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71-527: The school was established in 1924 by the State of Mississippi, using the facilities of the former Bolivar County Agricultural High School, which consisted of three buildings in Cleveland. On February 19, 1924, Senators William B. Roberts and Arthur Marshall cosponsored Senate Bill No. 263, which established Delta State Teachers College , which Mississippi Governor Henry L. Whitfield signed on April 9, 1924;

142-636: A cultigen . Okra originated in East Africa in Ethiopia , Eritrea , and eastern Sudan . From Arabia, the plant spread around the shores of the Mediterranean Sea and eastward. Okra was introduced to Europe by the Umayyad conquest of Hispania . One of the earliest accounts is by Abu al-Abbas al-Nabati , who visited Ayyubid Egypt in 1216 and described the plant under cultivation by

213-727: A "loving cup". Roberts was re-elected again for the 1940–1944 term, his sixth consecutive term. During this term, Roberts was nominated for and elected to the position of the Senate's president pro tempore . In the Senate, Roberts served as the chairman of the Banks & Banking Committee, the Vice Chairman of the Contingent Expenses Committee, the Vice Chairman of the Finance Committee, and as

284-672: A "substantial majority". During the Senate meeting, Roberts served as the Senate leader. After preliminary events, the Senate and House then participated in a joint conference chaired by Roberts. Then, the conference adopted a resolution by Roberts' son-in-law, House member Walter Sillers Jr. , to create a joint committee that would draft resolutions. This resolution committee was chaired by Roberts and included Senators John W. Kyle and Luther Latham , House Speaker Thomas L. Bailey , House Ways & Means Chairman Joe George , House Governor's Floor Leader John A. Yeager , and House Member Leon Hendricks . At 1:30 PM, this committee adjourned with

355-662: A 93–4 record, including a 51-game winning streak, at the time, the longest winning streak in women's college basketball. One star of these championship teams was Luisa (Lucy) Harris , who was drafted by the New Orleans Jazz in 1977. Wade was elected to the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1985. Today, the Division I women's basketball player of the year receives the Margaret Wade Trophy . Lloyd Clark,

426-542: A Road Commissioner, and suggested constructing hard-surfaced roads. He also built the first gravel road in Bolivar County. In 1919, Roberts ran for the office of Mississippi State Senator to represent the 30th District (composed of Bolivar County ) in the 1920 and 1922 sessions. During the Democratic primary, Roberts defeated three opponents by such an amount that a runoff was almost not needed. During

497-561: A banker, and a planter. He moved to Bolivar, Mississippi , arriving by a steamboat that landed there on February 11, 1882. In 1886, he married Minnie Poole. The family then moved to Rosedale, Mississippi , in 1890. He served as the Democratic Chairman of the Bolivar County Executive Committee and participated in the "final restoration of political authority to the whites" there following

568-923: A degree in Commercial Aviation. As of June 2024 the DSU fleet of 18 aircraft consists of the following: DSU Flight Operations has two large hangars located at Cleveland Municipal Airport and the Gibson-Gunn Commercial Aviation building on the Delta State Campus. There are six student residence halls on campus; three house women, two house men and one is co-ed. Even though Delta State University has relatively few fraternities and sororities on campus, many students participate in Greek life. Originally, Delta State had only local organizations, such as Delta Alpha Omega or

639-664: A hunting trip for the Christmas holidays, as part of the previously made deal to briefly make Roberts acting governor. On December 22, for his first act as acting governor, Roberts issued a proclamation calling for fellow states in the American South to hold special legislative sessions to pass laws restricting cotton farming in order to limit cotton overproduction . The following day, Roberts telegraphed Georgia Governor Richard Russell Jr. in order to personally request Russell to enact laws limiting cotton production, telling

710-485: A lot of sunlight, and it should also be cultivated in soil that has a pH between 5.8 and 7, ideally on the acidic side. Seedlings require ample water. The seed pods rapidly become fibrous and woody and, to be edible as a vegetable , must be harvested when immature, usually within a week after pollination . The first harvest will typically be ready about 2 months after planting, and it will be approximately 2–3 inches (51–76 mm) long. The most common disease afflicting

