Mississippi Valley State University - Delvian Yearbook (Itta Bena, MS)

Text from Pages 1 - 280 of the 1980 volume:

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Homecoming ’79 With pomp and grandeur, Beverly Michelle Wesley, a senior business administration major from Leland, Mississippi, was crowned Miss Mississippi Valley State University. During coronation ceremonies, she dazzled the crowd with her lovliness, her poise, her gracefulness. During the Homecoming parade held in downtown Itta Bena, all of Leflore County and much of the Delta witnessed true beauty as Miss Wesley made a grand public appearance — (shown above). To the left, she is flanked by SGA president Aubrey Pittman and MVSU President Boykins. Then she makes her acceptance speech (center). Below she is shown (from left) with MVSU first lady Mrs. Beverly Boykins; gracing her court; and waltzing with her escort, Hubert Owens. META JOHNSON First Alternate to Miss MVSU Senior, Sociology Major Shreveport, Louisiana r from the National MVSU re : Miss MVSU recei ley iss Wes Leroy Parker, Leland Vice-Mayor, presents M J. B. Flowers Dr. tha key to her hometown. wi nts pag e. Metan PE v= | . fe. ia eI 4 PARADE fr M didi 41444 4it yore yore Fashions Seca 7’ ‘i Te Fashions are year around activities at the Valley. This year it was plaids, string tie collars, stove pipe legs pants and smart looks — as Ms. Batts portrays above. (compliments of J. C. Penney Company). Dianne Batts Steve Dale sees fashions far beyond the clothes one wears. It’s how you wear them and where, says Steve. For the co untry side, it’s plaids, baggies, suspenders, cuffed sleeves and the captain’s cap. ee es a i en Be p= i oe © i et 2k 2 | oo ro Li rey ee | a | 2 rT dh = ae 4. rr ci Mrs. Sarah White ae 30 Helen Johnson re ina re oe ae Ms. Katie Course The Fashion a YL a Beverly Patterson eT - The fashion group styles together. 31 Miss Cover and Calendar Girls 1979-80 iss November Miss January Miss February Barbara Baxter Beverly Sprouse Debra Flowers - Miss pat . | i Cover $ , tg | oa Ist Girl a wa A fe iz | sates | Alternate Gwendolyn Pr ng Ee = a ' Carrie L. Snowden : ae Lang Miss April Miss May | Miss July 7 Miss August Geraldine Ford Denise Mathis Delois Walker Virginia Robinson Of course, Homecoming is the main highlight for most dur- ing the first months of school ... and fashions never outdate — but there are other Valley activities which are as important, but lost in the battle to grab the few color pages available in this year’s Delvian. Although brought to you in black and white, no memories could be more colorful than the ones represented on the fol- lowing 30 pages. For instance... You need to get in What confusion? Oh no, not that line! You need these courses to meet graduation requirements. .. YY Vy Gj YY Yy } i i} i} i} | | | IM Mini | | : . i lili | i bh : ! ! ii ll | - Development Services sponsored a proposal writing workshop. ; B . : ’ ca é 1a ae a. wt a ‘?¢ ff WwW O a ‘ek 1s h me ek Ss, es a Three fall forums on major issues in 1979 were sponsored by the MVSU Committee for the Humanities and the Q Mississippi Committee for the Humanities. Dr. David Wicks of the Social Science Department headed the forums. Members of the University Library Staff were among many Valley professionals who “== attended conferences and workshops away from the campus to better their profession. Job interviews, hopefully successful, were the results. The Air Force ROTC brought its Southeastern Regional Conference to | the Valley. The HPER Department sponsored a workshop on elderly physical fitness. Fare ASTER. To make a long story short, this was a day when the Valley family came together — thousands strong — to say we love each other... weare proud of each other. Everybody was FEELING GOOD — ; i= 1a Pn 9. Te - Saal ret ° ‘ « Jamming Say Valley Pride. “Valley Pride!!!” Above: If you love the Delta Devils, get up. Top Left: Sigmas getting down. neraoanrwop es 42 Theodore Washington of the Houston Attorney Alex Sanders presents an award in honor Attorney Thomas Simms remarks Oilers, guest speaker at the M.V.S.U. of his late brother. Sports Banquet. Annual Sports Banquet. ite hey _ Johnny Morris receives a special team award. aw. uF A Se . | Trophies were presented to the golfers. L.: Elonzo Thomas, Henry Powell, and Derrick Moore. Darryl Watson receives the Rebounder Trophy — 1978-79. i oo a M.V.S.U. Devilettes: L-R: Jessie Harris Coach, S. Kinnard, D. Keys, Trainers Award presented to Floyd M. Butts, C. Stafford, B. Hooper, A. Smith, G. Triplett, M. Brisco, J. Harrison. Sisney, B. Brown, and Coach Allen Simmons. Senior Thomas Eloby and professional artist put on a month-long art exhibit in the University library during Black History Month. C7 4 Eloby’s pen and ink drawing. : Rs ‘ ‘ ‘ - ot aed es ees The 22nd Annual Ebony Fashion Fair came to the Valley in late winter. It was sponsored by the Greenwood-Itta Bena Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. The elegance of Christian Dior’s yellow satin one shoulder gown was one of the many fashions shown. The Trinidad Tripoli Steel Band, featuring Hugh Bordé and his family was the first Lyceum attraction presented during the 1979-80 school year. bye pe Ms ie ee The South African play, Sizwe Banzi Is Dead, was performed in early February. It was performed by Stage South. The drama is about the plight of Blacks in South Africa. d the 7th Wonder inter Lyceum ing a mid-win Band dur attraction , Joine ° , Lester e = 5 =a D S = 3 = Comedian Willie Tyler and his Be inchs 16) ia 1 eT e If 5 | if t @ 4 ; B a n d The University Band — referred to by many as the “Green Machine”, was involved in nearly every activity held at the Valley and many others held across the state and the South. Much preparation went into these activities. Leonard Tramiel leads the way. Here’s asample... 4b ca $ ... ({.¢. = LA, Np ? oo 7 ae th gs v Cw eSVLE KUN ak ne er Berle Ge ee ed REAR PRADA AS EADS bp he be we oP : iy Ae ay Tes ir beg Be ty Br Oo ‘ iid : : a | : ate of : - ate a . : ° ee ee ee ee The weeks of practicing prior to the public presentation of Handel’s Messiah by the University Choir was well worth it. The university orchestra accompanied the choir along with several guest high school choirs. ¢ glenn hi O impinges tx Above: Dr. Amanda Elzy signs the Boykins’ guest register. In the second photo the President and Mrs. Boykins present Dr. Elzy with a plaque honoring her for service in education. The soirée was held at the president’s home — noting Dr. Elzy during her retirement from public education. Valley students became very involved in local and state politics during November ’79. In fact, one Valley student helped to make history in Leflore County by becoming one of the first black elected officials in the county. Shirley Perkins (third from left) is pictured being sworn in as a Justice court Judge. ee % an ne Bo NW Ee Hae we es iif ae : ae : ; } ' The National MVSU Alumni Association remains active in most Valley affairs. C arl Roberts, director of Alumni Affairs, at left, presents retiring Dr. J. R. Buck witha plaque. Below Jitney Jungle store manager Bernard Wiggins is honored for helping Valley students with part-time jobs. Alumnus Dr. William Stewart makes a point in a national meeting in bottom photo. Also, Pres. Boykins congratulates new National Alumni prexy Mrs. Dollye Hodges. ’ a Dressin IS nw S SESS pep a Ras Sr s eS RAS es SsOess AS = oS BS soo pe ED) 4} Seg eHow S 8S sos 3% Senor Sects co yr so SY'2B2O eso 8 « BOS .S oe cent 2 os o-£§s ae Hehe ctasy Sogs § Geis eS, vg tS ee Sepetcoemnetrstoag So eRe ante: Sena rey : Nik nme | = - ! an Cys: = i RENN sreemmCNR Roe: buat icoieye: -- ae ek ta “Livin’ Fat” was presented by I. D. Thompson and the drama department. It was about the once in a life-time dream to have enough money for comfortable living. “What you talking ’bout, boy”? ee ad. wit! ph 2: oy VALS eg. | : ae ld taihnd George Kilbourne and his crew got together to help Dr. Cathy Grace produce a monthly T.V. show called “Ginger Snaps.” m, vatians [ The SGA sponsored a special program on January 15 honoring the late Dr. Martin Luther King. Students and special guests spoke. Also the university speech choir made a presentation. | SPE ray 4g Ws sas cyan an ae ATI bed Donating Blood Pep Rallies 4 mm te Dating Games And Food!!! 3 4 | ; 4 ¥ oe ee BRR IE oso Mama White shows off the late Dr. White J. H. “Daddy” White’s book about the development of Valley “Up From a Cotton Patch.” Dr. White founded M VSU. The best activity of any year, especially for seniors and grad students, has to be graduation. Ney ft ; tina Here, Dr. Silas Peyton, Dean of Instruction, addresses the graduates. President Boykins presents 1979 SGA prexy with his diploma. 62 The Honorable Marion S. Barry, a Delta native and mayor of Washington, D.C., was the 1979 commencement speaker. Receiving Honor Cords hie sa ry The 1979-80 edition of Who’s Who Among Students | in American Universities and Colleges carries the names of 39 students from Mississippi Valley State University who were selected as being among the country’s most outstanding campus leaders. NY Campus nominating committees and editors of the annual directory have included the names of these a students based on their academic achievement, service to the community, leadership in extracurricular activities and future potential. They join an elite group of students selectea from cnn more than 1,000 institutions of higher learning in all . a ' a wih 50 states, the District of Columbia and several foreign nations. Outstanding students have been honored in the annual directory since it was first published in 1934. LINDA JACKSON Linda is a senior from Leland, MS who is Oo majoring in Health, rs os. . “ “ Physical Education and oe xe oe Recreation. RS ee ZN or’ ce Vice President of the SPD gr 0? HPER Club, Linda holds KO cs 3 ae No numerous honors, we AS OY 9 oo including an honor student oe. SS SS xOuee involved in several Valley oie or oy ee organizations. QS oe Bore She also graces Delta 9 “ D of Sigma Sorority. % or Linda’s immediate : x career plans include furthering her education. EVELYN GATES Look out business world, because Evelyn Gates is on her way. The senior business education major says the only thing between her and the business profession now isa master’s degree. “I’ll get that next year,” she promises. A 1976 graduate of Okolona High School, Evelyn is a Baptist and the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Nute Gates of Okolona. She is a member of the National Collegiate Association for Secretaries, Phi Beta Lambda and Alpha Chi. ERVIN J. RICKS Ervin is a senior Building Construction major from Tuscumbia, Alabama. He attended Treholm High School and is a member of the Christ Temple Apostolic Faith Church. The son of Mr. and Mrs. Abraham Ricks, Ervin is married to the former Betty Jean Gray of Westland, Michigan. He and his wife, who is also noted in Who’s Who in American Universities and Colleges, are parents of seven children. The family currently lives in Itta Bena. Ervin is involved in Alpha Chi and Alpha Kappa Mu —a national honor society. He has received letters of recognition for his academic achievements from the MVSU president. Also a minister, Ervin says he would like to take the knowledge he has gained at the Valley to teach others to help themselves. Go get em Ervin. BARBARA ANN BAXTER “TI want to become editor of a major daily newspaper,” says Barbara, who maintains a 3.50 grade point average and is Miss November for the Student Union calendar. From Itta Bena, Barbara is a grad of Leflore County High