Kemper County Agricultural High School - Yearbook (Scooba, MS)

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Qmvqu 14 KEMPER COUNTY AGRICULTURAL fore, go to show what the intelligent manipulation of those agencies concerned in plant growth can do. We hope in the near future that our farm will be a plot of ground that every citizen will point to with pride and that our boys remember pleasantly the scientiic principles wrought out on fiat- woods land. Sufiicient produce was sold from the farm to the dormitories last' session to defray the expenses of the farm, thus making the farm self-sustaining and furnishing cheap board to our pupils. Teachers Our teachers have been selected with studious care. All are college graduates or specialists in their line, and each has been chosen with reference to his special qualification for the position to be filled. Among them we have the con- servatism of experience, the enthusiasm of young manhood, and the graces and culture of Southern womanhood. Professor Huddleston, who, by his long and varied ex- perience in the management of boys and girls, by his thorough acquaintance with the needs and conditions of East Mississippi, and his innate love and sympathy for boys and girls, is eminently qualified for principal. Professor Smith needs no comments. His record as a student and tutor at the Mississippi Agricultural and Me- chanical College, the improved physical condition of the Agricultural High School farm, his industry, the regard the boys have for him, bespeak him highly qualified for Agricul- turist. Professor Overstreet comes to us full of the energy of young manhood. His skill as a teacher, his ability to adapt himself to conditions, and bring out the best in the boy, con- vinces us that we are fortunate in securing the services of Mr. Overstreet. Miss Kuykendall, our Domestic Science teacher, comes to us highly recommended. Coming from the institution that she does and knowing members of her family as we do, we feel like we have the right teacher in the right place-a

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HIGH SCHOOL, SCOOBA, MISS. 13 rooms, that is held' in reserve for girls in case there comes more girls than can be accommodated in the regular dormi- tory. Our boys' dormitory is the pride of our school and a mon- ument to the educational spirit of the people of Kemper County. It is a modern, three-story, brick building contain- ing forty-eight rooms. All our buildings are conveniently clustered around the administration building, surrounded by a level campus, dotted here and there by shade trees. On this campus is the baseball diamond, football gridiron, bas- ketball and tennis courts, playgrounds for smaller children and shady nooks. Adjoining the campus on the west is the farm with its growing crops, busy boys, patient cows, lazy pigs-all blending into a harmonious whole, offer that rural and home-like atmosphere so conducive to study and the development of our better natures. Farm and Equipment Our farm consists of one hundred and twenty-five acres of poor flatwoods land, whose physical condition makes it an ideal plot for demonstrating the possibilities of our East Mississippi lands. It is here that we expect our boys to meet and solve these problems in practical agriculture that con- front the average East Mississippi farmer. It is on this farm, under the direction of our agriculturist, that we ex- pect our boys to learn that intelligent and timely ploughing, that scientific tillage and cultivation, that profitable fertiliz- ing, that seed selection, fruit growing and propagation, rota- tion, drainage, soil conservation, that animal husbandry and balanced feeding-in fact, farming is a science worthy of the best intellect of our young manhood. Our farm equip- ment consists of a pair of mules, one horse, farm implements, hogs, dairy cattle, etc. In this connection we would like to say that while our farm lacks a great deal of being in a high state of cultivation that should characterize the ideal farm, yet the improved physical condition of our land, the com- parison of crops now on land with those grown on it hereto-

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1 1 D T HIGH SCHOOL, SCOOBA, MISS. 15 teacher that will meet emergencies as they arise and impart to our Domestic Science Department an impetus and an in- terest that will be felt for good in the homes of Kemper County. Mrs. Gewin is a lady of strong personality, tactful meth- ods, and our boys and girls could not come in contact with a character more beautiful in precept and example. Her pro- motion to the High School Department by the Board of Trus- tees, indicates her efliciency and worth. Mrs. S. W. Whitmire, our History and Expression teacher, comes from an institution that not only stands for scholarship but skill. The improvement of the pupils under her the past session goes to prove that she is a master in her art and a teacher of marked ability. Mrs. Overstreet, our Music teacher, is a lady of rare ability. Her success the past session, the skill with which she handled her class, the enthusiasm which she injects into her pupils, show that she is indeed a teacher of her art. Her quiet, modest demeanor makes her an example and exerts an influence for good among the student body that can scarcely be estimated. Miss Morgan comes to us highly recolmnended. She brings to our school a rich experience, a winning person- ality, and a culture and refinement which will be an influence for good. We thank the Board for Miss Morgan. Miss Dubard has made child study her specialty. We hear nothing but good of Miss Dubard and feel like we can say to children and parents that we are fortunate in secur- ing her services. Mrs. Stuart, matron of the girls' dormitory, is a lady of rare personality. Her recall as matron, indicates our appre- ciation of her. Thoughtful for the welfare of others, tactful in management, economical in habits, possessing all the attributes of a pure Christian womanhood, we feel that We are indeed fortunate in securing her services. You may trust the comfort and motherly care of your girls to Mrs. Stuart. She will be loyal to the trust.