Mississippi Delta Community College - Retrospect Yearbook (Moorhead, MS)

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A Word About Our School Tlio SunriowiT Ai;iicultiii al Iliiili School was cslahliscMl in IDll. The Suut l()W(M ' .Junior ( ' oll( i -( ' was cstalthslu ' d in coiuicct ion Avilh lh( S.A.H.S. in In li)L!I» I hiinphrcys ( umty joined Sunrh) V( ' r in Iho support of the SunHowcr Aii,ricullural High Scliool and dunior Colk ' gc. Othei counties arc being solicited to join in the sui)port of this great institution. ' i ' he Suid ' lower Agricultural H ' gh School has !)een well attended from its opening. The attend nce continued to grow until 191S, when due to the war and Uie loss of the girls ' dorinitor ' by tire, thei ' e was c ' oiisid( rable talk of closi)ig the school, riie trustees at that time said that they would bi ' delighted if as many as foiiy boarders could be secured, but when the o))])oi ' tunit ' was gixHMi the. ])eople, se -eiil ' - eight boarders enrolled tlie first da . Xow the enrollment of the S.A.H.S. is 2:VA. The Junior College enrollment of was thirty-one, of 1927-28 lifty-two, of 1928-29 sixty-six, 1929-;!() one hundred thirty-three. AVatch the S. J. ( gTOW. In 19. ' !1 we ho])e to delixci ' di])lonuis to tifty seniors in the Sunflower Agricultural High School, and to sixty graduates of the dunioi- College. We contidv ' iil ly exjject the enrollment of the Sun- Hower Junior College to be at least KiO in 19;!0-;!1. The value of the entire ] lant is estimated at $;5r)0,0(K).()0. The beautiful college building is om- of the best in the state. The excellent spii ' it of the students is the greatest thing about this institution. It is a source of great i)ride that our students are complimented by all visitors on theii ' pi nnptness and ))oliteness. Dui ' - ing the past 11 years moi-e than 9. ' ) per cent of all our students have passed three subjects, and more than 75 ])ei- cent have ])asse(l (ui all their subjects. This wonderful record does not come by chance, it is a result of faithful teaching and of line resp(»nsi -eness on the i); ' .rt of the students. Do right and stud - hai-d, Pi ' ettx ' is as i)retty does , Remember there are others , (rang, are we ready! ' Let ' s go! are a few of our leading mottoes. The school features Agi-icidture, (Nnnmerce, Home Fjconomics, and Athletics for boys and girls, as well as an excellent litei-ary course in High School and College. It also features Music, Expression, Orator-y, Band and Orchestra. AVe have a wonderful spirit of woi-k and play. The best of health and good cheer pi-evails, and our school is homelike. Facult ' niemhers aic cons1antl - in touch with the students. We are always glad to see our students imi)rove. We want to serve all of the people of Sunflower ami Hum])hreys (V)unties eithei- directly (u- indii ' ectl.N ' . Our self-help deinirtment has made it i)ossil)le for many fine boys and giils to obtain the advantages of high school and college at a minimum cost and this cost defrayed by their own elfoi ' ts. We api)reciate the ])i-i ilege the school has in thus ser ing the boys and giids. and citizens of the county. - J. S. ' andiver. President.

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President J. S. Vandiver

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llic Suiifloiccr lifc-f uard makes a bit Iiaul. FAC ULTY