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

Text from Pages 1 - 136 of the 1958 volume:

1 ■ ■% ■MP ■ ' : „ r rU ' itfi pi essSSS? Facujfy rP 0 p The Lion of 1958 East Mississippi Junior College Scooba, Mississippi Some Places — and many a troth was plighted ,4 $ . ; iliif WBm Wte ' SliSK ter-a PW ■ill , ! « ft ( Oh, those radio programs! ft ' ' 4 ' %  «£ ' S?5fc SISSIili llfSBi We Know % rf v c .v ov .- The long walk UP §P .uid there came forth a catenation I sweet sound I ' We Proudly Present the New Library and Science Building The planning for this annual began in the spring of last year with the appointment of the editor. Dreaming continued through the summer months when class members were scattered to assume other responsibilities and enjoy other pleasures. This dreaming met with the oft repeated reversals of pictures spoiled and plans gone awry. With the first days of school in early September meaningful work began with regular staff meetings, per- sonal assignments, and with cameras and type- writers clicking in earnest. Returning to the campus, we found that the projected dream of the preceding year had become a welcome reality — our new library and science building, in all its shining newness, was ready for us to use. It took a little while for us to become familiar with it — it w as like a stranger whom we approached politely and warily. The location of books in the library had to be relearned, the equipment in the science rooms was unfamiliar, and even our footsteps in the corridor had a different echo. Some of this we have tried to feature for you. Along with the new, we have tried to vignette for you the familiar — the haunts, the scenes, the friends you will want to remember. It is our hope that this yearbook will serve you in the capacity of a welcome prompter to ever endearing memories. The staff presents to you your 1958 LION. Peggy May — EDITOR — whose contagious enthusiasm and artistic ability have played a major part in the compilation of this annual, artha Eldridge. our capable BUSI- NESS MANAGER, whose quiet efficien- cy has smoothed business problems with such neatness and cheerful ease. Dr. Annette P. Crickard— SPONSOR— who is both a driving force and a guiding light. ■p It Is a Privilege to pay tribute to one who has become so loved and admired by the students and the faculty of E.M.J.C. Known for the consideration she has for the welfare of her students and the loving kindness she gives to all who will seek it, she has become something of an institution at E.M.J.C. Her increasing attempts to promote the spirit and well-being of our school have helped us to make this decision. To one whose guiding hand is always out- stretched to be helpful, we proudly dedicate this 1958 LION — DEAN of WOMEN ANNIE ELIZABETH ANDERSON X ■ President ' s Message I feel that never before in the history of our state or of our nation have our leaders been more keenly aware of the vital role that our junior colleges are playing and of the great potential contribution not only to our way of life, socially and economically, but also to our very survival as a nation and as a people. We as citizens and as taxpayers must not wait to be incited into action by leadership at the national level, but we must take, at the local level, the initiative to meet the great challenge that is upon us. The junior colleges of Mississippi are now in a strategic position to assume the lead in the field of education beyond the