Mississippi State University - Reveille Yearbook (Starkville, MS)

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ditions existing at one time — Magruder and Hull Halls, the two new dormitories, were completed during the summer of ' 38 and were first used this year. A con- crete football stadium was also completed in ' 38, and a swimming pool was added some three years ago. Small things, considered individually, but adding greatly to what we fondly refer to as State. The Officers of Administration have been seriously handicapped by a budget too small to allow for many much needed additions and improvements. They are forced to keep operating expenses within an unreasonable limit — one that was set for a much smaller student body and does not suffice the needs of the present one. Notwithstanding this fact, however, they have gone ahead with their program and met with a large measure of success. Each has worked hard as an indi- vidual and they have worked diligently as a group. Under the guidance of Presi- dent Humphrey they will continue to strive for their goal — to follow his star until in the end they will have concluded a period of growth at this institut ion that will make its degrees a coveted reward for the four years spent in earning them. I ' agr fifteen

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! ADMINISTRATION HEADS Throi (;n tiif. Administrative Offices of the college go the many forms of busi- ness necessary to maintaining the institution. The different departments are placed under the leadership of administrative heads and centralized at the office of the I ' rcsidcnt and the Administrative Council. Lee Hall, the administration building, is the center of activities — it is the stronghold of judicial authority, fed by life lines from the engineering, science, agriculture, and biology buildings. It is here that freshmen matriculate and seniors receive their diplomas. For the past five years the policy of the administrative officers, instituted by the President, has been one of progression. They have endeavored to build a Mississippi State that will be first in academic ratings in all its departments. They have been highly successful in setting an unprecedented high in the number of enrollments, both in regular and in summer sessions — the total yearly enrollment being approximately three thousand students. They have succeeded t(X) in adding materially to the wealth of the school. New dormitory facilities have been added to relieve the extremely crowded con- Dismissed! And one less drill to face

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' Jl officers DR. HAND Vice-President and Dean of Science As Vice-Presiuhnt of Mississippi State College and Dean of the Science School, Dr. W. F. Hand has faithfullj ' served the institution since the eighteen liundreds. He has always been vitally interested in the progress of the school and has devoted the greater part of his life to its betterment. The School of Science was established, under his supervision, in I ' OS and has since become one of the leading schools of its kind in the South. A chemist of recognized ability, Dr. Hand is known by all his associates as a brilliant man, understanding and tolerant. BEN F. HILBURN Reiristrar Acting as Registrar of Mississippi State College, Chairman of the Board of Publications, Head of the Service Bureau, and Dean of Men are the many duties of Mr. Ben F. Hilburn — genial publicity manager of the College. Mr. Ben directs these offices with but one thought — to serve the institution. Unassuming and outspoken, Mr. Hilburn has proved himself an invaluable asset to the administrative offices and to the student body at large. B. P. BROOKS Secretary Completing his second year as the Financial Secre- tary ' of Mississippi State College, Mr. B. P. Brooks has earned a definite place in Administrative Council. His able handling of the school funds and expendi- tures has been the backbone of a progressive State for the past two years. Upon his shoulders falls the burden and responsibility of handling thousands of dollars daily, and making both ends of the school budget meet without breaking the seriously strained middle — not quite an impossible task, as he has shown, but one which requires an intricate knowledge of the not too common American Dollar. MAJOR I. D. SESSUMS Department of Discipline The Major is one man who has the pulse of the College at his finger tips. He knows more about the students, what they think, and what they do than any of the students themselves. Major Sessums has suc- cessfully adopted the role of advisor and counselor to the many students who come to him with their daily problems. He effectively maintains discipline without resentment, and possesses that rare and elusive quality of character which enables him to mete out punishment which is accepted with a smile. Good-humored and understanding, he is never too busy for a friendly chat and never deaf to a just complaint. TOP TO BOTTOM; Dr. W. F. Hand, Vice-President; Ben F. Hilburn, Regittrar; B. P. Brooks, Secretary; I. D. Setsums, Head Department of Discipline.