781-708: A member of the Drainage Committee, the Judiciary Committee, the Levees Committee, and the State Library Committee. During the 1940 session, Governor Paul Johnson introduced a bill to allow for free textbooks for public school students in grades 1–8. One amendment was created in the bill that would separately store textbooks for black students "to protect the health of white pupils". Roberts led support in favor of

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852-568: A native of Drew, took over the women's basketball program in 1983. Over the next 19 years he compiled a staggering 494–98 record. In addition, Clark's teams won three NCAA Women's Division II Basketball Championships . During those years, DSU played in the NCAA tournament 16 times, with 11 appearances in the Elite Eight . Clark's 1988–89 team became the first NCAA team to win a National Championship on its home floor. During his career, Clark compiled

923-520: A page in the Tennessee legislature. In 1879, he took a law course at Vanderbilt University . Although the 18-year-old Roberts did all the work necessary for a law degree, he did not receive a diploma due to being too young. He was then admitted to the bar , and after his father's death in 1880, Roberts taught school and practiced law in Hardin County, Kentucky . Roberts became a lawyer,

994-559: A record of 206–38 (.845) in Gulf South Conference Games. Lloyd Clark is a member of the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame along with other DSU heroes Margaret Wade, Lusia Harris-Stewart , and former Boston Red Sox pitcher Dave "Boo" Ferriss . The basketball court floor is named after Clark. Boo Ferriss coached the baseball program for nearly thirty years and led them to three appearances in

1065-426: A resolution meeting Bilbo's demands. However, Governor Bilbo, who had remained in his Southern Mississippi pecan orchard, rejected the resolution due to the fact that the legislators did not individually sign the pledge. He called the legislators' meeting a "fool session" and accused them of trying to wreck his administration. In response, Roberts said that, by forcing them to make the pledge in order to meet, Bilbo

1136-435: A second bill appropriating $ 10,000 for the session's expenses. In addition, Roberts wanted Bilbo to sign a pledge that the session would only involve the restoration of the treasury; this was to prevent Governor Bilbo, who had tried for the previous four sessions to get his own suggested bills passed (for example, a state printing plant bill, a penal farm bill, and a board of charities bill), for having another opportunity to get

1207-423: Is a capsule up to 18 cm (7 in) long with pentagonal cross-section, containing numerous seeds . Abelmoschus is Neo-Latin from Arabic : أَبُو المِسْك , romanized :  ʾabū l-misk , lit.   'father of musk ', while esculentus is Latin for being fit for human consumption. The first use of the word okra (alternatively; okro or ochro ) appeared in 1679 in

1278-404: Is a flowering plant in the mallow family native to East Africa . Cultivated in tropical, subtropical, and warm temperate regions around the world for its edible green seed pods , okra is featured in the cuisines of many countries. The species is a perennial , often cultivated as an annual in temperate climates, often growing to around 2 metres (6 ft 7 in) tall. As a member of

1349-465: Is located on 332 acres (1.34 km) at 1003 W Sunflower Rd (Highway 8 West), in the northwest area of Cleveland, MS, 38733. About 30 percent of students reside in on-campus housing. Delta State provides both men's dormitories and women's dormitories, as well as apartments for married students. Most of the 64 buildings on campus use a particular brick pattern of yellow, orange, and white bricks. Particularly famous facilities at Delta State University are

1420-456: Is pressed from okra seeds; it has a pleasant taste and odor, and is high in unsaturated fats such as oleic acid and linoleic acid . The oil content of some varieties of the seed is about 40%. At 794 kilograms per hectare (708 lb/acre), the yield was exceeded only by that of sunflower oil in one trial. Bast fibre from the stem of the plant has industrial uses such as the reinforcement of polymer composites . The mucilage produced by

1491-646: Is used in dishes such as quimbombó guisado (stewed okra), a dish similar to gumbo. It is also used in traditional dishes in the Dominican Republic , where it is called molondrón . In Brazil , it is an important component of several regional dishes, such as caruru , made with shrimp, in the Northeastern region, and frango com quiabo (chicken with okra) and carne refogada com quiabo (stewed meat with okra) in Minas Gerais . In South Asia,

