATE VOCATION