University of Southern Mississippi - Southerner Yearbook (Hattiesburg, MS)

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The original purpose behind fhe founding of Mississippi Soufhern, fo fill Mississippi schools wifh qualified feachers, soon became oufdafed as fhe influx of sfudenfs from ofher sfafes and counfries became greafer. The people of fhe sfafe realized fhis facf and soon fhe sfafe legislafure granfed 580,000 for consfrucfion and enlargemenf purposes. Affer fhis one sfep by fhe sfafe governmenf, Mississippi Soufhern College had ifs roofs firmly embedded in an area of inferesfed, helpful people ready fo furfher fheir sfafe school in any way. As MSC has confinued 'ro grow fhrough fhe years. special endowmenfs have made possible fhe addifions of fhe nafionally famous Dixie Darlings. frafernifies. sororifies, and recreafional facilifies. Such addifions have added fo an already famous insfifufion, malcing a good school even beffer.

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Teacher educafion was fhe primary purpose of fhe small school founded in soufhern Mississippi in l9I2. Today, wifh ifs wide fields ofprofessional specializafion and fhe largesf enrollmenf of sfudeinfs in Mississippi. MSC is hard fo imagine as if musf have been during ifs years bf growfh. l-lowever, mosf greaf fhings have small beginnings, and fhe original sfudehf body of 230 swelled fo 500 sfudenfs before fhe firsf year was over. The confinued rapid growfh of MSC has never ceased folamazle fhose who were slcepfical of ifs beginnings and fo fhrill fhose who are infelesfed inlifsprogress. The college fhaf was founded fo fill fhe schools of Mississippi wifh reliable feachers, now supplies schools in all parfs of fhe Unifed Sfafes ahd foreign counfries. No less imporfanf are fhe varied jobs in every professional area fhaf are compefenfly underfalcen by Mississippi Soufhern graduafes. lilll

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I l-ligher educalion was nol lhe only molive behind The eslablishmenl ol Mississippi Soulhern College. bul +he school also wanled lo provide cul- lural opporlunilies for ils sludenls and help inslill in lhem The highesl ideals of life. These inlangible qualifies ol poise, purpose. and ideals musl be imparled lo inleresled sludenls noi only lhrough lacully leclures buf also lhrough aclual experiences in gracious living. Facully members slrive To sel an example of lriendly cooperalion for all sludenls 'ro follow, and lhe resulfs ol lheir ehlorls are eyidenl in lhe pleasanl relalionships belween lhe sludenls and lacully and Jrhe air ol soulhern hospilalily and charm pervading lhe enlire campus. This is our herilage slamming from lhe early days ol lhe old Soulh ol which we musl slriye lo be worlhy.