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

Text from Pages 1 - 132 of the 1960 volume:

f ; M t o -3 3 V s c° • e M - ■■■■« «. mt ■ « TLe i960 JL ion .f East M 1 t ississappi ege m AclimLiniistration Faculty Oopjnomnores F resJunaen. OigJi DcJk©ol IP ersonalities Dports 1 lie oeasons rgamzations 66 How JOear to IP resident s Nl essage This I960 LION I know you will cherish. It will help to keep alive for you many of the challenging moments, the enriching experiences, and the fond memories of your college days at the East Mississippi Junior College. As I reminisce on the past school year, I feel a great sense of indebtedness both to the faculty and to the student body. You have shown genuine interest in the progress of our school, and you have been most helpful and co-operative in making this another successful year. There are those who would tell you that today is a day of unparalleled indecisiveness and that this is a bad time to embark upon a career in life. But I would say to you that this is a time that is rich in opportunity. Further, I would say to you that any time is a good time if we but know what to do with it. Your challenge will be great. You are indeed graduating at one of the most momentous periods in the history of all times. The future of our country lies in your hands. You must, therefore, apply the knowledge that you have gained; you must accept the respon- sibility that will be yours. My association with you has been both pleasant and inspiring, and it is with great sin- cerity that I wish for you the best in future years. Yours sincerely, 0Z.P$W6uo R. A. Harbour 4 ! :: We, the staff of the I960 LION, early last September, took upon ourselves the task of helping you preserve the memories of your year at EMJC. Remember ? — there ' s that teacher you thought you never would forget; the fellow who sat next to you in psych; the wide, repaved streets throughout the campus; the refuge from sun and rain of- fered by the new pavilion; the thrill of the beautiful dances in the gym; the spirit of discovery in the library; the new worlds opened up by the speakers in assembly; the Collegian ' s choice of monthly personalities; the wicked brother, the crazy brother, and the foolish sisters in the fall play; the cokes and checkers in Emmy ' s Den; the worries and frustrations of registration day; the lovely, lazy days of early spring; the student music recitals; the suspense of the voting in Who ' s Who; being measured for caps and gowns; in fact, — right down to the last walk down the aisle. Remember ! Perhaps we can help you in this by presenting some of your . memories in your LION 8 THE EDITOR Jimmy Wright THE PHOTOGRAPHER— Trenton Agee Hmm . . . what did I do wrong? ' THE SPONSOR Dr. Annette Crickard ' The yearbook? ... no trouble at all! ' 10 President IdL A Oart )OUlF 9 There are many things that go to make up a college. Most immediately apparent is the physical plant. If this be shoddy or unkempt, the casual campus visitor is likely to make an unflattering snap judgment of the educational offerings. When Mr. Harbour assumed the presidency six years ago, he immediately set about improving the visible plant. The list of improvements is a long one with the costs reaching into hundreds of thousands of dollars, and all these improvements added greatly to the appearance of the campus and to our comfort. A second important attribute of a college is its morale. Students and faculty must have a community of interest, a feeling that they are working for a common goal. College morale is an abstraction, but, like the intangible air, it is apparent to everybody in the college family, and everybody in the college family in some way contributes to it. This morale includes the pattern of sportsmanship, the worth of the college pro- gram, and the general air of integrity. A third and cogent force in a college is the library. Without a functioning library there can be no mental quickening, no awareness of the great dreams of the past, no interest in the world beyond the hedging borders, nor any vision of the larger world. The first effort for library improvement was the new building with