Mississippi College - Tribesman Yearbook (Clinton, MS)

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President Provine 1895-1898, 1911-1932 President Lowrey 1898-191 1 Presidents of the College, not pictured Under Municipal control— Hopkins, 1826-1828 Comfort, 1828-1834, 1837-1841 Shepherd, 1835-1836 Elliott, 1836-1837 Campbell, Jan. -Apr. 1842 Under Presbyterian control— Campbell, 1842-1844 McLain, 1844-1845 Comfort, 1845-1846 Colton, 1846-1848 Parish, 1848-1850 Under Baptist control— Hillman, 1867-1873 Webb, 1873-1891 McLemore, 1957-1968 Nobles, 1968-present So MC is “famed for producing many a leader in church and state.” This phrase is not a pompous boast. It is factual; and the reason that students are reminded of it so often is that the standard must be upheld. If owing it to one’s self is not reason enough to be all that one can be, though, then perhaps such an admonishing reminder is purposeless. Granted, the past is dead. But the direction and progress of the past is very much alive. It is always the duty and privilege of MC’s present student body to mold and remotivate that direction. Dr. Provine and his “Quacks,” 1911 8

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.i ' Sfv A ru ffci U.: r.i T ' i i V And The Past fc Commencement 1914. r2 v, ' A S ' •.»£» - ’ r . ►..I . ± r nitw.1 Outdoor banquet 1920. 1976 is MC’s sesquicentennial year. (Most of us are aware of that by now; everything from chapel to catalog to road signs is geared to making this clear.) Dedication to Mississippi College and pride in our heritage always has been and always must be regarded as an important growth factor. The actuality of being financed and supervised by a religious organization is no cause for students to compromise their pride; rather it is further reason to value the educational opportunities at MC. 7

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MC Rifles, 1896 President Nelson 1932-1957 Heritage doesn’t mean a thing if it’s not upheld. A retired long- time faculty member, when questioned about MC history, gave no meaningless statistical data about the school— she instead emphatically stated, more than once, “The people there now is the important thing.” 9