high school level, where the greatest number of academic casualties occur. On the other hand, every student, whether he be in high school or in college, has a duty and an obligation to his fellowman and to his country to develop himself to his fullest capacities, as we embark upon a new era in the history of the world. I sincerely hope and believe that each of you will assume this responsi- bility that is yours, and as you go out into a world beset with anxiety and strife, but also with endless opportunities, may you ever keep foremost as your aim the motto of your alma mater - Knowledge, Maturity, Responsibility. Vjf ??Zlld 4S ' Governing Board BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Kemper County John Persons, District 1 Scooba, Miss. Louis Briggs, District 2 Porterville, Miss. Jack W. Harbour, District 3 DeKalb, Miss., Rt. 5 Russel Shepherd, District 4 Preston, Miss. Earnest P. Batema ' n, District 5 De Kalb, Miss. Lauderdale County William S. Wright, District 1 Meridian, Miss. R. N. McElroy, District 2 Lauderdale, Miss. James Frank Spears, District 3 Collinsville, Miss., Rt. 2 L. D. Walker, District 4 Meridian, Miss., Rt. 1 Roy Griffin, District 5 Meridian, Miss., Rt. 3 Noxubee County B. S. Mailer, District 1 Cliftonville, Miss. W. S. Mullins, District 2 Paulette, Miss. H. T. Hunter, District 3 Shuqualak, Miss. T. L. Thompson, District 4 Macon, Miss. D. S. Norwood, District 5 Brooksville, Miss., Rt. 1 BOARD OF TRUSTEES Kemper County Supt. Chandler Land, Secretary DeKalb, Miss. E. A. Temple _. Electric Mills, Miss. W. W. Shepherd . DeKalb, Miss. Howard Wilkerson DeKalb, Miss. L. D. McDade .. ___ Porterville, Miss. Earl McKelvaine ___ DeKalb, Miss. Lauderdale County Supt. T. S. Pigford, Chairman . Meridian, Miss. Grady Clark . Lauderdale, Miss. Dr. McRae V. Mosby _ Meridian, Miss. Willie Neal _ . Meridian, Miss. W. W. Thompson . ._. Meridian, Miss., Rt. 7 J. P. White _ Bailey, Miss. Noxubee County Supt. Frank Hurst Macon, Miss. L. T. Anderson, Jr. ___ Shuqualak, Miss. Cale Parke . Brooksville, Miss. B. G. Patty Cliftonville, Miss. Paul Daniels . Macon, Miss. Governing Board The Executive Committee, pictured above, is com- posed of the County Superintendents of Education from our three tax-supporting counties. They are, left to right, Supt. Chandler Land, Kemper County; Supt. T. S. Pigford, Lauderdale County; and Supt. Frank Hurst, Noxubee County. Other members of the Hoard are I .. T. Anderson. L. I). M.Dade, Earl McKelvaine, Dr. McRae V. Mosby, Willie Neal, E. A. Shepard, and W. W. Thompson. PRESIDENT R. A. HARBOUR - DEAN A. J. OUBRE . : |||| :■■ . ■ ••. ' .■:--;Vv;-. REGISTRAR E..A. KNIGHT JOHN BARRETT Business Manager MRS. ANN BARRETT Secretary to Business Manager MRS. KITH CI RRIE Secretan t Dean and Registrar mm Ul Til 4 ■Mil 3I ' ' ' i tVti iV e y nllf vVVO c VvatS e ff ote Ocvafl i vaO- ' ||| The formula is very easy to remember — AH @P QZ Faculty - members are largely people of mystery to us. Somehow, some- time, they have managed to chock their heads full of knowl- edge so that they are always a step ahead of our random ques- tions; they have mastered a surprising number of skills; they continue to follow a wide range of interests; yet, they find time to show a general sympathy and personal interest in our trials and successes. Because of their scholarship and warm humanity, many stu- dent lives are directed into channels of larger vision and serv- ice. THOMAS ADAMS— S B.S., Spring Hill College