Mississippi State University - Reveille Yearbook (Starkville, MS)

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}L OFFICERS FOR SIXTY YEARS Mirsissippi State College has been growing from the small Mississippi Agricultural and Me- chanical College to one of the greatest colleges in the South. This was made possible by the progressive and able leaders of State ' s administration. Sixty years ago the college had an enrollment of three hundred and fifty students, all pursuing the same course of study. When the students came on the campus they saw an academic building, a small dormitory, a chemical laboratory, President Stephen D. Lee ' s residence, and a few barns. That was Mississippi Agricultural and Mechanical College. Today, due to capable men in our administration, we find beautiful buildings, modern dormitories, the longest cafeteria in the world, twenty-three hundred students, five schools with progressive professors, and one of the best football teams in the nation. The seniors graduating this year have seen the construction of a concrete stadium, the department of Agri- cultural Administration added to the curriculum, a Dairy Products Building completed, Division of Graduate Per- sonnel created, the Petroleum Testing Laboratory completed, and Hull and Magruder Halls completed. This all comes under the heading of hard work of the leaders of the administration. They have been forced to work under a budget that is much too small; one that should be set for a student body much smaller than this one, but handicapped as they are, their progress is remarkable. President Humphrey has been the dynamic and an efficient leader of these men, and with his guidance they should continue their progress. MAIN DORMITORy

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DR. G. D. HUMPHREY e aac T JX WI tliA PRESIDENT TO THE MEMBERS OF THE GRADUATING CLASS: As you approach the end of your college career at this institution, my parting injunction is that you be sincere in whatever you may undertake to do. Sincerity will pay you rich dividends whatever your interests in life may be. The sincere man is one who is true to his best nature and lives up to the high ca lling of his destiny in all phases of human experience. Sincerity opens up the channels of comradeship among friends and binds us to- gether with ties of loyalty in our social, professional, and business groups. Material riches, fame, and power can mean little to one who has not been sincerely loyal to hinself and to his fellowman. In your years here, I firmly believe that you have established ties of loyal and sincere friendship with both the faculty and your fellow students which the passing years will not sever. I congratulate you upon your achievements here, and wish for you a life of happy and sincere service. Sincerely yours, G. D. HUMPHREY, President.

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r DMINISTRATION DR. W. F. HAND Vice-President and Dean of Science Dr. Hand has been serving Mississippi State since 1894. He is known throughout the South for his brilliance, understanding and tolerance, and has the gift of one of the strongest personalities on the campus. Service to humanity and the advancement of the college has re- mained uppermost in his mind, even to the point of his declining financial gain and fame in other fields. Being Vice-President, Dean of the School of Science, and State Chemist occupies most of his time, but it is a very familiar sight to see him walking across the campus giving his cheerful salutation, Hi, Boy. BEN F. HILBUN Resistrar Mr. Ben is the man that tells us whether or not we may enter Mississippi State College, and he is also the man that says that quite a few of us may not leave after our four years. As Registrar he has records of all grades that have been made at State for years back, but keeping these is just one of his jobs. He is also Chairman of the Board of Publications which carries with it quite a few headaches itself. He is one of State ' s most progressive leaders, and one of her most dependable supporters whether it be at a debate or a football game. B. P. BROOKS Secretary Although the youngest member of the Administrative Council Mr. Brooks has proven to be one of the strongest pillows at State. He has the hair-tearing job of making the debits and credits equal on a budget that would make most men throw up their hands, and give the land back to the Indians. He has performed his duties well, and has a very efficient group of picked men working under him who are really not the bunch of misers and blood-suckers that most upperclassmen lead freshmen to believe. Mr. Brooks is also a very active member of the Board of Publications. MAJOR I. D. SESSUMS Head of Discipline Department As the head of a department that would make any other man the most unpopular person on any campus, The Major through his understanding and fairness, has become one of the most beloved men at State. His ability to punish without a feeling of malice or resentment has given him a place in the hearts of students that will remain even when the time comes that college days are but a memory. He is never too busy to help a student with any sort of problem that he might have, and his ability to lighten the load on another ' s shoulders has won him both the respect and admiration of all who know him.