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1562-663: The Bolivar County bar association. Roberts died after a brief illness at his home in Rosedale, Mississippi , at 4 AM on October 3, 1940. He was 79 years old and the Senate's incumbent president pro tempore. A funeral service was held on October 4, and Roberts was interred at Rosedale Cemetery. He was survived by his son and three daughters. Okra Okra ( US : / ˈ oʊ k r ə / , UK : / ˈ ɒ k r ə / ), Abelmoschus esculentus , known in some English-speaking countries as lady's fingers ,

1633-641: The Colony of Virginia , deriving from Igbo : ọ́kwụ̀rụ̀ . The word gumbo was first used in American English around 1805, derived from Louisiana Creole , but originates from either Umbundu : ochinggõmbo or Kimbundu : kingombo . Even though the word gumbo often refers to the dish gumbo in most of the United States, many places in the Deep South may have used it to refer to

1704-1053: The Education Specialist degree, and the Doctor of Education degree. The Delta State University Department of Athletics sponsors thirteen intercollegiate sports (Cheerleading is not considered a sport by the NCAA, but if it was counted the athletics program count would be 14), competing at the NCAA Division II level. DSU is affiliated with the Gulf South Conference and New South Intercollegiate Swim Conference. The institution competes intercollegiately in men's American football , basketball , baseball , swimming , diving , tennis , soccer , and golf . The women's intercollegiate program consists of basketball , tennis , fast-pitch softball , cross-country , swimming , soccer , cheerleading , and diving . One of Delta State's most notable sports coaches

1775-716: The NCAA Division II College World Series before retiring in 1988. Boo was born in Shaw, Mississippi . San Francisco Giants catcher Eli Whiteside played baseball for the university, as did Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Brent Leach . Matt Miller of the Cleveland Indians also played for the Statesmen. One notable would-be baseball player and student who was cut during tryouts was writer John Grisham . In 2008, Grisham returned to

1846-1015: The Odd Fellows , the Freemasons , and the Knights of Pythias . Despite his advanced age as a senator, Roberts was known for being up-to-date with modern technology, bringing the first car to Mississippi in 1902 and owning the first radio in Rosedale. As a senator, he was also known for being active despite his advanced age, as he still drove a car until days before his death at 79. Roberts married Minnie Elizabeth Poole (born 1868) on February 6, 1886, in Memphis, Tennessee ; this marriage would last until Minnie's death in 1937. Between 1886 and 1890 they had two children: Emma Louise Roberts (died 1950), who married Frank R. Reid (died 1928) in 1906 and in 1930 remarried to James Alcorn Swift (1890–1957),

1917-653: The 2000 NCAA Division II national football championship . Delta State's football team won the Gulf South Conference Championship in 1998, 2000, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2014, 2022, and 2024. They were runner-up in the D-2 National Championship in 2010. They were national semi-finalists and regional champions in 2011. Delta State has a fairly large flight school and is also the only university in Mississippi to offer

1988-630: The Acting Governor of Mississippi in December 1931. William Beauregard Roberts was born on March 5, 1861, in Louisville, Kentucky . He was the son of Clay Roberts (died 1880), a former Tennessee state senator from Nashville who was of English descent , and his wife, Mattie Louis (Cable) Roberts. Roberts attended an "old time boys school" known as the A. L. Minines or Mimms Academy near Nashville. During his youth, Roberts served as

2059-559: The Cavaliers, which existed until the mid-1960s, when their members joined Kappa Alpha Order and Pi Kappa Alpha respectively. However, the first national social fraternity to charter at Delta State was Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia , in 1960. Within the decade, several other chapters of national Greek-letter organizations chartered at Delta State. They are governed by two independent councils—the Interfraternity Council, and

