The Neshoba Democrat. (Philadelphia, Miss.) 1881-current, 1922-06-08

lSSuS"Ssyu' Au tHt COLnHluutCy luDeF.
est that is being qulekened here and
there with the commIng OF the con.
solidated high school You are to
lind u place. | envy you. I have
gone q little farther along the way
than you. and | knnw some of the
interesting things that you are
going to experience In this great
state OF infinits possibilities,
The atinOsphere Ia ilill of aerial
voices. perhaps should say, "radlo
voices, whispering words Of hope
and npportunity to you Sometime
! wish there were fewer opportuni-
ties Ia Mississippi, Just one or two,
90 wnpld not be kept so busy hop
ping flssh like from one to- the other.
Aud yet you boss have a lot to learn.
Not l0lK ago just eleven years, sat
where you now sit. aud knew that
1 knew more then than / know that
/ know now
~ used to think | knew knew,
But now l must confess,
The more I know I know I know,
/ know l know the less"
but this one thing think ! know,
and have spent a lot OF time and
money learning 1t. and I did not
learn IL in College. and 1t Is this that
! get out OF thing only what
have put into 1t; no more. You can
not get something for nothing. You
get out Of this institution only
what you have invested into 1t It
looks simple on the face of 1t, and
yet had learned that fundamental
ten or twenty years ago might to
day be editor OF the Co .nmercial Ap.
peal instead Of the editor OF the Ne
shoba Democrat. Many OF these
non.bookish. practical things you
will have to pick up along the bitter
paths Of experience.
| should like to see. you invest
more into this institution. 1 have
about decided that A. and M. will
never have q very strong Alumni
Association until the spirit of her
stndent body steams up little. /
look about me here and see many
who have grown old, and grey, sery-
ing our Alma Mater. They need our
cooperation. and the Lord knows.
they deserve Il. Our Alumni Associ-
alton 10 getting the full support OF
our graduates. appeal TO you
who are younger. aud who In time
may become graduates, as well as
you who are older, to help us
strengthen our fraternity, that our
concerted effort may bring great
er School and greater State. Let
us make our Alumni Association the
most potent force for good within
the State. Let us give to those
willing to spend their time and tai
ent TO its promotion the support
they deserve. Let us substitute
gratitude for Indifference. and show
our Alma Mater. God bless her, that
devotion and fidelity she derserves.
The relationship is a sacred one. lik-
eh to that that exists between the
mother and the babe that drinks
her milk. We have u common pur-
pose; we have a common mother;
let us see that she never wants for
anything. Make her proud of her
OffsPing.
And we have duties to perform
that need every shoulder to the
wheel. This College. along with
our other state colleges and our
University. must be divorced from
politics, forever. A. and NJ. must be
put upon millage basis, In such a
way that It's management may
know just what to expect, and that
IT may be relieved from It's bi-annual
embarrassment OF going before our
State Legislature like a yeritable men
dicant. begging for aims, 1t must
be put upon a millage basis In such
q way that It's rapid growth may be
taken care OF. for 1t is now growing
much faster than the assessed value
OF our property, and 1t will continue
to make the same progress.
We must provide some means by
which at least, occasionally, Qradu
ates OF A. and M. will have represen-
tation on the State Board OF Trus-
tees for our College and University.
There will never be any security for
A. and VI. until these things are
done, and any constructive pro.
gram for our Alumni Association
must BE- prefaced by the consnmma-
tlOn of these things: aud these things
dome there are many other things
to do.
Let us foster within these walls n
finer college spirit 80 that students
may carry 1t away with
them with redounding benefit
t0 the school and our Associat tion
May our proiessors assume less the
RIDES oi kindergarteners among our
nien. aud may students heed the nd
vine Of their elders that honor may
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