its new furniture; the next was an impetus in book buying; and the third was in the personal service and the atmosphere of the library. Because of Mr. Harbour ' s unflagging efforts to improve the plant, the repute, and the scholastic product of EMJC, we, the staff, are most happy to dedicate to him this issue of 1 lie JL a ion mam •.. BOARD OF TRUSTEES KEMPER COUNTY Superintendent Chandler Land, Secretary Dekalb, Miss. W. S. Bridges Electric Mills, Miss. W. W. Shepherd _. Dekalb, Miss. Howard Wilkerson Dekalb, Miss. L. D. McDade Porterville, Miss. Earl McKelvaine - Dekalb, Miss. LAUDERDALE COUNTY Superintendent Dan B. Johnson Meridian, Miss. Jack Clayton, Jr Lauderdale, Miss. Dr. McRae V. Mosby Meridian, Miss. Willie Neal Meridian, Miss. W. W. Thompson Meridian, Miss. J. P. White Bailey, Miss. NOXUBEE COUNTY Superintendent Eva Sue Melvin, Chairman Brooksville, Miss. L. T. Anderson, Jr Shuqualak, Miss. B. G. Patty ._ Cliftonville, Miss. Paul Daniels Macon, Miss. BOARD OF SUPERVISORS KEMPER COUNTY John Persons Scooba, Miss. Louie Briggs , Porterville, Miss. Fred Chisolm Dekalb, Miss. Vanzee Luke Preston, Miss. Ernest P. Bateman Dekalb, Miss. LAUDERDALE COUNTY William S. Wright Meridian, Miss. R. N. McElroy Lauderdale, Miss. James Frank Spears Meridian, Miss. L. D. Walker Meridian, Miss. Roy Griffin Meridian, Miss. NOXUBEE COUNTY B. S. Marler Cliftonville, Miss. W. S. Mullins Paulette, Miss. H. T. Hunter _ Shuqualak, Miss. Hub Butler Gholson, Miss. D. S. Norwood Brooksville, Miss. . ■■■ h i m i . W i . . | ii in ,, j i i . i I , i i mj ii i iii m. ' i ' ' , ! ... . ' ' ' I ' . ' ,  ' ,.. ■ ' ' .. ' .111 ! 1 ' «!!! ! .. ' ! ' ■ ! ' A ike iSxeciitive i onamaiiiee i The Executive Committee of the Board of Trus- tees is made up of the County Superintendents of the three tax-supporting counties. Mr. Chandler Land, Kemper County Mrs. Eva Melvin, Noxubee County Mr. Dan Johnson, Lauderdale County 13 DEAN AUBERT KNIGHT ■ - : . ■ ■ ■ ■ ' «k . .. . V. s •ti I JTlSr  rw J I ■ill i v • w V- fil H FACULTY i Nothing in the make-up of a col- lege can supersede the importance of the teacher. It is the teacher who deals every day in the realm of great ideas and great themes that make the dif- ference in malleable lives. The teacher is both a resource and a guide. He is sympathetic enough to point the way, but he is wise enough to make the student walk alone, for he knows that learning is never a passive thing. He illustrates that good teaching is a per- sonal interchange, the striking of a spark from one mind to another. He must encourage the student not only to consume but to produce, and to pro- duce to the best of his ability. Al- ways he must hold up to the student the vision of excellence, not once in a while, but habitually. Only in the teacher with vision does the college have a reason for being. 1 I «. J ANN E. ANDERSON M.A., University of North Carolina Mathematics REVEREND DOUG BLANTON A.B., Clinton Presbyterian College Graduate Work: Columbia Seminary, Georgia BARRIE BRIGHT B.S., Mississippi College English Man is everything he learns and he learns every- thing he is. Thus the act of teaching is at once the ultimate expression of his humanity and his initial act of faith. He strives for goals that are a thousand miles or years away. THOMAS E. BRUISTER B.S.. Mississippi Southern Business Administration GERALDINE COLLINS M.A., University of Mississippi Voice, Piano GENE CRAGO B.A., University of New Mexico Band ANNETTE P. CRICKARD Ph.D., University of North Carolina English, Education KEYES CURRIE M.S., Mississippi Southern College Basketball, Government EDNA EARLE HARBOUR M.A., Mississippi State University English ROBERT B. HEAD B.X., Delta State Teacher ' s College Chemistry We cannot afford the waste of the potentially talented or the possibly artistic . . . We need excellence, we need grandeur, we need the greatest intellectual productivity these new minds are capable of. mm ANNIE E. HULL M.S., Mississippi State L ' niversity Home Economics EARL JONES B.S., Livingston State Teacher ' s College Vocational-Technical AUBERT KNIGHT M.A., Mississippi Southern College Speech JUNE MUELLER B.S., University of