The Rust College A’Cappella Choir will travel to Jackson, Mississippi to participate in the investiture ceremony for Mississippi Supreme Court Justice Leslie D. King scheduled for 1:30 p.m. April 13, 2011.
Justice King, of Greenville, Mississippi, was appointed by Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour after a Supreme Court seat was vacated by Justice James E. Graves, Jr. following his appointment to the Fifth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. Justice King officially began his duties to the Mississippi Supreme Court on March 1, 2011.
The Rust College A’Cappella Choir will sing the “Star Spangled Banner” and the “Battle Hymn of the Republic” as part of the program which will include speakers from across the state. Gov. Barbour will serve as keynote speaker.
The ceremony will be held in the En Banc Courtroom of the Gartin Justice Building, and will be web cast on the Supreme Court’s website
www.mssc.state.ms.us. Rust College is a historically black, co-educational, senior liberal arts college founded in 1866 by the Freedman’s Aid Society of the Methodist Episcopal Church. The College is related to the United Methodist Church, and is dedicated to serving students with a variety of academic preparations, through instruction in the humanities, social and behavioral sciences, natural science, business, technology, and education. Rust College provides an opportunity for education to all, regardless of race, religion, s*x, national origin, or ethnic background
Posted By: Reginald Culpepper
Tuesday, April 5th 2011 at 1:41PM
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