Hinds Community College - Eagle Yearbook (Raymond, MS)

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D e d i c a t • i o n A true and brave and downright honest man! He blew no trumpet in the marketplace, Nor in the church with hypocritic face Supplied with cant the lack of Christian grace; Loathing pretense, he did with cheerful will What others talked of while their hands were still. JOHN G. WHITTIER Professor A. L. Denton He is our guidance director, our counselor, and our friend. He knows the type of work that each of us is capable of doing and tries to inspire us to develop our talents. He has a friendly word for each of us. He listens to our troubles, offers us encouragement, and gives us sound advice. He has given many years of service to Hinds Junior College. He is a former coach, dean of men, and high school principal. There is naught of the ranter, the rabble-rouser or the demagogue in Mr. Denton. He never indulges in mock heroics or cheap dramatics. During his long career as a school official there never has been an in- stance of deserved criticism. He has been firm but kind and soft-spoken. Both as a private citizen and as a school official he has kept his temper, pursued the even tenor of his way and, above all else, engaged in clear thinking before acting. We proudly dedicate the 1961 Eagle to Mr. A. L. Denton, a time- tested, true-as-steel man— exactly the ideal for a teacher, father and friend.