Delta State University

Delta State University, also known as DSU, is a regional public university located in Cleveland, Mississippi, in the heart of the Mississippi Delta. DSU is one of eight publicly funded universities in the state. Delta State Teachers College was established in 1924 by an act of the Mississippi Legislature, through Senate Bill 236, introduced by Senator William Beauregard Roberts and Senator Arthur Marshall, and signed by Governor Henry L. Whitfiel... more

Delta State University, also known as DSU, is a regional public university located in Cleveland, Mississippi, in the heart of the Mississippi Delta. DSU is one of eight publicly funded universities in the state. Delta State Teachers College was established in 1924 by an act of the Mississippi Legislature, through Senate Bill 236, introduced by Senator William Beauregard Roberts and Senator Arthur Marshall, and signed by Governor Henry L. Whitfield. It first opened its doors to students on June 7, 1925, for a summer session, then began its first fall session on September 15. James Broom was appointed the president of the college, but died only fourteen months after the appointment, being succeeded by William Marion Kethley on July 15, 1926. Soon after, the college built an elementary education laboratory school called the Hill Demonstration School, in which student teachers taught children between the first and sixth grade. The Hill Dem. School functioned until 1957. In 1930, Delta... less