MISSISSIPPI  FREE PRESS
HAZEL BRANNON SMITH
A LOOK AT SEPARATE PROVISIONS
SECURITY LIFE ELECTS BOARD

Saturday,  May  16,   1964
Editorial Page
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Hazel Brannon Smith
The Pulitzer prizes for 1964 were announced Tuesday.
May 5, a day after Free Press deadline. This sequence of
events delates this inadequate recognition which MUST be
Ki'veii to a jrreat American.
By now, it is general knowledge that Hazel Brannon
Smith, editor of the Lexington Advertiser, Durant News and
Northside (Jackson) Re|>orter, has received the most coveted
prize for an American journalist, the Pulitzer award for
editorial writing. When leaders in Jackson decided that Mississippi Negroes should have a voice for truth, they consulted
Hazel Brannon Smith. Tiie Free Press slogan, "The Truth
Shall Make You Free" describes the very soul of the great
woman who suggested it.
Much has been said about, threats, suits and intimidations heaped upon the Pulitzer prize winner during a career
that dates back to 19:16 in little Durant, Miss. Most of her
trouble in this connection stemmed from her firm stand on
Civil Rights. The great editor who now takes her rightful
place in the annals of American Journalism, has been labeled
a "Negro lover" by racist. The accusation is true, but only to
the extent that Negroes are people, because Hazel Brannon
Smith loves people. She has given of herself unselfishly for
her community, Mississippi, the nation and tieople everywhere. Tho great honor bestowed u[>oii Hazel Brannon Smith
cannot have been more richly deserved by any of her illustrious predecessors.
A Look At Separate Provisions
Recent events and revelations pertaining to education of
Negro youth under the illegal "seperate provision system"
maintained by the state raises the question of how the unequal system works.
Most informed people are well aware of many of the
methods used by the state and local authorities who shamelessly divert most of the state's education revenue to white
schools and colleges, and with even more gaul, use the word
"equal" to describe the end product. Still many aspects of the
equal farce go almost completely unnoticed.
_ At the college level, for example, all of the state supported
senior colleges for whites are headed by doctorate degree
holders, but not one of the three Negro counteracts have a
president with such a degree. Two have masters while the
other holds a bachelors degree.
There are those who will, of course, say that college presidents are administrators, not teachers, so the higher degree
doesn't really matter. By Mississippi political reasoning, this
may be true, except that it is never applied to the white
colleges. Nevertheless, the most important function of the
head of any institution of education is evaluation of the end
product.
It would seem to follow for Negroes as well as for whites
that, the administrator with the higher degree would have
the better perspective, and by virture of his apparent concern for his own preparation, he would likewise have the
greater concern for his students.
Why have Negro doctorate degree holders been systematically skipped over? One of Hie three present Negro
state senior college heads was hired from a high school
faculty while another came from a non-accredited junior
college. This is not to say that the two have not proved themselves capable educators, but it is to say that others with
better preparation and experience should have thereby been
able to do a better job.
The selection of replacements for the present heads of
Negro senior colleges, two of whom are already at, or beyond
retirement age. should be a great concern of every Mississip-
pian, particularly Negro parents and teachers. Negroes wise
to Mississippi ways will be looking to see which criteria the
college boards will use, white citizen council or education.
Letters
Coming Back
To the Editors:
I am a native of Mississippi
and hud lived there for twenty-
one of my twenty-four years. I
attended Jackson State College,
site of the recent demonstration.-;, and only wished I was
there to lend my support to
protest. 1 am graduate of the
class  of   "59.
I have an opportunity to see
your paper and thought I would
put off no longer to commend
you on the stand you are taking. I think Jackson is very
fortunate to have people like
you, only needs more.
I see in the current issue of
Newsweek that Allen Thompson
u; arming himself with additional policemen, police cars,
guns, wagons, etc., for the on:
coining summer. He says this
summer is sure to bring more
disturbances. I am contemplating moving back to my home
town, Jackson. Allen Thompson
was cited recently as saying:
"Jackson is the closest thing
to Heaven for the Negroes." I
wonder if he really thought anyone would believe him. I am
pledging my whole-hearted sup
port to you in these trying
times.
Please keep up the good
work; if enough of us continue
to push forward, we surely will
overcome. You keep fighting
for the cause on that end, 1
will keep fighting on this end
As much, if not more, needs t<
be done here as in Jackson,
Mississippi. I am proud of my
home state and wish I was
there. So, until I can be there
keep on keeping on.
(Miss)   Nancy  Thomas
Hi Yawl
(Ciniliiiited from  Page  I)
By and large, those business
men are hard working dedicated
American citizens. They are
just as deeply trapped as 'yawl'
and perhaps more so, because
you can at least get behind the
house or attend a Mass Meeting
and give vent to your feelings
The poor "separate" business
men can't even look displeased
Security Life
Elects Board
Stockholders of The Security
Life Insurance Company, at
their annual meeting held at the
firms Home Office, at 1328
Lynch Street, Jackson, Mississippi, elected the following
Board of Directors to serve during 1964: W. H. Bell, W. H. Williams, E. L. Lipscomb, Dr. A.
H. McCoy, L. B. Fraser, Bishop
M. L. Harris, T. R. Sanders,
Dr. C. B. Christian. Dr. C, E.
Burbridge. Mi's. M. E. Bur-
bridge, Dr E. L. Clark, Dr. J. L.
Allen, Dr. J. L. Reddix, Dr. J.
B. Dillard. Dr. W. E. Miller and
Reverend R.  M. Stevens.
Reports of officers revealed
that the company still- strives
for growth and worthwhile service to the public.
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More Changes . . .
(Continued from Page 1)
torial," has been relieved. A
second pool table has been added to the SUB equipment and
Saturday night dancing time
has been extended about one
hour. The college library,
which, students said, was supposed to remain open until 9
p.m., now remains open until
that hour. Before the demonstration, the library lights were
blinked promptly at 8:15 and
the building locked at 8:30.
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