The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1946-04-20
NEGROES TO Benefit FROM
RECENT LEGISLATION MORE
THAN IN ANY PERIOD
BENEFITS TO BE LARGELY THRU
EDUCATION AND RECREATION

statement, which is as follows:
In many respects the recent SEES
sion of the Mississippi Legislature
did more for the Negroes in an edu.
cational way than proportionately
| for the whites of the state, and pas.
sed more constructive Legislation
for both races than any other legis-
lature in the history of the state
Important acts of the ecent
session especially helpful to tn c
Negroes in the state are:
Cd Creation of a Junior College
for Negroes to be located in the Del
ia with an initial appropriation OF
$30000000 for buildings and equip
ment. Vocational subjects will be
stressed
CD Two acts are of special inter-
est to Jackson College. One is to
make available $12,000OO to supple
ment salaries of faculty members
! for sessions of 1944-45 and 1856.
/ The other is an appropriation to pay
the colleges part of AUDITING prop
erty assessment in the amount of
$28, 1920 for paving along the
boundary of the campus.
go An appropriation of $275, 000,-
90 to pave road from Highway 81
to Alcorn College. This road when
constructed will put Alcorn College
in the same position for travel as
the University and State College,
both of these white institutions have
paved highways but poor railroad
facilities.
Schools Get Big Share
(4) The legislature made spe-
cial appropriation of $3,000,00000
to be used in improving rural school
buildings mostly for Negroes, as a
result of study by legislative
committee headed by Senator Kyle.
CD The appropriation for public
schools was increased $3,5000000O
and the Negroes will share tn S
amount in increased salaries 0 r
teachers.
CD $5000000.00 was appropriated
and turned over to the Building
Commission for the repair and con-
struction of state owned institu-
tons, the two Negro colleges will
certainly share well in the alloca-
tons of this fund
Cd House Bills 1863 and 369 Gre
ate million-dollar revolving fund
for is tuition and expenses in
college to be used by the institution
as a source for ready cash, and a
million dollars to provide buildings,
accommodations materials, equip
ment and supplies to effectuate the
development and training of return
ed veterans. The benefits of these
two bills are open to all rae S
alike. Also state colleges may
now accept tuition fees from Fed
eral government for service men
and women.
90 Another bill gives the Board
: of Trustees of Institutions of High
er Learning permission to lease
college lands for oil, gas, and min
erals, and the revenue received will
accrue to the institution owning or
having control of the land. Alcorn
Colleges nearly 800 acres is in the
oil hot spot" at the present time.
90 The legislature increased the
appropriation to the Teachers Re-
tirement Fund 95 percent and the
aged, tired old Negro teachers, who
have given their years that their
race might might know better how
to live.
will share in all respects with white
teachers as provided in this act.
10) The support fund for tn e
Negro Juvenile Reformatory was
increased from $250OO00 to $780,
100000. A fine site had previously
been selected and acreage set aside
from the Oakley Farm for this in
stitution.
City Plans Improvement
Now, in addition to what has been
done for the Negro race in Mis-
sissippi by the recent session of the
Legislature, the City of Jackson is
planning additional provision for
the health and recreation of the Ne
gro race in the city.
This committee is informed that
if and should the S3,50000.00 bond
issue be voted by the people of
Jackson, the Negroes will share in
the expenditure with others in a
general way, but in special way
it is expected to provide two am