and the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Allen Baxter. Peer counseling, spirit club, music, social science and academic honors are just a few of Barbara’s high school involvements. She is currently a member of Sigma Tau Delta, Alpha Chi and Alpha Kappa Mu. VALERIE O’BANNER A frequent dean’s list name, Valerie is a member of the National Business Honor Society, Phi Beta Lambda and the National Collegiate Association for Secretaries. The Leflore County High graduate is a native of Itta Bena and the daughter of Mrs. Elgie O’Banner. Her high school experience includes the Beta Club, Spirit Club, Band, the Social Science Club and the honor roll. She is a Baptist. LINDA HARRIS Linda Faye is already picturing herself behind a large executive desk — greeting her boss’ callers. The Hall of Fame, Distinguished American High Schoolers, Beta Club and academic honors, precedes Linda’s Valley record. A Methodist, she is the daughter of Mrs. Dorothy Mixon of Itta Bena. Linda is currently president of the National Collegiate Association for Secretaries; Phi Beta Lambda secretary and a National Business Honor Society member. BETTY J. GRAY RICKS Betty wants to be her own boss, that’s why she plans to open her own business after a few years of working at a “growing company.” Married to Irvin J. Ricks, Betty is the proud mother of seven children. She is a 1967 high school graduate who ranked fifth in her class and nabbed the “Best Typist of the Year Award.” A member of Christ Temple Church of Itta Bena, Betty is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Gray. She is a member of the National Business Honor Society and Alpha Kappa Mu. 70 DWAYNE SULLIVAN Alpha Chi, Kappa Kappa Psi, Alpha Kappa Mu and the MVSU Marching Band are just some of this future systems analyst computer programmer’s Valley achievements. He tapped a place in the Nelson Hall of Fame, band and honors while at North Natchez Adams High. The computer science major is a Baptist and the son of Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Sullivan of Natchez. SYLVIA PASS Derma, Mississippi sent Sylvia to the Valley. Valley plans to return Derma a public administrator. Sylvia is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Monroe Pass. She’s a Baptist. Sylvia was modest in giving out info about herself — all she said is that she’s an honor student. But we found out she’s also Miss Senior. Oh yes, while in high school, Sylvia was a Y- Teen, a future homemaker and annual staff editor. medical school. ALFRED JOHNSON Alfred, like other Who’s Who, is noted for academic achievements. He is a member of the Pre-Med and Biology Clubs. The senior biology major is from Lexington. He is a staff writer on the campus newspaper, The Delvian Gazette. Alfred is a repeated honor student and a member of Alpha Chi. His immediate career plans include entering ETHEL CAIN Ethel is a Valley senior majoring in biology. Although her hometown is Liberty, MS, she has placed strong roots here at MVSU. As other Who’s Who students, she is also noted for leadership in extracurricular activities. She is a member of the Pre-Med Club, Alpha Chi and Biology Club. ail JERRY QUINN A machine technician is what The Valley expects to give the world in J erry. The vocational industrial major from Natchez is a graduate of North Natchez Adams High and the son of Mrs. Della Estella Quinn. Jerry is a member of the African Methodist Espiscopal Church and the MVSU Pre-Alumni Club. SHIRLEY ANN TAYLOR JAMIE TERRELL SIMEON TOWNSEND JESSIE ALLEN MARY GORDON WILLIE DANIEL THEODORE ROSS JANICE DARNELL Mary is from Clarksdale. She is a senior majoring in art. Also known for poetry, Mary isa repeated honor student and a member of the Art Club and Alpha Chi. Like other Who’s Who, she is noted for professional promise, student scholarship and participation in departmental and campus activities. Her grade point average is always above 3.0. DORIS HUTCHINSON JOSEPH JOHNSON LINDA NEIL DELOIS SMITH ROBERT STEPHENS SHIRLEY TAYLOR WILLIE YOUNG MARGARET LUCKETT VINCENT COPELAND LISA CARPTEN and EDDIE CALDWELL are others named to Who’s Who, but did not have a chance to take photos and or fill out student information forms. 72 GAIL MARSHALL Move over Lois Lane and Barbara Walters, because Gail Marshall is out to get your job. The senior English major is ready for the journalistic job market — and that includes news reporting and news casting. Coming to the Valley from Tchula Attendance Center and her hometown Lexington as an honor student, a school beauty, school newspaper reporter and an active member of several clubs, Gail continues her active life here. Still an honor student, she is a member of Alpha Chi, Alpha Kappa Mu and the Communications Club. ROSE MERRY JOHNSON Sounding out the world through Communications is Rose Merry Johnson. The senior majoring in English is a 1975 aduate of Coahoma icultural High School. Rose Merry is a member of the New Hope Baptist Church and the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Claytee Johnson of Coahoma. She received an award for having the highest scholastic achievement in the Communications Department and is an honor student; her ambition is to become an English teacher. Some of her outstanding contributions in high school include Who's Who, an honor student and a campus queen. PHYLLIS LOCKRIDGE HILLIARD Phyllis is bound to be among the executive secretaries of the 80’s. Why? Just because it’s her ambition. The senior office administration major from Vicksburg is a member of the National Business Honor Society, the National Collegiate Association for Secretaries, the Baptist Student Union, Phi Beta Lambda and the Pre-Alumni Club. Married to Ralph W. E. Hilliard, Jr., also a Valley senior, Phyllis is the daughter of Mrs. Hester Lockridge of Vicksburg and Mr. Leon Hayes of Las Vegas, Nevada. Phyllis is a 1976 grad of Vicksburg High where she was involved in homemaking, motorcycling, the pep squad and driving club. DENISE MATHIS Denise’s love for small children will be an important ingredient in her aspirations to be a good first grade teacher. The senior elementary education major is a native of Itta Bena and the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Johnny Mathis. She is of the Methodist faith. Graduating from Leflore County High in 1976, Denise was her freshman class president, Miss Sophomore and Miss Senior. At Valley she is a member of the Methodist Student Movement Organization, Alpha Chi and Alpha Kappa Mu. EVELYN WILKERSON Evelyn has set her sights on becoming a personnel manager, that is, after tabbing a master’s degree in management. The senior business administration major from Clarksdale came to Valley with the record of president of her high school class and majorette in the Coahoma Agricultural High School and Coahoma Junior College Marching bands. The daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Wilkerson, Evelyn is currently a member of the Student Union Board and the National Business Honor Society. She is also a Baptist. LILLIE MARIE CLARK Lillie is a senior majoring in math. She plans to see some of the world before settling down in a teaching career. The Jackson native graduated from Murrah High in 1976. There she was into government, academic honors, theatrics, religion and student publications. At Valley, Lillie is still involved in government and academic honors. Mr. and Mrs. Herman Richardson are Lillie’s guardians. ANNETTE DEAN Annette is on the look-out for a business organization she can ‘move up’ in. The senior business administration major is from Belzoni where she graduated from Humphreys County High. Her high school achievements include Who’s Who, Beta Club, class treasurer and capturing the Senior Award for English. The honor student is currently a member of Phi Beta Lambda, the National Business Honor Society. She holds several citations of achievements at Valley. BRENDA FAYE NELSON Brenda plans to be a mathematician. She is a nativ e of Greenville and a 1976 graduate of Greenville High School where she was into honor societies, math clubs and the yearbook staff. A member of the Baptist faith, she is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jim Nelson, Sr. She is currently a member of Alpha Chi and Alpha Kappa Mu. 73 Environmental health majors and program director Albert 74 Love test noise level. Environmental Health Accelerates The Environmental Health Program at Valley this school year received official accreditation from the National Accreditation Council for Environmental Health Curricula of the National Environmental Health Association. MVSU is now among the select few universities and colleges across the country to hold national accreditation for environmental health curricula. The accreditation made MVSU the first minority institution in the United States as well as the first institution in Mississippi to receive accreditation from the National Environmental Health Association. Valley’s five-year-old program began procedures for national accreditation last spring. The university’s application for accreditation was reviewed, followed by a site team visit to survey the MVSU facilities and curriculum. The site visitors were impressed with the quality of the faculty and course offerings. The internships are well developed and provided the student with a variety of options. MVSU environmental health majors in the past have participated in internship programs at Delta Medical Center in Greenville, Baxter’s Laboratories, Inc., in Cleveland, Delta Health Center in Mound Bayou and the Mississippi State Board of Health. 75 and then came BEEP The Division of Business received approval for participation in the Blagk Executive Exchange Program, bringing five visiting professors to lecture in our School of Business during the Spring Semester. The visiting professors lecturing in the 372 Business Law Class were Beverly A. Spencer, attorney at Exxon Company; USA William G. Horne, corporate attorney at McDonald’s Corp.; Charles D. Graig Jr., attorney in the legal department of Bell Telephone Laboratories; John W. Henderson Jr., patent agent at IBM Corp.; and Clarence E. Wilson, an attorney advisor at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. The program originated with the realization by educators and other concerned observers that minority students needed wider knowledge about less traditional career fields, up-to-date and continuous information about business techniques and practices, and greater exposure to identifiable role models. BEEP and Valley officials agree that the widening gap between the classroom environment and the real world of work is one of the most pressing problems facing education today. BEEP supplemented the classroom experience and extended into all areas to bridge the gap between study and experience. The program took the subject matter students normally study and added ingredients about actual business practices, trends and policies to bring about a merger between the world of work and college. — BEEP gave industry and government agencies a different and h ighly significant kind of identification of black campuses. It was an opportunity to actively participate in the development of a new generation of manpower resources. Administrative costs of BEEP were covered by a grant from the Ford Foundation and major corporations through the National Urban League, Inc. The program’s objectives and operations are endorsed and co-sponsored by the American Chemical Society, the Urban Affairs Committee of the American Bankers Association, American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the