Gerald W. Walton was born in Neshoba County, Mississippi, on September 11, 1934. He graduated from Dixon High School and attended East Central Community College for two years. He graduated from the University of Southern Mississippi in 1956 and enrolled that fall at the University of Mississippi, where he received his master’s and Ph.D. degrees. After serving as an instructor for three years, he became an assistant professor of English in 1962 and was later promoted to associate and full professor. He served as Director of the Freshman English Program, Associate Dean of the College of Liberal Arts, Dean of the College of Liberal Arts, Associate Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, Interim Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs on three occasions, and Provost. He retired in 1999 and continues to live in Oxford.
Previous blogs have discussed the 46 places nominated as possible homes for the University of Mississippi and the process for finally selecting Oxford. Except for counties in the Mississippi Delta, a place from most of the counties was put in nomination—from Tishomingo to Hancock. Although eight of the places (Barefoot, Quincy, City of..
In 1840, the Mississippi House and Senate agreed to begin the search for the location of Mississippi’s first university. Previous blogs have outlined the nominations, the votes and the final decision to locate the University at Oxford. As early as 1835, Governor H.G. Runnells recommended “the appointment of commissioners from the..
This essay is a continuation of the story of how Oxford came to be the home of the University of Mississippi. During the fifth ballot, in an effort to narrow the list down to seven, Greensborough was omitted. Greensborough, settled as early as 1821, was the county seat of Choctaw County until 1871. The town [...]
This essay is a continuation of the story of how Oxford came to be the home of the University of Mississippi. On the third ballot, a number of places were still in the running but received no votes on Ballot 4: Gallatin became the county seat of Copiah County in 1825. In its early days, the [...]
This essay is a continuation of the story of how Oxford came to be the home of the University of Mississippi. On the second ballot, a number of places were still in the running but received no votes on Ballot 3: Emory, in Holmes County, incorporated in 1839, was an early trading post and once [...]
A previous blog listed places that received no votes on the first ballot or were ruled out before the balloting began. This blog lists sixteen additional places that were removed from consideration after the first ballot although some of them received as many as ten votes on the first ballot: Augusta, now called Old Augusta, [...]
As might be expected, state legislators all hoped that the University of Mississippi would be located in their towns or counties. Forty-six places (assuming Raymond and Raymond Springs are one and the same) were put into nomination. Procedures for naming a home were outlined in a previous blog. This essay contains information about eight..
Gerald W. Walton was born in Neshoba County, Mississippi, on September 11, 1934. He graduated from Dixon High School and attended East Central Community College for two years. He graduated from the University of Southern Mississippi in 1956 and enrolled that fall at the University of Mississippi, where he received his master’s and..
All alumni are aware that the Rebels are going bowling. Some fans, however, may not know some of the names used for the team before Rebels came into use. I once wrote that “The first forty-three years of Ole Miss football may well be regarded as a near half-century search for a fitting and lasting [...]
Gerald W. Walton was born in Neshoba County, Mississippi, on September 11, 1934. He graduated from Dixon High School and attended East Central Community College for two years. He graduated from the University of Southern Mississippi in 1956 and enrolled that fall at the University of Mississippi, where he received his master’s and..
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