Social Studies Assistant Coach ANN E. ANDERSON M.A., University of North Carolina Mathematics MRS. LESLIE AYCOCK B.M., Belhaven College Voice, Piano GENE CRAGO B.A., University of New Mexico Music, Band, Theory ANNETTE P. CRICKARD Ph.D., University of North Carolina English, Education KEYES CURRIE M.S., Mississippi Southern College Basketball Coach Government EDNA B. HARBOUR M.A., Mississippi State College English ROBERT B. HEAD B.S., Delta Slate Teachers ' College Chemistry Physics a i BEirr km(;ht B.S., M.A., Mississippi Southern College Registrar. Speech JUNE MUELLER B.S., University of Mississippi ( .ommercial ANNIE E. HULL M.S., Mississippi State College Home Economics EARL JONES B.S., Livingston State Teachers College Vocational-Technical afiQQOQQ ± A. J. OUBRE, JR. M.S., Mississippi State College Office Practices VERA RAWSON B.A., Mississippi State College for Women High School Mathematics BOB SULLIVAN B.S., George Peabody Head Football Coach Physical Education Director IRA Q. WEAVER M.S., Mississippi State College Vocational Agriculture MILDRED WEAVER A.A., East Mississippi Junior College Study Hall MARY WILLIAMS M.A., Florida State University Librarian OLGA HUTCH ERSON Campus Stoic « I y v i fe. Sophomores - enjoy the reading room of the new library. This is the spot that we watched grow from the turning of the first shovel, the pouring of the floor, and the laying up of the first bricks. Reference work, always heavier in the sophomore year, can be done in greater comfort — no more will our hands perspire on our term papers, or our fingers cramp with the cold. We have a righteous pride in OUR library. Moments — a winter concert featuring Aaron Robinson — we won the cup at Stunt Night We Remember — Ann Jackson and Key Warren leading the honor roll Queen Beth Tucker and escort 1 ' seii james % Sophomore Officers ANITA GLASS .Reporter LYLE UNDERWOOD ., Vice President NELDA DAVIS Secretary JOE OLIVER ::;_■ President PAUL ALEXANDER HALE AUST JERRY BEAVERS OTHO BROWN KENNETH BARFIELD JON LEE BARNES 1 LEONARD BYRD EDGAR CARTER Jlf S Hk RAYMOND CHRISTENSEN CAROLYN COOK PRINCE DARE MAXINE CARTER JOSIE CEFALU f SUE CRAIG MARGARETTE CUMBERLAND ; NELDA DAVIS PERRY DAVIS EDGAR EASLEY MARY JANE ELDRIDGE MYRTHA DUNCAN JACK DUDLEY RUEL ELLIOTT ANITA GLASS x , KENNETH RAY HARVEY COLETTE HASIE LLOYD HUTCHERSON ANN JACKSON JOHN CURTIS GRANGER FRANK HAIR RONALD HEGWOOD GEORGE HAL HUGHES h-3 7 t - LUTHER JOHNSON JAMES KEY JOYCE McDANIELS JANICE McDAVID BETTY JEAN McWILLIAMS PEGGY MAY EULA MILLER JAMES MOORE J7.1 rTj c ' '  s i; V i WEDA NEAL JOE OLIVER fl) ' JOE MOORE BILLY JOE MYATT RUTH OLIVER KENNETH PALMER JAMES PERMENTER GERALD POOLE MARY WINNER POOLE RICHARD POOLE JUDY PURVIS JOHN A. QUARLES • CHARLES PORTER JANE PRINCE ROD RICH RDS BETTY JEAN ROBINSON CAROLYN SHEPHERD JERRY SHOEMAKER PHOTO Not Available PEGGY STEPHENS JAYNE STOKES BUDDY ROBINSON PARKER SHANNON , t JOHNNY SHORE LESTER GEORGE SIMMONS FRED STOOPS THOMAS SUGGS BILLIE THOMASON TONY TOWNSEND JERRY TAYLOR BILL TAYLOR BETH TICKER LYLE UNDERWOOD KENNETH W1LKINSEN DELMER WILLIAMS CHARLES WILLIAMS ELWOOD VICK BOBBIE WADDELL E t ELIZABETH ANN WHITFIELD LEONARD WHITT m 3 Oh, ) Hr, G tf , , ' . iu p , -.. .