National Urban Affairs Council. As co-sponsors, these organizations counsel BEEP staff on course content, make research data available, and help locate and recruit potential candidates. WABG-TV crew interviews BEEP lecturer and Exxon attorney Spencer. Majors i; therapy, abn) “hing daily living lology ¢ itation « COmm UNni¢g ad ditic Ought fr, Kevth � Such SSOciatd Ofessionals tion rate of} lich indicates job qd low Seif-esveem) + Mental} health S€rviceg Ystem that Would better Me needs Of the Mental ly il] and tally retarded cli lents, é Curricula for the training Programs Will be effective by the SUMmer of 1989 at Collages Tha the Seven junior t fall 4 8roup o Students Some on Scholarshing will begin takin COurses ‘€ading to the 8SS0Ciate SCience ce} degree in mental] health or mental perk such “€tardati, n Persons currently Sik Rien: home © mployed in Menta} health OF mental] eau neon ‘acilities as well as high : . Choo] Etaduates “nd other Interesteg 5 fueled-up a rea taught to individuals are ©XPecteg to enrol] in across the Tbe the training Program, Vy Grace Said. a om Paraprofession a} : nee “3tal healtp Faculty and Students | Tigers ang At State Con erences IZE Capped Four Mississinn Valle k with University y . A al me . biology issippi recently kK long , : : at if ies in ‘ Bag atory, ) TechEd Gained a New Department New developments in the Division of Technical Education also showed that being 30 only meant we are getting better. The large number of students in both technical education and technology led to the creation of a new department — the Department of Industrial Education, headed by a Valley industrial tech ed vet — Dr. Avid Mukes. Mukes took on the job, as well as leading a regular production crew of ‘students to layout and print a monthly edition of the “Delvian Gazette” — the official voice for Valley students. HTT HMIHII| | HHT HH iH l i Kl | KK K ANN AAAAAAAAAAAAA( NX I A ™ y 7 sO DQ MQ GC. Mukes said GMC’s donation of the car will help MVSU industrial technology students stay up- to-date on the mechanics of future cars. On hand for the car presentation ceremonies held in the automotive shop at MVSU were several university officials and GMC representatives Charlie Moore of Moore and McDavid in Greenwood and Richard Green, district manager of the GMC Pontiac Motor Division in Memphis, Tenn. Shown at left is Moore presenting Pres. Boykins a key to the car. Below, the division’s top people appear on WABG’s Delta Digest with hostess Wanda Robinson to spread the word about the new operation. 82 Janice Donnel (right) wraps up a fall internship at the Greenwood-Leflore Hospital. : : ; 3 ‘ id ; a Another FCS student, Alberta Raymond, completes a counseling internship at Leflore County High School. IN LATE NOVEMBER, our Family and Community Services Program received a mailgram notifying the faculty and staff that the National Commission on Accreditation of Social Work Programs granted initial accred- itation our baccalaureate social work program to 1982. Family and Community Ser- vices here includes unique pro- grams in gerontology and stu- dent internships. Looking for NCATE ...and hopefully (there’s little or no doubt) by 1981 Valley will also add to its impressive list of accreditations - and affiliated associations “The National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education.” Practically every area on campus is participating in studies and improvements to achieve this accreditation — including students. Approval... Dr. Nathaniel Boclair (right) who heads graduate studies and the Division of Education is leading this effort. Our world of Art began to take on new shapes during our year of blossoming. A crew of students dedicated to creativity and beauty stood out like petals in a bed of tulips. The art faculty and staff were like strong stems that supported the blooms. The art crew worked diligently for the program’s accreditation from NASA — the National Association of Schools of Art. Results of that diligent work and dedication are expected to show this fall when we expect NASA to say Valley has joined its ranks. Heading the SACS self-study. Again for Reaffirmation This year also marked time for a self-study that would bring about reaffirmation of accreditation by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. We were first accredited by the SACS in 1968 and reaffirmed in 1972. Another successful self-study and SACS visit and evaluation will accredit us again up to 1990. oy Everyone is involved, faculty, staff, administration and students. Military Science Joins Our Ranks; Aerospace Still Stands Out Beginning this fall, we will add another branch of the U.S. Armed Forces to our curriculum — the Army Reserve Officers Training Corps (AROTC). The Army ROTC, under the newly established department of military science at MVSU, is headed by Captain Tom Watts of the U.S. Army. The program is open to both men and women between 17 and 27 years of age. The U.S. Air Force ROTC, also open to males and females, was the first branch of the armed services to locate at MVSU. It is currently the largest AFROTC detachment in the Southeast region. Bringing the new military courses to the university will allow for training more young men and women to become officers in the U.S. Army. Students started this spring enrolling in the ROTC’s two or four-year military program. Cadets who enter the first two years of the program must begin this summer (1980) by attending a six-week all-expense paid summer camp held in Fort Knox, KY, unless having prior military service in the National Guard or | Reserve unit. Cadets who successfully complete the Army ROTC program, as in the AFROTC, are commissioned upon graduation as 2nd lieutenants in the armed _ services or the reserves. The new military program | offers academic scholarships which include textbooks, tuition and lab fees, and provide a tax- free stipend of $100 a month for eligible students. | i ; Within the J.H. White 6,000 slides, 800 video tapes and 7,000 other nonbook materials; and thousands of visitors every day are just the obvious about this 56,192 square-feet building. Behind those walls which separate library lobbies, and study and browsing areas is the fertilization of our centerpiece blossom. That fertilization is the librarians and staff persons who see to making periodicals, books and other library materials available to the Valley Family. The J.H. White Library staff is currently working toward filling the university library to its full capacity of bound volumes — 160,245. { ; Over 100,000 bound volumes — strong; nearly 2,200 filmstrips, 600 sixteen millimeter filmstrips, 9,300 manuscripts, 1,000 recordings, ! | { ass mk), =i ag “ as pare rte ct ate Valley was this year funded by the National Institute of Mental Health to establish Mississipp1’s first degree program for paraprofessionals in the mental health retardation fields. Project Paratrain creates paraprofessional degree programs at seven Mississippi junior colleges, and is headed by Dr. Cathy Grace, an MVSU elementary education professor. Mrs. Grace and her staff work with representatives from Coahoma Junior College in Clarksdale, East Mississippi Junior College in Scooba, the Jackson branch of Hinds Junior College, Itawamba Junior College at Fulton, Mississippi Gulf Coast Junior College at Perkinston, Booneville’s Northeast Junior College and Utica Junior College at Utica. The junior college representatives have joined the MVSU Project Paratrain staff in developing a standard curriculum at their two-year institutions for associate of science degree programs in mental health and mental retardation. The two degree programs will provide improved training opportunities for workers in Mississippi’s mental health and mental retardation | | facilities. This is one program that shows MVSU works to help | others improve academically. It’s called “spreading our fragrances.” ; however, none compare to Valley’s Academic Skills Parlor. Lee The ASP There are beauty parlors, ice cream parlors and many other parlors across Mississippi that offer specialized personal services; The patrons of our Academic Skills Parlor — about 150 students a day — although looking for special services, do not visit the two-story former library for ice-cream treats or fancy hair styles. Yet, visits to the skills parlor offer students results that are probably as sweet as ice cream and as satisfying as a pretty hair style. The parlor, staffed by several persons specializing in reading, speech, math and other basic skills and many volunteers from the MVSU general faculty and student body, provides an outlet for students to increase their reading abilities and strengthen their academic skills. The parlor not only focuses on students whose academic potentials are underdeveloped, but also on the average and excelled students. Overall, the purpose of the ASP is to motivate and prepare students for their highest level of achievement in marketable skills, social and civic effectiveness and in realizing their individual potentials. After looking at our parlor, the State Board of Higher Education this year mandated some other state universities to develop similar programs. wn —— 2� smear 6 LE a 97 es till = - To say the least, the two top sports at the Valley, hit the pits. But look out for next year, cause we are rebuilding. You see, this year in football, we had expectations of taking the SWAC, however, the SWAC took us. The season'started slow, losing 0-3 to Kentucky State home. Then, after whipping UAPB by at least 40 points, our most impressive win this evils went on to fall to a dismal record of 4-5 on the season. But that wasn’t the Although we seldom hear as much about track and baseball as we do ab football, the two spring and summer teams captured pretty good records [2 fact, the track team even broke a few national and regional fecords. Golf and tennis are looking up as permanent sports at The Valley. However, we’re still looking for some more good players. Ralph Hilliard, Sports Editor ... winning or losing — he Cheerleaders 1979-80 Sharon Gallagher, Lawanna Stringfield, Joyce Seldon, Elaine Lee, Angie Smith, Jessie Mason, Toni Zinnerman, Cynthia Love and mascot Donald “Dusty” Payne. — e er Rea Nit. he © age - 7 a j CYNTHIA LOVE OUR BACKERS wine! 101 ootball 7 hal om, olaNens on rd 9m eR vem =p. ave “ey a at re ' b ‘ f 4 eo anim @ we! @ @.@.@=2 = = ¢ AG 2% 2 42 . 