2130-454: The House, that would limit salaries. In late October, Bilbo and Adam agreed to leave Mississippi simultaneously at some point between then and January 1 in order to give Roberts the opportunity to be the acting governor of Mississippi for a short time ending before the end of Bilbo's term as governor. On December 21, 1931, Governor Bilbo and Lieutenant Governor Adam left Mississippi to go on

2201-507: The Malvaceae, it is related to such species as cotton , cocoa , and hibiscus . The leaves are 10–20 centimetres (4–8 in) long and broad, palmately lobed with 5–7 lobes. The flowers are 4–8 cm ( 1 + 5 ⁄ 8 – 3 + 1 ⁄ 8  in) in diameter, with five white to yellow petals, often with a red or purple spot at the base of each petal. The pollens are spherical and approximately 188 microns in diameter . The fruit

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2272-590: The Panhellenic Council. William B. Roberts William Beauregard Roberts (March 5, 1861 - October 3, 1940) was an American Democratic politician, lawyer, planter, and banker. A resident of Rosedale, Mississippi , he represented Bolivar County in the Mississippi State Senate for six consecutive terms, from 1920 to his death in 1940. He was the Senate's President Pro Tempore for two stints in 1931 and 1940 and also served as

2343-507: The Senate for re-election, in spite of the fact that he faced no opposition in the primary. He won the primary and got elected for the 1924–1928 term. In 1924, Roberts and fellow State Senator Arthur Marshall proposed to donate buildings in Cleveland, Mississippi , formerly belonging to Bolivar County Agricultural College to establish Delta State Teachers' College ; the bill was signed on April 9 by Governor Henry Whitfield . Roberts

2414-563: The Senate in the 1932–1936 term. During the 1932 session, Roberts opposed ad valorem taxes and, citing declining property values, instead supported a complete overhaul of the tax system, including reducing the sales tax to 3% for all sales. This proposition was opposed by Senator Luther Whittington and other legislators, who accused Roberts of wanting to deprive the state treasury of its main source of income. Other senators, including Luther Gregory , accused Roberts of being too eager to compromise and creating an unworkable solution. In 1934,

2485-435: The Senate, although not before it had been amended by Senator Luther Whittington to only issue $ 6 million instead of $ 7.5 million. On October 16, after minor amendments by the House, Roberts' cotton limitation bill was signed by Governor Bilbo. The finance bond budget-deficit bill was passed by the Senate on October 21 with a 30–1 vote. On October 28, Roberts joined in a filibuster against a proposed bill, already approved by

2556-529: The Senate. A second session was called in March 1940. On March 5, 1940, Roberts was at home in Rosedale celebrating his 79th birthday, and the senate adopted resolutions honoring Roberts. The resolutions noted that at 79, Roberts was the oldest member of the legislature, and that Roberts was also its longest continuously serving member. Roberts was a member of the Christian Church . He belonged to

2627-476: The State Senate gave Roberts a golden wristwatch in recognition of his service. Roberts was re-elected in 1935 and served in the 1936–1940 term. During this term, Roberts was the chairman of the Senate's Finance Committee and also served on other committees including Judiciary; Banks and Banking; Levees; and Rules. In April 1938, the Senate paid tribute to Roberts as its longest-tenured member and gave him

2698-723: The armed forces. When the war ended, student enrollment at Delta State increased from 185 to 483, aided by the federal program for veterans known as the GI Bill to encourage education. During the 1947 session of the Delta Council, Dean Acheson (Under-Secretary of State in Truman's administration) delivered a speech on campus that unveiled the Marshall Plan . He detailed plans for postwar relief and investment in Europe to help

2769-469: The bill had been sponsored in the Mississippi House of Representatives by Nellie Nugent Somerville , the first woman to serve in the Mississippi state legislature. The three buildings were Hill Hall, an administration and classroom building, Hardee Hall, a men's dormitory, and Taylor Hall, a women's dormitory. On February 14, 1924, James Wesley Broom was appointed president of the college, and

2840-405: The bills voted on, as Roberts and other "anti-administration" legislators did not like this expansion of federal power. On April 28, the Senate and House each met in their respective chambers, with 26 out of 49 Senators and 81 out of 140 House members attending. Although a majority of members of each branch of the legislature attended, it was unknown whether it met Bilbo's unspecified request for

