The 1934 String Band at Magnolia A. & M. College, Magnolia, Arkansas. From left: Paul Hamilton, mandolin; Aaron Foster, violin; John Phillips, piano; Drexel Henderson, tenor banjo; Alvis phillips, guitar. According to Alvis Phillips, who owns the picture, the band played not only at school convocations but also at faculty dances and old fiddlers' contests. The copy work is by Robert B. Walz.
 


 
 
The foundation of Cross Hall on April 23, 1936; looking west. The two faculty houses are still in use, but the Engineering Building---behind what was President Overstreet's house---has been dismantled.
 

 

   

 

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