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

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'T ' l e 1 -W.: 20 KEMPER COUNTY AGRICULTURAL football, baseball, basketball, field and track sports and ten- nis for those boys who fancy each, and basketball and tennis for the girls. A Games with other schools are allowed occasionally when they will not conflict with school duties. When teams go to visit other schools their expenses are paid by the admission fees collected at that place, so they are at no expense. Occa- sional visits of this kind, besides giving healthful recreation and innocent pleasure, show students what other schools are doing, stimulate a school spirit and create a friendly rivalry in all branches of school work. Teams are never allowed to go without a member of the faculty in charge, and all games are under faculty super- vision. As an incentive to better school work and to avoid the risk of too much time being given to athletics, no stu- dent will be allowed to participate in school contests or match games whose school work is not above the passing average. We allow play when work is done. Public School Work By special arrangement between the trustees of the Agri- cultural High School and the trustees of the Scooba Public Schools, pupils from the county over fourteen years of age, who are unable to enter the high school department and cannot obtain satisfactory school advantages at home, will be admitted to the Scooba Public School, in the same build- ing, with free tuition, and cared for as other boarders, under the following conditions: ' 1. Students desiring public school work free must pre- sent with their application the written consent of the trus- tees of their district in legal form as given on last page. 2. In making reservations or assigning of rooms, pref- erence will have to be given to those in our exclusive field- high school work. We will then take as many public school boarders as we can in space remaining, if the first condition has been metg but under the State law we cannot shut out

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---jf. 'wa -- HIGH SCHOOL, ScooBA, Miss. 19 Student Labor In the preceding pages it has been stressed that one of our main objects is to teach the dignity of labor. We, ,there- fore, encourage boys and girls to do all the work possible. Of girls in the Domestic Science Department and of boys in the Agricultural Department, We require about ten hours practical work each week. No one' in the High School De- partment is exempt from this. All work in excess of this is paid for at the rate of ten cents' per hour. If a boy is industrious it is possible for him to make a good part of his expenses. If a student is up with his class work he is allowed to leave school in the afternoon, and then many will have several hours to work on the farm. While there is less work for girls to do, there will be opportunity for several to make part of their expenses by working about the dormi- tory. Preference will be given to those who are cheerful and efficient. The orphan and widow's daughter will be looked after. Lectures and Literary Societies It is also the intention of the faculty to organize literary societies among the boys and girls, in which, under the over- sight of the faculty, the girls may receive practice in sing- ing, playing, reading and reciting for an audience, and the boys receive practice in parliamentary practice and the various forms of public speaking. To think on your feet and express those thoughts forcefully is an accomplishment to be very much desired. The Knapp Literary Society offers exceptional opportunities for these drills. , - Athletics While we consider too much athletics a thing to be avoided, we hold that a certain amount, furnishing vigorous and wholesome exercise, is beneficial to the health and spirit of students. We will'provide facilities for such sports as

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1 -if 1 HIGH SCHOOL, ScooBA, Miss. 21 high school boarders for boarders in the public school. We trust the County will make room for all. Conditions of Entrance A pupil to have the benefit of the County Agricultural High School must be between twelve and twenty-one years of age: must be of good moral characterg must be able to enter first year's work feighth gradelg must keep con- stantly on hand a deposit of S10.00, and must pay a physi- cian's fee of 85.00. Pupils from other counties having met the above re- quirements, will be received when there is room in the dor- mitories, by their paying 52.00 per month tuition. Note the term must,,' for there will positively be no ex- ception to these conditions. Business Remarks What is meant by keeping constantly on hand 51510.00 de- posit is: that at entrance you deposit S10.00g at the end of each month board is estimated and prorated on a cost basisg the pupil must pay these monthly board costs, at the end of the session or at withdrawal, the last month's board will be collected out of this 310.00 deposit, and what remains will be returned to the pupil by a refund check. This protects the dormitory management and the entire student body by dispensing with delinquents. The physician's fee is paid quarterly in advance. This fee is intended as a protection to the individual against un- expected expense in case of sickness and a protection to the whole school in keeping out contagious diseases, epidemics, etc. Only work that is absolutely necessary will be given pupils. The spirit of graft will not be encouraged. The worthy and the efficient will be given the preference. Do not ask for indulgence. We cannot grant it. We buy wholesale and take advantage of every cash discount that we may get the most for the least money, that we may