Mississippi Commercial B i HETTIE PRICE B.S., Mississippi State University M.S.. Mississippi State University Social Studies BOB SULLIVAN B.S., George Peabody Football Coach £ap ROY PRICE B.S., Mississippi State University Mathematics N. J. SMITH M.S., Mississippi State University Biology Today ' s teacher is committed to the care and nur- ture of the race of man . . . This generation must be served as no other that has gone be- fore it. They cannot merely be educated to the level of adequacy, for this world, shrunken by man ' s conquest of distance, can be shattered by the misreading of a radar screen or by the misinterpretation of a single word. WARREN SWOOPE B.S., Mississippi State L ' niversity Social Studies Assistant Football Coach IRA Q. WEAVER M.S., Mississippi State University Vocational Agriculture MILDRED WEAVER A.A., East Mississippi Junior College Study Hall MARY WILLIAMS MA., Florida State University Librarian ' This the teacher knows — children do not just grow up ! They must be taught how to grow, with mind and sense responsive to their possibil- ities. One generation must move the social dis- tance we have come from the banks of the Nile. One generation — and the teacher. HALLIE L. CRAYTOR Carnegie Library School Librarian REV. H. H. YOUNGBLOOD B.D., Emory University Bible ADDITIONAL STAFF MRS. ONIE JUMPER Assistant to the Dean of Women MRS. IDA MADISON Campus Store MRS. OLGA HUTCHERSON Campus Store MRS. ALICE NOWELL Dietitian MRS. OLA HUTCHERSON Dining Hall MRS. THELMA McNEIL Dining Hall ..  . y M  -■ j 1 f£ kV N ' •R H , ' % f I x J ' ... ,. r.r I X -. % « PV ■ v SOPHOMORES A sophomore has reached a stage of growth where he has a new pic- ture of himself. He should no longer think of himself as a dependent per- son in late childhood, but as a person in early maturity. On this self-picture depends the quality of his growth. Never again in his life will he have an opportunity for such singleness of purpose; he may never again have such freedom for creative thought. The fair seed-time of his soul is past, — he stands on the brink of achievement. 4Mfei r Ml j jjywS OPHOMORE d President Reggie McClure Vice-President Miller Griffin Secretary Edwina Jenkins Reporter Thomas Cozart TRENTON AGEE Thomasville, Ala. JOE AUST Scooba, Miss. GENE AUST Scooba, Miss. NINA BOSWELL Macon, Miss. BETTY BOUNDS DeKalb, Miss. GARY BRADLEY Dennison, Ohio FAYE BATY Scooba, Miss. JUDY BEASLEY Scooba, Miss. KATHRYN BENNETT Sturgis, Miss DAVID BROWN Knoxville, Tenn. BURT BUCHANAN Scooba, Miss. JOHN BURT Derma. Miss. LARRY BUTLER Gholson, Miss. LYNETTE CASTLE Collinsville, Miss. JIMMY COLE Calhoun City, Miss. PATSY DEES Lauderdale, Miss JIM EASLEY Pittsboro, Miss. ELIZABETH ELDRIDGE DeKalb, Miss. ANETTE GENTRY Mashulaville, Miss. THEUDAS GLASGOW Caledonia, Miss. GERALD GODWIN Columbus, Miss. CLIFFORD HAMMACK Porterville, Miss. EARNEST HILL Brooksville, Miss. LARRY HODGE Calhoun City, Miss. MILLER GRIFFIN Columbus, Miss. BARBARA GRIFFIN Meridian, Miss. LANEVE GRISSOxM Bailey, Miss. BILLY HL ' TTON DeKalb. Miss. EDWINA JENKINS Meridian. Miss. JAMES JOHNSON Scooba. Miss. 27 . THELMA KING Prairie Point, Miss WILLIE KING Meridian, Miss. PATRICIA KNIGHT Meridian, Miss. MILTON McCOY DeKalb, Miss. BEVERLY McDONALD Preston, Miss. WALTER McFARLAND DeKalb, Miss. DOROTHY JONES DeKalb, Miss. GUYULA JONES DeKalb, Miss. DEWITT KEY DeKalb, Miss. WILLIAM LANTZ Macon, Miss. DONALD LOCKLEY Scooba, Miss. GEORGE McCLURE Ackerman, Miss. THOMAS McKEE DeKalb, Miss. DELPHIA MABRY Derma, Miss. DONALD MASSEY Meridian, Miss. t ££ ' t ELVIN NEWSOME Hollandale, Miss TOMMIE LOU NIX Scooba, Miss. LYLES NIXON Lyerly, Ga. LYDA JEAN ODEN Porterville, Miss. UNDINE OUBRE Scooba, Miss. MARY ELLA PHILLIPS Shuqualak, Miss. 29 CHARLES POUNDERS Columbus, Miss. BENJAMIN REESE Calhoun City, Miss. ROBERT RICHARDSON Scooba, Miss. GENE POOLE DeKalb, Miss. RICHARD POOLE DeKalb, Miss. ALVIN PORTER Columbus, Miss. ROBERT ROACH Meridian, Miss. RITA RUSH Porterville, Miss. RAYMOND RUSSELL Meridian, Miss. 30 THOMAS SEYMER f ' l Carrol lton, Miss. JESSE SPARKMAN H s Macon, Miss. wmL- 5 DOUGLAS SPROAT «B Kaneohe. Hawaii A A A A EARL STENNIS DeKalb, Miss. GERALD STUART Gholson, Miss. VERNON VEAZEY Calhoun City, Miss t« ; D -• 4 t 28r t 9 f I k a !