Mississippi State University - Reveille Yearbook (Starkville, MS)

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ALFRED BENJAMIN BUTTS B.S., M.S., M.A., Ph.D., LL.B. Vice-President and Director of Instruction Dr. A. B. Butts, one of the outstanding educators in the South, became Vice-President of Mississippi State College in 1930 and Director of Instruction in 1933. He is also Professor of Government and Vice- Chairman of the Athletic Board of Control. Dr. Butts was graduated from Mississippi State College with the B.S. degree in 191 1, and received his M.S. degree here in 191 3. Columbia University con- ferred the M.A. degree on him in 1915 and the Ph.D. degree in 1920. He received the LL.B. degree from the Yale University Law School in the Spring of 1930. WITH THE JAMES VANCE BO WEN, Dean of the School of Business, was graduated from the University of Mississippi in 1901 with the Ph.B. degree. He has been the leading factor in the development and rapid growth of the School of Business in recent years. Dean Bowen has acquired a wide experience in the practical affairs of life, which, together with his sympathetic nature makes him respected and beloved by all his students. Under the capable direction of Dean James Robert Ricks, the School of Agricul- ture has continued its function of training men in all branches of agriculture, a function important in the growth and advancement of the State of Mississippi. He received both his B.S. and M.S. degrees at this institution, the former being conferred in 1902 and the latter in 1906. Dean Ricks is also Director of the Mississippi Experiment Station. 4 Page 24 ►

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•, ' J n$ f ■ Mi . ' • ( , , ' + ..;••■ . . ' ■ ■ ' ■ ' - ' ADMINISTRATION Having been connected with the college almost continuously since 1900, John Curtis Herbert, Registrar and Dean of Students, is well qualified to perform his duties at Mississippi State College. He graduated from this institution with the B.S. degree in 1887, received his M.S. degree here in 1893. Pap, as he is affectionately known by all students, possesses an unusual understanding nature and is therefore a sympathetic advisor at all times. Although he is not a graduate of Missis- sippi State, Lucius Lamar Patterson, Dean of the School of Engineering, is one of its most loyal supporters. He is always inter- ested in student affairs, particularly those which effect the students of his school. Dean Patterson was awarded the B.A. degree at Mississippi College in 1898 and received his M.A. degree at the same institution a year later. Cornell University conferred the M.E. degree on him in 1906. Dr. William Flowers Hand has the dis- tinction of having been Dean of the School of Science continuously since its organization in 1911. Dr. Hand completed his under- graduate training at Mississippi State College in 1893, receiving the B.S. degree at the close of that year. In 1895 this college granted him the M.S. degree. Dean Hand received his Ph.D. degree from Columbia University in 1903. He is one of the most prominent personages on the campus. Major Irwin Dancy Sessums, Head of the Department of Discipline, is a true friend to all students. He is willing and ready at all times to discuss any problem with a student, and his advice is backed by long years of experience as a student, army officer, and employee of Mississippi State College. The B.S. degree was granted him by the admin- istration of this college in 1899. He is loved and respected by thousands of graduates of Mississippi State College. « Page 25 ► If