3 2 ao oe 4 : ey al ¥ Go Pel em guys. COACHES: Standing: C. Barron Defensive Back rae RT E. Moore, Linebacker; Ben McGee, ‘Diatenetre Line- Defensiva Coordinator; R. Jordan, Offensive Line-Offensive PME H. Smith, Offensive Back. Kneeling: James T. Thomas, Head Coach. SENIOR PLAYERS: Standing: Q. Williams, J. McClenton, C. White, W. Snow, A. Lucas, F. Jackson, J. Sankfield, C. Cleve, H. Taylor and T. Batts. Sitting: J. Morris, H. Bush, M. William, R. Thomas, M. Griffin and J. Richmond. pars ° sis ae Melvin (4 10) SEIS ae | i } } } | 108 Marshall returns punt. Harris (42) and Owens (45) wait their turns. eeeere® prseaneeeet? eeeeeseee aeegeeeeett ee? . seer Fteeeceeeeeerereer PP FC Cee eee steve ee Sete eeeee PCP CG Oe H ERE “Stay on your feet.” A must mae” Shelia Warren Ryrchelle Liggans Regina Harvey Jessie Harris Head Coach Ramona McCastle Mary “Hope” Brisco Bertha Bass a Carolyn Stafford Melvin Mack Assistant Coach Darlene Jones Doris Kirkwood Mary Stallings os meee te. Sune ea Be MVSU Invitational Tournament Most Valuable Player Ramona McCastle Also All-Tournament Team Member Write ’em down... DN D S a) v is wv s Qa = D ie 5 = S es D = 3 % 5 St x - = S mine!!! ? It “A Number One Team” ” s your house. “That? Margaret Butts (22): A top Pro prospect; All-Region, All-State, and All-American in the National Scouting Association, Women’s Collegiate Basketball and National Black Women’s Athletic Association 115 “The Team” Head Coach Cleotha Wilson 116 Bruster Minor, pitcher Our pitching staff. sere =% eS oa Pitcher Troy Boyd ts Ll : . . es — ee a a ee Sn Senet te teen Eneny a id bi bei te oe oat Se Se = i aS pence age Shins aialine = ox 1 ‘ar daeieieavarirer reat sean @. cmt att. = ee; sot Right Fielder Charles Epperson Catcher Willie Young Center Fielder Paul Henderson eee : ey = ial Fa as ae ae al en Wee -n cata 4 —— Sees ar on re : ba inne Gh le RIE ya EAE cmap aes . Pe: ‘e PS Sn a 3 sei Pe ot, HRs NE Ree MS Ta at ee Nig ... being discovered by Pro scouts. y ot rt ee ae te) a ee he 3rd Baseman Gregory Hardwick Shortstop Willie Carter Sprint and Distant Team forty Doris Spencer Patricia Osborne NAIA Indoor Track and Field Middle Distance and Distance Runner All-American wa x Mona Onyemelukwe Sharon Sanders NAIA Indoor Track and Field All-American Discus Specialist i =) | Hend Track Coach gi WILLIAM BROWNgg Hurdlers 121 Charles Pickens Charles is the first MVSU athlete to represent the United States in World Games. He com- peted this school year in Mexico City, running the 100 and 200 meters. Charles placed fourth in the 200 meter. Middle Distant Runners a RE Herman Sanders Eugene Sanders if Placed 2nd in NAIA 1,000-yd. Run Ail-SWAC, AIl-NATA, All-American V4 ' Time: 2:15.09 Spent summer in Olympic Village 123 All-SWAC, All-NAIA, All-American Is possible 1980 runner in Olympic Games. From Left, Bottom: J. Baker, T. Reed, J. White, H. Frazier, J. Cleveland, T. Owens, R. Yates, J. Wade, Coach T. Snowden. Top: J. Mitchell, M. Pulliam, B. Johnson, D. Watson, J. Knox, C. Jamison. Head Coach James McCoy Jessie Cleveland Tony Reed William “Pop” Gaines Henry Ellis Bryant Johnson John Knox ve Ford —=—eeio oerdrdvdinT n ® WZ oe o = ‘Se Ri ee eat RAN MSEpi «2 ae : ee reins: From Left, Kneeling: Jessie Cleveland, Tony Reed and Darryl Watson. Standing: Caoches William Gaines and Thomas | nowden. Head Coach George White +P tae Elonzo Thomas Melvin Mack Tennis Coach Boclair and Mathis eee 8c @ @ of ap oataec ane ieterees Melvin Williams Black College All-Star 1980 Game Most Valuable Player This great news came to the Valley Family and the nation right at the turn of the decade. Quarterback Melvin, we salute you! Good Luck With the PROS ws) ‘oOo | Q io) Be Ay a oO = = jo} � D a= A [=| Po) E 5 a S — mn oy we jo} i= ww Athletic Director Davis Weathersby Charles aK? oP? if I ms ae _ ——__—___ —_ -- — = : = gee 137 SENIORS w as =§ HH ne Adair, Wilemina Elem, Educa., Houston, MS Adams, Bernice History Allen, Arnetta Louis Biology, Clarksdale, MS Allen, Evelyn Bus. Admin., Mareen, MS Allen, Jessie Sociology, Hollandale, MS Anderson, David C. Music Educa., Lubbock, TN Anderson, Eugene Ind. Voc. Educa. Anderson, Jeannette Vocal Music, Indianola, MS Anderson, Youree, Jr. Bus. Admin., Shreveport, LA Aron, Joan Accounting, Charleston, MS Arrington, Mammie Health Phy., Educa., Rec., Shaw, MS Ashford, Dianne Sociology, Ackerman, MS Bacon, Adaline Accounting, Belzoni, MS Batts, Dianne Elem. Educa., Ackerman, MS Batts, Timothy Voc. Ind. Educa., Memphis, TN Baxter, Barbara English, Itta Bena, MS Beard, Earnestine Elem. Educa., Indianola, MS Bell, Shirley English, Itta Bena, MS Benson, Berteel Bus. Admin., Marks, MS Blue, Robbie Family Comm. Ser., Clarksdale, MS Bobo, Dorothy Elem. Educa., Coffeeville, MS Brackett, Ted Computer Science, Anguilla, MS Brady, Edgar Criminal Justice, Clarksdale, MS Brewer, Doroth Elem. Educa., Columbus, MS pees Broadus, William Elem. Educa., Itta Bena, MS Brock, Loryne Elem. Educa., Belzoni, MS Brock, Martha G. Criminal Justice, Belzoni, MS Brown, Debra Elem. Educa. Shelby, MS Brown, James Accounting, Clarksdale, MS Brown, Shirley Elem. Educa., Hollandale, MS Brown, Zela Elem. Educa. Burks, Erma Elem. Educa., Hollandale, MS Bulter, Beulah Family Comm. Ser., Senatobia, MS Butler, Willie, J. Computer Science, Greenville, MS Cain, Lynne Biology, Liberty, MS Capler, Barbara Sociology, Phillips, MS Carpten, Lisa Victoria Speech, Leland, MS Clark, Barbara Elem. Educa., Belzoni, MS Clay, Debra Computer Science, Grenada, MS Clifton, Minnie Criminal Justice, Yazoo City, MS Collins, Nelia Biology, Clarksdale, MS Collins, Pearlie Greenwood, MS Collins, Thomas Sociology, Houston, MS Conley, Annie M. Bus. Admin., Itta Bena, MS Copeland, Vincent Biology, Itta Bena, MS Courtney, Norma Bus. Admin., Belzoni, MS Cross, Emma L. English Darden, Kath Criminal Justice, Okolona, MS 141 Davis, Marie Elem. Educa., Lovin, MS Dean, Annette Bus. Admin., Belzoni, MS Delaney, Jol Johnn Vv Biology, Cruger, M Dennis, Ruby Envir. Health, need MS Mc Dogen, Patsy , Charleston, MS Dunlap, Henry R Criminal Justice, Itta Bena, R. Durham, Lorene Computer Science, Greenwood, MS Ellington, Sherry Bus. Admin., Tutwilder M Epp ps, Hattie RS Greenville, MS Ervin, Lenny B. Boctdlosy; Okie MS Ewing, Andrew History, Leland, MS Evans, Barbara Sociology, Greenville, MS Evans, Donald Ind. Educa., Greenwood, MS Evans, Ruby Elem. RAnca roe cme MS Faggett, Ezra Computer Science, Greenwood, MS Fleming, Darnell Computer Science, Belzoni, MS Flowers, Audrey Computer ricice, Grenada, MS Ford, Brenda Sociology, Leland, MS Ford, Harriett Bus. Admin., Louisville, MS Franklin, James Health, Phy., Educa. Rec., Natchez, MS Fulton, Juanita Bus. Admin., Lula, MS Gallion, Joe Tchula, MS Gallowa y, Williams Phy. Theraphy, New Orleans, LA Gamble, Claudean Criminal Justice, Itta Bena, MS Gamill, Lorraine Bus. Admin., Belzoni, MS Gaston, Claudia Social Science, Vardaman, MS Gates, Barbara Criminal Justice, Okolona, MS Gates, Evelyn Bus. Admin., Okolona, MS Gibson, Gwendolyn Elem. Educa., Itta Bena, M Gill, Alvin Sociology, Phila. MS Gooden, Sammie Electronics, Greenville, MS Gordon, Lynda | Elem. Educa ruger, M Gordon, Mary Fine Arts, Clarksdale, MS Gray, Frances Elem. Educa., Itta Bena, MS Griffin, Ella Office Admin., Rolling Fork, MS Griffin, Maurice Computer Science, Camden, MS Griffin, Sherron Elem. Educa., DeKalb, MS Hanins, Gail Sociology, Marks, MS Harley, Violetta Criminal Justice, Greenwood, MS Harmon, Bernadine Accounting, Itta Bena, MS Harmon, L. C. Voc. Ind. Educa., Itta Bena, MS Harris, Evelyn Criminal Justice, Greenwood, MS Harris, Linda Bus. Educa., Itta Bena, MS Harris, Peter Biology, Greenwood, MS Harris, Zelma Criminal Justice, Belzoni, MS Haynes, Phyllis Bus. Admin., lok MS Henderson, Arieane A. Bus. Admin. Hilliard, P: hyllis Office Admin., Vicksburg, M Hilliard, Ralph Bus. Admin., Jackson, MS Horn, Shirley Ann Bus. Admin., Shelby, MS Horn, Shirley Lean Elem. Educa., Shelby, MS Horton, Bobbie Regina Criminal Justice, Drew, MS Hoskin, Annie Criminal Justice, Hollandale, MS Howze, Linda Elem. Educa., Cleveland, MS Huddleston, Christi Elem. Educa., Greenville, MS Hughes, Robert Criminal Justice, N. Carrolton, MS Hutchins, Doris Elem. Educa., Indianola, MS Ivory, Martha J. Jackson, Fredrick Criminal Justice, Memphis, TN Jackson, Linda “ee Phy. Educa., Rec., Leland, AS Jackson, Rose Bus. Educa., St. Louis, MO Jackson, Rosie Bus. Educa., Brooksville, MS James, Irma Elem. Educa., Indianola, MS James, Leon Ind. Tech., Tchula, MS Jemison, Elena Sociology, Greenville, MS Johnson, Bertha History, Pickens, MS Johnson, Carolyn Sociology, Belzoni, MS Johnson, Helen Elem. Educa., Tchula, MS Johnson, Henry Health, Phy. Educa., Rec., Jackson, MS Johnson, Jacqueline Elem. Educa., Leland, MS Johnson, James Fine Arts, Clarksdale, MS Johnson, Linda Johnson, Mary Sociology, Greenville, MS Johnson, Rose Mary English, Coahomam, MS Johnson, Stanley Criminal Justice, Belzoni, MS Joiner, Alvin Voc. Ind. Educa., Macon, MS Jones, Andrea Elem. Educa., McComb, MS Jones, Cassandra Environmental Health, Jonestown, MS Jordan, Hattie Computer Science, Greenwood, MS Kemp, Gary Leland, MS Keys, Catherine Bus. Admin., Meridian, MS Kimbrough, Dorothy Elem, Educa., Pickens, MS Kirks, Rosetta Criminal Justice, Itta Bena, MS Larry, Valtine Sociology, Greenwood, MS Lee, Cynthia Bus. Admin., Leland, MS Leonard, Clark Sociology, Greenwood, MS Lewis, Brenda Criminal Justice, Greenwood, MS Lewis, Rose Mary Elem. Educa., Indianola, Lewis, Vondra Elem. Educa., Greenville, MS Liddell, Jessie Criminal Justice, Carrollton, MS Little, Connie Elem. Educa., Isola, MS Littleton, Gloria Elem. Educa., Yazoo City, MS Luckett, Bobbie Jo Bus. Admin., Jonestown, MS Luckett, Margret Malone, Lois Political Science, Brooksville, MS Marshall, Gail English, Lexington, MS Marshall, Josephine Biology, Hollandale, MS Mason, Jessie Health, Phy., Educa. Rec., Charleston, MS Mathis, Denise Elem. Educa., Itta Bena, MS McCain, Sheri Office Admin., Gorespring, MS McCaleb, Gloria Sociology, Macon, MS McCullar, Rosie Criminal Justice, Goodman, MS McInnis, Bruce Math, Moss Point, MS McKenzie, Shirley Biology, Drew, MS McKinney, Terrance Jazz, Music, Detroit, MI McClendon, Jonathan Math, Columbia, MS McMullen, Doris Sociology, Ackerman, MS McTiller, Mike Hollandale, MS, Voc. Educa. Miller, Lonezo Music, Leland, MS Morton, Verlena Bus. Admin., Clarksdale, MS Myatt, Teresa Bus. Admin., Marks, MS Nash, Betty Elem. Educa., Indianola, MS Neal, Mable Office Admin., Tchula, MS O’Banner, Valerie Bus. Educa., Itta Bena, MS Onyemelukwe, Mona Health. Phy, Educa. Rec., E. St. Louis, MO Patterson, Beverly Bus. Admin., Clarksdale, MS Patton, Queen Biology, Columbia, MS Patrick, John Voc. Ind. Educa., Tchula, MS Pass, Sylvia Social Science, Derma, MS Peaches, Linda Sociology, Greenville, MS Phillips, Geraldine Elem. Educa., Meridian, MS Phillips, Sallie Bus. Admin., Water Valley, MS Pippins, Lynn Ele m. Educa., West Point, MS Pittman, Charles LT Bus. Admin., Clarksdale, MS Posser, Wanda A. Bus. Admin., Greenville, MS Potts, Patricia Bus. Admin., Indianola, MS Pulliam, Lillie Elem. Educa. Quinn, Jerry Louis Voc. Inc. Educa., Natchez, MS Reed, Doris, Criminal Justice, Greenville, MS Reed, Ramona Environmental Health, Louisville, MS Richard, Jud Elem. Educa., Anguilla, MS Richmond, Cassandra Bus. Admin., Metcalfe, MS Richmond, Timoth Bus. Admin., Holly Springs, M Ricks, Betty J. Bus. Admin., Detroit, MI Riley, Margie Sociology, Jackson, MS Roberts, Michael Music, Lubbock, TS Robertson, Lloye an Criminal Justice, West Robinson, Cynthia Bus. Admin., Greenwood, MS Robinson, Virginia Criminal Justice, Belzoni, MS Roland, Gail Bus., Educa., Tutwiter, MS Ross, Margie Sociology, Macon, MS Ross, Theodore Biology, Tchula, MS Rush, Lou Bertha Computer Science, Belzoni, MS Rush, Shirley Elem. Educa., Indianola, MS Sanders, Sharon Sercye, Earnie Bus. Admin, Chicago, IL Shelton, Anne Elem. Educa., Benton, MS Shoemaker, Frank J. Pol. Sci., Charleston, MS Simmons, Anthony Graphic Tech., Moss Point, MS Skinner, Edgar Sociology, Lima O Smith, Frankie Elem. Educa., Cruger, MS Smith, Josephine Criminal Justice, Anguilla, MS Smith, Lance Criminal Justice, Shannon, MS Spain, Shelia E. lem. Educa., Inverness, MS Spears, Brenda rith, MS, Sociology Spavey, Juanita Pol. Sci., Greenwood, MS Stanfield, John W. Voc. Ind. Educa., Mendenhall, MS Stasher, Angela Office Admin., Clarksdale, MS Stegall, Jessie Jr. Health, Phy. Educa., Rec., Jackson, MS Stephens, Robert Coe. Ind. Educa., Clarksdale, MS Stewart, Bobbie Computer Science, Indianola, MS Stevenson, Regina Pol. Science, Brooksville, MS Sullivan, Dwayne Computer Science, Natchez, MS Taylor, Bertha Social Work, Como, MS Ta lor, Wanda nd, MS Terrell, Jimmie Ind. Science Terrell, Wanda Bus. Educa., Hollandale, MS Thomas, Everett