- r FRESHMEN To the freshmen college opens up a whole new world, — in community liv- ing, in self-responsibility, in lack of parental restraint, in appreciation of the magnitude of his civilized heritage. Overwhelmed with his new freedom, bewildered by the multiplicity of in- terests, he may either sink in the ' Slough of Despond, or be buoyed up to a new view of the educational purpose. This is the year that he leaves off the coltish behavior of his earlier teens and the adolescent idea of get- ting by. Gradually he becomes aware that HE is responsible for the direc- tion of his life, that HE is the mas- ter of his fate. I • fc Mi f , m i FRESHMEN President Bobby Malone Vice-President Horace Craig Secretary Doris Grissom Treasurer Dudley Ann Stennis THOMAS ABSTON Aliceville, Ala. BOBBIE ANN ALLEN DeKalb, Miss. JACK ANDERSON Sturgis, Miss. J. R. ANDERSON Scooba, Miss. LOUIS T. ANDERSON Shuqualak, Miss. SHERRILL BAILEY Calhoun, Miss. DENNIS BLAKE Columbus, Miss. BURGESS BLANTON WILLIAM BLASINGAME Columbus, Miss. LOUIS ANDERSON BOUNDS Shuqualak, Miss. ANN BOUNDS Shuqualak, Miss. CHARLES BOX Columbus, Miss. GEORGE BOYD FRANK BROWN Marioa Junction, Ala. NANCY BRUTON Scooba, Miss. JAMES BRYAN Scooba, Miss. WILLIAM BRYAN 36 WALKER McGEE BURGESS West Point, Miss. GERALD BUTLER Gholson, Miss. HOLLIS CALVERT Collinsville, Miss. JAMES CANTRELL Collista, Ky. THOMAS CANTRELL Collista, Ky. FRED CHERRY DeKalb, Miss. JOHN CLARK DeKalb, Miss. LUTHER RAY COBB Lauderdale, Miss. JAMES COCKERHAM Columbus, Miss. LARRY COHEN Columbus, Miss. ROBERT COMPTON Meridian, Miss. JUNE CONNER Macon, Miss. 37 LEW CORNELIUS Columbus, Ga. TEDDY CORNELIUS Columbus, Ga. HORACE CRAIG Lyman, South Carolina DAVID DALE Scooba, Miss. CHARLES DANIEL Shuqualak, Miss. ANNETTE DAVIS DeKalb, Miss. MARY FRANCES DAVIS DeKalb, Miss. JERRY DEAN Bailey, Miss. JOHN DUDLEY Scooba, Miss. JOH N EVERS Dadeville, Ala. JANE FLEMING Scooba, Miss. LARRY FOSTER Ackermann, Miss. 38 ROBERT FRAZIER Meridian, Miss. ROGER FULLER Panola, Ala. MARK GIBSON DeKalb, Miss. PAUL GODWIN Columbus, Miss. LESLIE GOODE West Point, Miss. CECIL GREGG Mashulaville, Miss. CHARLES GREEN Macon, Miss. DORIS GRISSOM Bailey, Miss. RONALD GURLEY DeKalb, Miss. PAUL HELTON Ashland, Ky. FELTON HENDERSON Lindale, Ga. WILLIAM HIGGONBOTTOM Mashulaville. Miss. 39 ELIZABETH HILL Brooksville, Miss. JOHN WALTER HILL Calhoun City, Miss. GARY HOFF Columbus, Miss. ENOCH HOLLOW AY Daleville, Miss. JAMES HOPLINS Lauderdale, Miss. SUE HUDNALL DeKalb, Miss. CECIL HENDRICKS Macon, Miss. NATHAN JOLLY Collinsville, Miss. GUY JONES DeKalb, Miss. LAURA FA YE JONES DeKalb, Miss. EDWIN KINARD Brooksville, Miss. WANDA KINARD Brooksville, Miss. 40 SHIRLEY LAVENDER Columbus, Miss. PAUL LILLY Meridian, Miss. MELWYN LINTON Meridian BOBBY LITTLE Macon, Miss. GAIL McFARLAND Porterville, Miss. WAYNE McKEE Collinsville, Miss. KAREN McKEE DeKalb, Miss. DOROTHY McNEILL Scooba. Miss. BILLY MALONE Sturgis, Miss. BOBBY MALONE Columbus. Miss. RONALD MANLEY Columbus, Miss. CHARLES MARTIN Meridian. Miss. 4! MARY LOU MARTIN Scooba, Miss. ANDREW MATTISON Eutaw, Ala. ELAINE MINOR Meridian, Miss. JOHN MITCHENER Crawford, Miss. KATE MOORE DeKalb, Miss. CAROLYN MURPHY Meridian, Miss. JAMES NOLAND Carrollton, Ala. JAMES PARKER Columbus, Miss. REX PARKER Brooksville, Miss. THOMAS PEARSON Starkville, Miss. ALTON PEAVY Meridian JANICE PERSONS Macon, Miss. 42 CLYDE PIERCE West Point, Miss. MARIAN PRINCE Shuqualak, Miss. RAY PRINCE Shuqualak, Miss. WINFRED PUGH Sturgis, Miss. GUY PURVIS Scooba, Miss. GLORIA RAMAGE Derma, Miss. HARRY RATLIFF, JR. Lowmansville, Ky. JOHNNIE RAY Ackermann, Miss. BEATRICE ROSS DeKalb, Miss. SUE RUSSELL DeKalb, Miss. BILLY SEWELL Cumberland, Miss. A. C. SHANKLE Calhoun City, Miss 43 GLORIA SHEPHERD Gholson, Miss. DOROTHY SMITH Macon, Miss. KENNETH SMITH Selma, Ala. DUDLEY ANN STENNIS Meridian, Miss. HUGH SWINK Calhoun City, Miss. WALTER SWOPE Columbus, Miss. JERRY LEE THOMAS Alexander City, Ala. ANITA TRIGG DeKalb, Miss. CAROLYN TUCKER Thomasville, Ala. CLIFTON WADE Columbus, Miss. MORRIS WAITE West Point, Miss. JOE FRANK WALKER Calhoun City, Miss. 44 CHARLOTTE WARD DeKalb, Miss. LAYMAN WATSON West Point, Miss. DOROTHY WATT Macon, Miss. BOBBY WEST Selma, Ala. BOBBY WESTMORELAND Celana, Tenn. DAVID WHITE Mayhew, Miss. CLAY WILLIAMS Scooba, Miss. HUBERT WILLIAMSON Columbus, Miss. GEORGE WOMBLE Birmingham, Ala. PATSY WOOD Collinsville, Miss. ROY YORK Mathiston. Miss. THOMAS YOUNGER Columbus. Miss. 45 The story-lady with her tic and her tag and her long leather bag The class in photography Don ' t look now, Buster; that horse 11 throw y° u ' ya think We ° u to pick U P a ibooic; «. 