• ' ■Sk   Freshmen - are those valuable nonentities, garnered like priceless jewels by the registrar and made the butt of every joke by the sophomore. He must be entertained lest he grow homesick, but sternly admonished if he plays too much. He is traditionally given little privilege, but scolded for his lack of maturity. He is today ' s greenhorn and tomorrow ' s lordly senior. Ah, the life of a freshman may be hard, yet who would want to forego that year of alternate anxiety and euphoria, misery and delight. Here ' s to the Frosh! I. • ,.. ■ i r Freshman Officers ANDY GIBSON President BILL STEPHENS _ „ Free President SHEILA COVINGTON _ _ Secretary MARTHA JACKSON ... Reporter Roland Atkins Vivian Bagwell Bobby Beasley Judy Byram Robert Card Jerry Castle PHOTO Not Available Charles Chatham Ralph ( !herr Richard ( la ton Charles Coleman Johnny Cooper Lynn Covington Robert Daniel Edward I )a is Gail DuValle Margarett Edwards John Egger Martha Eldridge Jerry Freeman Martha Fulton Andy Gibson Sarah Ethridge Farris Foresman Gary Fredrickson sfi James Gibson Murnn Gibson Bobb Golden Annelle Hailey Charles Hand Elbert Harbour Sam Hudnall Billy Hutton Martha Jackson Margie Goodman Shirley Griffin Tome Guyton Rex Jackson George Johnson Ronald Johnson Edwin Kinard Cletius Knight Bohby Lanier TOO BUSY Not Shown Cecil Lanier Abraham Lincoln 1 linebern Wanda McDade xr r - Gloria Ann Madison Herman Mitchell Elmer Moore Caroline Palmer Annie M. Permenter James C. Peden Dorothy McKee Bettye Jean McQueen Richard McSpadden Charles Perkins James Persons Bob Piero James Sledge James Sloan Anita Stephens Bryant Kay Swearinger Virginia Temple Eugene Turnipseed James Sansing Stanley Shannon Hilda Simmons Keith Waddell Beverly Waddey ires not avai Lucy Brown Green Bert Eaves Edward Ginter Betty Johnson James McDuffie Lester Simmons Robert Ward James Ward Virgil Warren Ken Waddell James Wilson Richard Wirth SvW r- to gel a diploma GIRLS, High School - GIRLS, boys and girls are the younger members of the big family at E.MJ.C. They have arrived at the age when boys shun photographers and girls enjoy seeing their images plastered over a page. This year we welcomed to our corridors the students from Porter- ville High School. The enlarged group has enjoyed spreading out in the quarters previously given over to the library, and from this center have branched out into the business so intriguing to cool Cats. A senior trip has been the dominant aim of the twelfth graders. To make this possible they have tried to build up a class fund by selling everything from Christmas cards and ear rings, to chocolate pie and coconut cake. They have a goodly share of beauty in their midst for the Kemper County Harvest queen came from their group. They have both a girls and boys ' basketball team; they enjoy tennis and square dancing. During graduation festivities the upperclassmen share in the glamour of the spring banquet and formal dance. This year, the seniors, who are having only eight months of school, will return a month later to participate in the final ceremonies with graduates of the junior col- lege. AND MORE GIRLS ! Class Officers TOMMIE LOU NIX .. President RETA RUSH .. Vice President BETSY DABBS BARBARA BATY Secretary Reporter Seniors Joan Lamer Robert Richardson Johnny Steed Class Officers MARGARET ANN EDWARDS _ President DORTHY McNEILL Vice President CAROL BRIGGS MARY MARTIN Secretary Reporter Juniors John Robert Anderson Nancy Ruth Bruton James Roger Bryan Burt Buchanan ' tzX f , rfc Scharlotte Ann Hi Charles Hill Lyda Jean Oden Velina Parke B uddy Davis John Dudley Jane Fleming Dorthy Hamner CI ass Officers WALTER THOMASON GAYLE RIGDON .. President Vice President JERRY MOODY .. JIMMY DANIELS Secretary