Coahoma Community College - Coahoman Yearbook (Clarksdale, MS)

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ADMINISTRATION FACULTY The theme Challenge gives much latitude for thought. lt is a word of broad usage that says many things when it is chal- lenged. One of the synonyms for challenge is defy. An educator himself is a challenge. By vir- tue of his title he has openly denounced ignorance, and taken a moral oath to combat illiter- acy whenever and wherever he finds it. The Staff presents the Defiant Ones: those who daily challenge the world to wit- ness a duel between learning and illiteracy - Our very efficient Administration and Faculty.

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O I ' Mr McCune our scouts have observed you our Statistician has facts about you we re spect you and we want all of our readers to know you We mentron a few of the facts that Justr our choice Since you were the first college teacher in this area you helped organrze the Health and Physical education program at Coahoma Junior College You were the fust full time Regrstrar of the college You have directed the faculty and students in the Annual Homecommg Drive from its and purchased needed supplres and equipment Last year when the Hrgh School needed a Principal you accepted the challenge an the results have been most favorable In these instances and m many others you have carried on w1th great fortitude and de pendabrlity even against odds Your dedication to a Job and your record here at Coahoma Junior College and Agricul tural High School will challenge us to greater effort Please accept our good wishes and let the Dedrcatron of this 1964 Coahoman challenge you to further Justrfy our faith in you beginning until this year. The money raised has helped finance college athletic activities . . . - d

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fzeeddentb We would be more than presumptuous if we tried to tell you about the signifi- cant role that the junior college is taking in the educational scene today. You are aware of it. But we believe that this Annual will be of inestimable value to you as you make future plans for your life developments. Coahoma Junior College confronts stalwart foes as it attempts to keep its pro- gram consistent with society's changing needs. It must question accepted truths and values: deal with deep-seated prejudicesg stimulate the complacent and un- concernedg and nourish the will in man to search for a better way of life for him- self and his fellowman, Sensitivity to the needs of the student is a dominant concern of the college. In a very real sense the college is obligated to challenge each student and to moti- vate each person to serve his society. Coahoma Junior College, along with its com- munity, has to determine: fly which goals and purposes are requisite for educating young people for social usefulness: Q25 in which direction programs should be charted to meet the ever-increasing demands of our nationg and Q35 how facilities and per- sonnel can best be utilized for maximum service, These are large and difficult questionsg they challenge the American educational enterprise as well as responsi- ble citizens and government. It is not that these questions are necessarily new ones: the people are frustrated and frightened and the increased demands of our nation make them more vital - more urgently in need of solution - than at any other time in history. Education can meet the imperative and persistent challenge only through its agents - teachers. We make every effort to prepare the masses of students for the world of tomorrow, We cannot accept racial excuses for inferior performances. We develop in our institution a systematic academic program designed to raise the academic achievement level of every child up to the maximum of his own poten- tial. The efforts of Coahoma Junior College have always been directed to foresee in every student clarity, integrity, personal dignity and will and to develop these char- acteristics. These are necessary in order to make their contribution to a society desperately in need of stable moral guide-posts and, meaningful values and stand- ards. The sound base on which our educational program is built, the commitment which is ours to continue dynamic undertakings, and the outstanding contributions of Coahomans throughout the world - all attest to the worth of our endeavors. We look to the future with confidence in the institution's ability to serve our society with continuing effectiveness in the face of such challenges. President