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Clarion-Ledger from Jackson, Mississippi • Page 24

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I PAGE SIX DAILY LABI ON -LEDGER, JACKSON, SUNDAY MORNING, MAY SO, 1937 O. on. 0 0 0 1 11 SL i BEAUTIFUL BELUAVEN COLLEGE Jackson, Mississippi A Liberal Arts College for Women, located In the heart of the i-id-south. Beautiful and spacious grounds, modem plant and equipment, ideal environment. Emphasis upon Cultural Values, Homemaking, Health, Art, Music, Speech and Business Training.

Ample provision for wholesome social life Riding and other outdoor sports. Moderate expense unique; plan of "intensive courses." Write for bulletin. G. T. GILLESPIE, President.

i 1 7 Discussing this subject editorially: "Every Mississippi boy and girl should make an earnest effort to go to college. It pays. There are cases where men and women with exceptional ability have won tremendous success without the aid of higher education. Also there are cases where many college graduates have failed. But the average is greatly in favor of the college man or woman.

They have the greater chance to succeed. Opinions of leading business men point out definitely the need of college training. Careful surveys show the college graduate better equipped to grapple with the problems of today. Let Our Mississippi Educational Institutes Prepare You Saint Mary of the Pines Academy Resident and Day School fqr Catholic Girls is 1 school of educational opportunities, obtaining for its students -v. WILLIAM MERCER GREEN HALL high scholarships, liberal culture and Christian womanhood.

fe1 STATE SCHOOLS RANK WITH BEST i Address- SISTER SUPERIOR, Chatawa, Miss. -F w' w' ississippi Students Can Find First Class Col- leges at Home WOOD JUNIOR COLLEGE Mathiston, Misssisippi Offers unusual opportunities, a wide choice of subjects under a highly trained faculty. New dormitories are beautifully furnished, offer a homelike Christian environment. Special courses are given In home economics, agriculture, business and industrial arts. For information, write Jasper Weber, Pres.

rVt I'd" SV- r-v-t 4 I i on I i 'if'f-t t-" I 1 1 i t. ir i h' Too many Mississippi parents indulge in a false, foolish and costly pride in sending children to colleges and universities in other states. They are gullible to the specious claims of "superiority," social or academic, of these institutions over the Mississippi schools. And they too often let sons choose outside schools because of the "fame" of football teams. This is one of the major things that have hindered full development of our state schools, our state university and colleges, the many private denominational colleges in MILLSAPS COLLEGE Jackson, Mississippi Blue Mountain College Blue Mountain, Mississippi Located 75 Miles Southeast of Memphis SENIOR COLLEGE FOR WOMEN A college of liberal and fine arts thoroughly accredited by full membership in The Southern Association of Colleges and in The Association American Colleges.

LAWRENCE T. LOWRET, President. a Member of Tlie Southern Association of Colleges Member of The Southern University Conference Approved by The Association of American Universities Approved by The American Association of University Women Fees and Tuition $160. Room and Board $163 to $202. Cultural and moral influence of a first class church col Above is pictured 'William Mercer Green Hall at All Saints college for girls in Vicksburg.

This spacious and well-appointed dormitory is one of the many fine buildings included in the up to date equipment of this school. The advantages offered Mississippi girls here are many-fold and the school enjoys a wide reputation as a seat of learning. lege in a wholesome and vigorous urban community. For further information regarding Summer Sessions and Fall Terms Write NOW to D. M.

KEY, President HI LLC! AN COLLEGE CLINTON, MISS. M. P. L. BERRY, Pres.

Mississippi's Oldest College for Girls offers new Ideas in new buildings and new courses. Unusual advantage in piano, voice, expression, business, etc. Ideal location, educational center for a century. Reasonable rates. Numbers limited, insuring personal care.

Social and religious opportunities unexcelled. Write for Catalogue WIIITWORTH HAS HISTORIC PAST COiyiClERCSAL SCHOOLS BLUE MOUNTAIN OPEN 62 YEARS College for Women has Highest Ideals and Traditions College at Brookhaven is One of Oldest Women's Schools in Country Mississippi SYMODICAL COLLEGE A Junior College for Women, located at Holly Springs, Miss. Full Information gladly sent yon upon request. are always kept foremost. There is a mutual relationship of understanding between the faculty and students, which can not be found in a large college or university.

The teachers and professors take a personal interest in each student- and carefully help them work out their 'problems. Whitworth's faculty is indeed a rare and lovely one. livery woman seeks self-expression and at Whitworth this is the goal set for the girls. Here, they are started up the right path, in life. The rights of the individual are exercised to make a well-rounded personality.

The girls in a school with a comparatively small enrollment are given opportunities for leadership and positions of responsibility. The students themselves conduct the activities and govern the student body. Whitworth sets high standards which continue to live in the hearts of her graduates. JACKSON COiYllTJiZnClAL. COLLEGE Jackson, Mississippi Mississippi's largest and best equipped Business College.

