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 I ^UST UNR13MSII"V 
 
 HOLLY HIPMIPs'CiSG MISS. 
 
 bounded 1866 by the Methodist Episcopal Church 
 for the Christian Education of Negro Young People 
 
 
 
 A Christian School is the Christian Church at work in Education 
 
 
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 PRESIDENT GEORGE EVANS, Holly Springs, Miss. 
 

 UST UNIVERSITY continues its great work of enlightenment, preparation and 
 C? inspiration for the work of life in the midst of the disturbed conditions and increas- 
 ing difficulties due to the Woild War. At the present time there is a larger demand for 
 educated and trained young people than at any time in the past, and with the larger 
 demand comes the larger opportunity for those who are ready. But who can predict 
 
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 what the future holds? God’s hand in history points to greater things. He will not 
 all ow the course of human progress to turn back. Rust University throws open her 
 doors and invites young people to prepare. Let no opportunity slip. Everything worth 
 while requires effort. Take the first step* then climb step bv step. Enter Rust Univer¬ 
 sity in the fall. Come early and stay to the close. 
 
MUHT ENDOWMENT FI 
 
 
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 HE Upper Mississippi Conference, at its session held in Green- 
 wood, January, 1917, recognizing the importance ot securing as 
 soon as possible an adequate Endowment Fund for Rust University, 
 decided to set apart the second Sunday in July in each year as Rust 
 University Day. The day was observed by a large numbei of Churches 
 throughout the Conference in 1917, with the result that the contributions to the fund were greatlv 
 increased, and at the same time the advantages and opportunities offered bv the institution to the 
 young were presented to the people 
 
 The pressing demands for higher standards of education, the increasing cost of all equipment 
 and supplies, and the requirements of the Educational Boards of the Church, makefile Endowment 
 Fund an immediate necessity. For the sake of the young people and their future development, 
 generous gifts are sought for the enlargement of the fund and the permanent strengthening of the 
 grand old school. 
 
Bishop Wilbur P. Thirkield 
 
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 In whose residential area Rust University is 
 situated, has given time, energy, and means 
 to the advancement of the fund. He set it in 
 a prominent place at the Efficiency Confer¬ 
 ences held in September, 1917, and by per¬ 
 sonal solicitation secured large gifts, among 
 them the bales of cotton from Messrs. Tra- 
 wick and Jackson. Under his leadership the 
 District Superintendents and Pastors are 
 pushing the campaign to a successful issue. 
 The amount received from all sources during 
 the last Conference Year was $4009.56. 
 
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 HE largest number of students in 
 some time was enrolled this past 
 year (1917-1918), reaching a total 
 
 of 368. 
 
 A spirit of patriotism and loyalty has 
 pervaded the whole school. The work of 
 the Red Cross Society, the appeal of the 
 Y. M. C. A. War Fund, the requirements 
 of the United States Food Administra¬ 
 tion and other demands have met a ready 
 and willing response. 
 
 A Service Flag hangs in the Chapel, 
 representing our boys in the United 
 States Army and Navy. Twenty-two 
 names are now enrolled, and others are 
 registered under the draft law. 
 
 LIEUT. K, A. m'eWKN 
 
 SKRGT. IK A H. COLIMAtf 
 
 The Rust spirit inspires to service, even to the extent of the supreme sacrifice.