University of Mississippi - Ole Miss Yearbook (Oxford, MS)

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The Grealer University Q BOUT sixty-six years ago the wise men of the State of Mississippi decided to establish an institution. which they hoped would stand for the highest and best in life, and make of its young men and women citizens for the great to-morrow. That they planned wisely and well, the brilliant record of the University in the past, the high standard of schol- arship maintained, and the places of trust and honor her graduates fill, bear ample testimony. From a very small be- ginning, the University has grown until today she is one I of the leading universities in the South. Her faculty, always a brilliant one, noted for culture and scholarship, has also grown both in numbers and fame, until today we have just cause to take pride in their recognized standing in the educational world. When we look back and consider the dark days just after the war, and the hard struggle we had to undergo, and see how OUR UNIVERSITY rose up out of the chaos of those dreary days, to be the guiding star of a Younger Mississippi, holding fast to the grand ideals of the past, we can discover the cause of her greatness. If some of her noble sons who have passed beyond the great river were permitted to return and behold their Alma Mater of today. and see the plans for the future, they would indeed rejoice. 10

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Many new buildings have been added to the University in the last few years, among them being a new dormitory. known as Gordon Hall, one of the finest, if not the finest, building of its kind in the entire South. Several new homes for the professors have been erected, and there is now in the course of construction a magnificent new library, which will add much to the welfare of the University. lVhile all phases of our college life seem to be flourishing, we wish to call especial attention to the progress that is being made in the literary societies and the Debating Council and the Students' Congress, that have this year been added to our college activities, and which will be important factors in the building of the Greater Univer- sity. The literary societies have always been an important factor in our college life, but they are doing more and more to prepare men and women for the great struggle of life. ll'e believe that the Chair of Oratory de- serves great credit for the introduction into the student life of a Debating Council and a Stu- dents' Congress. Through these two means great good can and will be accomplished, as the young men will be trained to discuss and reason over the great questions that confront the race. It is with pride that we look back into the hsitory of the University. lVe note her many grand deeds. lVe have seen her sons and daugh- ters take their places in the forefront ranks of life, being called to fill positions of the highest I2