Mississippi State University - Reveille Yearbook (Starkville, MS)

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The School of Agriculture was first distinctly organized at Mississippi A. and M. College in 1892, while General Stephen D. Lee was president. The first Dean was Professor W. L. Hutchison, who served until 19 12. Then Dr. J. C. Roberts became Dean and he served until 1925, when our present Dean came in. There have been forty-seven graduating classes from 1883 to 1930, and 1,619 students have re- ceived their diplomas in the several branches of agri- culture taught here. This year there are ninety- eight candidates for the B.S. degree, making a pos- sible total of 1,717 for the agricultural graduates. James Napoleon Lipscomb M.S. Dean x 1 T ' - -•--- ' -■ 1 r ' ' ' 1 - ? z — rrr — »-— — — ' tji -g g Er 5 - . . t T| nf l HI 3f fffSi ' i);1;l SH fi% W Ip 1 - i jPi I ' - ' ' | iffj ' 5TV ' :V;:; Hf 1 Ef,«ielll ei ' ' ' ■ S sJ 1 1 •• :•, ' an. H. 1 NEW AGRICULTURAL BUILDING 12 MB

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Lr- John Curtis Herbert, M.S. Vice-President and Registrar The office of vice-president was established at A. and M. when the seniors were making whoopee with : Hullaballo-balloo, hulldballo ! Gallatjazoo-yazoo, i allatjazoo yazum! And a veevo- ' vivo-vho- ' vum! And a boom, and a boom, and a boom-boom bate! A. and M.f A. and M.f Nineteen Eight! Professor W. H. McGruder was made vice-president and he served in that capacity from ' oS- ' oc). Dr. Buz M Walker then discharged the duties of that office until he was elected to the presidency in 1925, suc- ceeding Professor Hull. Since then Professor J. C. Herbert has been the judge in all matters of academic delinquencies.

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The School of Engineering was organized at Mississippi A. and M. College in 1892, under the administration of General Stephen D. Lee as presi- dent of the college. Dr. Buz M. Walker was made dean, and he served until 1925, resigning to become president of the institution. Dr. H. W. Moody then took the reins of office in hand and is yet the driving factor in the department. Engineering men have been numbered among the last thirty-three graduating classes of the insti- tution, eight hundred fifty-six having received their degrees in the three branches taught at the col- lege. This year there are seventy-nine prospective graduates who will bring the total to a possible nine hundred thirty-five for this school. Howard Wilson Moody Ph.D. Dean ,lku. ' 1 m 1 ti it 1 IS i X ' ' ' ■ ■■ ' J% ? - ' ■ ! u all tSJ g a m- ' ■ l|«- ,, ■• .« .- ,n ..— . f(3Hta lW- r - ' y ,i%;- ' - — -[-; ' t— ' , ' ■■■ -i- ' lil LlLMi Vlftuorj Imric K ENGINEERING BUILDING 13