The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1923-08-23
1t is generally conceded that the
2earl River County Agricultur;


High School is the best equipped
plant and the best among the many
agricultural high schools in, the
state. Indeed it is the pioneer among
them. 1t was the first one estab-
lished in The state.
In the fourteen years of its life
the school has grown from the small
beginnings to its present admirable
and adequate proportions and the
and adequate proportions, and ghe
end is not yet. To the three spien-
there was added last year the
Junior College building and curri-
culum, giving the plant increased
facilities and putting it far ahead
of any other such school, The en-
rollment of students last session
reached $50, of whom 166 were
boarders, with representatives from
twenty-five counties of the state.
The location is ideal. Poplarville
is only II miles from New Orleans
and 40 miles from Hattiesburg, on
the Southern Railroad, and easy
of access to any part Of the state.
The climate is wonderfully health
full good natural drainage, an
abundant supply of artesian water
and the environments generally are
uncqualed A splendid and generous
citizenship is to be found at Poplar
vile, fine business houses and the
three leading denominations re-
presented, Baptist, Methodist and
Presbyterian, each with good
Sunday School, so that the student
body has the very best opportunity
for church affiliation and they are
required to attend the church of
their choice for at least one service
each Sunday.
The girls dormtory is three
story brick, with 80 rooms on the
second and third floors. Superin-
tendent's Home, reception rooms and
hospital rooms are on the first
floor. Attached to the girls dormitory
are the home science laboratories,
sewing rooms and music rooms. 1t
is = model OF beauty, eonvemencf
and comfort
The boys dormitory is one Of the
most beautiful as well as one Of the
most serviceable buildings Of its kind
in the state. On the first floor are
several bedrooms, guest rooms,
large reception room, dressing
room in which are about 50 private
lockers. Doors from the dressing
room open into the shower bath
rooms and halls; on the second
and third floors are sc bedrooms,
bath rooms and toilets. The building
is well supplied with porches and
fire escapes.
The new combination dining-hall
and dormitory has on the first floor
a large vestibule in front, a model
kitchen, pantry and serving room in
the rear and large airy dining
room in the center, with seating
of $50. On the second
floor are Is bedrooms. halls and bath
rooms.
The Administration Building is
we'll arranged and we'll equipped
1t contains 10 class rooms, large
auditorium, office, lecture room and
science laboratory. The entire
building is equipped with first-class
furniture throughout and everything
arranged for the comfort and con-
yenience of the student body.
All these buildings are equipped
with electric lights, steam heat,
artesian water and sewerage sys-
TENS complete. The school owns its
own light and water plant.
Board in the dormitory is furnished
at actual cost and has never exceeded
$1,000 per month. The rooms are
furnished with heat, lights, study
tables, chairs, dressers, bedsteads,
mattresses, springs and closets and
are free to the pupils.
Pupils who are willing 10 do
honest work can earn enough money
to pay a large part of their ex-
penses. Preference in the work Is
given to those who make an honest
effort to earn what is payed them.
Number of admirably prepared
young men and young women have
gone out from this institution ana
many of them are filling important
positions in every vocation.
Adding largely to the advantages
of the school is the cooperation of
the Model County Force, consisting
OF the County Superintendent, County
Eealth Officer, Home Demonstration
Agent, Home Economics Agent, and
tho very capable Director Of the
South Mississippi Experimsnt Sta
ticn, which is situated immediately
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