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Alfred Hume was the first University of Mississippi Chancellor to
possess an earned doctorate, and he was perhaps one of the most
dedicated to the University, devoting nearly 60 years of his life to the
school. A Tennessee native born in 1866, Dr. Hume began teaching
mathematics and astronomy at The University of Mississippi immediately
after he received his doctorate from Vanderbilt University. Besides
serving two terms as Chancellor, he was called upon three additional
times to serve as acting Chancellor. Dr. Hume made many enduring contributions
to the University. In 1927, he organized the graduate program into an
administrative entity of its own. He started a significant building program,
which included plans for the construction of Fulton Chapel, Bondurant
Hall, the gymnasium, the high school building, Lewis Hall, the School of
Law, the cafeteria, six dormitories for men, one women's dormitory,
Hemingway Stadium, and the Field House. Fraternities were
allowed to reorganize. Most significantly, however, Hume is credited with
preventing Governor Theodore G. Bilbo from moving the University to Jackson.
