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

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Give them the wide open spaces! any L. Mary Wolfe carefully tucks ln another flower in her arrangement of mums and gladiola. Balance, proportion, and color are taught in the floral design classes. Here Lee Sammons, instructor, gives tips to Asa Bryant on the arrange- ment in the making. Dennis McRae and other Horticulture students care for the green- house plants. JCJC offers a course on greenhouse management. Agriculture ! 37

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When entering campus from the west side, one of the first buildings that can be seen is the Agricultural Technology building. The Agricultural department, which is headed by R. L. Caves, teaches students on a transfer and nontransfer program. The depart- ment is divided into four sections: 1. Academic, which is a transfer pro- gramg 2. Technical Horticulture, 3. Technical Forestry, and 4. Technical Livestock. These are now transfer pro- grams. Approximately 100 students participate in all four sections of the department. The Agriculture department keeps the school farm in order and keeps approximately thirty head of cattle. Another job of the department is to help prospective students from area high schools in different sections of agriculture by holding a number of meetings throughout the year. Area high school students are also taught how to keep their cattle groomed and are assisted in preparing their cattle for area shows. A greenhouse is maintained where all types of flowers and vegetables are kept year round. Horticulture students made special arrangements for functions of the col- lege throughout the year such as for Homecoming ceremonies, teas, and banquets. Poinsettias from the green- house are used to decorate for Christ- mas programs at JCJC. 36 ! Agriculture Q, . 'zfeez'-gf X 3 S Students James Oliver, Tom Myers, James Grayson, Fletcher Chan dler, and Barry Moore learn correct agricultural techniques. Facilities at JCJC for cattle grooming are used by FFA members in the county. Mr. Wm. Patterson demonstrates. venues-A 1 2Q'742'f . Www 4' k i Z 5 ff E 1 .5 . ., ,, , III, 1 Visitors on campus are proudly shown the healthy tomato plants in the greenhouse by Mr. R. L. Caves.

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38 ! Vo-Tech The Vocational Training program includes courses in air conditioning and refrigeration, automotive machin- ist, cashier training, horology, machine shop training, practical nurs- ing, radio-television maintenance, and welding. On completion of these courses, the student is awarded a certificate. The program is open to students who com- plete the ACT, or to those who have not completed high school and are 18- 21 years of age and have been out of school for one full semester. All of these courses are terminal and equip students to enter the job market immediately. Courses are taught in the Vo-Tech building and are under the direction of Arthur Beasley and Hilda Woodward. Many of the stu- dents in this program are sent to JCJC by their employers to gain job train- ing. Along with the above courses, JCJC has offered non-credit courses in such interesting topics as Beekeeping, cat- fish culture, flower arranging, meat cutting, sewing machine operators for the needle industry, and artificial inse- mination. These special programs and others are offered on campus or off campus, at night or day depending upon the needs of the individuals involved. Machine shop technology work experience keeps attention of Mitchell Jones, Raymond Gandy, and Perry Priester, front to rear. Highly personable and qualified instruc- tors at JCJC make learning a pleasant experience. Right, Gene Norton instructs in welding. XX.. J Front, Linda Lampley and Carrie Lampley, rear, participate in cashier training course