Reporter Sophomores Faye Baty Tommy Briggs Ann Harper Ruby Ann Hopper David Hutcherson Neely Johnson X Harold Lunsford Jackie Persons Alice Rigdon ■ ••-.s MB22- No Photo AVAILABLE Louise Rigdon Charles Thomas Robert Thomas Class Pk i Offi cers ANDREW FLEMINGS .. „ President JOHN TEMPLE .._ Vice President OLIVIA HARBOUR CAROL BRIDGES Secretary- Reporter Freshmen X ... Vyrcie Travis Jame s Reed Sellers Smith I ra Elaine ea er Sue illiams lia Mill Billy Buchanan Polly Buchanan Frankie McNeill Alice Stuart Willie Jo Thomason Boh Tw illc •v.. If Personalities — are those people who, for some reason or other, stand out from the group. Because of the intricacies of so- ciety there are many ways in which a student can serve in the capacity of a leader, and each such per- sonality is valuable in the mosaic of a community. Little beginnings made here may serve as the basis for community and professional leadership in later life. Carlyle spoke of such men as the spiritual lightning which ignited fires in the midst of the general blind- ness around them. Here are some of our leaders — Most Handsom Jon Barnes ■ :: ' ' ■ ■■ If Most Beautiful Julia (brothers ' Handsomes ?? Fred Stoops Ken Waddell Homer Swain Beauties NELlA DAVIS sv DD UTij  -- Homecoming Queen — Mary Winner Poole j 2nd Her Maids. Queen Mary with her maids, Carol Briggs, Mary Aust, Jo Vanna Crocker and Beth Tuekt MARY CAROL o, X -f. U.Z5 High School Favorites TWELFTH GRADE Tommie Lou Nix Dan Creekmore ELEVENTH GRADK Dot McNeil John Evan Dudley TENTH GRADE Faye Baty Tommy Brigs;? NINTH GRADE Olivia 1 [arbour Vtulrcw I- leniin-i Mr. Hig r y ' :yj:-y,y- ' ■; ' ■ ■ . ' ■■vtl tS. • ' !? ' • ' ' -2; , •¥ . . . Autumn . . . ' The Sabbath of the Year ' i i Winter . . . ' ' Comes to Rule the Varied Year ' Spring . . . ' Hangs Her Infant Blossoms on the Trees SEPTEMBER Eula MUler BillieJoeMyatt Paul Alexander NOVEMBER Sheila Covington Tommy Covington Monthly DECEMBER Peggy Stephens Hal Aust JANUARY Martha Eldridge Joe Oliver Personalities are students chosen by members of The Collegian staff whom they consider to be outstanding. Traits included in such an estimate are academic standing, campus activity, friendliness, and contribution to the good name of EMJC. In short, would you be willing for these people to represent YOU and YOUR school? We are glad to answer yes! , in regard to the people pictured here. APRIL Madison ffbruaW Martba Jackson Bob Ro acb MARCH Ann Jackson Scott Hand Sl,il Griff in n a;,, phens w PL Sf SPURT 5 % — • ;, % g  « m Sports - %4 ■ i ' f - 4 are the performing core of the whole program of healthful physical development. Believing that complete personal development de- pends upon a sound mind in a sound body the physical edu- cation department tries to pull every student into the act — in either inter-collegiate or intra-mural performance Sports activity brings out a spirit of cooperation as well as a spirit of competition. It pulls the timid student out of his inhibiting shell and trims the too-bold down to commensurate size. It hardens the body and buoys the spirit. Our sports areas include football, basketball, baseball, tennis, badminton, ping pong, square dancing, tumbling, and golf. We enjoy our athletic program. 9 rmmm ' l I Football Coach ' BI G BOB SVL LIVAN Captains Line Coach THOMAS ADAMS ROD RICHARDS LYLE llNDKKWOOI) i ! % £+ JON BARNES Guard 0 : : :ylj. JOHN CANNON Halfback i fc- EDGAR CARTER Guard ¥ Z m ' ■ . ; ' CHEERLEADERS: Bobbie Wadded, Lynn Covington, Anita Glass RAYMOND CHRISTENSEN Halfback CHARLES COLEMAN Tackle I , JOHNNY COOPER Guard m .