Mississippi State University - Reveille Yearbook (Starkville, MS)

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The Board of Trustees Hon. Col. Oscar Gober, Hon. A. A. Cohn, Hon. D. E. Nabors Hon. L. W. Seal, Hon. P. Bowdre. Dr. W. Walley, Mrs. Annie Casteel, His Excellency Governor Theo. G. Bilbo, Dr. A. B. Kelly, Captain A. B. Sciiauber. Mississippi A,, and -M. College On February 28, 1878, the Legislature of Mississippi accepted the conditions of th? Morrell Land Grant Act, by which the National Government donated conditionally to every state in the Union public land script equal to thirty thousand acres for each senator and representative in Congress, this being used for the endowment, support and maintenance of at least one college, where the object shall be, without excluding other scientific and classical studies, and including military tactics, to teach such branches of learning as are related to agriculture and the mechanic arts in such manner as the legislature of the State may prescribe, in order to promote the liberal and prac- tical education of the industrial classes in the several pursuits and professions of life. General Stephen D. Lee was elected the first president of the institution, April 1, 1880, and the following men have served as presidents since him: John M. Stone, 1899-1900; J. C. Hardy, 1900-1912; Hon. George Hightower, 1912-1916; Professor W. H. Smith, 1916-1920; Dr. D. C. Hull, 1 920-1925; Dr. B. M. Walker, 1925-1930; Mr. High Critz, 1930- There are twelve important and outstanding buildings that are a part of the five million dollar plant: The Dormitory, which has a housing ca pacity of approximately fourteen hundred and is equipped with all modern conveniences; Lee Administration Building, the Chemistry Building, the Engineering Building, Montgomery Hall, the Biology Building, the Y. M. C. A. Building, the Cafeteria, the new Agricultural Building, the Part-Time Dormitory, the Experiment Station Group, the Agricultural Engineering Building, the Hospital, Creamery, Laundry, and the Power Plant. A. and M. Library, located in the Biology Building, is one of the finest and best equipped for research in the South.

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Dr. W. F. Hand, J. V. Bowen, L. L. Patterson, J. N. Lipscomb, I. D. Sessums Th© Schools of the College The School of Scie nce was organized in 191 1 under the administration of Professor ]. C. Hull as president of the college. Dr. W. F. Hand, B.S., Mississippi A. and M., 1893; M.S., Mississippi A. and M., 1895; and PhD., Columbia, 1903, was made dean of the school and as head of the chemistry department, ex-officio State Chemist. Under Dr. Hand ' s most efficient organization this school has grown to a ranking position in comparison with the other schools of the institution. The School of Business has recently been established as a separate and distinct school at A. and M. College. Professor J. V. Bowen, Ph B., Mississippi, 1901, was again appointed head of this school and it will again function with the success it ex- perienced between the years of 191 5 and 1924, before being transferred to the University. The School of Engineering was organized at Mississippi A. and M. College in 1892 under the administration of General Stephen D. Lee as president of the college. Professor L. L. Patterson, A B., Mississippi College, 1898; A.M., Mississippi College, 1899; M.E., Cornell, 1906, was recently appointed dean of this school, succeeding Dr. H. W. Moody. The School of Engineering is divided into four parts: Civil, Mechanical, Electrical, and Commercial. The School of Agriculture was first distinctly organized at Mississippi A. and M. College in 1892, while General Stephen D. Lee was president. Professor J. N. Lips- comb, B.S., Mississippi A. and M., 1910; M.S., Wisconsin, 1915, succeeded Dr. J. C. Roberts in 1927 and has remained dean of the School of Agriculture since that date. The Academic School at A. and M. was organized in 192 1, while Professor D. C. Hull was president of the College. Dr. A. B. Butts, B.S., M.S., M.A., Ph.D , LL.B., Vice-President of the institution and Professor of Government succeeded Professor F. J. Weddell as dean of this school. The recently-created position of Dean of Men was taken over by Major I. D. Sessums, B.Sc, Mississippi A. and M., 1899, Major Infantry Reserves, who is also in charge of the College Cafeteria.

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n CTze Classes Exhausting thought, oAnd having wisdom with each studious year. — Byron.