The weekly echo., 1933-04-21
RUST COLLEGE EXTENSION
SCHOOL

The Rust College Extention School
Under the direction Of Prof. G. w. Oliver
BEGAN L.. ,nra quarter, March 22nd,
1888. The course offers special OPP
portunity for public school teachers
and others desiring further study to-
ward graduation from college with
Bachelors de. rec and renewal OF
license.
The courses are regular standard
college courses conforming to all the
standard requirements as regards to
length of recitation periods, credits
gained and records kept. The work is
under the personal direction of mem
Der of Rust college faculty. Following
is a list of the names of those who
have been and are still availing them
selves of this opportunity inspite of the
stringent times:
Mesdames Marjorie M. Alexander,
county school; Lillian Jones Barnett,
County school; NJ Brown, County
School; Missile Clayton, County school;
Ella Crawford, County School; Ruby
Davis, County School. Miss Geraldine
Brown, County School; Miss Fannie
Dawson, East End School; Miss Rhoda
DeBruce, County School; Miss Carrie
DeBruce, County School; Mrs H. M.
Falconer, house wife; Misses HAIL
Glover, student; Dorthulia Groce,
county school; Mildred Gaines, City
school; Bertha Hill, County school,;
Mrs. Laura Hinson, Cchnty School;
Miss Casolean Huddleston, County
School, Miss Emma Ivy, Principal East
End City school; Mr. Reece Jamison;
County school, Rev. L. E. johnson,
District Superintendent, Meridian Dis
trict; Rev. G. w. johnson, pastor M. E.
Church; Mrs Annie Mae Keys, county
school; Mrs. Birdie Lewis, Savannah
Grove School; Mr.. c. L. Lindsey, photo
grapher; Miss Johnnie NJ Lee, student;
Miss Willie Martin, Ward School; Miss
Katie Mosley, county school; Mrs.
Emma D. Macon, Savannah Grove
school; Mrs. M. C. Pringle, county
school; Miss Dora Sands, county school;
Miss Athena Smith, East End Public
School; Mrs. Ora D. Smith, county
school, Miss LORNA Sherrod, West End
Public School; Mrs. Miss Bertha Taylor
county school; Miss Willie Taylor,
county school; Rev. Eugene Webb
county school; Mrs. A. L. Webb, Jeanes
Supervisor; Miss Jessie Mae Webb.
County school.
1t is to be noted that Prof. Guy w.
Oliver is a Meridian product. Born
and reared here. The son of Mr.. Lee
Oliver, the oldest fireman on the M.
& o. R. R. Finished the eight grade at
Wechsler public school; tenth grade
at Lincoln A. M. A. school and 18th
grade at Haven Institute; A. B. Rust
college, Holly Spring, Mississippi; A.
M. Columbia University, N. Y. City.
Latin, literature, philosophy as ma
jor and modern languages as a minor,
Teacher Haven Institute 1917-1920,
Rust College 1920-1933. Conducted the
first summer school at Rust College.
One year acting Dean Rust College. A.
former member of the classical society
of Middle West and Smith. At present
director of Meridian and Hattiesburg
Extention schools of Rust college.
He is accompanied by his good wife
and three children. Mrs. Oliver quite
an accomplished woman, and has been
very much in demand speaking before
the womerts organizations of the city.
She is an A. B. Rust college and
has taken advanced work at Columbia
University and Chicago University.
She also has had teaching experience
in Vicksburg public school, Rust Coll