Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1944-01-15
Alcorn College
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men and farmers, to say nothing
Of the thousands who left the coli
lege after receiving certificates ana
diplomas.
The generous compensation offer
ed In war industry is claiming =
large number of teachers, some OF
whom have served the college
many years. There is only one
way to hold the remainder, ana
that is to pay them salaries more
in keeping with the present cost
of living and the dignity of their
profession. We have increased our
salary budget request for the
next biennium and respectfully
urge your favorable consideration.
We record appreciation for the
$4,000 appropriation for the heat
ing system and the dairy, but
neither job has been done be-
cause of priorities and the IN
ability to get a contractor. This
latter problem was due to the large
amount of military construction IN
the state which is about finished;
therefore. we should be able to
get a contractor soon. In the case
az tiae dasrv We found that $4,000
was inssfneient. based upon the
most n @s.rsfiWn estimate on ma
tef{al -. Assnent: therefore,
We are aakmR - a $4,000 sup
plemeut that we may build small
grade A dairy in keeping with the
requirement Of public health au-
thorities who have condemned our
whole dairy unit.
In making up our budget, eSti-
mates were based upon experience.
Income from student fees is anti
cipated to be less for the ensuing
biennium than for the present
biennium by at least $24, Ol5.25.
Since there are certain elements OF
cost in an institution which are
constant without regard to the
number enrolled, surely we are
hopeful that this amount will be
replaced through increase in our
appropriation.
THE FUTURE:
The college is faced with a three
fold problem. Q) how can the
largest contribution be made to
winning the war; CD how can it
preserve the fundamentals Of its
varied educational program while
making this contribution; CD how
can it do both of these and at the
same time get itself ready to take
advantage of the opportunities for
service to soldiers and citizens
which the return of peace will
bring.
The fact that the college was
offered to the War Department for
one of the many military train
ing programs as a further contri-
button to the war effort, but was
not accepted because of inadequate
facilities, is highly suggestive as
to needs. The future will require,
first of all, that the college be
made more accessible to the peo-
pie whom it serves, and others
who find it necessary to main
tain contact with it. The only
effective way this can be cone
is through an improved airline
road from the campus to High
way 81, a distance of Ga miles,
more or less. Senate Bill No. $40.
as passed by the House and
Senate, Mississippi Legislature,
Regular Session, 1888, provides for
the surfacing of all primary high
ways but this law has never been
applied to State Highway 18 on
which Alcorn A and M College is
located, the only state institution
of higher learning at present which
does not have a surfaced road
leading to its campus.
House Bill No. 1858, Mississippi
LEGISLATURE, Regular Session, 1942
authorizing and empowering the
state highway commission to con-
struct and pave road leading
from or by Alcorn A and M Col
lege to U. S. Highway 81, stated
THAT the State Highway Depart
ment is hereby authorized ano
directed to construct and pave
from any funds available for high
way improvement, road running
from or by Alcorn A and M Col
lege to u. S. Highway No. 81. Thai
this act take effect and be II
force from and after its passage,
but no appropriation was made tt
put the law into effect. We re-
spectfully beseech you to remove
the eternal complaint that the
college is too far down in the
woods to serve the Negro people
by granting our request for an ap'
preparation for the road.
The college is serving an in
creasing number of off-campus
groups as well as an increasing en-