Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1947-08-09
Alcorn College
Takes Many
Forward Steps
Under Youthful
Progressive Pres.
d. W. H. Pipes

is in full speed into the world of
progress. For the past two years,
the historic institution ha staken
many forward steps under the
leadership of her youthful and
progressive President, DR. William
H. Pipes. DR.. Pipes is constantly
concentrating upon academic and
physical improvements and upon
maintaining the high Alcorn
Standard He is directing the
spending of more than one-half of
million dollars in repairs and
in new construction
Numbers as follows:
Scene One: This is one of the
four buildings constructed for mar
ried veterans and their families.
Each building consists OF eight
completely furnished five room
apartments, each modernly de-
signed to give happy dwelling for
the married veterans.
Scene Two: The Farm Shop, a
new building with equipment
awarded Alcorn by the F. w. A.
This means that the agricultural
students will have the best posi-
BILE eraining in the use of modern
farm machinery and will have
much better working quarters. No
othe NEGRO college can boast OF
an Agricultural Engineering build
ing tina is the equal of this one.
Scene Three: This is one OF the
two new single-veterans dorml-
tories. These two brick buildings
are complete, with two lavator-
les on each floor and wash be-
sin in every room.
Scene Five: This is a view OF
the filling station under construct
ion on the campus, to be used as
a laboratory for students In Au-
to Mechanics ard to serve the
public.
Scene Six: The Model Home is
one of the oldest buildings on the
campus. This building is being
completely renovated to serve bet
ter in teaching home making.
Scene Seven: This is one of the
three farm houses being construct
ed by agricultural students under
the direction of the instructor OF
Agricultural Engineering. These
buildings will house the people
who work on the college farm
and will serve as mole lhomes for
farm laborers.
Other improvements, not pictur-
| ed on this page, include tn efol-
lowing: the new highway to the
campus, three new hard-surfac-
ed tennis courts, the changing OF
the first flour of Bowles Hall to
headquarters for the Home Econ
omics Division, the paving of the
campus streets, tn changing from
coal to fuel oil at the Power
Plant, the placing of the entire
campus on REA for electricity
the installation Of new steam-lin-
es and hot-water and heating fac
ilities, the installation Of new
hteam boiler, the repairing OF
practically every old building on
| the campus plumbing, electricity
painting), the erection of a new
dairy barn and the establishment
of complete Fire Fighting De-
| partment which includes: Fire
Truck with first-class equipment.
five signal stations and alarms,
adequate water plugs and a well
trained team to fight fires. This
department means new life to Al
corn A. & M. College because
prior to this year, 1947-'48, the
Presidents, the faculty. the stud
ent body, neighbors and visitors
have stood helplessly by and wat
ched we'll constructed buildings
loose their existence in smoke and
in flame. Mention should be made
also of the beautiful lake which
| has been built and has beer
stacked wit hfish. 1t will lbe used
for fishing, boating, and fol
swimming
| Nor is all improvement alons
the lines of physical developments
Pres. Pipes is revising the curri
culum and is aiding stronger mer
and women to the faculty ant
staff of Alcorn College.
1 Alcorn College is fast preparing
to take her rightful place among
other COLLEGES.