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Article: Maroon and White: Mississippi State University, 1878-2003.(HOME PAGES)
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- Mississippi Magazine
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- September 1, 2008
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MAROON AND WHITE: MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY, 1878-2003
BY MICHAEL B. BALLARD.
HARDBACK, $35.00.
UNIVERSITY PRESS OF MISSISSIPPI, WWW.UPRESS.STATE.MS.US.
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When Mississippi State University (formerly known as A&M) was founded in 1878 to teach agriculture and mechanical arts, the administration never would have dreamed of the evolution that would take place over the next 125 years. Michael Ballard follows historical events and the influential leaders of Mississippi's "People's University" in great ...