9 fV ' r ¥t l • tfPT ' HIGH SCHOOL High Schoolers stand at that di- visional spot in life, both difficult and delightful, where a decision about the future can be full of consequence. If that choice is powered by vision the future can be unlimited in achieve- ment; lacking that vision, life will be as hedged in and as limited as is a mule with blinders. Two roads diverged in a wood, and I— I took the road less traveled by, And that has made all the difference. ENIORS JIMMY DANIELS President TOMMY BRIGGS Vice-President GERRY MOODY Secretary -Treasurer RUBY ANN HOPPER Reporter CAROLYN FAYE BATY TOMMY BRIGGS VIRGINIA CASHE JIMMY DANIELS DONALD EDWARDS CARY HILL RUBY ANN HOPPER 50 DAVID HUTCH ERSON NEELY JOHNSON TIM KOUTROULIS LYNN LeGETTE HAROLD LUNSFORD GERRY MOODY CHARLIE NEAL BILLY PEARSON TACKIE PFRSONS TED RADTKE GAYLE RIGDON LOUISE RIGDON CHARLES THOMAS WALTER THOMASON LARRY WILSON Not picimed: WALTER BIRDSONG 51 JUNIOR President Mose Fleming Vice-President . . John Temple Secretary-Treasurer _. Olivia Harbour Reporter .. .... Carol Lynn Bridges Carol Lynn Bridges Billy Buchanan Polly Buchanan Mose Fleming Olivia Harbour Frankie McNeil Vyrcie Reed James Smith, Jr Alice Stuart Bobby Twiley John Lundey Temple Robert Thomas Willie Joe Thomason Elaine Weaver OPHOMORE Keyes Currie Ann Dabbs Patricia Dabbs Leslie Grantham Kenny Hammer Thomas M. Hairston Jo Ellen Hatcher Linda Howard Ida Nell Mitchell Ted Price Betty Thomason Judy Ann Vaughn Barbara Anderson Mary Alice Bishop John Kenneth Briggs, Jr. Marvin M. Bryan FRESHMEN President Janet Davis Vice-President Billy Thompson Secretary Dotty Smith Treasurer Roy Burks BILLY THOMPSON A High School hour in the Library with Mrs. Craytor ■ ¥ HIGH SCHOOL FAVORITE JANET DAVIS, BILL THOMPSON 9th grade Miss Higjk Sclkool GAYLE RIGDON ■■■■■■■■■ MVMW - Mr. Higli Seiko©! TOMMY BRIGGS THE FUTURE FARMERS OF AMERICA is always a busy group. They held a Christmas party, a father-son banquet, and toured the Great Smokies. The group won second place in the Four-State Dairy judging at the Memphis Mid-South Fair. There are four State Farmers — Mose Fleming, Bobby Twilly, John Temple, and James Smith. JAMES BRYANT gained the de- gree of American Farmer, and is State Vice-President of the Missis- sippi Association of Future Farm- ers. FF A Sweetheart Carol Lynn Badges 58 FUTURE HOMEMAKERS OF AMERICA. SEATED: Judy Vaughan, Ora Oden, Janet Davis, Dotty Smith, Ann Dabbs. STANDING: Betty Thomason, Linda Howard, Mary Alice Bishop, Patricia Dabbs, Jo Ann Hatcher, Barbara Anderson. The High School Basketball Team has had a good record of sixteen wins and six loses. Pictured are, FIRST ROW: Robert Thomas, manager, Jimmy Daniels, James Smith, Marvin Bryan, Ted Price, Billy Buchanan, Martin Hairston. SECOND ROW: Larry Wilson, Keyes Currie, Bobby Twilly, Tommy Briggs, John Temple, Kenny Briggs. PERSONALITIES Personality is a nebulous something that makes a person attractive to his fellows. It may rest in a shy smile, a winning mannerism, a habit of speech, in pleasing coloring, in attractive and cultivated manners; it may result from the wish to be well thought of by one ' s fellows, or from a sincere interest in the well-being of others. Here we pic- ture those who had some un-named spark which drew others to them. HOMECOMI T T r. .1 i lS iion- s CI lice v -: H inss America, 1.7 1)7 Mary Aimm IMloLley ELEBRA1 THE HOMECOMING COURT James Wright. Lynette Castle. Mary Ann Mobley, Elvin Newsome T °°f ki ad 64 65 JMlosf Beautiful! 