Henderson County Community College - Cardinal Yearbook (Athens, TX)

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X I try too accomplish as much as possible in a year of teaching is what Jo Beth TayIor's aims for a year of teaching are. As far as her views on today's students, Dr. Taylor comments, I like students for the most part., I hate insubordinationf' When asked why she taught her subiect, Dr. Taylor says, As long as they don't bother me, then I don't really care. If they want to ruin their lives, that's ok. Dr. Taylor likes candy, traveling, movies, TV, bridge, murder mysteries and fish- ing. Students are the most important products the world has to offer. This is Rosco Francis' views on today's students. When asked about student unrest, dope etc., Mr. Francis remarked, Each generation since the beginning of time has had its particular problems. I am not sure the present so calIed student unrest is any greater than it was in my generation. The greatest difference I believe is that the student of today lrightly sol exercises his freedom of speech more freely than my generation did. I am greatly concerned about the dope situation, not only because of its effects onthe present genera- tion, but because of the effects it might have on the next generationf When asked how students influenced him, Mr. Francis answered, They make me more aware of my opportunities and responsibilities. They help me to realize, and to accept, each person as an individual. Mr. Francis teaches biology because, To me, life, with all its mys- ere teries is the most fascinating subiect I know. I like you'ng people, they accept you with all your faults. This is Frances Gray- son 's views on today's students. Mrs. Grayson tries to get the students to see why events in history occurred, in a year of teaching. By understanding the reasons for the occurrences in history, they can become more tolerant of contemporary men. Mrs. Grayson likes sports, young people, and history. She dislikes pushy peo- ple and the mistreatment of the downtrodden. Mrs. Cfrayson teaches history because, I like the study of history !

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Students are the main hope for the future. They need to be challenged and stimulat- ed so they will be capable of making good decisions as future leaders. I want students to get to know themselves better, to set some goals for themselves, and to learn some basic principles of psychology. l feel that psychology can be applied to all areas of life, a bet- ter understanding of others leads to a better understanding of self. Mrs. Carol Clark, who likes playing theguitar, the color blue, interesting people, and Texas barbecue, says her philosophy of life is: do your own thing - to the best of your ability! To teach the basic government of our nation, is W. B. Dees aim for a year's teach- mg. He views students as being Wonderful, without them I would be unemployed. Mr. Dees teaches his subiect because he has a love for government and believes that ours is the best yet. Live and let live, enioy life to the fullest and attempt to make the world a better place, is Mr. Dee's philosophy of life. Of student unrest, drug addiction, etc., Mr. Dees says, These people are looking for a way out of the responsibilities of mankind's duties to society. He likes life, flowers, ' ' football, women, good music and golf, and feels that the basic fact of living is the pur- A suit of Life, Liberty, and Happiness. ln a year of teaching, Mr. Tom Blackstone tries to train a student's mind to be flexible. Like most things, he says, my views on students break down into the good, the bad, and the indifferent, which leads to delight and distress. Most student unrest is an escape rather than have to face facts of life. To the qu:stion How do students influence you? he replied, Those who do not participate in class, not one - iota! Otherwise, when there is an exchange of thoughts, influence is always pres- ent. Mr. Blackstone's philosophy is To be aware of your surroundings and of knowl- edge, so you may enioy day to day events. He dislikes both quitters and slobs and likes well - mannered, gung - ho type people. Among his interests are photography, sports cars, and working with radios.

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I try to know and to understand my students, and to increase the students' awareness of the importance of effective communication, says Mrs. Christine Blackstone, English teacher at HCJC. The fact that there is a number of students who seem totally unprepared for the de- mands of college strengthens my belief that a person must make the most of each day, I therefore try to make each day a good day, and perhaps a bit better than the day be- fore. - Mrs. Blackstone has a variance of likes and dislikes, some of which are liking spring flowers, autumn leaves, the excitement of having all of our family together, books, music, travel, and teaching. I dislike dieting, wasting time, insincerity, and chronic fault- finding. ln a year of teaching Marlon Cade wants to teach enough subiect matter content in the field of Chemistry so that a student planning to goto senior college will be well pre- pared. Also, an effort is made to challenge the student so that he may be able to learn to think for himself. . Mr. Cade, who likes to quail hunt, fish, go boating, good food, peaceful places, and the Gulf of Mexico, says that his philosophy is live and let live. Try to get the most satis- faction from life that is possible for you, then, try to live as unselfishly as you can.' Nature is everything and everything is nature, therefore, my subject aided me to learn more about everything, says Dr. L. P. Coston. Dr. Coston is an optimist and he says that too much is made over the undesirable ele- ments and not enough over the desirable element. He also feels that the educational system is for the student and anything that will make accomplishments of their goals eas- ier should be done in their behalf. Dr. Coston is the head of the new media center of HCJC. Through his efforts and the cooperation of everyone on campus, this new addition to the college should prove ben- eficial to all.