East Mississippi Community College - Lion Yearbook (Scooba, MS)

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Eddie Sparkman Collinsville, Miss. Malbelle Stockton Greenwood Springs, Miss. Ralph Woodruff Houston, Miss. Willard Stephens Meridian, Miss. Eobert Wade Calhoun City, Miss. Nannie George Taylor Macon, Miss. Edna Rollins. Meridian, Miss. Irene Simmons Gholson, Miss. Elkin Woodruff Houston, Miss. Marvin Wood Gordo, Ala. Rufus Wiggins Kewanee, Miss. Marguerite Tolley.... Calhoun City, Miss. Ruth Ray Corinth, Miss. Shirley Barrett Shuqualak, Miss. Robert Walker Meridian, Miss. Eugene Wood Gordo, Ala. Julia Thompson Meridian, Miss. 27

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Dog Day The sophomores, finding th ' at history had not given ample holi- days, decided that another should be declared. They met and after some deliberation came to the decision that dog day would be ob- served. The legal document read along this line. All dogs of the species freshman that are found upon the roles and premises of E. M. J. C. on the fifteenth day of September are to take their natural status of life, removing from their anatomy all make up and unnatural things that they have adopted which make them resemble honorable humans, such as the sophomores. The docu- ment went further in declaring that we the so phomores are re- sorting to this act in order to prove theirwith the inferiority of the cannies (the freshmen) who through association and environmental conditions have misrepresented themselves to the public, the faculty and to themselves in their persistent immitations of their masters, the sophomores. For the administeration of the act every sopho- more was deputized to use such force as belts, words and superior main strength would afford. The day came. (The freshmen well remember.) The first part of the program was amusing as those who came to breakfast that- day remember — the dogs appeared as demanded in the act (pup- pies too). Each master took his chair as usual and after being- seated the dogs came in, turned their chair backs to the table, knelt there and enjoyed their dog biscuits and other forms of Kelloggs. Not being allowed to ask for what they desired, as the humans did, they were forced to their native language — barking. The dining room was filled with barks ranging from the Fox terrie rto the hound. The famous day continued with each Freshman putting on the dog in general. In the afternoon our boys met Clark college on the foot ball field. You remember how we put them under. The half came and all the boy dogs participated in a shoe race. Some came out with shoes of many colors. Others were obliged to take those that would fit their hound feet. Some few were fortunate enough to come out with shoes that nearly fit and somewhat of the same color. The day ended very happily and with excellent cooperation on the Freshmans part. You can bet they enjoyed it. 29