- ' -■ • JERRY FREEMAN Halfback Jo Vanna Crocker. Nekla Davis GARY EREDRICKSON Guard ELBER r ll VRBOI i; ( lenter C Mil Jl INKS y Y — - CLETIUS KNIGHT Fullback ED KINARD Tackle DICK McSPADDEN Quarterback MAJORETTES: Undine Oubre, Vivan Bagwell, Billie Toma- son, Sue Watson, Faye Baty, Joyce McDaniel, Colette Hasie, Mary Winner Poole. I BO 1 5 PIERO Halfback ROD RICHARDS Fullback LEROY PUCKET Tackle JOHN RANSBURGH Quarterback BOBB ROBINSON HaHback 0 johnny shore I I ' M . , ' ! •, 1 THOMAS SUGGS End r h FRED STOOPS Quarterback BJLL TAYLOR Halfback w f s j .; r ifr 1 ) • : -. - a ' J LYLE UNDERWOOD Center BEVERLY WADDY Tackle ' ■ ' : ' ■■ KENNETH WILKINSON Halfback KEN WADDELL Tackle i y r RICHARD WIRTH Fullback ;KK l I) POOLE Manager JOHN QUARLES Manager r i . 7 ||if|-:V:::: V; : ,, tf % ' A !h Otne 38s c ? i Capiat Basketball j - First row: Homer Swain, J. I). Reed, Prank Hair, Richard Clayton, Kenneth Palmer, Otho Brown. Second row : Perry Davis, Tommy Covington, Don Cunningham, Hal Hughes, Buck Ratcliffe, James Wilson. Third row: Stanle) Shannon, Ronald Johnson, Donald Darhy, Edgar Easley, Abraham Lincoln Lineberry, Richard Poole. OTHO BROWN RICHARD CLAYTON TOMMY COVINGTON jv DON CUNNINGHAM DONALD DARB JACK DUDLEY EDGAR EASLE •M FRANK HAIR RONALD JOHNSON ABRAHAM LINCOLN LINEBERRY KENNETH PALMER ' iHV : ; ; - l :, % RICHARD POOLE BUCK RATCL1FFE J. D. REED i r r STANLEY SII NNON HOMER M l .1 Wll ' s || SON JOW «J ft itf PAUL ALEXANDER RAYMOND CHRISTENSEN PERRY DAVIS JOE OLIVER GERALD POOLE DON RICE DON GOODWIN HAL HUGHES BUDDY ROSE JERRY TOWNSEND LEONARD WHIT DELMAR WILLIAMS Organizations - are the fun side of growing into capable maturity. Organiza- tions which foster dramatic, musical, religious, journalistic, and governmental activities are the training grounds for de- veloping abilities and techniques. They give opportunity for social experience and the valuable gift of getting along with others. Through participation in these groups we learn to conduct meetings, to express ourselves adequately in the spoken and written word, to explore our abilities in song and instrumentation, and to behave with reverence. Anyone who skips this lighter side of college is missing out on fun and friendship and personal growth. Student Council JERRY SHOEMAKER TOMMIE LOU NIX V BOB ROACH JOE OLIVER PEGGY May THE COLLEGIAN Staff is a small but sincere and hard-working group of people. This is the group that canvasses the cam- pus for news of what is happening, searches out personalities, and tries to give each department its share of representation. It takes staying power to be a reporter — to stick with an article through the repeated discouragement of rewrites. But. oh, the satisfaction of a task well-done when that story comes out in print. We owe much to the staff members of The Col- legian for they are our publicity agents. i£ w «  ■% i MARTHA ELDRIDGE GERALD POOLE FRED STOOPS ANDY GIBSON Editor first semester JOYCE McDANIEL Editor second semester RUTH OLIVER JERRY SHOEMAKER ANITA STEPHENS DR. CRICKARD MARTHA ELDRIDGE JERRY BEAVERS NELDA DAVIS BETH TUCKER ANN JACKSON The Lion Staff Plans for The Lion begin in the spring of the preceding year with the appointment of the editor. Experimental dreaming goes on during the summer with a good bit of trial-and-error page planning. But with the day of registration, work begins