Mississippi College - Tribesman Yearbook (Clinton, MS)

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Arriving on the reservation with shorn head and knocking knees , the new Choctaw proceeds through a four-year period of evolution that graduates him an accomplished , dedicated citizen , ready to fulfil his purpose in life . This is the Mississippi College student, and the changes that take place in him during this time comprise his story of maturity. As a freshman, a new world opens and a new confusion over- whelms him. College is different and he wants what it has to offer. His sophomore year creates doubts formed by the introduction of a deeper knowledge and the realization of an enlarging world of new ideas. As a junior, a routine of preparation is established and study in pursuit of a goal is his dominant theme. The cognition of this preparatory period appears during the senior year as he readies for still another challenging step — that of assuming his place of character and re- sponsibility in the world. THE MC STUDENT WHO IS HE?

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reward . . . MC is distinctive because it is our college , chosen by us as our all- important point of departure into life. While we are here, it is our home, our study field, our social life. We learn to work, to study an d ... to live. Its activities and traditions become a part of our souls and we are absorbed into its spirit of friendliness and warmth. choose education to be a major part of our lives, with full knowledge that it holds the key to a fuller, more rewarding life. We are a H students of Socrates and are seeking to know ourselves, for We realize that self-realization can place us in the right perspective m our world. From this, our chosen proving ground, we will emerge to f ace °ur world and our appointed places in its society. The stand- ards and practices set during these years of molding will inevitably ecome a directioning force in our lives. Through these years of wonder and awe, of doubt and faith, of earning to live and love, we choose Mississippi College as our teacher and guide. We are products of its greatness and depart from its °ors to serve all mankind. Herein is the source of pride in our sc 00 an d the reason for its proud history, for the contributions of tts graduates to our world tell the story of Mississippi College with Itvtng meaning.

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What takes place during this evolution tells his story of growth and the emotions he feels ' recollected in tranquility” are signs of this maturity. As e yells his heart out for the Choctaw team, he feels their anguish and hopes, an d he becomes a part of his team . . . his home team, the guys that are best, Ti m or lose. When he throbs with love for a sweetheart who seems to be the one for him , he learns to give and love doing it, to sell his soul for love. He e ates with a colleague over the merits of Ezra Pound against Eliot and to f orm hi own opinions and feel that they are knowledgeable ones. e experiment proves correct and he feels a sense of accomplishment Un he an y he has ever known, or his term paper that is packed with original- and discerning thought merits an A and he feels this same satisfaction. A opeful walk to the post office, a crowded cafeteria, a stimulating lecture, a co ffee break in the Wig . . . this is the world of the MC student, and these are t h e thoughts that will remain.