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

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thinks The students, in general, at Mississippi Delta, worried over their classes, their class projects, tests, term papers and exams. They thought and worried over the war and the P.O.W. ' s. Everyone was relieved when the war ended and most of all when our P.O.W. ' s were returned safely to the United States. And, still, some worried over the terms of the cease-fire, of the U.S. rebuilding North Vietnam. Many gave much thought to the idea of PEACE. And everyone welcomed the news of the draft being done away with. The presidential election of November 7 caused much debate. The majority supported President Nixon. Everybody believed Nixon would end the war and that the country was in a state where a change would be drastic. McGovern and his yo-yo campaign impressed few.

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were offset by personal attention and concern Always ready and waiting for a holiday, the students and teachers prayed for snow, Christmas, spring, Easter, and summer holidays to arrive. The enjoyment of such a comfortable r elationship was just one of MDjC ' s assets.

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There was much controversy, agreement, disagreement, and apathy toward pollution of all types, drugs, abortions, and the Women ' s Liberation Movement, and a new side walk between the Vo-Tech building and the Student Union. The whole campus, administration, faculty, and students wondered and worried over the completion date of the new Administration-Fine Arts Complex.