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

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22 KEMPER COUNTY AGRICULTURAL give your sons and daughters board at minimum cost and that we may establish the reputation of meeting the obliga- tions of the school promptly and fully. To do this every pupil must be prompt. So, let me insist that patrons ar- range to meet their obligations to the school promptly. Each for all and all for each is our motto. We are not striving to establish the reputation for cheap board. It is essential that a pupil have a suiiiciency of whole- some food. A suiliciency of wholesome food at minimum cost will be our effort. This can be done at your County Agricultural High School as cheaply as at home. The aver- age cost of board last session was 57.32, and we think that board can be held around the 37.00 mark, and' when we get better heating facilities, we hope to reduce even that low figure. Diplomas and Afiliation To those completing the course of study in the High School Department will be awarded diplomas. We can assure entrances into the Freshman Classes of the University of Mississippi, the Industrial Institute and College, the Agri'- cultural and Mechanical College of Mississippi, and Millsaps College, on the endorsement of the Principal. Extension Work One of the main functions of the County Agricultural High Schools is to touch in a vital way the farm life of the county. Hence, it will be the policy of the Agricultural High School to co-operate with the Agricultural and Mechanical College, and the Federal Government in doing extension work, corn club work, tomato club work, Farmers' Institutes, and with county treatment of diseases among stock, in- oculations for hog cholera, terracing, grafting and budding --anything that any community may need, call on us and our equipment and skill is at your service. We cheerfully offer our buildings, equipment and conveniences to you for all Farmers' Meetings. ...J

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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

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T-Fl V -4.- HIGH SCHOOL, Scoom., Miss. 23 Over two hundred head of hogs and cattle were inocu- lated by our agriculturalist and pupils. Expenses Tuition and room rent is free to pupils from Kemper County. Our school will be equipped with electric lights another session and 40c per light will be collected monthly from those using them. This brings light cost to 20c per month to the pupil. The coal oil lamp must go. Electricty is as economical, more sanitary, less trouble and safer. Board is at actual cost. It is the policy of the Board to reduce expenses by making our kitchen and dining room ser- vice a feature of our Domestic Science work. This plan ought to reduce board at least 31.00 per month-placing board between 956.00 and 37.00 another session. The whole theory depends on organizing the girls into efficient groups that will give prompt service. A 8510.00 deposit must be paid in on entrance and board will be estimated at the end of each month, when the monthly cost must be paid in by pupil, keeping constantly on hand the 310.00 deposit. The last month the board will be taken from the 310.00 deposited and the remainder refunded to parent. The Trustees have employed Drs. Gilbert and Mooney, as school physicians. These doctors examine and prescribe for all pupils during the year. Students who consult a physician at first symptoms of illness are seldom seriously ill, as an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. A fee of five dollars 1135.003 is charged for this purpose, pay- able at entrance, and all medical' attention and medicine necessary for the session is guaranteed. Students with- drawing within one month will be refunded this fee, less regular charges should any attention have been given dur- ing this time. Had students paid regular fees last session, there is scarcely a pupil but what would have paid much more than the fee. ' Those taking Manual Training and Domestic Science will 5