7 em k JLjmette C stl 67 TOMZIE CROWSON CAROLYN TUCKER CHARLOTTE WARD 9 VJood Look in. iVlost Oandsojiie BOBBY MALONE Mr, EMJC JIMMY WRIGHT ' gp ' ? r ' X w % k £- ita. RllS Hi ftr- ■ «ir - M ioest Oressed BURGESS BLANTON BARBARA GRIFFIN ;  v ;tr .1 ,- % 4 t ■m - Friendliest GARY HOFF JANE FLEMING ) r ores try The first beauty contest of the school year comes early in the fall when our entry for the county Forestry Queen contest is chosen. Pretty girls from all corners of the county come to a judging held in the college au- ditorium. Our entry was MISS LYNETTE CASTLE ► s y A vv c o iV ' xv sm are voted upon by the COLLEGIAN staff and are kept secret until that issue of the COLLEGIAN appears. ffrnniET! TOMZIE CROWSON GE E AUst flKEEIlUift MILLER GRIFFIN 78 B EM REESE PATRICIA KNIGHT JAS MA Y , CBS DAVIS SAfTTjj LOUIS T. ANDERSON jMnafl 4 SKY LINDA DARNELL «« r p RINCE ■ G F x, w j? m Fi « -  t ' m I ¥ % w 1 40m : :. 9B £dfi at W SPORTS Sports enjoy a lineage as ancient as that of Art. In one of the earliest poems of western civilization we have a report of the first-known draw in wrestling when Achilles raised the hands of both Odysseus and Ajax in victory. At EMJC the three spectator sports of football, basketball, and base- ball all have a loyal following. But the ping-pong tables, the amateur fair- way, the tennis and badminton courts are also busy. This welcome activity strengthens the body and unlocks the spirit to quicken that prime function in life — the use of the mind. THE COACHES BOB SULLIVAN WARREN SWOOPE THE CAPTAINS DEW ' ITT KEY CHARLES POUNDERS JESSE SPARKMAN REGGIE McCLURE THE MANAGERS LAYMON WATSON RICHARD POOLE MICKEY BURGESS BILLY HUTTON 82 TEAM A t 30 ) y s CJMn liyiiMtflKMiHiwSSO w ;- BRYAN, SPARKMAN, McCLURE, KINARD, GODWIN, GRIFFIN, KEY, LEGETTE, POUNDERS, WESTMORLAND, WHITE QUARTERBACKS FINCHUM LEW CORNELIUS MASSEY BOBBY MALONE ENDS BAINS 83 THOMAS ABSTON halfback WAYNE BAINES end WILLIAM BLASSINGANE halfback CHARLES BOX halfback FRANK BROWN guard JAMES BRYAN tackle FRED CHERRY tackle LEW CORNELIUS end LARRY COHEN halfback TED CORNELIUS guard THOMAS COZART end HORACE CRAIG tackle 84 DENSON EVERS center DON EDWARDS halfback TRUMAN FINCHUM end LARRY FOSTER end RODGER FULLER halfback GERALD GODWIN center CHARLES GREEN g uard MILLER GRIFFIN quarterback RONALD GURLEY halfback JUNIOR HAMBY LARRY HODGE guard ENOCH REA HOLLOW AY center 85 DEWITT KEY fullback EDWARD KINARD guard JAMES KOUTROULIS WILLIAM LANTZ halfback LYNN LEGETTE guard REGGIE McCLURE halfback JAMES McGEEHEE tackle WILLIAM MALONE tackle ROBERT MALONE quarterback DONALD MASSEY quarterback ROY NESTER end CLYDE PIERCE halfback 86 • I II WILLIAM PEARSON CHARLES POUNDERS WINFRED PUGH TED RADTKE RAYMOND RUSSEL KENNETH SMITH JESSE SPARKMAN WALTER SWOOPE CLIFTON WADE BOB WESTMORLAND DAVID WHITE THOMAS YOUNGER MANAGERS: John Burt and Tommy Cantrell COACH KBYBSCURKIB A S ° JAy 219 88 i RALEIGH BLAIR Forward £°¥a© ' Hard l f tj i3 w GBSS £LA j5tO for ' id HOLLIS CALVERT Forward enter JOHN DUDLEY Guard JIM EASLEY Center LESLIE GOODE Forward BOB HATTON Guard MILLER GRIFFIN Forward CECIL HENDRICKS Forward TOMMY KEYES Forward i J n CHARLIE NEAL Guard JAMES PARKER Guard THOMAS PEARSON Forward LARRY PEAVY Forward GUY PURVIS Guard HARRY RATLIFFE Forward r : BILLY SEWELL Guard BOBBY WEST Forward GEORGE WOxMBLE Center I 1PPI PITCHING STAFF „« «.  195. RONNIE JOHNSON DICK MILLIGAN ' 92 ATE .1959 A M lAh A Y Py o s Star hurlers Johnson and McSpadden pose with the State Championship Trophy 93 L k V .  J . . . . vl . sail wwmmtiirmm GEORGE CUMMINGS I (IV , ■ «®h DICK MILLIGAN RON MANLEY ■ m rf t i- wfH .4 DON POPE RONNIE JOHNSON SELBY SALTERS Ant limn is a period of eagerness and high enthusiasm; the excitement of the foot- ball games, the halftime shows, the play, the new concerts, the dances; a looking forward to a year of achievement and friendship. fKff V Lighting the torch The William Beck-Mary Jennings Concert Yummy ea ro So! Winter was a cozy time of Christmas plans, songs in the air. dorm parties, concerts, basketball games, receptions, a folklore festival, and, this year, The Bie Snow. ■■■■■■■■■■ Would you believe it? That fire will never warm you. son. The Ohio Troubadour Harry L. Ridenour The flowing bowl They never did this