in earnest, increasing in tempo as dead-lines fall due. The days of the editor are filled with tension and the nights with nervous dreams until the February dead- line. With that shipment the die is cast — for good or ill — and tension must be diverted to the exercising of patience until the day of fruition — the day THE LION arrives on campus! f fa %w% Our editor— PEGGY MAY SHEILA ANITA FA YE JERRY ANN VIVIAN COVINGTON GLASS BATY SHOEMAKER HARPER BAGWELL OH ■ ■ 1 W.S.G.A. The Women ' s Student Government Association, with Dean Anderson, forms the governing council for the women ' s dormitory. The group has regular monthly meetings aug- mented by called meetings. Its pur- pose is to smooth the problems that arise from group living and to furnish a core of social living. A welcome feature are the house par- ties celebrating special holidays. Sheila Covington, Ann Jackson, Martha Eldridge, Dean Anderson, and Peggy May, house president. The Library Staff i s made up of scholarship students who are interested in library work. The staff had a more muscular job this year for theirs was the task of moving into the new location. But theirs, also, was the satisfac- tion of being the first to enjoy new equipment and the air-con- ditioned quarters. Pictured are Anita Steph- ens, Maxine Carter, Mrs. Williams, and Willa Dean Keeton. The Dramatic Club from a small group at camera time grew in size and enthusiasm. At deadline time castings were being made for the spring play. Heaven Can Wait, with a cast of eighteen. A smaller group presented a cut- ting from The Family Portrait as a Lenten program over station WTOK-TV, Meridian. Members work towards initiation into Delta Psi Omega, a national dramatic fraternity. Pictured are Joyce McDaniel, Delta Psi Omega member, Johnny Shore, Martha El- dridge, Edward Davis, Vivian Bagwell, and Billy Morgan. The Harmonettes make up one of the most popular groups in school and one of our best contacts with neighboring communities. Their singing has been enthusiastically received at Lion ' s Clubs, high schools in surrounding counties, and on Television. Their repertoire includes sacred, popular, and ballad-type numbers. The director is Mrs. Aycock. Pictured are Anita Glass, Myrtha Duncan, Ruth Oliver, Mary Winner Poole, Anita Stephens, Sue Watson, Betty McWilliams, accompanist, Joyce McDaniel, Beth Tucker, and Carolyn Shepherd. I 41 TB f a The BSU, under the faculty ad- visor, Mr. Donald Rawson. has had a rewarding year climaxed by a spring banquet. First row: Peggy May, Myrtha Duncan, Margaret Edwards, Wil- la Keeton, Peggy Stephens. Sec- ond roiv: Sheila Covington, Perry Davis, Eula Miller, Nelda Davis, Virginia Temple, Anita Stephens, Carolyn Palmer. Third row: Buck Ratcliffe, Anita Glass, Jerry Taylor, Beth Tucker, Bobby Gold- en, Gail DeValle, Billy Morgan. Baptist Student Union Wesley Foundation The WESLEY group is small but active and sent delegates to the National Methodist Student Con- ference at the University of Kan- sas. Seated are Ann Jackson, presi- dent; Rev. Hollis Youngblood, Martha Eldridge, secretary. Stand- ing: Carolyn Shepherd, Gloria Madison, Andy Gibson, Joyce McDaniel, and Judith Byron. The Crago Honor Society is composed of outstanding stu- dents in band. Membership is by invitation based on academic standing, instrumental excellence, cooperation, and faithful interest in the general musical program. Pictured are Colette Hasie, Kenneth Briggs, Mary Winner Poole, Olivia