Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1944-09-16
Alumni Comm.



in securing information in house
keeping cafe and cafeteria service,
home nursing, training for cooks,
maids, chefs, laundry workers and
just plain house wifery.
S. The committee further rec
ommends that the college use It's
considerable soil resources as a
natural laboratory in production
of food, feed, livestock, etc. This
would serve two purposes:
ID that of giving practical ex-
perience along with theory in pro-
duction of corps and care of live
stock.
CO. that of providing sorely need
ed self help for students who cam
not otherwise gain college train
ing. In view of the law average
annual income per family ($103) in
Mississippi, the college could do a
great service to the state by MAX
ing educational opportunities avail
able to all who are willing to
work.
Item Two-PHYSICAL PLANT
/. The college needs sufficient
funds to repair and maintain the
present physical plant.
2. In order to carry out the
foregoing training program the COL
lege needs ca a Dairy barn with
facilities for cooling and storing
dairy products and sterilizing
utensils, (b) a combination of beef
cattle and hog barn with slaughter
house fertilizer and chilling unit
attached, Co funds for repair and
renovation of the mule barn I'D
a farm shop building, Co a modern
hospital stated with a qualified
physician and at least one active
registered nurse, % remodel pres
ent trades and convert into mecha-
mic arts building, (g) a Home eco
nomicS building.
Item Three: ADMINISTRATION
In compliance with the Board S
request, the committee after re-
viewing the record of the present
administration. and after consider
ing the sentiments Of the Alumni
and friends of Alcorn College, and
after considering the state of pub
lie relations existing between the
administration and the surround
ing communities. concludes that a
change of administration is not
only necessary to the progress of
Alcorn College as such, but is
necessary to the advancement of
the Negro and Mississippi in
general.
Finally the committee recon-
mends that the next administrator
be q man who. first of all. under
stands the traditions of Mississippi
a man who is by nature diplomat
in public relations and whose
training and background are both
practical and technical agriculture
and whose work has been in the
field of agriculture in Mississippi,
there by enabling him to under
stand better the problems of an
agricultural institution, and who
already enjoys a measure Of the
confidence of the leaders of Mis-
sissippi
Alcorn College has the natural
resources of training: Mississippi
has need for trained leaders; Al
corn College has some housing
equipment; Mississippi has the
boys and girls who need to take
advantage of those resources and
facilities. If the state of Mississippi
will thereby be retarded in taking
her rightful place in the advance
ment of civilization.
Respectfully submitted,
Alumni Committee of Alcorn
College.
j. w. Grantham, chairman,
Montrose, j. H. Mosely, president,
Alumni Association, Grenade, N. H.
PLATE, Newton, E. T. Hawkins, For
est, L. w. Easterling, Clarksdale,
l. E. Edwards; Mound Bayou, J.
H. Bolden, Pass Christian, A. l..
Graves, Forest, Miss.