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Brief Mistortj ol the College. THE Mississippi Agricultural and Mechanical College owes its existence to an act of the General Government, approved July 2d, 1802. This act provided that there should he granted to the several States an amount of public land in quantity equal to thirty thousand acres for each Senator and Representative in Congress. The Legislature of Mississippi accepted this grant and the College was established by an Act of the Legislature approved February 28th, 1878. A board of trustees was selected and they proceeded to con- sider the matter of location for the College, but, owing to the great yellow fever epidemic that year, the selection was not made till the following winter. Sealed proposals for the erection of the buildings were invited, and Mr. C. M. Rubush, of Vaiden, Mississippi, was awarded the contract. Mr. Alfred Zucker, of Vieksburg, Mississippi, was the architect. Work was begun on the academic building in the latter part of July, 1870, and the doors were first opened for the reception of students on October 6th, 1880. During the first month two hundred students matriculated, and by the close of the first session this num- ber reached three hundred and fifty-four. The first board of trustees of the institution took the oath of office before Justice J. A. P. Campbell, of the Supreme Court of the State, at Jackson, April 11th, 1878, and General Stephen D. Lee was selected president of the College by the board on April 2d, 1880. The first catalogue shows that the first faculty was made up of a president, three professors, three acting professors, a commandant and four assistants in the Preparatory Department. Since that time the num- ber of departments has increased to thirteen. The College has been blessed in having General S. D. Lee as its president since its organization. The other departments have under- gone the following changes: In the Department of English, Dr. G. S. Roudebush was the professor from 1880 to 1882 ; Dabney Lipscomb, acting professor, 1882- ' 83; W. II. Magruder, professor, 1883- ' —.
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22 REVEILLE. In the Department of Agriculture, F. A. Gulley was acting professor, lSSO- ' Sl and professor, 18Sl- ' 88; B. Irby, professor, 1888- ' 89 ; J. II. Connell, professor, 1889- ' 93 ; W. C. Welbom, pro- fessor, 1893- ' —. The Department of Horticulture was under the supervision of the professor of agriculture until J. J. Colemau was elected professor in 1883 and served until 1S84 ; and A. I). McKay was acting professor, 1885- ' 87, and professor, 1887- ' 89 ; 15. W. ( ' afford, acting professor, 1889- ' 90; A. B. .McKay, professor, L890- ' — . In the Department of Biology Dr. D. L. Phares, professor, 1880- ' 89 ; Gr. C. Creelman, acting professor, 1889- ' 91, and professor, 1891- ' 97; (i. W. Herrick, professor, 1897- ' — . In the Department of Chemistry, R. F. Kedzie, acting professor, ISSO- ' Nl, and professor until February 11th, 1882 ; H. H. Harring- ton, acting professor, 1882 ; J. A. Myers, professor, 1882- ' 88 ; W. L. Hutchinson, professor, 1888- ' 97; B. W. Kilgore, professor, 1897- ' — . In the Department of Mathematics, F. B. Bolton, acting pro- fessor, 1880- ' 82 ; J. M. Barrow, acting professor, 1882- ' 83 ; A. II. Jayne, professor, lSSS- ' Si ; W. L. Buck, acting professor, ISST- ' SG ; II. C. Davis, acting professor, 1886- ' 88; B. M. Walker, professor, 1888- ' — . In the Department of Psychology and Ethics, Dabney Lipscomb was the professor from 1 8!) 1- 1( .)5, when these subjects were added to the Department of History and Civics. In flic Department of Veterinary Science, Dr. Tait Butler, pro- fessor, 1891- ' 96; Dr. J. C. Roberts, professor, 1896- ' — . In the Department of History and Civics, J. M. White, professor, L892- ' — . In the Department of Mechanic Arts, Harry Gwinner, acting professor, 1889- ' 91, and professor, 1891- ' 94 ; A. J. Wiechardt, pro- fessor, 1894- ' -—. In charge of the Preparatory Department, Dr. W. 1. J. Sullivan, from 1SS0 to lssl ; V. B. Harper, 1881- ' 82 ; tinder supervision of other departments, L882- ' S5 ; Dabney Lipscomb, professor, 1885- ' 95 ; J. ( ' . Herbert, professor, L895- ' — . Commandants of Students, Lieutenant K. 15. Bolton, Twenty- third Infantry, U. S. A., 1880- 82 ; Lieutenant W. L. Buck, Thir- teenth Infantry, IT. S. A., 1882A80; Lieutenant II. C. Davis, Third
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