Built in 1837 and standing just outside the gates of Ole Miss, this house was the home of John Faulkner, William’s brother. It was here that John wrote Men Working, Dollar Cotton and My Brother Bill, a tribute to William Faulkner.
Growing up in Oxford, there were a lot of Faulkner kids. But they were not from William Faulkner’s direct line. They were from his brother John’s. John and Dolly Faulkner had two sons. Jimmy and Chooky Faulkner were both well known, popular members of Oxford’s social crowd. Jimmy Faulkner being a writer and historian in his own right and his mother, Miss Dolly, being the great family matriarch for years after her husband passed away.
Another thing about the Faulkners that Oxford folks know is that they always have boys, mostly. In my generation of Oxford kids there was the lone girl, Meg, along with Rusty, Buddy, Burt, Ley and Ramey. I don’t know how many children there are on the next generation down, but I’d figure the Faulkner name is in no danger of fading away.
Oxford has three well known “Faulkner Houses” but it is around this one that the activity and day to day life of the Faulkners of Oxford took place during my time. Memory House, like Rowan Oak, is now owned and preserved by Ole Miss. But no matter what use they put it to or what the sign out front says, for Oxford folks, it will always be Miss Dolly’s house.
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UM Professor Named to American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Board
Communication sciences and disorders professor Carolyn Wiles Higdon serves as vice president of finance.
Carolyn Wiles Higdon
Photo courtesy of Ole Miss Communications
University of Mississippi communication sciences and disorders professor Carolyn Higdon’s leadership role with the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association has positioned the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders to be at the forefront of the field’s latest news and research on national and international levels.
Higdon, who was elected vice president of finance for ASHA, will serve her term through 2014. ASHA is the professional, scientific and credentialing association for more than 167,000 members including audiologists, speech-language pathologists and speech, language and hearing scientists.
“[The position] has allowed me to bring topics to the department for discussion that are going to affect training and academic programs at Ole Miss and across the country, giving us an added advantage as we assess our current program and as we plan for the future,” Higdon said. “As a faculty, we have been able to do improved long-range and strategic planning that will benefit all of our customers — the students and clients we serve — as well as the faculty.”
Among the initiatives, the department was able to get an early start to include the “216 license,” a license for students with a bachelor’s degree to practice in schools, which will go into effect in Mississippi in July. Previously, a master’s degree was required to practice in every setting in the field.
For the CSD department, this will mean teaching master’s-level speech-language pathologists how to supervise bachelor’s-level speech therapists, as well as developing new online courses, creating more part-time opportunities for graduate students and improving the department’s retention and recruitment opportunities, Higdon said.
In October, Higdon was among about 75 participants at the prestigious Healthcare Summit, a four-day event that brought leaders in the field of health care and government together to discuss the Affordable Care Act. Higdon also has access to the CSD graduate programs’ accrediting council and multiple external-funding opportunities, as well as new products and evidence-based research portals.
“A board position on an association this size holds strong visibility and credibility when discussing professional issues,” said Lennette Ivy, CSD department chair. “This position affords us an opportunity to showcase the University of Mississippi and the School of Applied Sciences, as well as individual faculty within the department, to Congress and legislators from across the country, as well as other SLPs and audiologists.”
Another faculty member was recognized by ASHA recently. Rebecca Lowe, clinical assistant professor and co-director of the UM Speech and Hearing Clinic, was appointed to the ASHA Audiology Leadership Class.
In addition, UM has a history of presence on the ASHA board of directors. Alumni Sue Hale and Tommie Robinson each served as president, and Gloria Kellum, vice chancellor emerita for university relations and professor emerita of communicative disorders, served as a vice president.
“I feel it is a great honor to follow in their footsteps by being able to serve the members of our association through my position on the ASHA board of directors,” Higdon said. “The University of Mississippi is a weekly word in the ASHA office now.”
Higdon holds a doctorate in education from the University of Georgia as well as an M.A. and a B.S. from Kent State University. She joined the UM faculty in 2000, served as chair of the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders from 2002 to 2007, is active in university and department committees and is a consultant to the U.S. Department of Labor and the Mississippi Department of Education. Higdon is a trained mediator, a qualified expert witness in CSD in the legal arena, and she continues her international rehabilitation work. — Ole Miss News Desk
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Register online to participate in the OPC Youth Soccer League this fall. OPC registration windows are open until July 14 for season opening games starting August 26.
This season’s games will be scheduled on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and some Saturdays. Registration is fifty-five dollars per child, and can be done by clicking here.
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If you’re interested in coaching an OPC Youth Soccer team this fall, registration applications can be found here.
