The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1948-03-25
Ole MISS ALUMNI
PLAN CENTENNIAL
Year GATHERINGS

In celebration of the Tooth An
niversary of their Alma Mater
Alumni of the University of Mis-
sissippi are planning a series OF
Centennial Banquets to be held
throughout Mississippi and in some
out of state towns, it was an
nounced today by Dave Cottrell.
Jr., Gulfport, president, and Har-
vey Lee Morrison. Okolona, Chair
man of the Alumni Steering Com
mittee.
These banquets are part of an
overall plan to erect an Alumni
Building on the University campus
as a gift from the Alumni on the
occasion of the Tooth Anniversary
of Ole Miss. They r scheduled
to begin in the middle of March
and will continue through May.
Invitations r being sent out
by local Alumni leaders to over
10000 Alumni, parents of students
at Ole Miss and special guests.
Each banquet will feature an out
standing Alumni leader as the
speaker.
Plans for the Centennial Ban
quets and for raising the funds
necessary to construct the Alumni
Building r under the direction0 f
the Officers of the Alumni Associ-
alton, the Board of Directors, the
Alumni Steering Committee, and
an Advisory Council of prominent
Alumni leaders in and out Of the
state.
Serving respectively as Co-ohetr-
man Of the Steering Committee
and Fund Treasurer are Ed 8.
Lewis and Jack Barksdala. both
Of jackson.
A state headquarters for the
Ole Miss Alumni Building Fund
has been opened at S07 Mast Pearl
Street in jackson, Miss.
The initial proposal that the Ole
Miss Alumni observe the Tooth
Anniversary Of the University with
the gift Of IAN Alumni Building
was presented at the last annual
meeting Of the Ole Miss Alumni
Association. The resolution was
approved enthusiastically at that
time.
The proposed Alumni Building
will provide recreational, housing
and administrative facilities for
members of the Alumni Associa-
ton and visitors to the campus.
Present facilities at the University
are not considered adequate to
care for an expanding Alumni pro-
gram.
Another important use of the
Alumni Buifdjng will be to pro-
vide much-nSeded accommodations
for the states various professional
groups, such as lawyers, doctors,
editors, etc., who wish to attend
special lecture courses arranged
by the University.
It is estimated that the building
and equipment as presently
planned will cost approximately
$3.50 The architect is r. w.
Naef Of Jackson, Miss.
The Alumni Building will be the
first building of any nature to be
erected on the campus by the
Alumni of the University.
Officers of the Ole Miss Alumni
Association and members of the
Board of Directors are as follows:
David Cottrell, Jr., Gulfport,
president; T. H. McElroy, Oxford,
Vice-President; o. Britt Rogers,
Tupelo, Athletic Committee Rep
resentative; r. c. StovaIl, Column
bus; Thompson Mcclellan, West
Point; John w. Kyle, Sardis; j. B.
Gathright, Oxford; George P. Cos
sar, Charleston;
w. T. Wynn, Greenville; John
Dulaney, Tunica; J. c. Fair,
Greenwood; H. L. Morrison, Oko-
iona; Charles D. Fair, Louisville;
Evon A. Ford, Taylorsville; Fred
A. Ross, Meridian; Hugh L. White,
Columbia; Mitchell Salloum, Gulf
port; L. o. Crosby, Jr., Picayune;
Walter Gex, Jr., Bay st. Louis;
DR.. w. Lawson Shackleford, Whit
field;
DR.. Fl. M. Faser, Jackson; r. c
Ray, Canton; Maxwell Bramlette.
Woodville; Mrs. Alien C. Thomp-
son, Jackson; j. A.. BIount
Charleston; HIdman Doxey, Holl,
Springs; Cliff Shirley, Meridian
D. w. Holmes, Hattiesburg: Ed S
Lewis, Jackson; L. A. Smith, Jr
Holly Springs; Mrs. Esther Levi
Ethridge, Oxford; DR.. J. Harle,
Harris, Memphis, Tenn; Georg
w. Healy. Jr, New Orleans. La;
Dean ]. w. Bell, University; D
L. Fair, Louisville; Judge Jane
A. Finley, TupeIo; DR.. Ike c. Knox
~Vicksburg; james Mcclure, Sar.
dis; Martin v. B. Miller, Meridian
]. Lake Robertson, Clarksdale;
Judge L. A. Smith, Jackson; and
Major w. Calvin Wells. Jackson.