2911-532: The budget, as only the state legislature had the authority to "relieve the deplorable state of the public legislature". However, Governor T. G. Bilbo stated that he would not be able to call it an legislative session (needed to pass bills) unless a substantial majority of the legislature would sign pledges supporting a short and-investigation free session. The Senate President, Lieutenant Governor Bidwell Adam , did not join Speaker Bailey in calling for

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2982-638: The campus to join Ferriss in an evening of baseball tales, raising more than $ 100,000 for the athletic program. Delta State alumnus Jeremy Richardson was an NBA player. Delta State won the 2004 NCAA Division II national baseball championship . Coach Mike Kinnison has guided the Statesmen to the 2004 NCAA National title, four College World Series appearances, nine NCAA South Regional appearances (1999–2005, 2007, 2008), 11 GSC West Division titles (1997–2005, 2007, 2008), three NCAA South Regional championships, and four Gulf South Conference titles. Delta State won

3053-419: The college opened its doors on September 15, 1925. In May 1926, Broom died following complications from an ear infection. William Zeigel was named his successor. The seal of the college was designed in 1928 as a project of an art class. World War II greatly affected the college. Anticipating the war in 1941, the college created a civilian pilot training program. When the war began, 254 Delta State students joined

3124-463: The cotton surplus in the Delta was already very low, and that the proposed farmland curtailments would greatly cut the number of farming families with 1000 acres and put thousands of black farm laborers out of work in each county. Regardless, on October 2, Roberts' bill passed in the Senate with a 39–7 vote. Also on the same day, Roberts introduced his budget deficit bill, and it was passed unanimously by

3195-613: The current Delta State University . In 1965, Delta State initiated a graduate program (Master of Education in Elementary Education, Elementary Supervision, Guidance, English, History, Math, Music, Social Studies, Business Education, Physical Education, and Science). From 1925 to 1967 the university had a whites-only race admission policy. Thirteen years after the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Brown v. Board of Education (1954), ruling that racial segregation in public schools

3266-558: The discriminatory amendment, arguing that "in Mississippi the race issue is still paramount" and that "There is no question of the right of this Legislature in order to separate the negro and the white man", citing the racially discriminatory 1890 state constitution as well as the Supreme Court 's decision in Plessy v. Ferguson . These amendments were opposed by members of the legislature's education committee, who pointed out that

3337-542: The end of Reconstruction . In 1890, he served a member of the Mississippi Levee Board. He organized the Valley Bank of Rosedale in 1898. He served as its president from the bank's founding until his retirement in 1929, and was a member of the bank's board until his death. He claimed to have brought the first automobile to Mississippi in 1902 and supported improving roads in the state, serving as

3408-497: The governor "Upon your shoulders rests the issue of early prosperity or worse conditions". Also on December 23, Roberts issued his first pardon in his time as acting governor, for an 84 or 87-year-old black man named Calvin Butler who had for 3 months been working on a prison farm in order to pay off a $ 100 liquor possession fine. After either receiving no opposition or winning the first Democratic primary, Roberts served again in

3479-431: The grandson of Mississippi Governor James Alcorn ; and Zoe Roberts (1889–1981), who married Dr. Leon B. Austin (died 1953) in 1911. After 1890, they had three more children: Lena Cable Roberts (1891–1983), who married Walter Sillers Jr. in 1911; William B. Roberts Jr., who died in infancy; and William Clay Roberts (1904–1962), who became a lawyer, member of his father's law firm, county supervisor, and president of

3550-560: The greens of beets or dandelions , or used in salads. Okra seeds may be roasted and ground to form a caffeine-free substitute for coffee . When importation of coffee was disrupted by the American Civil War in 1861, the Austin State Gazette said, "An acre of okra will produce seed enough to furnish a plantation with coffee in every way equal to that imported from Rio ." Greenish-yellow edible okra oil

