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

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GOVERNOR PAUL B. JOHNSON ISUVEH UR Ill THE STATE Governor of 'rhe Slale of Mississippi and Ex-officio Presiclenl of The Board of Trusfees of fhe Inslifufions of Higher Learning is Paul Burney Johnson. Governor Johnson's adminisfralion nnarlcs a period of social reform and progress for Mississippi, and a confinuafion of educalional policies which have kepl secure rhroughoul 'rhe na'rion 'rhe slranding of Mississippi schools. ' I201 EXECUTIVES

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.- ' ALFRED HUME DAVID HORACE BISHOP JAMES WARSAW BELL Chancellor Ememus Dean of the Faculty, Acting Dean of The Dean of the School of Commerce and Business Graduafe School Adminislralion - .::L.4: r-7?-i 11 - ' Ad ' .Qxs Ax N ' -3, X ' , y X X , '! ' . S . S Q I A X '-, XX Universify Hospilal HE sfandard of a universify's excellence resides in a greaf measure in lhe qualify of ifs leaders. For fhe leaders are nof only fhe policy-makers and fhe men of decisions: fo fhem fhe sfudenfs loolc for inspirafion and guidance, precepf and ex- ample. Today fhe Soufh is undergoing a regenerafion, arising from 'rhe unforfunafe days of ils degradafion and poverfy info fhe new heighfs of affainmenf. As in fhe Old Soufh, which was nolable for fhe qualify of ifs leaders, so in fhe New Soufh does if become increasingly evidenf fhaf fhe qualify of leadership has nof dimin- ished. Cf ifs arfs, ifs scholarship, ifs leffers, ifs men of affairs and governmenf, fhe Soufh is iusfly proud. ln ifs leaders fhe Soulh possesses men and achievemenfs which presage a rebirfh of a disfincfly Soufhern culfure-nof a culfure narrow and secfionalized, buf a culfure growing ouf of fhe Soufhern environmenf and profif- ing by fhe errors of fhe pasf and fhe examples of fhe presenf. bofh here and elsewhere. Af Ole Miss, among surroundings which reflecf fhe grace and beaufy of fhe Old Soufh, one will find yef fhe fine qualifies of fhaf fime, fempered by new knowledge, refined by suffering, fhe guaranfy of a greaf fufure. The Universify of Mississippi has slriven ever fo advance wifh 'rhe Soufh, and wifh fhe nafion, along lines of worfhwhile progress and affainmenf. And fhe Universify of Mississippi has advanced, and is advancing foday. Heading fhaf advance is fhe presenf leadership of fhe Universify. Under fhe presenf adminisfrafion of fhe Universify, Ole Miss has expanded fo proporlions unrecognizable fo fhe sludenfs of earlier days. l-leading fhe adminisfrafion for fhe sixfh consecufive year is Chancellor A. B. Buffs. During his adminisfrafion Ole Miss has grown rapidly and consfanfly. lf has been his aim always fo labor for fhe advancemenl' of Ole Miss, fhrough high faculfy sfandards, expansion of fhe building program, enlargemenf of fhe library. and a unified, single-minded adminisfrafion. Dr. Buffs has gained fhe admirafion of fhe sfudenf body by fair and forfh- righf acfion and high infegrify. l'le is a widely lcnown scholar and E221