Fully accredited by the National Association of Accredited Commercial Schools. T. C. Schilling, Frcs. Founded in 1858, Whitworth is one of the oldest colleges for women in the United States.

At Whitworth college the old order has not disappeared, but has blended with the new. This intermingling of the mellow charm of Whitworth with the new and modern WANTED WHITWORTH COLLEGE Brookhaven, Miss. A standard Junior College lor Girls Enjoping Universal Popularity Write for Our Detailed Catalogue Mississippi. The lure of famous football teams at large universities and colleges in other states, at institutions which stressed athletics and recruited athletes to an extent unheard of in Mississippi, has sent thousands of Mississippi boys to outside colleges. That lure is being counteracted now by development of better teams at both Mississippi State and Ole Miss.

The false pride of parents, their ignorance of the many true and valuable advantages offered by Mississippi schools, has sent even more youths outside the state. What can any outside school offer to students or parent that one or more Mississippi schools cannot equal or surpass? Age and tradition? The oldest college for women in the united States.is In Mississippi. Social rating and opportunity? Some of the older outside institutions confer a sort of social superiority or exclusiveness upon students, but that means little or nothing in Mississippi and degrees granted by Mississippi colleges are, honored and respected in professional and business circles and nation over Mississippi college have a social tsability and tradition of their own. Better academic or professional training? Except in few specialties and post-graduate work, no outside institution can offer sounder or more efficient instruction than that offered in our own schools. More opportunities to form contacts that may be of benefit after graduation? Not if the graduate plans to live in Mississippi, economy? It costs less to send a Mississippi student to a Mississippi school than to send him to any standard outside school.

Religious training and moral environment. The environment of all our schools is conducive to good morals. Sound religious training is available in all of them, including the state-owned schools. Many institutions in other states surpass all the Mississippi schools in size of enrollment, in number of buildings, in wealth of But are these, of themselves, assets or advantages to parents or students? Mississippi schools offer Mississippi youths more advantages and opportunities, at less cost, than i i i i 4 life has created an atmosphere to be iouna an no other college. Whitworth is located in the town of Brookhaven, Mississippi, and its campus and buildings would add to magnificent old trees, flower gardens, and lily ponds make the campus a delightful place for its Young Men and Women For office positions awalMng with our training; all our pradu-ates employed; many calls for help unsupplied.

Only few months to prepare: positions insured those preparing for secretarial nnd combination help. Half tuition loaned, payal from salary after taking position. Write to where you prefer to attend for full information. THE BUSINESS UNIVERSITY Meridian and llatticsburg, Miss. WINNERS LISTED IN 4-H CONTEST Mississippi's Oldest Commercial School Modern equipment College Accredited Teachers Free Placement Bureau for Students.

A. S. McClendon, Pres. Will gladly furnish full details upon request. students, while its ten imposing and well-equipped buildings offer adequate room for class work.

Here at Whitworth one lives in MISSISSIPPI WOMAN'S COLLEGE Hattiesburg, Mississippi A Standard Senior College for Young Women Offering Courses leading to B.A. and B.M. degrees. Excellent Environment Reasonable Rates Superior Service. Interesting Catalog Promptly Mailed W.

E. Holcomb, President a cultural atmosphere that de Blue Mountain College is the oldest senior college for women in Mississippi, with the highest ideals and traditions, in operation 62 years, but with one of the newest and most modern plants in the mid-south. Of its buildings and equipment, valued at nearly a half million dollars, more than half are less than eight jears old. The college has a high and healthful location in the "Berkshire Hills of North Mississippi." It is situated on the slope of beautiful "Blue Mountain," one of the highest elevations in the state. It is located only 25' miles south of the Tennessee line.

Blue Mountain College is thoroughly accredited by full membership in the Southern Association of Colleges, and is also a member of the Association of American Colleges. Its degree is recognized all over the United States and in foreign countries. Superior faculty with special advantages in music, fine arts, library science and commercial subjects; Blue Mountain is not just another college. It is different, has stately buildings, scholarly and joyously happy faculty and students attain marvelous success. biloxTclosFng exercises held velops the individual intellectually Leake County Girls to Compete In State Club Congress July 19-21 and socially with a distinct Chris tian influence.

Personality de velopment and mental enlarge Southern Business College "Knowledge Is Power" ri521Bo1 miss, T. O. Box 1121 ment are always kept foremost. Each girl is given helpful and encouraging atmosphere that develops the individual Intellectually and socially with a distinct Christian influence. Personality development and mental enlargement outside schools.

Mississippi schools offer Mississippi youths the best of instruction in all fields. Mississippi schools were created and sustained for Mississippi youths. Mississippi boys and girls belong in them. Why send them elsewhere? CLARKE COLLEGE Newton, Miss. Next Session Begins Sept.

