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

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Twenty-four percent of the incoming freshmen entered the B-School with visions of careers in top managerial or accoun- ting positions. Twenty-one percent of the freshmen wanted a career in the health professions; ten percent a career in the social sciences, and eight percent were undecided. (This survey did not include the MRS. degree program, so the percentage of undecided students may not be accurate.) Five percent came to Ole Miss to seek a degree in fine or applied arts, four percent in communications; three percent in com- puter and information sciences, and only one percent were interested in forestry, agriculture, general studies, trade, in- dustrial and technology, community service, math, physical sciences, humanities and home economics. Total enrollment last year was 9,607. Liberal Arts enrolled 2,872 undergraduates last year; business and accounting ac- counted for 2,864 students; education kept 1,055 busy; there were 640 in engineering and 421 in pharmacy. The Law School enrolled the largest number of graduate students, however, which amounted to 559 prospective lawyers. Three hundred, seventy-six were enrolled in educa- tion; 373 in liberal arts, and 133 in business and accounting. In 1965, Ole Miss boasted of an enrollment of 5,488 students. The enrollment has grown since that time, reaching 9,635 in 1976, but is expected to fall off to 8,633 by 1985. Eighty-one percent of the Ole Miss faculty is on a nine- month contract, and 53 percent are tenured. The faculty is racially composed of 97 percent white, one percent black and one percent Asian-Pacific Islander. The average salary in 1970 for an associate professor was $14,100, but professors reported an average salary last year of $23,400. Full professors were paid $1 6,100 in 1970 compared to $29,250 for an annual average salary last year. Most Ole Miss students wonder what the University does with all the money students dish out yearly. 42 cents of each dollar went to instruction last year, 14 cents to academic sup- port, 11 cents to scholarships and fellowships, 10 cents to the physical plant, nine cents for institutional support, eight cents for research, five cents for student services and one cent for public services. Numbt

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THE NUMBERS GAME An Id number and the number of unpaid tickets issued by the friendly University Police Department are often the only two numbers an Ole Miss student remembers from semester to semester at Ole Miss, but believe it or not, there are other interesting numbers. For example, last year, the average ACT com- posite score for freshmen desiring four years of engineering school was 24.40. Incoming phar- macy majors had composite averages of 22.17, and accounting majors scores of 21.50. Liberal arts students averaged 19.85 while those enter- ing the B-School made 19.78 and education ma- jors 19.12. Ole Miss freshmen from North Mississippi numbered 531; the central counties of the state were represented by 323, and there were 137 freshmen from the Gulf Coast. However, freshman enrollment was on the decrease there were 1,077 in 1979 and 991 in 1980. Fifty-five percent of the incoming freshmen said they chose Ole Miss not for its country club of the south reputation, but rather because of the courses offered here. Fifteen percent said the location was the deciding fac- tor; ten percent said the tuition was most im- portant, nine percent because of the type of school the university is, while eight percent chose to come to Ole Miss because of its other activities. Four percent made their decision on the basis of the student body composition and one percent on the basis of the size of enrollment. 26 Numbers

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, ; ? A Look at the Past The University of Mississippi has provided the people of its State, the South and the Nation a good educational facility for more than 130 years. The history of the University is quite a story. The Mississippi Legislature convened on January 26, 1841, and was faced with the decision of the site of the State ' s first institution of higher learning. Seven cities were in contention for the location of the University of Mississippi. One by one the city receiving the lowest vote was eliminated. In this manner, Oxford was selected. Chartered on February 24, 1844, the University began to take form as the cornerstone of the Lyceum was laid with appropriate ceremonies on July 14, 1846. This was the first building on any State campus in Mississippi. It still stands today as a majestic symbol of the University. The total cost of the structure was $220,798. The Lyceum and the next oldest building, the Y were used as hospitals by both the Confederate and Union Armies during the Civil War. The University opened its doors November 6, 1848, to receive its first student body of 80 ! young Mississippians. The faculty consisted of only four instructors. A general curriculum in Liberal Arts was the only instruction offered. A School of Law was opened in 1854, but all functions of the University were terminated because of the threat of the oncoming Civil War. After reopening in 1865, Ole Miss enrolled its first women students in 1882. In 1885 citizens of Mississippi saw the first female faculty member employed by the Universi- ty, and four women receive degrees from the University of Mississippi. The first annual was published in 1897. The name OLE MISS came about when Miss Elma Meek Coleman of Oxford, then a student of the University, won the contest to choose a suitable ti- tle for the publication. Gradually, the yearbook ti- tle became a synonym for the University itself and for educational quality. Due to the outbreaks following the traditional rivalry between Ole Miss and Mississippi State, the Egg Bowl was established in 1901. With a 21-17 vic- tory in Jackson this year the record now stands as 44 victories for the Rebels to a mere 28 wins for the Bulldogs. There have also been 6 ties. .IV -, i r 3 v I 28 A Look at (he Past