Harbour, Charles Williams, Burt Buchanan, Jackie Persons, James Johnson, James Persons, and Ann Harper. Mr. Cra go standing. The Band functions as a marching band in the fall and a concert band in the spring. With the drum major, Colette Hasie, and the eye-catching majorettes, the band puts on precision half-time shows all during the football season. During the school year the band has played five concerts on tour, has played in assembly, and has appeared on television. The director is Mr. Gene Crago. fax u • . r The college Glee Club, directed by Mrs. Leslie Aycock, gives us many pleasant pro- grams. They gave a Christmas Television Program and went to the Mississippi Junior College Spring Festival in April. Accompanist is Betty McWilliams. THE CHORDETTES is a group of high school girls who do special singing. Pic- tured are Tommie Lou Nix, Anne Har- per. Nancy Bruton, Dorothy McNeil. Elaine Weaver, Sue Williams, Velma Parke, Faye Baty. Mary Lou Martin. Gerry Moody, Betsy Dabbs, Carol Lynn Bridges, and Olivia Harbour. THE HIGH SCHOOL CHORUS is principally a training ground for choral singing and appears in local programs. PO n fif)ta THE FFA boys, under Mr. Weaver, have had a busy year. They have won parliamentary law, livestock judging, and forestry contests; have enjoyed a Christmas party and a father-son ban- quet; and had a 10-day tour of the Great Smoky Mountains. They have in their midst a winner of the State Farmer De- gree, Dan Creekmore, and that rara avis, the American Farmer Degree, Ruel El- liott. :M : ' THE FHA girls, under Miss Hull, enjoy comparable activities. Pictured are Carol Lynn Bridges, Olivia Harbour, Alice Faye Stewart, Vyrcie Reed, Ruby Ann Hopper, Gayle Rigdon, Alice Rigdon, Polly Buchanan, Gerry Moody, Elaine Weaver, Faye Baty, Sue Williams, Rosalee Williams, Miss Hull. % ? The Agricultural Club is made up of college young men who have a special in- terest in farming. Pictured are James Peden, Wayne Porter, Robert Card, Ed- ward Davis, Lloyd Hutchinson, Edgar Easley. Second row: Mr. Smith, Hank Robinson, Leonard Whitt, Charles Chat- om, and Rex Jackson. SAo fie 7 a 5 a s ovce  Scott . £ G  o« Ann captured two trophies; one in Oratory, and one in Extemporaneous Speaking. Ruth won the trophy in After Dinner Speaking. THE PHOTOGRAPHY CLASS is a new venture that has paid off handsomely. The class members take and process publicity pictures and many of the pictures in THE LION. Pictured are Billy Morgan, Dick McSpadden, James Sledge, Jerry Beavers, Peggy May, Eula Miller, Martha Eldridge, Leonard Byrd. Mr. Gene Crago, mentor of the group. ftCUOtV. PHI THETA KAPPA is a recog- nized honorary scholarship society whose object is to promote char- acter and to cultivate fellowship among students of both sexes in the junior colleges of the United States. Candidates pictures are — First row: Julia Crothers, Shirley Griffin, Carolyn Shepherd. Second row: Nelda Davis, Betty McWilliams, Jane Prince, Ann Jackson, Sheila Covington, Beth Tucker, Myrtha Duncan. Third row: Peggy May, Rex Jackson, Ruel Elliott, Bobby Dan- iels. KEMPER COUNTY FORESTRY QUEEN Carol Briggs High School Basketball Joan Lanier, Dorothy llamner. Manager Dorothy McNeil, Hazel Reed Vlice Stewart, Barbara Baty, Polly Buchanan, l ' aye Batv, Nancy Bruton, Virginia Ham- per, and Carol Briggs. Captains faye baty dorothy hamner BEST POLICY AT ALL TIMES DEKALB AND WESTERN TRANSPORTATION CO. 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