Environmental Health, Greenwood, MS Thomas, Recardo Commercial Arts, Indianola, MS Thomas, Walter IIT Pol. Science, Clarksdale, MS Tillman, Bobby Computer Science, Panther Bern, MS Townsend, Simeon Health, Phy. Educa. Rec., Duckhill, MS Veasley, Kenneth A. Accounting, Kosicuisko, MS Vaughn, Gloria Biology, Leland, MS Waits, Rose Greenwood, MS Walker, Delois Speech, Itta Bena, MS Wallace, J. Art, Jackson, MS Ward, Sandora Sociology, Muskegon, MI Warren, Christine Bus. Admin., Moorhead, MS Welton, Wanda Criminal Justice, Itta Bena, MS Wesley, Robin Elem. Educa., Ft. Lauderdale, FL. White, Ezzard Charles Voce. Ind. Ed., Leland, MS White, Sarah Elem. Educa., Moorhead, MS Whitehead, Fannie English, Lula, MS Williams, Constance Health, Phy. Educa. Rec., Yazoo City, MS Williams, Diana Family Comm. Ser., Itta Bena, MS Williams, Donna Sociology, Greenville, MS Williams, Ivory Environmental Health, Itta Bena, Williams, Mary E. Bus. Educa. Williams, Viola Itta Bena, MS Williamson, Linda E. Biology, Moorhead, MS Wilkerson, Evelyn Bus. Admin. Clarksdale, MS eee. Pe Beh ohen tee ee Y as 2 a Y HIN JU S IOR BESSIE WADE Miss Junior — 153 Addison, Jackie Allen, Chappella Itta Bena, MS Great Neck, NY FS ay Allen, Ray, Jr. Anderson, Rosie Lee Leland, MS Crenshaw, MS Anthony, Juanita Austin, Janet Leland, MS Tunica, MS Bagett, Leonard Ban ks, Levonne Beard, Linda Beard, Loisteen unica, MS Clarksdale, MS Moorhead, MS Moorhead, MS ‘ ‘ ? i ;, er wend AG Beck, Dianne Bender, Alison Benford, oa Benson, Bill Black, Jacqueline 154 Duckhill, MS Picayune, MS Memphis, T Greenville, S Mound Bayou, MS | Brown, Gloria Brown, Mar Clarksdale, MS Shelby, M aoe Bynum, Jerr Nash, Carter Greenville, MS Hollandale, MS Bolden, Dynetha Mound Bayou, MS wl Brand, Lula Ruleville, MS Brooks, Thelma Macon, MS Burkhead, Frank Burns, Eutoya _ Carrollton, MS Mound Bayou, MS Clincy, Jimmy Collier, Willis Belzoni, MS Starkville, MS Boyd, Leslie M. Greenville, MS ‘iy TH Broadna, Debra Indianola, MS Brown, Edna Grenada, MS Butler, Moses Coahoma, MS Corbett, Paul Waynesville, MS 155 Collins, Heathac Bay Springs, MS Erves, Diane Vicksburg, MS Fletcher, Helen Doddsville, MS Gibson, Kenneth West Point, MS Davis, Freddie Friars Point, MS Curtis Sahil Chicago, IL Davis, Lonnie B. Dundee, MS Eskridge, Willie Ruleville, MS Flowers, Debbie Carrollton, MS Gorman, Anthony St. Louis, MO Curtis, Karl oa Natchez,MS Farmer, Lloyd Memphis, T Flowers, Deborah Kilmichael, MS , i Griffin, Gloria Coila, MS | Pasadena, CA Davis, Marshall Davenport, Vera Greenville, MS Field, Nanc Jonestown, MS Franklin, Mikel Starkville, MS Grove, Mae Lean Greenwood, MS Bann Ghee Shelby, MS 4 eg } oe Dunigan, Edward Canton, MS Fisher, Brenda Greenville, MS Freelon, Roy Monroe, LA Hannah, Barbara Indianola, MS � Hansbrough, Tracy Greenwood, MS Harris, Rhonda Greenville, MS Henry, James Greenwood, MS Howze, Patricia Cleveland, MS So - Johnson, Frederick, III Belzoni, MS Hardman, David Greenville, MS Harris, Ruth Utica, MS Hicks, Glenn Anguilla, MS Jackson, Debra Cleveland, MS Johnson, Kenneth anton, MS Harmon, Pearlene Canton, MS Vit Head, Erma Tchula, MS Hicks, Jessie Clarksdale, MS Jackson, Mildred Macon, MS Johnson, Ruby Biloxi, MS ee Harris, Carolyn Greenville Harris, Edith M. i etek Head, Shirley Henderson, Clara Tchula, MS Yazoo City, MS Horton, Calvin Drew, MS nz: Jamison, Lewis Johnson, Diana Belzoni, MS Cruger, MS Jones, Addie Jones, Haigie Doddsville, MS Doddsville, MS 157 a — Jones, Katie Jones, Shirle Jones, Sammie Joseph, Barbara Joyner, Hattie Greenwood, MS Canton, MS Tunica, MS Meridan, MS Shuqualak, MS N the gel ah age py e ; King, Corinneller King, Jimm Knight, Mar Lacy, Catherine Lee, James Belzoni, MS Shuqualak, MS Lucedale, M Tchula, MS Coldwater, MS ay Lewis, Sarah Marshall, Andrew Marshall, Adriene Marshall, Ava Matthews, Nataline Lake Providence, LA Greenville, MS Greenville, MS Eupora, MS Memphis, TN McCalister, Patricia McCray, Bonnie McCray, James McDale, Pauline McDaniel, Billie: Greenville, MS Lambert, MS Birmingham, AL Clarksdale, MS Belzoni, MS ? oe : McGee, Paulette McGee, Aaron McKinley, Joyce McKinney, Velma McNelty, Michael 158 Tuscaloosa, AL Tuscaloosa, AL Greenville, MS Sardis, MS Maywood, IL MeWilliams, Janice Shaw, MS Nelson, Cheryl Greenville, MS Pickett, Pruda te Moss Point, Robinson, Garele Glendora, MS Sanders, Christine Benoit, MS Moore, Patricia Nelson, Patricia A. 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Wesco, Elyvin Weathers, Bertha Weathers, Betty Duckhill, MS Crosby, MS Tchula, MS Tchula, MS eaetep Cota Whit ley, Jeffy Nexbit, MS Waynes, Brenda Young, Johnnie Mae Brooksville, MS Durant, MS 1K} JET SETTING 2a JUNIORS ees Pi Adams, Marylnn Adger, Mary Joe 2 rr | ee aR a Se + A. ose? ae Gin Loe = x ? + : Anderson, James Anderson, Jean Alice Anderson! Patricia Avery, Cletis, B. 4 “a ¥ i GLY Hag Hon tector ania. MS Baker, Sam Baker, Warren, B. Bass, Tijuana Sophomore Executives J } 7 ! iv 1 H Birranges, Betty Black, Velind Barnes, Ronnie’ Beck, Freddine Bell, Diya 166 Boatman, Jeanette Booker, riers Brandy, Albert Branch, Mary aah Lena D. 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Young, Inez Crawford, Eva Henderson, Lynell White, Marcia J. 173 FRESHMEN . sng aes “er a . 3 Eee f eS ae od Rear, 5 ¢ ie + “ 2 Ce ae te — at ¥ ae “hoy a . mE galt _ aa zo nr tS = JANICE PARKER Miss Freshman 175 Birt, Derek Birse, Anthony Blair, Joey Blakshire, Edward Bobb, Edmond Booker, Clarence Boyd, Brenda Boyd, Christia Boyd, Troy Boykins, Constance Boyd, Lionel Davis, Victoria Dotson, Victor Parris, Fred E., Jr. Brinkley, Timothy Brock, Debra Brown, Beverly Brown, Brenda Brown, Earnest Brown, Jacqueline Adams, Juannta Adger, Beatrice Aldger, Toni - Alexander, Mischelle Allen, Almedia Alston, Isaac Anderson, Herman Anderson, Linda Armstrong, Bruce Ayers, Michael Baker, Vickie Baker, Gwendolyn Baker, Eric M. Ball, Carolyn Barnes, Debra K. Barnes, Tyrone Bell, Charlotte Bell, Sheri Bern, Johnny Berry, Judy Clark, Paulette V. 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Gibson, Linda Gilliam, Josephine Daniels, Dale Dantzler, Anthony Davis, Cornelio David, Eddie L. Davis, Janice Day, Howard K. Dean, Teresa Dent, Craig Dials, Alexandre Dickens, Lois Dilworth, Hattie Dixon, Doshie Doss, Deloris Duncan, Twanna Dunn, Thomas Durham, Ronnie Evans, Jerry Evans, Carla Epps, Blendean Ellis, Harvey f ), pee Harper, Carl Harper, Roderick Harthorn, Willie Lee, Jr. Harris, Alberta Harris, Eula Harris, Lillie Harris, Ruth Harris, Wilmer Harvey, Surina Hatchett, Taunya Hawkins, Matthew Hayes, Shelia Heags, Bertha Henry Fonshun Henry, Israel Henry, Mary J. Henry, Shoses, L. Henson, Rosie A. Henson, Shirley Herron, Chery] Carter, Venerice Glenn, Lillie Glover, Regina Ann Gore, Klaus Goss, Ruth Gowdy, Patricia A. Graham, Jacqueline Grant, Gloria Grant, Gretel Faye Grant, Peggy Green, Carol Green, Sandra Greer, Darryl Leon Griffin, Jerry Givens, Jeanette Hampton, Bobby Hardman, Patricia Hardy, Felecia Holman, Edgar Hormon, Demetria Jackson, Kevin B. Jackson, Mavis Bonita Jackson, Sabrina Jackson, Ulysses James, Bill Jamison, Jeanette Jefferson, Burvis Jefferson, Janice Jankins, Deloris Jenkins, Mary Johns, Earnestine Johnson, Barbara Johnson, Curtistine Johnson, Deloris Johnson, Elizabeth Johnson, George Johnson, Gloria Johnson, Janet Johnson, JoAnn Hill, Debra Hillard, Beverly Hills, Emily ‘Hodges, Cassandra Holmes, Ada Holmes, Bobbie Holmes, Donnie Holmes, Ellen B. Holmes, Margaret Hornburger, Anderson Howard, Walter Rothley Hubbard, Silves Humes, Alonzo Humphrey, George Hutson, Calvin Idleburg, Jacklan Ingram, James Ingram, Milicent Jackson, Debra Jackson, Juliann Lee, Elaine Lee, Tressa Leeg, Lorraine Leverson, Beverly Levison, Melissa Lewis, Dale Lorraine Lewis, George Lewis, Fannie Lewis, Melvin Love, Cynthia Love, Deloris Love, Rosie Lyles, Fertima Mack, Cora Mangle, Judy Martin, Lynn Doris Marshall, Darlene Marshall, Faith Mason, Michelle L. Mayfield, Richardson Johnson, Toleda Johnson, Willert Johnson, Willie Jones, Daniel, Jr. Jones, Dwayne Jones, Eloise Jones, Glenda Jones, James Jones, Levarn Jones, Montean Jordan, Gloria Kelly, Darren Kennedy, Andy Kennedy, Terry Keys, Marilyn Kilpatrick, Elois Kirby, Shenia Lacy, Delores Latham, Marynell Lee, Angelia 181 Morris, Lucille Morrow, Dianne Moses, David Mosley, Josephine Mosley, Kathlene Mozee, Sam, Jr. Mullen, Constilla Murry, Mary Ann Nash, Phyllis Newton, Janice Nimock, Dwight Nolan, Zane Nunn, Willie Osborne, Cheryle Osborne, Pamela Page, John, Jr. Paige, Stanley Parks, Ronald Keith Peoples, Benita Peppers, Angela McFarland, Altas McCab, Anthony McCormick, Alice B. McGee, Earl McGee, Michael D. McGlenton, Carolyn McHenry, Vickie McKinney, Glenn McLaurin, Armesia L. Michael, Nellie Middleton, Terri Miller, James Miller, Jerry Milton, Rita Mitchell, Larry Moody, Christine Moore, Donald Moore, Hattie Moore, Ronald Moore, Walter Reynolds, Christella Richardson, Gary Richardson, Stephen Richmond, Michael Riles, Wilmer L. Roberson, Andrea Roberson, Cleve Roberts, Maurice Robinson, Calvin Robinson, Celdrick Robinson, Jeffery Roseman, Barney Ross, Retha Rush, Davis Sample, Anna Sanders, Robert Scales, Cheryl Scott, Charles Scott, Gloria Scott, Karen Petty, Lamar Pickens, Shelia Phillips, Felicia Ann Phillips, Paul Pleas, Annette Pleas, Levone Poe, Lora Ann Potts, Diana Portis, Sandra Powell, Lee O. Presley, Nikita Pryor, Sylvia Rankin, Maurice Rash, Martha Ratliff, Jacqueline Reed, Bobbette Reed, Bobby Reed, Kevin Reed, Veronica Reese, Richard Vaughn, Robert Veasley, Mary E. Wade, Hellead Walker, Ernest Walker, Tonya Washington, DeShanda Washington, Leonard Washington, Magalene Washington, Nettie G. Watching, Crowd Watts, Alice Watson, Janet Watson, Jerry Watson, Nellie Weatherstone, Orlando Weaver, Melinda Wells, Clifton Wheeler, Shirley Whyte, Nathan White, Frances, M. Taylor, Betty Taylor, Debra Taylor, Herman Taylor, Maria Jones, Linda L. Taylor, Willie Terrell, Roslyn Thibodeaux, Steve Thomas, Della Thomas, James Thomas, Kenneth Thomas, Norris Tolbert, Josephine Townsend, Joyce Taylor, Donna Tucker, Joyce Turner, Katrina Turner, Roy Lee Twin, Charles Tyler, Shirley Smith, Sylvia Smith, Symanthony Sprouse, Al Spurlock, Inez Spurlock, John W. Stallings, Mary Stanfield, Beverly Starks, Michael Steels, Vechatio Stegall, Jeffery A. Stephens, Linda Stevenson, Lynette Stewart, Debra Stewart, Dephine Stewart, Sharon Stiff, Cleveland Jr. Stigler, Menya Stuckey, Vera Shawn, Loretta Tatum, Gary Scott, Linda Scott, Robin T. Seals, Wanetta Seqrest, Steadman Adger, Toni Linette Shead, Eric Shelton, Curtistine Shields, Esthel Short, Shelinda Shumaker, Kimberly Skinner, Christine Skinner, Larry Slaughter, Kenny Sloan, Robert Smith, Denise Smith, Geraldine Smith, Gloria Smith, Jacqueline Smith, Letha Smith, Lillian Willis, Ida Willis, Willie Wilson, Donnie Wilson, Georgiann Wilson, James Wilson, Larry Wilson, Leonard Wilson, Sammie Winfrey, James Wiseman, Marie Woods, Chonco Woods, Elester Woods, Gwendolyn Wooten, Charlene Wright, Barbara Young, Theressea J. Bradford, R. D. Brandon, Carolyn Braughter, Vatan Bridges, Lewis White, Larry White, Lewis White, Patricia ‘Whitfield, Briant Winder, Thomas Williams, Allen Williams, Barry S. Williams, Cassandra Williams, Danny Williams, Dianne Williams, Dorotha Williams, Faye Williams, Gartha Williams, Gregory Williams, Larry Williams, Louise Williams, Mary R. Williams, Mildred Williams, Vincent Valentino | Williams, Reginald FRESHMAN CLASS OFFICERS (From left) Nate White, SGA representative; Samuel Moses, SGA representative; Brenda Grover, assistant secretary; James Jones, president; Ms. Deloise Vanderbilt, advisor; Maurice