3621-561: The large natatorium for holding swimming competitions, the Bologna Performing Arts Center (pictured left) with two theaters (one that seats 1,178, and another that seats 135), and the sound recording studios of the Delta Music Institute. Delta State has two mascots (one official, one unofficial). Since its inception, Delta State's sports teams have officially been known as the Statesmen because of

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3692-581: The legislative conference. Roberts, as the chair of the Senate's Finance Committee, spoke out in support of restoring the treasury and sent every Senator a letter calling for them to go to the conference. In his letter, which was also published by the Associated Press , Roberts also provided a suggestion for Treasury-restoring legislation for the session: a bill authorizing the state bond commission to sell $ 5 million worth of 20-year bonds, $ 2 million worth of short-term notes maturing on May 1, 1932, and

3763-654: The locals who ate the tender, young pods with meal . The plant was introduced to the Americas by ships plying the Atlantic slave trade by 1658, when its presence was recorded in Brazil . It was further documented in Suriname in 1686. Okra may have been introduced to southeastern North America from Africa in the early 18th century. By 1748, it was being grown as far north as Philadelphia . Thomas Jefferson noted it

3834-426: The mascot was a character in the 2006 episode of Good Eats titled "Okraphobia". The Fighting Okra was featured on an ESPN commercial during the 2023 College National Championship Game. Delta State provides an undergraduate curriculum, offering 12 baccalaureate degrees in 42 majors. The university also advances student training through certain fields by providing graduate programs of study for eight master's degrees,

3905-488: The nations recover from destruction. In 1955, the name Delta State Teachers College was changed to Delta State College . Delta State earned full accreditation from the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools in 1963. It developed graduate programs, which it opened for admission in 1965. Given graduate program and research development, in 1974 the state legislature authorized the college to be named as

3976-406: The okra plant is verticillium wilt , often causing a yellowing and wilting of the leaves. Other diseases include powdery mildew in dry tropical regions, leaf spots , yellow mosaic and root-knot nematodes . Resistance to yellow mosaic virus in A. esculentus was transferred through a cross with Abelmoschus manihot and resulted in a new variety called Parbhani kranti . In the U.S. much of

4047-426: The pods and plant as well as many other variants of the word found across the African diaspora in the Americas . Okra is an allopolyploid of uncertain parentage. However, proposed parents include Abelmoschus ficulneus , A. tuberculatus and a reported "diploid" form of okra. Truly wild (as opposed to naturalised ) populations are not known with certainty, and the West African variety has been described as

4118-603: The pods are used in many spicy vegetable preparations as well as cooked with beef, mutton, lamb and chicken. The pods of the plant are mucilaginous , resulting in the characteristic "goo" or slime when the seed pods are cooked; the mucilage contains soluble fiber . One possible way to de-slime okra is to cook it with an acidic food, such as tomatoes, to minimize the mucilage. Pods are cooked, pickled, eaten raw, or included in salads. Okra may be used in developing countries to mitigate malnutrition and alleviate food insecurity . Young okra leaves may be cooked similarly to

4189-430: The position, and after a motion by Senator Henry A. Minor , Roberts unanimously won the position by acclamation . During the session, Roberts authored three bills: a bill (jointly authored by Roberts and his son-in-law Sillers ) that would (for the following two years) reduce cotton farming acreage by 30 percent to limit overproduction , a second bill that would reduce taxes by 40% in the Mississippi Delta and 25% in

4260-399: The provisions for racial discrimination would "weaken the bill's constitutionality" and allow the ACLU to make a legal case against them, and that the "red-blooded Mississippians and sons of Confederate soldiers" managing textbook distribution would ultimately segregate textbook storage anyway without the specifications in the amendment. Ultimately, the amendment failed with a 18–22 vote in

4331-444: The rest of Mississippi, and a third bill that would grant the government the ability to issue $ 7.5 million in short-term notes in order to make up for the budget deficit. Roberts' cotton bill, mirroring the cotton reduction plan of Texas , was passed over the objections of legislators like House member L. T. Kennedy and Senator Ed Smith . Both legislators supported Louisiana 's cotton reduction plan. Senator Smith also argued that

