Mississippi College - Tribesman Yearbook (Clinton, MS)

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Ci)e §?un flangs tije 0ttm XHE sun hangs over the ocean Like a ruby, glowing red; A halo of crimson waters Is crowning the ocean’s head; The clouds, like a scarlet curtain, Are veiling the couch of the sun, And he drifts thro’ the rifts of evening, For his royal race is run. XHE sun, like a ruby shattered, Drops into the burnished sea, And the kiss on the sky of purple Is only a memory. A boat with a cargo of moonbeams, With radiant rays for shrouds, Is sailing to islands of golden clouds And touching the continent clouds. XHIS olden galleon with silken sails, And its mast a golden gleam, Has the wealth of old in its treasure hold — The gold of a baby’s dream. Its image is glassed in the emerald main, And it ploughs the placid sea, But the vanished gleams of my baby dreams Will never return to me. AH! would that the dream would quiver Again on the soul of the sea, And the ripples kissed with moonlight Were thrilling with ecstasy! Ah! would that the trembling ocean Were lipping the silver sand! Ah! would that the molten ripples Again were fairyland! P. H. L.

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H enry lewis whitfield was born on a farm four miles from Bran- don, Rankin County, Mississippi, on June 20th, 1868. He is the son of Robert Allen Whitfield, and his mother was Mary Fitzhugh, who died January 8th, 1884. After receiving his early education in the k annin High School, he commenced teaching in the public schools at the age of sixteen, and first entered Mississippi College during the session 1885—86. Because of lack of means, he attended no two sessions in succes- sion, and did not graduate until 1894. He was annual orator of the Philomathean Society, and was awarded the Trotter Medal for the best oration delivered by competitors of the Junior Class. As a student, he entered into the full life of the college. Believing that col- lege life should be more than an academic grind, he devoted much of his time to library and society work, and was and is yet a great believer in athletics. He studied several sum- mers at the University of Mississippi, finished the law course at Millsaps College, and has attended numerous courses of lectures given by the foremost instruc- tors of America. Proving his extraordinary ability as an educator while principal ot the est- ville, and later of the Steens Creek, high schools, in 1898 he was appointed State Superintendent of Education by Governor McLaurin, to fill the unexpired term of the Honorable A. A. Kincannon, resigned; and was elected to that responsible position for two full terms, without opposition. On July 11th, 1907, while a can- didate without opposition for a third term, he was unanimously elected president of the Industrial Institute and College at Columbus, Mississippi. As Superin- tendent of Education, he canvassed the entire State, building up a sentiment for longer school terms, better schoolhouses, stronger teachers, larger attendance, and, in fine, for better schools. He holds that the causes of our ills are not so much external as internal, that we will not be able to take part in doing twentieth century work until the masses of the people are prepared to meet the demands o the complex work required by a high civilization. The president ot the largest school in the South, one supported by the State, he regards it the function it college to prepare women for leadership in every sphere of endeavor open to them. President Whitfield was married to Miss Mary Dampeer W lute on August 20th, 1907, and two children have been born to them, Knox and Robert. Politically, his record is unique. He has never applied for a position, has never been forced to give up a place, and has always been elected unanimously. His name was very generally mentioned for governor in 1907, and many strong influences were brought to bear on him to become a candidate, but he saw his duty otherwise and declined to make the race. 28

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