Rankins, vice-president; and Beatrice Adger, secretary. STAYING FRESH Isv a a i y aa res ee ae, | tee Si sean eR a wee e PHys. €D “il } ‘aun Jf owe The Gra duates Numerous students have been able to receive the master’s degree in education here at The Valley. Most of these grad students are currently teaching in the immediate Valley — serving better professionally and feeling better economically. Theodore Ross E Most Intelligent Sylvia Pass Catherine White Most Intelligent ie Most Responsible i at 7 ¢ _— oh eS a i . Joan Aron and Melvin Stokes Morris McCaskill and Judy Price Most Dignified Most Versatile 195 Martha J. Brock Most Popular —— ; ¥ Aubrey Pittman Most Talented Vincent Copeland and Margie Riley Best Personality - Angela Robinson Best Dressed Female MOST INTELLIGENT FEMALE — Barbara Jaslph MOST INTELLIGENT MALE — Daryl Marshall MOST HANDSOME — Chapelle Allen MOST POPULAR FEMALE — Sheila Richardson MOST POPULAR MALE — Robert Robinson MOST ATHLETIC FEMALE — Margret Butts MOST ATHLETIC MALE — Darry]! Watson MOST FAVORITE MALE — Robert Springfield MOST FAVORITE FEMALE — Ruby Johnson MOST LIKELY TO SUCCEED FEMALE — Gloria Hayes MOST LIKELY TO SUCCEED MALE — Billy Carroll MOST TALENTED FEMALE — Prudayn Pickett MOST TALENTED MALE — Herather Cullins BEST DRESSED MALE — Danny MeWilliams BEST PERSONALITY FEMALE — Sarah Lewis BEST PERSONALITY MALE — Michael Harris BEST ADMINISTRATOR FEMALE — Mrs. Maggie Payton BEST ADMINISTRATOR MALE — Mr. Jimmy Barnes MOST BEAUTIFUL FEMALE — Annie Loffman MOST CHEERFUL FEMALE — Diane Beasley MOST CHEERFUL MALE — Eddie Thomas, Jr. MOST VERSATILE FEMALE — Juanita Anthony MOST VERSATILE MALE — Christoper Searight MOST DIGNIFIED FEMALE — Adleen Bady . MOST DIGNIFIED MALE — Marshall Davis BEST COUPLE — Pearline Harmon and Jerry Withey MOST RESPONSIBLE FEMALE — Carolyn Harris MOST RESPONSIBLE MALE — Eugene Taylor 197 ————————— al MOST POPULAR Solomon Pieh Joyce Seldom MOST CHEERFUL Yvonne Shumpert Glen Brown BEST PERSONALITY Willie Mae Ramsey Lester McKinney MOST RESPONSIBLE Virginia Stitt Rafael Richardson MOST HANDSOME Benard Thompson MOST BEAUTIFUL Angie Smith MOST FASHIONABLE Donald Williams Veda Bankhead BEST COUPLE Shirley Jackson MOST LIKED MALE AND Ronnie Barnes FEMALE John Wood MOST INTELLIGENT Lena Branch Madean Conley Paul Robinson MOST DIGNIFIED Sandra Simmon Conley MOST TALENTED Linette Johnson Arthur Blackburn MOST VERSATILE Barbara Phillip Donald Ray Woods MOST LIKELY TO SUCCEED Cynthia Weston R. H. Hick BEST ADMINISTRATOR MALE AND FEMALE Author Kinnard Carylon Ford Diane Buckhulton cee Sebrina Duncan a s Most Likely to Succeed a, 5 Darryl] Greer and Janet Parker Wilma Harris and Nathaniel White Best Couple Most Dignified a 7 sae SEAT OS Jerry Griffin Maurice Rankins ape 9 Most Talented Most Popular then Cur Arnesia McLaurin and Darryl Kelly Most Responsible Shirley Tyler and Zane Nolan Most Intelligent «S = ane 201 The Governor William Winter Board of Trustees of State Institutions | of Higher Learning oe | State of Mississippi Seated, Left to Right: Dr. John R. Lovelace, Batesville; Travis E. Parker, Drew; Dr. Verner S. Holmes, McComb; W. M. Shoemaker, Meridian; Mrs. Miriam Q. Simmons, vice president, of Columbia; Bobby L. Chain, president, of Hattiesburg; Mrs. Betty B. Shemwell, Hernando; Bos- well Stevens, Macon; Dr. Robert W. Harrison, Jr., Yazoo City; Charles C. Jacobs, Jr., Cleveland; Mrs. Betty A. Williams, Columbus. Standing, Left to Right: Denton Rogers, Jr. of Pontotoc; Tommy Munro of Biloxi; Dr. E. E. Thrash, executive secretary and director, of Raymond. hte SON Bei S — pets : ae Sore Melee { DR. SILAS PEYTON ‘Gow te = Dean of Instruction =e marys fe Lo EA.FRISON (| Ge . DR.E.A. BOYKINS of, Bf Business Manager : ant | MRS.M.E. AL President Director of Development Services ara Re MR. JOHN A. JAMES | : Director of Institutional | Research FINGAL a DR. C. W. HOWARD Director of Planning | ‘ Dean of Lower College Cb . WEATHERSBY | Management, and M2 and Testing y= sAthletic Director) Accountability anges £ HELEN SULLIVAN Secretary to the President ELVIA HEARN President’s Office Receptionist Boykins (center) has a walking office. FX 2 DOROTHY McCLUNG Secretary a — ROY HUDSON Administrative Assistant to the President Administrative Assistant’s Office ai LEE A. FRISON Business Manager a f H K JAMES BROWN Finance Director Gerome Hearn Head Cashier MELBA COPELAND Food Service Supervisor Willie Hearn Security Officer Business Affairs CAROL ELLIS Accounts Payable Clerk ROBERT HUGHES Security Officer BENNIE ASKEW Asst. Security Director WILLIE GRAY Security Director FAYEIVORY Secretary — Purchasing NAMOMIIVY DORIS JACKSON IRENE JAMES LINDY JOHNSON Secretary — Personnel Records Associate, Personnel Food Services Secretary — Security CHARLES LACKEY CLARA LIPSEY EDNA LOGANS DR. MARVLEE LOWERY Director of Purchasing Business Office Clerk Switchboard Operator Director, Data Processing ees aN | Ri NRE ISN SOR SS SOM ee. i at WILLIE MALONE JACQUELINE REDMOND CLARENCE ROBINSON ALFREDA ROSE Superintendent, Building and Budget Officer Security Officer Office Manager Grounds or ; oO 7 2 i ELIZABETH STEWART BENNIE TROTTER JOHN WALLACE CHRISTINE WILLIAMS Secretary, Building and Security Officer Security Officer Student Loan Accountant Grounds 208 ye NORMAN BR INKLEY, JR. � s = Dean of Students i. (ah ROBERT BARNER Student Housin DAVIS Director, Financial Aid BRADFORD HUTCHINS Bookstore Manager % aos} CELESTINE DANIELS Sec., Dean of Students DORTHY JOHNSON Dormitory PATRICIA DRUMMOND Dean of Women NOLA JOHNSON Cashier, Bookstore MARY GUICE Sec., Religious Affairs LOISTEEN JACKSON Sec. Student Union ye ; JUDY JOHNSON Sec., Associate Deans % FRANK J. LAC Post Office ee Od ‘S ar ROBERT LATHAM CONSTANCE MARTIN FRED MATTHEWS Counseling Infirmary Director, Religious Affairs hil | ALMA PORCHIA MILDRED WILSON JERRY RANDOLPH Counseling Director, Freshmen 1 Dorm Dean of Men 5 SOREN h f A : , — A Ren ae ys 7 eb MARY J. SANDERS KATIE LACKEY DELORES VANDERBILT Sec., Counseling Head Nurse Counseling DONALD WELLS GEORGE WHITE SARA WHITE Director of Student Activities Director, Student Union Director, Guidance and Counseling 210 DEVELOPMENT SERVICES ai JESSIE McCOY Director, Public Relations | a | FLOYD BAILEY . Photographer | { GLADYS FLAGGS N BARBARA MIXON | Co-Op Education, Adm. Asst. ee oe evacuent Ree Clerk-Typist, Development RUTH GREER DORIS LEE CARL ROBERTS Sec., Public Relations Secretary, Development Director, Alumni Affairs Ji he HATTIE L. JENKINS LEE A. LEWIS DELLA RUCKER Assistant for Communications Director, Career Counseling, Secretary, Placement Co-Op Ed and Placement 211 = BRS JACQUELINE SILAS Sec., Alumni Affairs 8 ca o 7 ‘ , a — NANCY TURNER Asst. — Research Records , | ie | i SANDRA WASHINGTON Internal Auditor Librarian 212 PLANNING, MANAGEMENT ae WED DR. WILLIAM A. FINGAL AND ACCOUNTABILITY CHARLOTTE PATTERSON Program Associate Planning and Development Director, Planning, Management and Accountability RICHARD ROSE Institutional Research Researcher INSTITUTIONAL RESEARCH JOHN A. JAMES Director, Institutional Research ... Getting the Job Done | Ny ff eating ail ; Faculty and staff at the Valley not only work hard to do their jobs, but many go beyond that point to see that students are not only taught a subject, but to be sure students understand and make their learning effective. | i] DR. SILAS PEYTON Dean of Instruction LOUISA GRATHAM Library HELEN INGRAM Library 214 Academic Affairs Pee ee aS ee a ae YS Tee ANNIE BROWN MARIE BOWEN Registrar’s Office Library pee. www } i = AN DREW CALVIN WANDA CARTER Library Library CHARLES INGRAM Library + % ae | i da ah CURTIS COBBINS ” MARJORIE CURTIS Library Library RUTH MALONE Asst. Registrar CAROLYN GATHRIGHT Math Computer Sci. DOROTHY DIXON Sec., Dean of Instruct. aati x te. ene 3 : SR GRACIE MCGEE Sec., Registrar’s Office LILLIE STEWART Library DELORES WATSON Library ALICE OSBORNE Library MACS i LAWRENCE SUTTON Registrar HENRY WHITE Library MAGUERITE PEYTON Library RUBY THOMAS Library See IOLA YORK Library 215 Division of Arts Sciences % s ES % : : Bee� ie ; ng —— of Re % Betis ; DORRISE BAKER PAULINE BEAL Family and Community Family and Community Services Services J F 4 i a ‘ 4 : : P aX Apr ; DR. ILA WELLS, Chairwoman EDWARD BOWEN CAPTAIN THOMAS F. ' Arts and Sciences Aerospace COOK | Aerospace ree | i LINDA COURSE MARLA COWIE PEGGY CROWLEY | Cataloging Clerk Communications Secretary Aerospace 216 DR. CAROLYN FORD } JOSEPH CURTIS, Head Computer Science and Math Social Science MILDRED DAVIS SERGEANT ROBERT Biological Sciences DRAZDER Aerospace LOVER FREDERICK RUTH GILLAND Environmental Health Computer Science and Math Secretary Secretary veer” al PY er 2 wee cs ROSETTA HARRIS EDNA HASS, Secretary ° igs Vv } Family and Community Music Services —— ___ SERGEANT CHARLES . LAWRENCE HORN | HARRELL Music Aerospace 217 218 DR. ZELMA HOWARD Head of Communications Department -) 3 ARTHUR KINNARD Social Science DR. 0. P. LOWE Biological Sciences SHIRLEY HUNTER Sec. — Chemistry and Physics MALINDA WINTERS Communications DARRYL JAMES Biological Sciences DR. ROBERT LEFIORE Head of Mathematics and Computer Science DR. SHARIF KHAN Computer Science and Math HENRIETTA LOWE Music ROBERT MOORE Acting Director, Family and Comm. Services | LORENE MORGAN Communications DR. ROBERT YOUNG Biological Sciences and Evening Classes | MAGGIE PAYTON | Physical Science | DR. CHARLES PICKETT Head of Dept. of Chemistry and Physics . ie bail JAMES PRINCE Social Science DR. OMISH AKIN MOSES Biological Sciences é : Eh S| ' i CHIEF EDDIE MOTON Custodian, Music Dept. DR. TYRONE POWELL Biological Sciences SAMUEL H. PIEH Environmental Health ARDENIA RAMBEAU Communications 219 ai, Pe é a a ISAAC RICHARDSON Music ROBERTS Aerospace me MAJOR TERRY ROGERS DR. PATRICK RILEY Aerospace Communications — DR. BUFORD SATCHER HENRINE STEWART Social Science Communications «} ail? DR. JASWANT SINGH MARION SMITH Head of Dept. of Biological - Music © Sciences MAXINE STEWART Communications ALLAN STIFFLER Music CURLEW THOMAS Social Science LT. COL. CHARLES WALKER USAFROTC Head of Aerospace Studies CLEOTHA WILSON Comp. Sci. and Math ALFAYE TOWNSEND Fam. and Comm. Serv. MARILYN WARREN Lab Tech Comp. Sci. and Math I. D. THOMPSON Communications DOROTHY THOMPSON Sec. — Bio. Sciences AW A) ni soa} ey | bth, JACK WHITE Social Science BARBARA WASHINGTON Communications EDDIE WILSON Social Science 221 DIVISION OF BUSINES és F oo | CLIFF WILLIAMS Cha irman Division of Business o e: MULAK AHUJA MARTHA BROWN CHRISTOPHER Head Business Education AGHO-OTOGHILE Bus. Administration Bus. Administration Department JUTHOKIM CARL SMITH DR. ELNORA Secretary Bus. Administration Bus. Administration WIGGINS Business Dept. Head Dept. of Business Education DIVISION OF TECHNICAL EDUCATION ULYSSES 8, HARVEY Printing DR. ARVID MUKES | REGINALD HENDERSON Head, Dept. of Indus. Tech. Indus. Ed. DR. LLOYD PORCHIA Chairman, Div. of Tech. Ed. ‘ : JOSEPH HENSON EUGENE L ISSAC Printing Industrial Education DR. WALTER DUKES DR. ELDRIGE JAMES JOHNNY MATHIS JAMES McINTYRE Chairman, Dept. of Indus. Ed. Indus. Tech. Indus. Tech. Printing, Head fee CHARLES LACKEY _ ORASULLIVAN 373 | Tech. Ed. Division Secretary wa OO 1 } as DR. NATHANIEL BOCLAIR, Chairman SHIRLEY ARMSTRONG DR. ALFRED ARRINGTON Division of Education and Grad. Studies Director, Nursery School Depart. Head, Health and Phy. Ed. CHARLES BARRON HPER ALTERMEASE BROWN Student Teaching, Sec. é CORA CALDWELL Secondary Education Sec., Div. of Education DR. CLEMON BAKER KATIECOURSE DR. J. B. FLOWERS _ Director, Directed Teaching Secretary, HPER Directed Teaching VASHTI GAINES COACH WILLIAM “POP” GAINES