| Charles Lynch | Democrat | 1836-38 |
| Alexander G. McNutt | “ | 1838-42 |
| Tilghman M. Tucker | “ | 1842-44 |
| Albert G. Brown | “ | 1844-48 |
| Joseph W. Matthews | “ | 1848-50 |
| John A. Quitman | “ | 1850-51 |
| John J. Guion (ad int.) | “ | 1851 |
| James Whitfield (ad int.) | “ | 1851 |
| Henry S. Foote | Union Democrat | 1852-54 |
| John J. McRae | Democrat | 1854-58 |
| William McWillie | “ | 1858-60 |
| John J. Pettus | “ | 1860-64 |
| Charles Clarke | “ | 1864-65 |
| W. L. Sharkey | (provisional) | 1865 |
| Benjamin G. Humphreys | Democrat | 1865-68 |
| Adelbert Ames | (provisional) | 1868-70 |
| James L. Alcorn | Republican | 1870-71 |
| Ridgley C. Powers (acting) | “ | 1871-74 |
| Adelbert Ames | “ | 1874-76 |
| John M. Stone | Democrat | 1876-82 |
| Robert Lowry | “ | 1882-90 |
| John M. Stone | “ | 1890-96 |
| Anselm J. McLaurin | “ | 1896-1900 |
| A. H. Longino | “ | 1900 — |
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MISSISSIPPI, University of. A state university chartered in 1844 and opened in 1848, at Oxford, Miss., and maintained until 1880 by annual grants by the Legislature. From 1861 to 1865 exercises were suspended owing to the resignation of the faculty. In 1872 the policy of separate schools, with optional studies and with courses leading to other degrees besides that of B.A., was adopted. The work of the university is organized in seven undergraduate courses, partially elective, leading to the bachelor's degree in arts, science, pedagogy, philosophy, mining, and both civil and electrical engineering. The university also maintains a law school and a summer school, and confers the degree of M.A. and Ph.D. In 1894 the preparatory education was discontinued at the university; and the requirements for admission are those adopted by the Association of Colleges and Preparatory Schools of the Southern States, of which the university is one of the original members. Students from approved high schools are admitted without examination. Since 1882 women are admitted to the classes, but are not permitted to lodge on the campus. The faculty consisted in 1902 of 20 instructors, and the students numbered 243. The library contained 19,000 volumes. The total endowment was $780,000, with a gross income of $47,640. The buildings and grounds were valued at $250,000, the total value of the property being $1,070,000.
MISSISSIPPI AGRICULTURAL AND MECHANICAL COLLEGE. A State institution at Agricultural College, Miss., founded in 1880 on the Federal land grant of 1862. It has a preparatory department and three courses of instruction, agricultural, mechanical, and textile, with provision for graduate work and summer sessions. It confers the degrees of Bachelor and Master of Science, and the honorary degree of Master of Progressive Agriculture. Tuition is free to students residing in the State; others pay an annual fee of $20. The college has a military organization, and all students are required to wear a prescribed uniform within five miles of the college buildings. The attendance of women is permitted. In 1902 the faculty and officers of administration numbered 41, and the attendance was 250 in the preparatory department and 354 in the academic. The library contained 8958 bound volumes. The total value of the college property in 1902 was $455,335, and its income from all sources was $196,841.
MISSISSIPPIAN SERIES. A group of limestones outcropping in the upper Mississippi Valley, and also in Arkansas and Texas. It is the equivalent of the Lower Carboniferous in the Appalachian States. See Carboniferous System.
MISSISSIPPI CATFISH. The largest of North American catfish (Ameiurus lacustris, or Ictalurus ponderosus), which may reach 150 pounds in weight, is sold in all the markets of its region, and is regarded by many as good food. It inhabits the Great Lakes, and all the larger waters of the Saskatchewan, Mississippi, and Missouri valleys. In color it is greenish slate, growing darker with age, the sides paler, without spots. (See Catfish.) Among its many local names in the South are ‘flannel-mouth’ and ‘mud cat.’
MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE. An institution of learning at Clinton, Miss., founded in 1826. It has a preparatory and a collegiate department with an attendance in 1902 of 292 students and a faculty of nine instructors. The library contained about 3000 volumes. The college buildings were valued at $40,000, and the property of the institution at about $110,000. The endowment was $62,000, and the gross income $12,000.
MISSISSIPPI RIVER (Algonquin Missi Sepe, great river; literally, father of waters). The principal river of the North American continent; counting as a part of it the longest branch of the drainage system, the Missouri, which far overtops the central stem, it is the longest river in the world. Its course is entirely within the United States. Popularly, the name is applied to the main north and south stem of the system, which
