Jones County Junior College - Lair Yearbook (Ellisville, MS)

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-meggivg'-114r-mgx:sa.::awuga-,...e...12-w- 'm TfK j'M Eff 'i s 4 ' E 3 Putting the books in correct order on the shelves is a daily job for Sherry Parker. geo Mrs. Theresa Blackledge, head librarian, along with her staff, keeps the library in order and up to date.

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H quiet refuge is the library James Russell Lowell said that reading is the key which admits us to the whole world of thought and imagination, that it annihilates time and space for us. This being so, how lucky we are to have open to us the collections of books from the past and those of the present which are available in our libraries. Whatever the goal of those coming to Jones County Jr. College, it has to be with the intent of self-improvement. Some don't demonstrate this intent, it is true, possibly some are here only because it seems the thing to do and they wish to allow things to happen to them without self-exertion. The lucky ones are those who are willing to take a few steps toward their goals and possibly even work toward them. To really learn, reading is neces- sary. The Memorial Library is the study center of the campus. At any time of the day, and sometimes the night, stu- dents and instructors as well as visi- tors can be found there. The library is a quiet refuge in the midst of the bus- tling campus activities. Students, as well as instructors, frequent the library in search of books, media material, magazines, research mate- rial, or just a quiet place to study. The library collection consists of more than 40,000 books, bound peri- fl t 1 odicals, hundreds of pamphlets, and f 4 i other educational material. A microforms program which includes hundreds of reels of periodi- cals or microfilm and microfiche with readers and printers is housed in the periodicals room. A large part of the library is used as the media center. lt has a listening area with twenty-four individual car- rels equipped with cassette playback units and screens for individual view- ing. There are also two multiple listen- ing stations that will handle up to ten sometimes helpful. students per table. The library is an up-to-date information center for everyone. Cheryl James and Wallace Clark find that studying together is Knowing how to use the library is often the key to success in a study. Right, Maurice Ducksworth tracks down some information through the card catalog.

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Talent found here The Fine Arts building is always alive with sound and students who are involved in the music and art pro- grams. Students come and go to music lessons and classes and to practice in the band hall or practice rooms. A variety of sounds can be heard - from the band hall or back- stage, along with the piano or organ music or voices singing behind closed doors. Passing the art classrooms one can smell turpentine and paint and catch colorful glimpses of paintings in the works. All of this makes the Fine Arts building one of the most interest- ing on campus. The art students work on projects in drawing, painting, ceramics, and design. It is impossible to go inside one ofthe rooms without experiencing the urge to try a hand at making a pot, or reaching out to feel the clay, or wanting to pick up a palette knife to mix a little paint. Each student works at his own pace and can come back during tree periods to work on assign- ments. Many of the talented people on cam- pus are majoring in art or music. A number of singers who compose the Chamber Singers each year provide the madrigals for the traditional Madrigal Feast given by St. John's Episcopal Church in Laurel. There the Parish house is trans- formed into a great hall of a castle in England. The setting is one of color with heraldic banners floating from the walls and berries and apples adorning the tables aglow with white candles in brass holders. The Madri- gal Singers, dressed in medieval cos- tumes, entertain with madrigals and dances. Charles Wroten of the music faculty accompanies on the harpsi- chord. Members ot the Madrigal Singers are: Donna Crum, Delilah Robinson, Carla Rushton, Linda Valentine, Ste- phanie Shows, Cathy Davis, Marsha Tucker, Kathy Stotts, Stacy Douglas, Danny Holifield, John Powell, David Edwards, Mike Graham, Mike Bounds, and Byron Smith. 20 ! Academic Life ,pw k .S , Milfred Valentine, chairman of the Fine Arts department, sings and participates in the Madrigal Feast entertainment with his wife Linda.