Mississippi State University - Reveille Yearbook (Starkville, MS)

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Old fTlan Winter Puts Halt on Campus Activities Aside from bringing in a fresh semester of classes, January brought record low temperatures, sleet, and snow to MSU. Returning to classes on a chilling day at temperatures of 3°, students dug out their warmest apparel to go out to scrape ice from their wind- shields. Some were even more appalled to find their cars wouldn ' t start. For these were experiences most MSU students hadn ' t known often. But the biggest shock of all was yet to come. On the second day of classes, with light rain predicted by local forecasters, MSU was stricken by 2 to 3 inches of snow and ice. By 12:00, classes had been dismissed as day students and staff slip- ped and slid home on snowy Starkville streets. For this unexpected winter storm had practically paralyzed MSU. Even though driving condition I were hazardous and temperatures wer low, nothing could calm the child-liki enthusiasm of MSU ' s students Cafeteria trays were carted off as sled to snow-covered campus hillsides. ] was a dry snow but nonetheless, ther were snowball fights and snowmer Ice-covered sidewalks and streets wer the closest thing students had to an ic skating rink, and some even create their own fun pulling friends behim cars in everything from cardboar boxes to washtubs. As the day drew to a close and eve more sleet fell, MSU students wishe for another day without class. For onc their wishes came true as old ma winter took his toll on MSU. D. Pezzill

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Julie Burress Five years ago Julie Burress did something that got her feet off the ground. Julie earned her pilot ' s license. As a senior in high school in 1976, Julie went to her hometown airport in Booneville, Miss., on a whim to inquire about flying lessons. She ended up taking her first lesson in the air. Her parents accepted the news with general disbelief and consternation, but Julie pursued her new hobby with enthusiasm. She continued her flying lessons and started studying for- the written exam. By the end of the school year, she had passed the written exam, and by August of the next year, she had passed her practical exam. When she graduates in December, Julie will have put in more than 110 flying hours. She hopes to someday become an in- structor pilot so she can teach others. Julie has taken her brothers and friends in the air, but after five years, her mother still will not go! Black Voices Choir They have dedicated their lives to singing and praising the Lord, and they incorporate this with recruiting black students for Mississippi State. What began nine years ago on the MSU campus with three 5uys singing in the showers of Zhtz dormitory which was then i men ' s dorm has blossomed in- :o a choir of 50 melodious voices recognized as Black Voices. In the beginning, rehearsals and performances were acap- pella, without instrumental ac- companiment, but today Black Voices boasts a piano, guitar, drums and four-piece brass sec- tion. They have appeared in concert with Andrae Crouch and have been televised on WCBI ' s Golden Spiritual Hour and a local Chicago, 111. televi sion station. Black Voices makes a concert tour every spring. In addition to appearing in Mississippi, the group has performed in Illinois, Alabama and Louisiana in past years. The choir sings mainly con- temporary gospel and four-part choral arrangements. Barry Brown is the student director of Black Voices. Black Voices is presently working to achieve recognition as an official organization of MSU. Once this is accomplished, they will then receive ap- propriations from the Student Association with which the choir hopes to cut their first record. First row: C. Washington, M. Betts, R. Quinn, M. Home, M. Drumgoole, J. Hill, H. Wilson, K. Hoskin, A. Morris, J. Buchanan, B. Ransom, B. Brown; Second row: R. Anderson, V. Cunn- ingham, K. Stewart, D. Covington, M. Williams, A. Rhodman, T. Harper, S. Carr, E. Mann, L. Scott; Third row: D. Presley, C. Walker, R. Williams, D. Queen, M. Crittle, E. Farr, C. King, W. White, B. Phelan, L. Nicks, J. Quinn, Dr. W. Farmer, Advisor. People 27

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; 1§ Students form trains and slide down the ice covered hill in front of Suttle Hall on food trays provided by University Dining Services.