Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1958-10-18
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system met with instantaneous ap-
plause from the school admins
traitors gathered in the Heidelberg
Victory Room.
The Governor was again ap-
plauded by the school administrat-
ors for his statement that he had
"been working to preserve the pub
lie school system instead of try
ing to grab headlines"
Tracing the progress of educa-
ton in this state since 1860, he
said that "only education will re-
lieve the people from the economic
Jail of the last 80 years"
II sincerely hope you will do
your part in helping to preserve
the progress made in the last 20
years." he said.
"The accomplishments of today
are not always here tomorrow, I"
he said in reviewing the states eco
nomic downfall in 1860 to a slow
rise upward He quoted figures to
show the loss of property values
in 1860 and also the slow hike in
the per capita income per person
in Mississippi from 1926 in 1882
at the peak of the depression
to the 1885 in the current year.
Gov. Coleman also said school
appropriation in 1860 totaled ST.
,000-with majority of this
coming from saloonkeepers' taxes
to the current appropriation of
500 million for the operation of
state schools.
All of this progress, Gov. Cole
man said, sis the product, the
end result of education"
"The people of Mississippi have
awakened to the absolute neces-
sity of every possible educational
effort on our part" he said with
the remainder from the Greek
proverb: Lets not stumble on the
same stone twice"
H. V. Cooper of Vicksburg, for
merly of, Alderman introduced
Gov. Coleman with the claim that
his wife, the chief executives one
time teacher, holds the record OF
being the only teacher who has
spanked the governor.
Gov. Coleman good naturally as
sured Mr.. Cooper that she was
mighty fine teacher to make one
spanking last, too." He said this
was the only spanking he had dur
ing his years in school. Mr..
Cooper explained to the M.A.S.A.
delegates that Mrs. Cooper had to
spank the Governor for talking.
Mrs. Lima Sartor, president OF
the Mississippi Education Associa-
ton, parent organization of the
M.A.S.A. brought greetings to the
state convention and commended
the administrators for "your quail
ity leadership given to the public
schools of Mississippi" "You have
helped to shape the world in which
each individual is an important
part" she added.
Mrs. Mary Lou Godbold, presi-
dent of the Department of Class
room Teachers, commended the
M.A.S.A. for their efforts in help
ing "to make good schools better
for today's children"
Greetings from the Mississippi
Congress of Parents and Teachers
were brought by Mrs. j. M. Ewing
Of Cleveland, president of that
group. She paid tribute to the
"leaders who are playing an inn
portant part in our states educa-
tional progress"
State Supt. Of Education, J. M.
Tubb, briefly told the school men
of the progress made in public with
the reminder, 1--WE are ever on the
march for a better day ahead"
He defined the work of the state
school administrators as "a great
challenge in administering the
school program in Mississippi"
Special musical entertainment
for the Tuesday session was pro-
vided by Billy Avera, Betty Mae
M;lls and Martha 10 Summrall,
students at Belhaven College. The
invocation was pronounced by Rev.
Morelle Wells, pastor of the Alta
Woods Methodist Church in jack
son.