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Jackson Advocate
Jackson, Hinds County, Mississippi
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At its annual meeting last week in Mississippi, the State Negro Teachers Association awarded Certificates of Merit to Dr. P. H. Easom (white citizen) and Mrs. Lillian Rogers Johnson (Negro citizen) for contributions to human progress and good will, per 1947 policy. Education service citations to Profs. A. L. Johnson and G. W. Williams by Prof. E. S. Bishop.
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In 1947 the organization adopted the policy of presenting a Certificate of Merit at its annual meeting each year to two Mississippi citizens, one white, and one Negro, who had made the most distinguished contribution to human progress and good will. The award to the white citizen went to Dr. Easom.
The award to the Negro citizen went to Mrs. Lillian Rogers Johnson of Cleveland, Miss.
Citations for distinguished service to education in the state were presented Prof. A. L. Johnson, of Prentiss Institute, and Prof. G. W. Williams of Oakley Training School.
The presentations were made by Prof. E. S. Bishop, Principal, Corinth High School and former president of the association.
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The State Negro Teachers Association honored Dr. P. H. Easom with a Certificate of Merit for distinguished contribution to human progress and good will, as per their 1947 policy of awarding one white and one Negro citizen annually. Mrs. Lillian Rogers Johnson received the Negro citizen award. Citations for distinguished service to education went to Prof. A. L. Johnson and Prof. G. W. Williams. Presentations by Prof. E. S. Bishop.