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4402-400: The role State Rep. Walter Sillers Jr. played in the location of the school in Cleveland. Sillers was Speaker of the Mississippi House of Representatives for 20 years. The teams with female athletes are called the Lady Statesmen. However, since the late 1980s, the student body embraced a mascot that depicts a piece of okra wearing boxing gloves and brandishing a fierce expression. In 2006,

4473-542: The runoff election on August 26, Roberts defeated his opponent, Dr. E. E. Shivers, by "a large majority". In November, Roberts won the general election. During the 1920–1924 term, he was a member of the Senate's Judiciary; Fees and Salaries; Immigration; Insurance; Roads, Ferries, and Bridges; and Levee's committees. He quickly rose as a debate leader in the Senate and was known to oppose excessive government spending, but still support improvement of roads and other public works. In June 1923, Roberts withdrew his candidacy for

4544-401: The state. In 2021, world production of okra was 10.8 million tonnes , led by India with 60% of the total, with Nigeria and Mali as secondary producers. Okra is one of three thickeners that may be used in gumbo soup from Louisiana . Fried okra is a dish from the Cuisine of the Southern United States . In Cuba and Puerto Rico , the vegetable is referred to as quimbombó , and

4615-466: The supply is grown in Florida, especially around Dade in southern Florida. Okra is grown throughout the state to some degree, so okra is available ten months of the year. Yields range from less than 18,000 pounds per acre (20,000 kg/ha) to over 30,000 pounds per acre (34,000 kg/ha). Wholesale prices can go as high as $ 18/bushel which is $ 0.60 per pound ($ 1.3/kg). The Regional IPM Centers provide integrated pest management plans for use in

4686-433: The world and will tolerate soils with heavy clay and intermittent moisture, but frost can damage the pods. In cultivation, the seeds are soaked overnight prior to planting to a depth of 1–2 cm ( 3 ⁄ 8 – 13 ⁄ 16  in). It prefers a soil temperature of at least 20 °C (68 °F) for germination , which occurs between six days (soaked seeds) and three weeks. As a tropical plant, it also requires

4757-464: Was (Lily) Margaret Wade (1912–1995). Wade played on the basketball team for Delta State, but the school dropped the sport when she was 19. The school claimed the sport was "too strenuous for young ladies". Wade responded, "We cried and burned our uniforms but there was nothing else we could do." Basketball was revived in 1973, and Wade was asked to coach the team. She coached the women's basketball team to three consecutive AIAW national championships and

4828-479: Was forcing the legislators to waive several of the legislators' constitutional rights, while Bilbo waived nothing. Bilbo reconvened the legislature on September 29, 1931, saying that he had needed to wait for political disagreements to cool down. As the Senate's previous President Pro Tempore, Homer H. Casteel , had been recently appointed by Bilbo to the state tax commission, a new President Pro Tempore needed to be selected. Senator W. C. Adams nominated Roberts for

4899-462: Was re-elected and served again in the Senate in the 1928–1932 term. During this term, Roberts was the chairman of the Senate's Finance "B" Committee. He was also a member of the Senate's Insurance, Judiciary "B", and Levees Committees. In April 1931, as the state treasury reached a five-million-dollar deficit due to effects of the Great Depression , State House Speaker Thomas L. Bailey called for an informal conference of House members to make up

4970-475: Was unconstitutional and three years after passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 , the state and administration ended racial segregation at DSU. Shirley Antoinette Washington was the first African-American student to enroll at DSU that year. Beginning in the 1980s, the university developed an aviation program, which continues. In 2005, Delta State assisted evacuees from Hurricane Katrina by opening Hugh White Hall as temporary housing. Delta State University

5041-410: Was well established in Virginia by 1781. It was commonplace throughout the Southern United States by 1800, and the first mention of different cultivars was in 1806. Abelmoschus esculentus is cultivated throughout the tropical and warm temperate regions of the world for its fibrous fruits or pods containing round, white seeds. It is among the most heat- and drought-tolerant vegetable species in

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