PATRICIA GASTON HPER HPER Elementary Ed. Secretary oi tg DR. CHARLES K. GLASSCO DR. DAVID HARRIS Dr. CATHY GRACE Dept. Head, Secondary Ed. Dept. Head, Elementary Ed. Elem. Education %, � . A a ‘s Ahm ake - JESSIE HARRIS FRANKIE JOHNSON GEORGE KILBOURNE Head Coach Devilettes Elem. Ed. Secondary Ed. T.V. Prod. 7 £4 Yt t re Pe i | a se EY DR. DOROTHY LEFLORE DR. ANN LOWREY DOUGLAS LYLES Elementary Ed. Elem. Ed. ’ Elem. Ed. LORENE LYLES MELVIN MACK COACH ELIJAH MOORE HPER Asst. Coach, Devilettes Asst. Football Coach _, Brotherly 7 Love? The Love Brothers are members of the University faculty. Duking? LOWER . COLLEGE AND ae TESTING |. DR. CUBIE HOWARD Dean of Lower College and Testing a ee y 4 40s E PS 4 _— 7 : 4 CARLEE BAILEY, Acting IRMA BURKS, Director MARY CROWDER Director of Special Services on Leave, Special Services Special Programs 230 ROY CURRY LOVIE DUKES SHIRLEY GRAYSON, Secretary, Special Programs Academic Skills Parlor Dean of Lower College and Testing “h. G ie re EDITH GREER Academic Skills Parlor PAT MILLER, Secretary Academic Skills Parlor ALICE OSBORNE Special Program MACON STEWART Recruitment omit q dad GLORIA JONES, Secretary DONALD KINCAID Special Programs Academic Skills Parlor x Bcc ‘ a - r r : : r M4 rea 4 | ul : om | LAVONNE MOTON, Acting-Director SUZETTE MYLES Academic Skills Parlor Recruiter _ “eae é ( £ . é 4 i i di : : -, , Et : i DOROTHY SMITH, Director on Leave, Academic Skills Parlor i ‘a fd RON ee font GLORIA THOMPSON THELMA WARD, Counselor 231 Special Programs Special Programs a a Along with the dutiful task of indulging in academic classes, there’s the joy of involving oneself in a club or organization. The purpose is to provide students with extracurricular activities that are exhaust outlets for us after studies. Each spring semester the student body elects officers for the Student Government Association (SGA) to serve the following year. The Student Union Board (SUB) is composed of volunteers selected by a standing committee to draw up student activities. Within the music field, there’s Music Educators National Conference (MENC), Jazz Band, Jazz Rock Ensemble, All Faith Gospel Choir (AFGC), University Singers, Concert Choir and the Youth for Christ Choir. The MENC attends annual meetings, state and national, to learn of developments in the music field. They also attend seminars and make reports to their Seminar Recital class of the Music Department. The Jazz Band carries the hottest notes!! They have performed with Bobby Bryant — renown trumpeter — and Bill Easley for the Bobby Bryant Clinic. This band was also featured at the Mississippi Music Educators Association Clinic (band division) in Biloxi, December 1979 and the Governor’s inauguration on January, 1980. The Jazz Rock Ensemble is a newly formed group. Its members play percussion instruments, groups numbers and in solos. The word we have on them is they will be the first Black University group to be represented at the Percussion Arts Society National Convention in California next fall. The All Faith Gospel Choir is profound in gospel singing! The group has attended the National Black College Gospel Music Workshop in Atlanta for the past three years. The choir last year took fourth place in the National Gospel Music Workshop competition in New York. If you love good singing, hard work and can spare the hours, take a grand step into All Faith. The Youth for Christ Choir is noted for its Monday night music presentations in the university chapel. Its performances are good and the songs are very soul-stirring. The University Singers work diligently each semester to present music of culture. During the Fall semester, the singers present “Christmas Vespers” and each Spring they do a variety of selections. The Concert Choir presents Handel’s “Messiah” each Christmas season. If you haven’t heard them — you’ve missed a real tribute to the life and times of Jesus Christ. Beta Kappa Chi is a new organization for Biology majors. Alpha Chi is a National Honorary Society that caters only to those eloquent juniors and seniors who have grade point averages of 3.3 or better. In the business department, there’s Phi Beta Lambda, National Business Honor Society (NBHS) and National Collegiate Association for Secretaries (NCHS). Phi Beta Lambda serves business majors and minors. Who has the word on the National Business Honor Society? NCAS re lates national news to the secretaries. What more? Among the academic organizations are the Art Club, Biological Science Club, Social Science Club, Pre-Law Club, Health and Physical Education Club (HPER), Pre-Med Club and Industrial Education Club. In non-academics we have the Devil Boosters Club, Pre-Alumni Club, Flying Demons, and Arnold Air Society along with other new developments that appear each year. Alpha Kappa Mu (AKM) is a national Black Honor Society. Members must maintain a GPA of 3.5 Tau Beta Sigma is an honorary band sorority. Kappa Kappa Psi is the honorary band fraternity. Baptist Student Union (BSU), Methodist Student Union and the Islamic Student Union are all growing. They are great resources for strength through prayer. There is some talk of a Catholic Student Union! The Modeling Squad speaks for itself. Since they screen their models carefully, the team is not for everyone. Blood Psi Phi is a social fraternity. Woman Phi Blood is a social sorority. Whatever the club or organization, each have a common purpose — bringing together persons with similar interests and working together for betterment of those interests. What’s your interest — you name it; the Valley has it, or will get it for MOU go 234 ee STUDENT GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION Standing: Johnny Johnson, Melvin Stokes, Juanita Anthony, Wanda Brooks, Joanna Aron, Adleen Bady, Sheila Richardson and Eddie Thomas. Seated: Michelle Wesley, Aubrey Pittman and Sylvia Taylor. EXECUTIVE COUNCIL AND APPOINTEES Standing: Edgar Brady, Juanita Anthony, Joanna Aron, Sylvia Taylor and Melvin Stokes. Seated: Eddie Thomas, Aubrey Pittman and Aaron McGee. 236 The Student Union Board is a volunteer organization which works along with other groups to create and present activities for the student body. They sponsor the annual “Cover Girl; Calendar Girl Pageant.” They also host mock TV game shows like: The Dating Game, The Newly Wed Game, ete. The Student Senate is designated to oversee all student government operations. The group acts as an ethics committee for student leaders. It is composed of students with all interests. AAOAPSFQaNCUM AHunceS The Music Educators National Conference is an organization whose members serve as leaders and spokesmen in music education across the United States. MENC is an affiliate of the National Education Association. Its members are men and women engaged in music teaching or other music education work at all institutional levels, from pre- school through college. tore Ati AO fr AOR SS Zs The Jazz Lab Band was organized as an integral part of Valley’s Instrumental Music program and jazz education program. Its main purpose is to and Commercial music experience for jazz improvisation students. ’ provide big band, Combo Studio anacée Sr S The All Faith Gospel Choir had its beginning in 1971 when The Valley needed a Sunday School Choir. The choir has been going strong since its debut and is still prominent. Eee so A) © © Tree 72) dont (SB) :} Baars -% eee eS Mie fy bs So ie ai Ses, 7. o et bs Zt, Ro Po mane a) ee 7 CY ©. Ts iG @ sae The Youth for Christ Choir consists of approximately one hundred or more voices working for Jesus. Since its debut in 1977, the group has had many accomplishments. JAMES HERBERT WHITE LIBRARY “CHRISTMAS VESPERS — 1979” UNIVERSITY SINGERS, YAZOO CITY CHORUS, LEFLORE COUNTY HIGH SINGERS MARION SMITH, DIRECTOR THE “MESSIAH” Handel by Dr. H. Coleman Andrew Calvin Mrs. R. Coleman Lawrence Horn H. E. Lowe, Director SO) Fe eer A SS ao Beta Kappa Chi is a scientific honor society which promotes scientific research and high standards of academic achievements. Recently charted at Valley, Beta Kappa Chi became the second chapter in the state. Its members include 19 science and math majors and advisor Dr. Al Payton. BKC is a member of the Association of College Honor Society. | i | j Alpha Chi national honor society is a member of the Association of College Honor Societies. It began in 1915 as a campus honor society at Southwestern University (Georgetown, Texas), and grew into a state organization in 1922, a regional in 1927, and a national thereafter. Qualified students for the society must be a junior or senior and must have a 3.30 GPA. Initiation is held during the fall of each academic year. The society’s colors are sapphire blue and emerald green. Me TS oime p Saat - ce sn Ney verter cna sf ’ j ; ns majors. It provides its members with opportunities to develop vocational competence for business and office occupations. Its members claim aggressive leadership. M Phi Beta Lambda is an organization for business The National Business Honor Society (NBHS) is an organization which encourages business students to seek excellence in their business subjects and all that pertains thereto. The purpose of the NBHS is to promote scholarship, and to create and encourage interest in business. The NBHS encourages good students to become superior, superior students to become superior persons — and all students to achieve excellence in all they do. The NBHS is a purely honorary organization. (TIONAL [SINESS HONOR KSMOAONn FAOZAOCDT nnmZnnecw mpywzonH ?Z The MVSU Art Club encourages art appreciation among the university family. All club members are art majors. The two objectives of the club are to increase its members’ knowledge of art in general, and to better them as art students. The advisor is William E. Johnston. The club president is Leon L. Montgomery and the vice-president is Sammie Jones. The Biological Science Club is an organization concerned with all the current developments in biology. The club members schedule speakers, weekly seminars and biology related trips. OC eS The Social Science Club is a student academic organization at Mississippi Valley State University open to Social Seience majors and non-majors, the purpose of which is: to promote scholastic development, political awareness, social and cultural growth, leaderships, self-control and self- expression of students. The Club realizes its purpose through participating in campus-wide activities; conducting forums and other types of programs; participating in off-campus symposiums; conducting field trips; visiting other college and university campuses; and recognizing the achievement of its members. The Pre-Law Club was first organized in the spring of 1977 with the purpose of providing a wholesome atmosphere for aspiring Black professionals. The club is both academic and social in nature. The membership of the organization reflects all of the various academic disciplines at the university. Although the club is only 3 years old it has participated in numerous professional conferences and has sponsored many academic forums. | P R E L, A W C L U B i 7 Pen 7, Ge Arie 7 weer a ee ge A Nelo odin cn Oe, The BSU (Baptist Student Union) is a fellowship of college students seeking to find and implement God’s purpose for them and their world; a program that provides opportunity for an inward journey of spiritual growth and an outward journey of ser vice to others. The Methodist Conference provides youth training units on college campuses within their conference. Its design is to provide a religious life experience within the Methodist tradition. It is supported