For any questions regarding OPC Youth soccer programs or coaching opportunities contact Tiffany by emailing her at tiffany@oxfordparkcommission.com.
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This is a news story done by Claude Locke and Mike Ford on the first Faulkner Conference held in 1974. The footage is rare in that it includes the late Dr. Jim Webb, former chairman of the Department of English at Ole Miss and Faulkner author, and Dr. Joseph Blotner (sp). Blotner is very young here but became a giant as a Faulkner biographer. I as director of PR and commissioned Claude (seen on camera) and Mike (behind the camera) to do this story, The Faculkner conference is now known around the world, but this was the beginning. We did this on 16mm film and sent it out to TV stations from the PR Office. Mike Ford is now a major producer of films for networks including National Georgaphic and History Channel. Claude is now a major producer of television commercials. Mike and Claude are collaborating with the Library of Congress to do a 1974 to present Oxford-North Mississippi television special. Hillary worked with them and will be Associate Producer. I have attached a picture of she and Michael. Ask her for some details.
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Lafayette County’s Early History Reflected In The Life Of The College Hill Store
Historical College Hill Store in Oxford / Photo By HottyToddy.com
College Hill Store was built in 1836 and is perhaps the oldest commercial establishment remaining in Lafayette County. The store was built the year Lafayette County was founded and the year of the Chickasaw Indian Cession.
“General Grant and General Sherman are said to have camped 30,000 Union troops at College Hill, and it seems logical that they probably visited the only store in the area,” said Connie Alford, proprietor of the historic store.
“Originally the store building was two stories, with a doctor’s office on the second floor. When the top floor burned, it became a single story building,” she said.
A Chair on the Porch of College Hill Store / Photo By HottyToddy.com
College Hill Was Early Community
The historical building is where citizens, Civil War soldiers and Indians all must have shopped, where farmers gathered during the great depression, and newly inducted soldiers passed going to WW I and WW II. Now, College Hill Store serves up bottled soda and candy to school children, and hosts receptions for weddings and dignitaries such as Senators Roger Wicker and Thad Cochran.
“College Hill Store was purchased by the late John White, who for many years was director of the Physical Plant at Ole Miss. When he died, he left the land to the local fire department and the building to Ole Miss. The plan was for Ole Miss to move the building, but it was determined that the building was in such bad shape it could not be moved,” said Ms. Alford.
“Ole Miss gave the building to the Oxford-Lafayette County Historical Society, and I leased it from the Society for as long as I maintain and keep up the store,” she said.
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Restoration Saves Store
Ms. Alford’s brothers, Sammie and Charles Durham, helped her restore the store to its original condition. Inside are a wide range of period antiques, including a 14-foot long seed counter, now used for buffets, antique tools and glass, and a wood-burning stove that has become the center where community members gather for conversation during cold winter days. The store is immediately across the street from College Hill Church.
“The thing that amazes me is to actually sit in the store and think of all the people who have come through its doors. Scenes from Faulkner’s ‘Intruder In The Dust’ were filmed here and Mr. Faulker’s nephew, Chuky Falkner, told me that the first commodities given out in the county were from this store. Mr. Faulkner came out to help, and he and his friends also met here to go fox hunting,” she said.
Ole Miss Hall of Fame winners pose for a 1971 yearbook photo on the front porch of College Hill Store. / Photo Courtesy of Ole Miss Yearbook
Located next door to the Regents School, the store caters to the nearly 180 kids who attend the school while hosting receptions and dinners throughout the year.
Student Group in College Hill Store / Photo Courtesy of College Hill Store
“Teachers bring students over as part of their history classes. And, during the 1890s and early 1900, court was held here and Ole Miss law students came out to observe,” Ms. Alford said.
“We have groups from Kentucky and other states who come to the College Hill Store,” she said.
The store is open Tuesday through Friday, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. during the school year, and is open the same hours, only on Thursday and Friday, in the summer.
“People love to be photographed on the front porch. It’s a special place to enjoy and recall our early history,” Ms. Alford said.
College Hill Road, which runs in front of the store, is part of the trail native Americans traveled as they moved to reservations in Oklahoma. Chief Toby Tubby, one of the county’s largest land owners before the Chickasaw Cession, is sure to have frequented the store, residents say. He was killed in a knife fight and is believed to have been buried in the region.
Interior of College Hill Store / Photo Courtesy of College Hill Store
Across the street, behind College Hill Church, are buried both Confederate and Union troops who may have also frequented the store. –– Jim Roberts, HottyToddy.com staff writer
Email Jim Roberts at hottytoddynews@gmail.com
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