7, 1937 A denominationally owned and privately operated co-ed college. Faculty of advanced standing. Tuition Fees are surprisingly low this year. WRITE NOW FOR FULL DETAILS JACK PERKINS, Business Manager Tost Office Box SSO Newton, Mississippi Our plan enables us to place every graduate as a professional worker through our employment bureau. Write, Phone or Call NOW! For tuition costs and courses address Miss Katherine Raines, President.

CARTHAGE, May 29 Winners of the Leake county girls 4-H club contests, who will represent the county at the club congress at State college July 19-21 are announced by Miss Nelia A. Hanks, home demonstration agent. Clothing: Class -1: First, Moselle Collins, Singleton; second, Emogene Freeny, Standing Pine. Clothing, Class 2 first, Denon Hayes, Edinburgh second: Rosa Nell Leitaker, Forest prove. Home Improvement: Class 1: first, Freddie Barfoot, Edinburg; second, Mayme Taylor, Freeny.

Home Improvement, class 2: first, Macie Logan, Edinburg; second, Hattie Lucy Champion, Lena. Egg Judging: first: Imogene Al-ford, Standing Pine; second: Merle Mosley, Edinburg. Vegetable judging: first: Elizabeth Dumas, Lena; second: Clara Nazary, Marydell. Food Preservation: first: Jimmie Ruth Smith, Edinburg; second: Margaret Leitaker, Forest Grove. Leadership: Class 1: first: Emogene Freeny, Standing Pine; second Uazary, Marydell.

Leadership, Class 2: first: Ersell Freeny, standing Pine; second: Mayme Taylor, Freeny. Project Achievement, Record Contest: first:" Helen K. Freeny, Standing Pine; second: Jimmie Ruth Smith, Edinburg. HARRISON STONE JACKSON JUNIOR COLLEGE Perklnston, Miss. C.

J. Darby, President BILOXI, May 29. The 35th annual commencement exercise of Biloxi High school were held on the school campus when 79 seniors received diplomas. The students were in charge of the program with Kennth Doty, valedictorian, Miss Genevieve Gal-lott, salutatorian, and Elbert Du-Kate, class orator. Principal A.

E. Scruggs presented the awards, Supt. George Ditto dtlivered the diplomas and President E. A. DeMiller of the school board and Mayor Louis Braun were speakers.

THE JACfiSOM SCHOOL of LAW Domiciled at Millsaps College, Jackson, Miss. ANNOUNCES The beginning of its Summer Session on June 14, 1937. Its regular Winter Session on September 13, 1937. Standard course complete for LLB. degree.

Tuition payable monthly, For further information write: Walter W. Capers, Dean, or Robert E. Registrar, Jackson, Mississippi MERIDIAN COMMERCIAL COLLEGE Accredited by American Association of Commercial Colleges-Quickest and most up-to-date business training. Mrs. J.

J. Ferjruson. Prop. Arky Meridian, Miss. P.

O. Box 285 Clorks Business College Mississippi's Best Standard Life Building Jackson, Mississippi Octave Chanute, one of the earliest successful gliders, took up aeronautics at the age of 64. A mountain School for Boys Blue Mountain, Miss. Here your boy may have the benefit of an Institution that has devoted more than half a century to teaching. Cost of full nine month term $270.00 which includes tuition, board, room and laundry.

For further information, write to r.UGSISSIPPI HEIGHTS ACADEMY ,4 ni TT r.Ci A SIT I "Security is Assurance or well-founded confidence." iv: 'A iimiii ii in 1 111 11 nth mill nil SUMMER CAMP a ft .1 inciPAt. J. E. Brown, Pres. Jun 17- August 12 We Make Your Boy of Today! The Man of Tomorrow () iU if.

Distinguished Preparatory School for Boys. Classical and Science. Courses. Fifty-Eighth successful year. Military discipline, adequate equipment.

Each boy receives individual attention. I Full 8 Weeks' Term Minimum 4 Weeks' Term 50.00 Special 7 weeks term for boys desiring: to make r.p credits board and tuition ......5125.00 For Information Write GULF COAST Military Academy Department Gulfport, Mississippi Send Us the Boy and We Will Return You the Man T. V. A. Examination Become eligible for T.

V. A. Employment Civil Service We prepare you for this examination Comptometer Specialize in Accounting and Calculating Mimeograph A thorough training in mimeographing and Mimeoscoping Machine Bookkeeping Advanced methods used Business Mathematics Expert instruction FRENCH CAMP ACADEMY SCHOOL Juno 7 August 14 MORNING Class room work AFTERNOON Rest and recreation Boating, swimming, camping, hiking, tennis, etc. Rates reasonable. Eev.

J. C. Stewart, President, French Camp, Mississippi ivccwuaauic jetted licttiunui jucauuxx J. W. KENNEDY, President, Invites the Inquiries of Mississippi parents regarding the paramount features of the school and the low tuition costs.

WRITE. PHONE OR CALL NOW! For interesting informution and attractive rates MRS. MARGARET BROWN, Laurel. Miss. it 1 mm.

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