when they were kids ! ' Watch that elbow, boy! a r m sur e - The winning Quiz Team — Moody, Harbour, Daniels, Smith, Mr. Swope. Opring brings the blossoms, a rediscovery of the out-of-doors, and the return of frilly petticoats. The pecan tree again be- comes the center of student gatherings; the band gives its concert, the music students appear in recital, the campus has an influx of high schoolers, baseball flourishes, and the tennis courts are active again. Night, beauty, and a cup of punch e T °oi iet No classes? ? Yes, the paper might help to cover. Under the pecan tree Who loves to sit with me? The bug begins to work again. Some folks just go native. The year ' s at the spring And day ' s at the morn; °°h,l a , la Sal Salvador and his jazz combo 4 v.  , . % m i m ■ W!wi%m m  ■. • Vi ■i Nr i 8fe v i ORGANIZATIONS R The various organizations on any college campus serve as the center of activities through which a student can channel his interests, his talents, his capabilities. The student who partici- pates in extracurricular activities usu- ally becomes the citizen who will make a greater contribution to the life of his community. In the made-to-order college world of people of his own age and similar interests, he is casting the mold of future habitual behavior, — that of a useful and contributing member -of society. THE STUDENT COUNCIL is made up of voted representatives from the dormitories and the town, sponsored by Mrs. Harbour and Mr. Bright. STANDING: Mrs. Harbour, Reggie McClure, Bobby Malone, Patsy Dees, Hal Reese, Jimmy Daniels, Beatrice Ross, Andy Madison, Tommy Cozart, Mary Lou Martin, Mr. Bright. SEATED: Bettye Bounds, Elvin Newsome, Rita Rush. The Student Council serves the campus interests of the student body. It promotes social life, acts as a hospitality corps, and helps in building wholesome morale and good public relationships. The Council annually gives a formal fall dance; numerous sock hops; acts as a welcoming committee to the many visitors at Homecoming, the basketball tournament, and high school day; and conducts all the student elections. mtfS ' ■ n , intercollegiate , , the Misstep ' 1IU attended tne Coun- 4j Pictured are: Patricia Knight. Douglas Sproat, Annette Davis, Tomzie Crowson. Johnny Ray. David Brown. Jem - Moody. Carolyn Tucker. Linda Darnell. Lynette Castle, Edwina Jenkins. The LION editor is appointed in the spring previous to his year of service, and much of his planning and worrying is supposed to go on during the summer. With the opening of school, cameras start flashing and seri- ous work begins. From then on neither editor nor sponsor has a calm breath until the last shipment of copy leaves in February. After that the staff mem- bers can do nothing but compose their souls in quietness until another beauti- ful LION arrives on campus. , Dees do some pUnning bright and Dees 06 The Collegian STANDING: Jeanette White, Don Massey, Barbara Griffin, Vernon Veazey, Patsy Dees. Doris Grissom. SEATED: Patricia Knight, Laneve Grissom, Peggy May, Thelma King, Barbara Baty. Guyula Jones During the second semester The Collegian conducted a cam- paign for the promotion of the library and the stimulation of reading, thus indirectly plugging for improved scholarship. The many new books were publicized and greater use of the library was encouraged. % ' 07 I f I 1 1 THE GLEE CLUB, made up of tested voices, otters its members excellent training. It annually presents a Christmas program and a spring tour. The tour this spring featured a Tribute to Rhomberg. Pictured above are: FIRST ROW: Dees, Davis. Rush, Murphy. Crowson. Bennett. Smith. Bounds, and Harbour. SECOND ROW: Moody, Weaver. Prince, Bround. Reese. McDonald. Baty. Burton. Dabbs. THIRD ROW: Cole, Hoff, Legette, McCoy, Bailey. Veazey, York, Johnson, Buchannan. THE HARMOXETTES make up- one of our most popular groups and one of our best contacts with neighboring communities. Their singing is precise, sparkling, and animated. Pictured are: Rita Rush, Betty Bounds, Carolyn Murphy. Dot Smith. Miss Collins. Patsy Woods. Mar - Frances Davis. Kathryn Bennett. Tomzie Crowson. and Beverly McDonald. WSSBk TOMZIE CROWSON