The north Mississippi herald., 1921-01-21


stand up under this? This $1,000
would pay the tuition at good many
of the private schools of the state.
We had better send these few pupils
to some other county, pay their tut
ton of say $4,000 per session, and
give the balance to pay on their board.
If there is any way in the world to
stop waste Of funds, campaign of
economy or campaign of business
administration, for the pity of the
people, start this.
Understand, / am for everything
that looks to the uplift of the county,
and to the business administration of
all things.
Now in conclusion let me state that
| believe in the following
A County Agent who is willing to
give 10 hours work, six days in the
week to his job. Who realizes that
he is getting bigger salary than
most of the presidents of the average
banks in Mississippi. An Agent who
can therefore find things worth while
and each month honestly say that
he has earned his salary by working
rather than making out reports.
/ believe in Home Economies
Agent, provided she can get out a.
mong the people, be one of them and
find things to do that are worth while.
The time for berry camps, yells songs
making aprons, and the instruction in
innocence of the country girl is a
thing of the past. The Ford car has
done more to educate her than all the
H. f. A. in Mississippi. The present
innocent country girl of few years
ago can give her mother all four aces
Kings, Queens, Jacks and half the
trumps, and then beat her at most any
game. Glory to her, but for Gods
sake teach her something more ele-
'ating and useful than a few stale
stereotyped yells and songs. AS a
suggestion, organize the country girls
and their city cousin into, students
of citizenship. Teach them to distin-
guish between a dollar made by hard
work and intelligence as compared
with dollar from the public trough
believe in a, County A. H. S. On
account of the immense cost in this
school and on account further Of the
fact that every teacher in it is well
paid, board at cost being considered,
believe that every teacher should
stick to-the school. All expenditures
except the salaries of the teachers
should be stopped. If the school farm
cannot take care of its expenses,
then turn it into pasture and pay a
few dollars to keep the weeds cut.
Put in course of study that is worth
while. With the cost attached : if
this school cannot give a course of
study equal to the course at Water
Valley, Grenada, or Charleston, then
we are not getting our children edu-
Gated, merely passed to higher grades.
I would like very much to see the bud
get the course of study and the pay
of teachers of all these schools COM
pared, especially the course of study
and the requirments of pupil. We
-could well afford to pay the principal
of this school and each of his teach
ers at least SO per cent more than
they are getting, provided they gave
to the children of this county an ed
ucation equal to the best of the state
! believe in County Health Unit
But let this unit give something in re-
turn for it's pay besides reports.
I believe in Yalobusha County be-
cause / live in it, my home is here, I
pay tax here, and expect to be buried
here. I am not after single office
in this county. fed at the public
trough myself for five years. At
present / am making better salary
than the A. H. s., the H. e. A., or
the c. d. A. I am not after the jobs
of any of these people nor would l
have the places If rendered me on a
silver plate. / am working hard,
bringing $4,000 into Yalobusha
County for every dollar that I take
out. All that want is that every
body go to work, cut down useless ex-
pense, have a business administration
in all things, let no man or woman de-
mand unreasonable pay, put in every
hour possible in the upbuilding of
Yalobusha County.
Now go to it. Make plain state
ment each week Of the useless ex-
penses Of the county. Publish this If
you want TO do, but do something.
Here's HOPING.
T. C. BRADFORD