Mount Olive College - Olive Leaves Yearbook (Mount Olive, NC)

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dw qw zfeqaw. Dr. Robert L. Holt, Dean of East Carolina College, is assisted with his attire by Mrs. Mil- dred Councill at the Fall Convocation. Dr. llolt, the main speaker, delivered a stimulating ad- dress. The program also included Dean M. R. Pelt, who gave the invocation, Reverend N. B. Barrow, president of the State Convention of Free YVill Baptists. who hrought greetings from the denominationg and Mayor B. E. Bryan, who welcomed the students to the town of Mount Olive. XYith Convocation the 1960-61 school year was officially begun. .xl Assembled in the College lounge to greet new and retuming students are faculty and speakers. Shown are, left to right, Mrs. Mildred S. Coun- cill, Mrs. Iosephine H. Ricks. Mr. Lee R. Miller, Mr. Michael I. Perret, Dean Michael R. Pelt, Dr. Robert L. Holt, President W. Burkette Raper, Mrs. Lois Boyette, the Reverend N. Bruce Barrow, Mrs. Lorelle F. Mar- tin, Mrs. lanie S. Archer, and Mr. XVilliam EI. Thomas. After time and successive repeti- tion had molded students' hands in- to permanent arcs and instructors' faces into stereotyped smiles of wel- come, everyone found relief in the form of tasty cookies and sparkling lime punch. . -1.,

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maq.WbwPMg, .-4lr.q.... ' Lili cada and wfwocatw Included in our orientation program was a trip to the Cliffs of the Neuse State Park. After il suin- inury of the nature of various clubs and organiza- tions by faculty members and returning students, we all enjoyed roasted hot dogs and soft drinks. visa . . 42412351 - N .r ... ifq K. : --A, .4 ' 1- ts -t-. ' :i f.:' .' s w e 3. D.. tc I IN i -4 H53 , .-gr. .r. 1. ' ' 1J', Q-E Rixqlv 'Q' 'K 'viii' A . -- '- rv.. 1. - One of the highlights of orientation week was the reception given by the local Free XYill Baptist Church at the home of its pastor, the Reverend M. L. lohnson. Students inct some of the members of the church und then joined in the guiety of the occasion with the :iid of refreslunents, dclziyed because of un accident that resulted in L1 broken punch bowl. Hulduh Iernigun. Nlrs. Lois Boyette, und Nlrs. Esther Iinnctte ure served cake by Nlrs. Robert lla-rring. us Mrs. Foyd 'I'1inncr moves to thc punch bowl, A , At the fall orientation picnic, students socialize in an informally wholesome atmosphere. They are, left to right: Frank Harrison, Iunicc Bryan, Iaines Ray Adams, Sadie Honrine, Vivian Beamon, XVanda johnson, und Linda Skipper. In the second fbackl row are jimmy Brock, I Dewey Hart, Rebecca Loftus, Hugh 4 3 Barnett. George Bercaw, Roma Kennedy, and XVayne YVest. .- if. r -Q 'ld W , r

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A -. xx N- 1 Tffg, 1' , A 4 By, ,Q.l:4',. Y A 'b Dr, Luther R. Taft, pro- fessor in education at the University of North Caro- lina, confers with the faculty during his visit to the cam- pus in May, 1960. The Uni- versity professors topic was Role of the College Faculty in Guidance and was a part of the in-service training program Mount Olive .Iunior College carries on through- out the year. This particular program was part of the preparation for accredita- tion. Shown examining the report of Mount Olive glunior College to the Southern Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools are, left to right, Dr. Iames Boswell, President of Cumberland College of XVilliams- burg, Kentiickyg Dr. Raperg Dr. VVil- liam Smith, President of South Ceor- gia College, Douglas, Ceorgiag and Dean Pelt. The recommendation of Drs. Boswell and Smith to the South- em Association was most favorable, and our college was granted regional accreditation, becoming one of slightly over fifty per cent of the junior colleges in the nation to have this distinction. 51:- is Scutf'd,- N11-s. ,lowphine ll. Ricks, registrar, Dr. Taftg Mrs. Mildred S. Councill, librarinng Standing: Dean ' - 1 -1-W-.. ew, .M -w V f- -af, .,.. . ,,.! IV ,,Z,,,, ,,mf,i,:g 4