by campus representatives of the conference — clerical or lay — the Methodist Student Union. Camping, social activities, community service and personal training are just a few of the members’ involvement. HnepomtHme, ZOeZAaq wsaAmocHD Vi AzHrmyoz rere SD Under the direction of Mrs. Mary Prince, the MVSU Modeling Squad has made its debut into the world of fashion. Primping across the rich Delta soils to bring their talents to interested communities, the stepping team models the looks of yesteryear, this year and future years. Students, faculty and staff make up the team; but class, style, grace and PIZZAZZ make up the members. We'd tell you all about ourselves, but action speaks louder than words —and here we are in action. Brenda Dantzler v Doris Williams Mary Jo Adger, Vice- President Betty Broadway Phyllis Anderson, President Patricia Jones, Secretary Ruby Johnson Patricia McCalister The Kappa Kappa Psi Honorary Band Fraternity was founded November 27, 1919 by A. Frank Martin. The fraternity was the first fraternity to set foot on The Valley. That was May 5, 1962. The fraternity’s motto is “Strive for the Highest.” The purpose of this unique organization is to build better bands and to serve the word band ONLY. The Kappa Kappa Psi Fraternity membership here stands at about 27 men who at all times assist the band and its director. K A P P A K A P P A 258 HPER Club consists of members majoring or minoring in Health, Physical Education and Recreation and Dancing. HPER members are involved in activities on the local, state, and national levels. Students are also involved in departmental projects, workshops, field experiments and service programs. The club consists of approximately 80 members. Advisors: From Left, Standing: Mr. Frank Thomas, Mr. John Perry and Mr. Harvey Wardell. The club president is Simeon Townsend and the vice-president is Linda Jackson. Added to the music curriculum this year is an applied percussion program. The program is headed by Mr. Jeff Pellaton and provides a concentrated study in Concert and Symphonic percussion, Marimba, Vibes and all other mallet keyboard instruments, multi-percussion, and Latin and African percussion techniques. The Percussion program adds two ensembles to the growing list of exciting groups already active on campus and in the community. T he Percussion Ensemble performs standard, contemporary and popular literature written for percussion groups, and the Percussion Jazz Rock Ensemble which is one of only three like it in the percussion world performs original and arranged material from the Jazz and Rock idiom. Mr. Pellaton holds a B.A. in education and an M.A. in performance from Eastern IIlinois University. Mercier las s) AMrws MnAZM ZOrnncorAmy Z KRAOCF NNEu ZOnrnw Ducks quacking, cats meowing, dogs barking, Baldheads, a fifth “ee are not the essence of Greekdom at Mississippi Valley Sais é bad Sus, which became their first fravenmieg h nd sororities brought about the campus-¥ llenic Council here at Misciete Valley$ the coast. 2 Ss ,is greatly stéessed. sment eligibility. Sees are gi average. en evident ee isemene teen vol apball ch the “iedgeaa ntertain thé pn attacked, critteed. anc es and positive aspects o at the Valley are as st: ¢ for in this The Pan-Hellenic Council Pan-President Henry Dunlap Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity Inc. The Pan-Hellenic Council at Mississippi Valley State University was founded in 1969. It was organized with three sororities — Alpha Kappa Alpha, Delta Sigma Theta, Zeta Phi Beta; four fraternities — Alpha Phi Alpha, Kappa Alpha Psi, Omega Psi Phi, and Phi Beta Sigma. | ae , Miss Pan-Hellenic Council Dorothy Alexander Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Winona, MS | Alpha | Kappa Sorority Alpha as Inc. Basileus Anti-Basileus Celess Bryant Shelia Richardson . Grammeteus | | Chery] Lott Picture Epistoleus any Sylvia Pass Available - re Parliamentary amioc Ella Yates Vickie Williams Miss IV Fall 1979 en Linda McKinny 9 ? ae {Dorothy | Alexander Sandra Simmons Epsilon Pi Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Debra Lillie Clark | ESS is Dean of Probates Picture Dean of ledges ; Not Linette J ey, Available Sandra Brewer = 7 ‘ Picture i ; et Not Sarah Lewis Available Anita Jones | f | Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority was aoe The Year _ founded on the campus of Howard 1908 _ University in Washington, D.C. Jackie Hall Phi Basileys y Lady Queen Sunshine Grammateus Tanias Grammateys Tamias Phylacter Ante-Basileus Lady Esquire Dean of Probates - Tweedy Dean of Pigdgees -: — ae Dreammaker Quiet Touch Madame Foxx Future Shock Picture Not Available Picture Not Available Mahogany Sugar Sparkie Diane Picture Not Available Bitter-Sweet Honey Cone Hollywood Advisor Gloria Vaughn Vice-Pres. Dr. Carolyn Gathright Sylvia Taylor Treasurer Carolyn Harris Dean of Probates Jerri Doaty Miss D.S.T. Beverly Claxton Joyce Seldon _ Minnie Simmons _ Miss Pyramid 4 Ladine Richardson Zenobia Jackson In 1913 Delta Sigma Theta Sorority was founded by twenty-two dedicated young Lawanna Stringfield President Linda Webster Secretary Jenetta Broughton Corresp. Sec. Advisor Mrs. Tamara L. berts Vanessa Bell Reporter Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Picture Not Available Toni Zinnerman Ariene Story Betty Edwards Sergeant-at- Arms Linda Jackson Parliamentarian Paula Faulks - Linda Bell Jessie Mason Eta Alpha Chapter college women who pledged to serious endeavor and community services. Her roots date back to Howard University, Washington, D.C. A® Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity 3 F President Vice-President Sec.-Treas. Dean of Pledges Asst. Dean Vincent Leon James Heney Dunlap Peter Harris Pledges Copeland “Pouncho” � III ”Frosty” David Colluns “ACE” “Supercool” “Sweet D” ‘Reputation for Having the Best of Men | | | . | } } 1) —_ } PP, | i Cletis Ave Nelson Jackson } “Dobeman”’ “See Saw” | . YK ) 1) John Patrick Ronnie Barnes i “Love Child” “Bone” Johnny McKinney “Pay Back” Nd tA President and His Men . Ronnie Pouggs William | “Fatback McClure | “Doughnut” Hl if f } ‘ Aa i Sammie Miller Herman Sander “c bdu ” “, ” ameo Eugene Sander “Romeo” “Mr. Billy” “GQ” Strategus Lt. Strategus oH eae O “Renaissance” “Captain Funk” Asst. D.P. Historian HeDeooWw @ “SWAC” “Space Dust” Chairman Chairman Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity was founded Jan. 5, 1911 at Indiana University. Zeta Zeta Chapter was founded Nov. 14, 1970 at MVSU. “Bozo” “Sir Spectrum” Chairman Chairman “Night Hawk” “Pin-Man” “Poll-Bridge” “Jew-Baby” Chairman Vice-Polemock Dean of Pledges Chairman spouRFrany “Rainbow-Seeker” Polemoch ——-omaocdce-ZBZ a BOoONnAH a Dod BOoupmroN FR “Sir Butternut” Chairman Keeper of Records “Hollywood” | “Dr. Ned” “Bootsy” Excheguer Chairman Beta Theta Chapter Brief History H OMEGA PSI PHI was founded at Howard University, Washington, D.C., on November 17, 1911. It was the first Greek- ( letter organization for men on campus. The founders, Edgar A. Love, Oscar J. Cooper, Frank Coleman, and Earnest E. Just, established the fraternity on a foundation of faith in the basic and ethnical standards, love in the ultimate victory of right, i and upon trust in the destiny of the Negro people. The bonds that existed among these founders were among the strongest i bonds that bind, being based on religion, culture, love, and tradition. The faith of these founders has endured and has advanced a college fraternity that has endured and has advanced a college fraternity that has benefited thousands of men. i The cardinal principles of the fraternity — manhood, scholarship, perseverance, and uplift — were adopted at the first initiation following the first meeting. : ) The badge of the fraternity is a small, gold shield, around the edge of which are pearls, on a purple enamel plate are gold ) letters for the Greek words OMKGA PSI PHI. Above there is a star and below a Greek lamp. The Fraternity colors are | purple and gold. | OMEGA PSI PHI FRATERNITY INCORPORATED Advisor Lawrence Sutton we Kenneth “Creator’ Chris Seawright “Acie” Alonzo Sanders “Grease” Dary] Marshall Treasurer “ Dr. iphe Calvin Lipsey Dean of Probates Roy Brownlow “Funky Low” Micheal Sercye President “Preacherman” Advisor Charles Pickett Edger Skinner Lonzo Miller “Mr. mv Edgar Brown “Ducie” Charles White “Tricky Dick” Billy Benson a e Pledges } “ y im” m iC Marshall Davis Secretary “Whosay” Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc. was founded December 4, 1906 at Cornell University, Ithaca, New York. Zeta Phi Chapter was established at Mississippi Valley State University December 12, 1969. Since the inception, Alpha’s goal is to seek manly deeds, scholarship, and love for all mankind. iN . Aaron McGee Chaplain “Sir Romeo” Connie Little Hattie Epps Johnny Johnson Barbara Evans Lisa Carpenter tt WORw rm wg Ruby Evans The 1980 Delvian Staff Floyd Bailey University Photographer qr Debra Brown . a. ¥ Ralph Hilliard Associate Editor Sports Editor Edna Brown Donald Evans Clubs Editor Business Manager Greeks Editor Mrs. Jessie McCoy Advisor hg ; ii, s Gloria Littleton See ee Channie McNair Student Photographer a oe Student Photographer Editor’s Message Now that all the work is over, we all can sit back and review 1979-80 at The Valley. This edition of the Delvian is an effort to show the world that being young shouldn’t be counted as a strike against you. For although The Valley is the state’s youngest historically minority institution of higher learning, our university has the vigor and life of any flower garden — full of color, backed with strong roots, good seeds. Like a flower garden, Valley has similar qualities — seeing that its products — students — bloom. Ergo — like our theme Says — we are young and still blossoming. However, without the Delvian staff and a few other persons, these pages would not exist to show off our blooms. Let us give thanks. Special acknowledgements are extended Ms. Ruth Greer, secretary in Public Relations; Mr. Johnny Mathis, architect instructor; Ms. Doris Lee, secretary in Development Services, along with others in the Friends Building — Ms. Charlotte Patterson, Ms. Nancy Turner, Mrs. Sandra Washington, Ms. Barbara Mixon and student work aides in the building; Mr. Floyd Bailey, our university photographer; and Mrs. Jessie McCoy, director of Public Relations and our advisor. Although I may be taking the risk of sounding like a Southern preacher, I also want to thank all other members of the Valley family who made this book possible by taking photos and keeping appointments. A special thanks to my parents, Mr and Mrs. Herman Brock of Belzoni for their encouragement, faith and understanding while I pursued my education and : simultaneously achieved the honor of Delvian editor-in-chief for two consecutive years. Toa Martha Brock Editor-in-Chief } P.S. Oh yeah, Tanyua Hatcher, Bobbie Luckett, and Rose Robinson, and the rest of you great guys, I didn’t forget you all, | thanks a million. ; 272 y 4 ee eee a cieialias Ne y Z “4 ; ney oc ssn ai fla “ AGUIAR vost Spe cia ee r RE a eenang pgp ot gee echidna a a? patted Pi Ae GMI RN Sip ibe Cae Ao Se ee eR Sa eee ennai | | 1 nee eA ep LRA Na ON LT A i a RA ADDS 1 ; ' “ | , ; : zs a Bs i j | 2 .8 : £ Th x { : ir | Mad ‘ + : . . | aay x ‘ ° we pei Dita Lie aaa ya a wa J L See, tet oot an a Avis? Nii Ne bee ch ra { 1 poy ™ P Ve 75m he: OR er a a } , he = oh : SA gem ; ida BP Ea ir ‘ ee ud, MH ' Fi Pataki “BOaSh ERR ET H 4 . 4 at 1¥ NT HHL i s . ee ify AN A FMP OR 4 � POs : 4 Pe fe vs t : AA OF j . . 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