The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1946-08-03
Jackson College
Enrolls l>OO6

end of one of its most successful
summer sessions in recent years.
Figures in the Registrars office
show 1,006 persons registered for
this term, 500 of which are college
in-service teachers, So regular col
lege students 81 high school vet
Grams, 116 high school in-service
teachers, SIS vocational veterans, SO
college in-Service teachers in the
extension division of the College at
the Harris High School, Meridian,
and IS at the Greenwood High
School at Greenwood. The total
enrolment for the spring and sum-
mer sessions for teachers is 1885,
the largest in the history of the
college.
The persons enrolled on the cam
pus represent more than IS of the
states 80 counties, and are employ
ed in the small towns and in the
one and two teacher schools located
in the open country. Symbolic of
the anxiety of Negro teachers to
improve themselves is a bus load
of Madison county teachers who
commute daily from Canton to
jackson.
Because of the over crowded con-
ditions, the High School division
of the college is housed in the
Sallie Reynolds Elementary Junior
High School on Dalton Street, sew
eral blocks north of the campus
Charles ~ Wilson, principal of the
Smith Robertson elementary school
of the city, is acting director of
this unit. More than 800 applica-
tons from veteransdlave been turns
ed down because of the crowded
condition and lack of facilities at
the college.
The health examinations provid-
ed the ih-service teachers through
DR.. w. E. Miller, director of the
z. T. Hubert Health Center, are
proving Of much benefit A hysical
examination is required of every
person before his registration is
completed. If, during these eXami-
nations, individuals are found to
have health deficiencies, they re-
main under the supervision of the
college physician during their stay
at the college. Of the 1,741 cases,
an average of "a per cent of all
remedial defects were corrected.
In addition, through he kindness
of he Sac Heath Deparmen, one of
is mobile X-ray units was on the
campus during this term and the
teachers were given free chest x
rays.
The workshops in Health, Nutri-
ton, Language Arts, Education and
Geography are proving beneficial
in acquainting the in-serVice teach
ers with teaching procedures. The
resources and abundant materials
available in their respective COM
munities which can be used in
teaching children. Special attention
is given each individuals teaching
problems and much is done in an
effort to help find probable solu-
tons thereto. Besides, special er-
forts are made to help teachers be-
come more efficient in the use of
the State free adopted elementary
textbooks.
Contributing much to the interest
in and success of the workshops
were the following consultants:
Miss Elizabeth Kimmons, Dental
Hygienist, NJ H. Brooks, Venereal
Disease Control, Mrs. Allen, school
lunch room and general nutrition
problems, Mrs. J. K Mcdonald, In
faroti1e paralvcic Mr. MaddOy cfate
departmental agriculture, Aubrey
Phillips of Jamaica, ad DR.. E. NAL
ia Santos of Brazil
According to President j. L. Red
dix, every possible effort is being
made TO house as many veterans
and regular students when the
college reopens this fall as pos
sible. Plans are being rushed for
the erection of a modern shop
building, which will, when COM
pleted, make possible a variety of
courses in the vocational field for
veterans. Twenty-four trailer units
will be available next week for as
many veterans and their families
Besides, the college is assured a
barracks project, which will house
Is single veterans and nine fani-
lies. Waiting only the necessary