Mississippi College - Tribesman Yearbook (Clinton, MS)

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Science Building Algernon Jasper Aven, M. A., LL. D. Professor of Latin . A. B., University of Mississippi, 1884; M. A., ibid, 1889; Principal Coles Creek Academy, 1 884- ’85 ; Principal Winona Male Academy, 1885-’89; Professor of English Mississippi College, 1889-’90; Professor of Latin Mississippi 1890 . — Pat Henry Eager, M. A. Professor of English. A. B., Mississippi College, 1887 ; M. A., ibid., 1878; Professor of Mathematics, ibid., 1878-’82; President Brownsville Fe- male College, Tennessee, 1882-’87; Pro- fessor English Baylor College, Texas, 1887- , 90; Professor of Philosophy, Uni- versity of Mississippi. 1890- , 91 ; President Baylor College, 1891 -’94; Graduate Stu- dent, Universitv Chicago, summer term, 1889. 15

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P=a5TJif« i 0 undergone thorough repairs and the income of the institution was sufficient to meet all demands, a condition that had never been experienced in all the long history of the college. In 1898 Dr. Provine was succeeded by Dr. W. T. Lowry, during whose ad- ministration the endowment was increased from $43,000 to $130,000, and thus erected a two-story cottage home for the president, a dormitory, and one of the most complete Science buildings in all the country, while the enrollment of students for the first time in all the years reached 400. In 1911 Dr. Lowry resigned, and again Dr. Provine was put at the head of affairs. It was through the earnest suggestion of Dr. Provine that the board of trustees ordered the great endowment movement on the sure success of which Missis- sippi College will be one of the assured establishments maintaining lofty ideals for giving the youth of the land education for service in Christian citizenship. It was at this time that the arduous task of raising $300,000 for equipment and endowment was undertaken. Under the strong hand of the financial committee of the board of trustees and the masterful efforts and untiring energies of Dr. W. A. McComb, the financial secretary, the work was accomplished in less time than two years. From the funds already collected, have been erected two buildings — Ratliff Hall, and the Library, the pride of the institution. It would be well to speak of the munificent gift of Mr. J. M. Crestman of Belen, Miss. This gift, the largest individual gift ever received by the college, con- sists of 992 acres of Delta lands. It is to be sold at the expiration of six years, the proceeds of which will be used in the erection of a handsome administration building to be known as the Crestman Memorial Building. The long history of the college is interesting, and the prospects of the future are inspiring, and through it all, there has not been a more loyal supporter of the edu- cational interest than has the Woman’s Missionary Union. 14

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Library Building Clement Charles Lemon, A. M. Professor of Biology. A. B., Indiana University, 1894; A. M., Michigan University, 1899; Taught in Troy, Hannibal, and La Grange College, Mo., Detroit Normal Training School. Dot McGinnis Nelson, B. S. Professor of Physics. B. S., Mississippi College, 1907 ; Prin- cipal Pearl Haven High School, 1907-’08; Principal Grange Hall High School, ’08- ’09-’10; Assistant in Chemistry Mississippi College, 1911 -’14; Professor of Physics Mississippi College, 1914. 16