The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1921-12-04
M.S.C.W. ADMITTED
TO THE AL GROUP
SIGNAL HONOR AND DES'
ERVED RECOGNITION
COMES TO COLLEGE.
ACTION is TAKEN
At Birmingham Friday BY
Southern Association OF Col
leges. = Great Rejoicing
Here Over Good News.

A signal honor and distinguished
recognition has come to the Missis
sippi State College for Women dur
ing the week. The Southern Asso,
citation of Colleges in session in Bir.
mingham, voted on Friday to admit
Mississippi's great college for women
to the Al group of American col
leges and Universities, thus confer
ring upon it highly coveted recog-
milton. A message from President
FAINT in Birmingham reached Colum,
bus Friday just as the faculty and
students were coming together in the
chapel meeting, and spirit OF en-
thusiasm and excited Joy prevailed.
Later, in the evening, when Pres
ident FAINT returned, he was met at
the station by practically the entire
student body and given a rouslng
welcome that amounted to an ovation.
The students followed him to hls
home, where, in few well chosen
words, he congratulated the students,
the faculty, the alumnae and friends
of the college upon the admission OF
M. S. C. w. to the accredited list OF
Al Colleges. He modestly disclalm-
ed any undue credit for the achieve
ment, paying a tribute to his dis
tinguished predecessors and the work
which through long years had been
carried on by them, complimented the
faculty on its splendid attainments in
scholarship and teaching ability, and
gave due credit to the students whose
seriousness Of purpose and application
to duty helped to bring about this
happy distinction.
The admission Of NJ. S. G, w. to the
AL list Of American colleges and
universities removes from its grad
yates handicap which has long been
irksome, especially to those students
applying to graduate Universities for
advanced standing in study for the
higher degree. 1t also places the
work of the college on par with
the best colleges for women in the
country, and guarantees that other
colleges will accept the work done at
NJ. S. c. w. at its face value.
1t is significant also that the recog-
milton of the Southern Association
was obtained without any compromise
on the part of the authorities at NJ.
S. C. w. with regard to the character
of courses offered, and the college
will continue to offer both literary
and practical courses, and to serve the
needs of the people of Mississippi in
the largest possible way. The rec
ognition of the Southern Association
merely removes handicap which has
hitherto hampered the college in the
rendering of that service.
The recognition Of the College was
upon recommendation of the commit
tee of distinguished educators, DR. (
Bondurant, of University, DR.. Key, OF /
Millsaps, and Superintendent Watkins,
of Laurel, who visited M. S. c. W.
several weeks ago, and examined Its
work and organization to the minutest .
detail Not only was their report
favorable, but that also of a another
examining committee to whom Pres
ident FAINT had submitted detailed
data of the work, organization, cir
ricula, and equipment of the college.
The admission of NJ. S. c. w. adds
a third Mississippi institution to the
Al list. the other two having been
admitted. They are the
University of Mississippi and Mill
saps College, at Jackson.