The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1923-11-08
A. S Nj. College Notes
BY Sid Noble.

\. & i. College. Miss. Nov. s.
A More Prosperous Mississippi
was the keynote OF the discussion
carried on b. the committee On
arrangements for the mammoth IL
dustrial and agricultural conference
which convenes at the tei!ege -
Decen,ber -. in their preliminary
meeting held here recently.
The committee meeting was hls':iy
successful and indicates that the
conference will accomplish grea-
things. The differen, members
talked over what ,hey considered
the major problems u The state aS
representative individuals Sift'alg
out the biggest questions TO Put
before the conference through conf
petent speakers al is ME t'''s n
December 18th.
The concensus Of opini2A seemed
to center around The taet thae Ms
sissippi was suffering because 4
lack OF unified effore ana ,o-opeia-
ton in the carrying or OF any mote-
n,ent thar looked to the betterment
OF the state. Constructive co-opera-
tion is needed instead Of destruction.
There were no cut and dried plans
discussed ct the meeting and no
unterior motive presented itself nor
desire to shape legislation. II was
simply a discussion OF the distressing
plight of the agricultural situation
and possible remedial measures.
The most recent issue Of the
Alumni Quarterly Of Mississippi
A. & NJ. College contains COM
plete and comprehensive survey Of
the immigration Problems and their
relation to conditions in the state
of Mississippi. fAis is sis es@y
treatise that has ever been pub
lished on this subject and is written
bv Doctor " A Evans, Glass IS
national know figure in the medical
world and 4 member OF the Mis-
sissippi a. & VI. College Alumni
Association.
The Mississippi 4. K NJ College
Debating team is scheduled TO meet
a similar team from the University
OF Alabama in Tuscaloosa on the
night of November 9Th. This Is
date set for Homecoming celebra-
tons al the University and the tor
ars;c exercises will be the feature
of the evening program. The SUD
ieet is. "Resolved; That the United
States should prohibit all imnlgra-
lion for a period OF five years. TIE
Acaie debaters will take the mega
tive side OF the question.
This is the first intercollegiate
debating contest scheduled for the
\ & NJ. team this year hut plans are
under way to secure meetings wi'n
Auburn and Ole Miss" besides the
regular trinanglar meets with Mill
sans and Mississippi College,
Try-outs for the debating team
will be held in the Department Of
ppbhc Discourse Of the College dur
inc. the latter part Of the weeS'
The students Y. NJ. c. \. o1 Mis-
sissippi A. l. NJ. College organizing
Bible Discussion Groups at the col
lege this week. Seventy-nine leaders
have been selected by the Y cabinet
to lead the groups and their prepara-
tory training will consist of meet
ing of themselves in a Promotion
Council once week proceeding the
regular group meeting night.
A group is made up Of the men IN
several rooms adjoining in the dor
nitory. This group gathers in one
room and with the leaders leading
the discussion they talk over diff
ferent sections of the Bible.
Paul r. Morse, son of Professor
w. C. Morse, head of the Department
of Geology of Mississippi A. 4 M.
Couoo, b,s eompleted his inveSti-