Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1946-11-16
BRING LANIER UP TO EQUAL THE REST OF THE HIGH
SCHOOL OF THE STATE

SCHOOL OF THE STATE
Down at Brookhoven in Lincoln County (TotoI popu-
lotion 900 thereobouts, last Friday night the
justly famous Golden Ponhers of Alexander High School,
offer having lost their first game since 1912 earlier in the
season. with two subsequent defects giving them perhaps
the worst in their history obe to regain
of their lost glory at the expense of the Loner High School
Bulldogs of Lonier High School of Jockson Total popu-
otion some 100000 thereobous) by beating the Bull
dogs by the rather onesded score of 3l6 The general
conclusion here being that it is oIwoys of much
ehtfu exuoton any of the little towns Of the state
the bigger for that moter, whenever they beat
anything coming from the states copitol city.
Not only did the Golden Ponthers as football team
give the Bulldogs humioting beotine but Alexander
High school, in the demonstrations put on between the
halves oso scored humiIiotns triumph Loner
high school, The between the halves demonstration hov
ing become vosty important part of modern football
game being of the things that have given to the mod
en game of football much of its present color and gom
The Alexander High School triumph Lonier high
school resulted from the between the halves demonsro
tion of the Alexander high school band and pep squad
According to one seasoned observer the demonstration
completed fIobergosted the Jackson ons 1t is said that
of the Jackson folks from the big capitol city,
oily started when the brightly uniformed spck and
spon band and pc psquod marched out the field and
the lights suddenly and their emerged from the
darkness group of muscons with lights about their bod
les give the impression that they had just arrived from
some magic. if not supernatural abode.
The influence of extra currcuor activities upon the
student life of high schools and colleges with football ond
all its roppnes we'll in the lead is recognized by educators
everywhere as being of the greatest importance.
What has happened down at Brookhoven, because Of
its we'll planned and we'll managed exro-curcuor octvi-
ties including football team and band is that school has
become the first and foremost attraction for the youth Of
the town. because of desire to be part Of the thing, and
because they have found exciting to be at school
thon to be hanging around the streets during school
hours and result the number of kids of school age,
seen hanging around up and down the streets in Brook
haven of high school age during school hours proper
tionoteIy far less thon is true of Jackson.
tionoteIy far less thon is true of Jackson.
What happened to the Bulldogs and Lonier high
school down at Brookhoven Friday night would be repeated
at Loure Hottiesburg, Corinth Meridian and number
of other towns needless to name here
AS one Jackson fan said in commenting whot hap
pened down Brookhoven Loner high school, located in
the copito city and largest in the state should oke
the lead in everything and certainly Jocksonons are
not satisfied with being on the toend of everything
How they got that brightly uniformed spick and span
band and pep squad at Bookhoven and other little
in the state that far outshnes Jackson mystery
deep secret whot has been done these instances bet
ter can and should be done in Jackson
Certainly the end result that of making the school
attractive the Students that the number Of kids oil
high school age will be in high school, rother than hanging
Ground up and down the streets during school hours should
be enough incentive to those in the position to start
immediate program to bring Loner High School up to
its proper Place the company of the high schools Of the
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THE DEE PSOUTH SPEAKS
by Robert Dur for the NNPA News Service