Coahoma Community College - Coahoman Yearbook (Clarksdale, MS)

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FQSIOQDZJ 5 Gaye Mr James Earl Mrller Presrdent Coahoma Jr College and A H S WW Rf' L. to R: Mrs. Elnora Stasher, Miss Lonnie Young, Secretaries to The President -N

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3 ,.-. . ' James Earl Miller B. F. McLaurin -pn 1, YV., ,wr ,..V..-,A-,..... -5-Aff... V- -- s -1 A,,f' l xl iv ' it ...il-W' B. F. Mclaurin Resigns James Earl Miller Named Head Of County School , IB. F. McLaurin, president of Coahoma Junior College - a school that saw its enrollment expand from 22 to 728 during the past 17 years of his presi- dency today announced his res- ignation because of poor health. ' McLaurin will stay on at the school as administrative assist- ant, a full-time post with re- duced duties. K l James Earl Miller, present- ly administrative assistant andf English instructor at CJC, will be elevated to the position of president at the junior college. 1935. He rose to superintendent? of the school in 1946, and three: years later the school expanded to the junior college level, be- coming the first public Negro junior college in Mississippi. The first year's junior college enrollment was 22, but it has multiplied more than 30 times and now embraces studentsl from many Mississippi countiesg and other states. 2 McLaurin said that he regret- ted that the pressing condi- tion of my health compelled his resignation. , - I The transition will become ef-'rx HMB, energies, my being I, fective July 1. . naming Miller president- the Board of Trustees of Junior College and Agricultural H 1 g h noted that Miller was qualified to serve as In Miller has been at the schoo since 1950 Will Stay On Although McLaur1ns health forced his resignation as head of the school the board agreed to let him remain in the lesser administrative post McLaurin began his career as an educator as a vocational ag riculture teacher at CAHS ina E v 0 3 my every effort havebeen ' rected toward promoting t s growth of all phases of the in- stitutiong so much that it 'has become evident in the status of sai . I should like to extend myf thanks to the community as a' whole for the cooperation gi -nl the college and its prograrr the Board of Trustees, the perintendent of Education a everyone connected with ' office for their deep conc for the welfare of the instit.. tion, and to the many outstand- Q ing teachers and other educa- tors who have served the insti- tution throughout my tenure. In Without their support and - operation the lives of fthe. me students who have attended C- homa Junior College and AI would not have been- so 2 mirably affected, 2 McLaur continued. A u I shall cherish these mem-l ories . and always be grateful for having the opportunity tow serve in Coahoma County, es-' f pecially at Coahoma Junior Col- l lege and AHS. I shall work . wholeheartedly with my succes sor in whatever capacity that can, heconcluded. 'nw' ,,, , ,, . The scene of this action was Commencement 1966 and ?resident B.F. hcLaurin, known to some as the action gvresi -nt, was officiating as pi'eSi.dent at his last comme' li.i ' 'lf3iPLClTi3 , 1 f 1 -3 T712 , 1 'vii 1? yszfrxis of fijnariic leadership administration. I-lot-fever., satis.-ri lewclsr- t?vrs'! , he is, it i esigjgnati.on moans no prospect oi' an lend to his s tTV'fLC'?5 to the Vloalifwme ifsrfliljf but, ra't3her', it means izlyw-t the Htorciil' is passed to ymunqghfr anal were vigcnffms pe1'sorlali.'ty, ltr. James Hiller. Cnr' new president had dedicated himself' to building 1 Zoaliforta into an ever' growing JKCTICN institution. Q n my health and well being, her d

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yjfeszkzzfis yzpessaye The staff of the 1966-67 Coahoman is to be congratulated for having done an excellent job under difficult circumstances and for having chosen a theme so thoroughly appropri- ate to the spirit of the institution: Coahoma Junior College - Where The Action Is. Action is the doing of something. It is the effecting of an alteration. It is enterprise. It is deeds. It is conduct. It is behavior. Its connotation is that of a continuing process over a period of time rather than that of a single momentary happening or act. Hence, it is the substance which gives rise to the character of men and of the institutions that serve mankind. The actions in which Coahoma Junior College and Agricultural High School has been engaged have cast its image. The demonstrated concern of capable instructors for the in- tellectual growth of their students has given the institution the reputation of being a center of teaching excellence. The cordiality exhibited among students as well as among faculty and staff members has established the institution as a place of friendliness. The success of its athletic teams and its other competitive groups has caused Coahoma to be known as the home of pace setters. Its continually expanding facilities, its enlarged student body, its broadened and enriched curriculum, its strengthened faculty, its constant search for new and better ways to serve - these have made Coahoma a place of growth. The dynamic spirit which pervades the institution portends for it a brighter and a more glorious future. And this shall come to pass, for this is where the action is. James E. Miller, President