gave us the lyrical Cathetique Sonata of Beethoven, sensitively played. An able pianist and an instinctive musician, Tomzie has richly served the music department. THREE PIANO STUDENTS, studying under Miss Geral- dine Collins, were presented in spring recitals. BETTYE BOUNDS played the Bach ' Partita in B and Gershwin ' s Rhapsody in Blue. Bette combines nimble fin- gers with an intuitive flair for style She is one of the more outstanding students of the piano department. Mozart ' s Sonata in G Major as interpreted by TOM- MIE LOU NIX took us back to the rococo era of grace and finesse. Tomzie and Tommie Lou joined in playing variations of Yankie Doodle as it might have been played by Bach, Beethoven. Chopin. Debussy, and Gershwin. 109 THE CONCERT BAND The Concert Band takes up where the Marching Band leaves off. It fills numerous engagements within the area, and gives a Spring Concert at home. JAMES JOHNSON played his trumpet in a special concert of the National FFA Band in Kansas City. by the mus c Ole ilSS  r£ m %SC 2£  • - nd ptesen ted an ass ?F- ■€ 110 M V ■ THE MARCHING BAND Our Jrretty otrmtters BETTYE BOUNDS CHARLOTTE WARD CAROL LYNN BRIDGES PATSY DEES JANET DAVIS ELAINE WEAVER OLIVIA HARBOUR BARBARA ANDERSON jjjlf 4 lr 1 lie IRaJh! JKaJk! vjriirJs Very busy during the fall months, and too hoarse to be of much use in the Glee Club are the CHEER- LEADERS. They are very pretty in their maroon- lined outfits, and are a peppy addition at every game in directing cheering at the occasions when the team seems to need it. This year ' s group worked hard in leading catchy yells with a snappy rhythm. They are: Shirley Lavender, Mary F. Davis, Sue Russell, Tomzie Crowson, Kathryn Bennett, and Rita Rush. ' ■- DELTA PSI OMEGA is the national honorary fraternity for those who qualify in dramatics. A member must perform, with excellence, a major role in a three-act play, or its equivalent. Ushered in by members Rita Rush, Tomzie Crowson and Patsy Dees were initiates Linda Darnell, Douglas Sproat, Gary Hoff, Dudley Stennis, and Vernon Veazey. The fall play was Arsenic and Old Lace. All I said was he looked like Boris Karloff. PHI THETA KAPPA is a recognized honorary scholarship society whose object is to promote character and to cultivate fellowship among students of both sexes in the junior colleges of the United States. Election to PTK places a particular stamp of merit upon the student for after he has passed the academic hurdle he still must pass a faculty committee as a basis of character. Pictured are: Tommie Lou Nix, Rita Rush, Tomzie Crowson, Mrs. Harbour, Betty Bounds, Edwina Jenkins, Lynette Castle. President ... -Jenkins V L-v— Castle Secretary- ds Treasurer— initiates r ° ne - Ga n - 115 The library had a beautiful display of Chinese Trade Porcelain dating from the Ming dynasty. The faculty holds a Faculty Round Table in the library. A high school group has a reading hour. Reading is like eating peanuts; once you be- gin, you tend to go on and on. He ate and drank the precious words, His spirit grew robust; He knew no more that he was poor, Nor that his frame was dust. He danced along the dingy days And this bequest of wings Was but a book, What liberty A loosened spirit brings. A Civic group meeting in the library. Some students enjoying quiet, leisure reading. Reading can only be fun if you expect it to be. 117 The Baptist Student Union is a large and active group meets regularly with Reverend Youngblood THE WOMEN ' S STUDENT GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION is made up of resident freshmen and sophomore girls who are chosen by ballot to the job of governing dormitory women, along with Dean Anderson. Pictured are Bettye Bounds, Dean Anderson. Rita Rush, and Beatrice Ross. The HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT COUNCIL was newly formed this year. SEATED: Keyes Currie, Jimmy Daniels, Olivia Harbour. STANDING: Tommy Briggs, Janet Davis, Ted Price, Dotty Smith,Andrew Fleming, Jerry Moody. v. «%-  s m ■5T • •j S UIHm ■K ' 1 ip j. Bp , i % Til ' 1 Ik at s All, Folks 120 YEARBOOKS TAYLOR PUBLISHING COMPANY The World ' s Best Yearbooks Are Taylor-made