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

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:. .'l.'s-' '00 aug THE DR. ALFRED HUME DR. VICTOR A. COULTER ADMTHNIQ The University of Mississippi has its origin in an act of the Continental Congress of 1787, although the first session was not held until 1848. At this time there was only the College of Liberal Arts with an enroll- ment of eighty students. From this beginning, the Uni- versity has advanced steadily during the century of its existence, and at the present time it has, in addition to the College of Liberal Arts, the schools of Law, En- gineering, Education, Medicine, Pharmacy, Commerce and Business Administration, and the Graduate School with a total enrollment of approximately 1,200 students. In 1893 the nrst summer school of the University was organized and in 1926 the Extension Department, organ- ized for the direction of correspondence courses, was es- tablished. The Department of Music, the Department of Home Economics, and the Department of Military Science and Tactics are recently established departments in the University. Alfred Hume, Chancellor Emer- itus and now head of the Mathematics Department of the University, has done much to malce Ole Miss one of the lead- ing educational institutions of the South. It was through his constant efforts and his sincere devotion to the University, that it now holds its position among the leading institutions of the South. The College of Liberal Arts is the oldest and most inclusive school on the campus. The cur- riculum is so planned as to af- ford a general education as well as specialization in one group of studies. The work is grouped into two divisions. That in the Lower Division is composed mainly of fundamental courses and for the most part is pre- scribed within well-defined lim- its. That in the Upper Divi- sion is of a distinctly more ad- vanced type and is more spe- cialized in character. The stu- dent is permitted wide choice in

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MEMBERS GOVERNOR HUGH LAWSON WHITE . Jackson Clmirnmn Ex-Offcio MAJ. W. CALVIN WELLS . . Jackson Chairman HON. JOHN ALLEN ELLARD .... Jackson Executive Secretary HON. RANSOM ALDRICI-I . . Michigan City HON. JOHN W. SAVAGE .... Gulfport RT. REV. WILLIAM MERCER GREEN . Meridian MISS MARTHA CATCHINGS ENOGHS . Jackson HON. BELL GEORGE HAZARD . . .Columbus A FRATERNHY Row ,NEW HON. OSCAR F. BLEDSOE . . . Greenwood HON. DENNIS P. GRANBERRY . . Laurel MRS. SUSIE WALKER SMYTHE . . Kosciusko HON. JAMES HECTOR CURRIE . . . Meridian HON, GEORGE B, WALKER . . Sconeville HON. JAMES MGCLURE . . . Sardis HON. GERALD W. CHATHAM . . . Hernando BQARD If TRUQTEEQ

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TRATICDN his field of study, but, after the choice is made, em- phasis is placed upon concentration in that field. It is due to the incessant efforts of Dean Coulter that the College of Liberal Arts is considered as one of the strongest schools on the campus. Ir also offers pre- paratory work for medicine and law. The Law School of the University, established in 1854, has progressed until now it is considered one of the leading law schools of the country. The requirements and restrictions in this school permit only the best of students to enter. The student must have completed and have to his credit at the time of entering upon his law study one-half of the work acceptable for a bach- elor's degree granted on the basis of four years of study in the University of Mississippi or in some other ac- credited institution. This requirement is prescribed by the Association of American Law Schools, of which this school is a member. Judge Kimbrough, Dean of the Law School, is recognized by lawyers and jurists throughout the state as one of the outstanding mem- bers of the legal profession. Dean Kimbrough is loved and held in highest esteem by all students in the law school. All worlc and written examinations are con- ducted under the honor system. This system has now become a tradition of which graduates of the school are justly proud. By a Mississippi statue, a diploma from the School of Law entitles the holder to practice law in any court in the state without having to pass the bar examination. The School of Engineering was established in 1900, although some courses in engineering had been offered at the University from 1872. These courses did not, however, constitute a complete schedule of studies lead- ing to a degree in engineering. When the School of JUDGE THOMAS C. KIMBROUGH DR. LEE JOHNSON l 'fa J, .thigh ,SZ U 2' vs 4 A Uh' THE WALK BY THE CHAPEL One of the many strolls on the campus which picture its beauty and suggest restful spring afternoons. .I