Northwest Mississippi Community College - Rockateer Yearbook (Senatobia, MS)

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vm Within these walls are treasures Whose values are untold; Once they ' re found, they ' re never lost, They ' re more desired than gold. Our school to us is more than Four columns, brick and stone; It holds a place within our hearts, A place we cherish — all our own. We ' ll e ' er remember our old school And the roads of knowledge trod; We pray that it may ever stand And keep building men for God. — Robert F-owinkle. ■Page Twelve

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? l CONTENT illliiill :illiJlilllll i fS Book I. Book II. Book III. Book IV. Book V. Book VI. Historical Sketch Classes Athletics A ctivities Features Jokes and Ads Page Eleven

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History of School seems apparent that Mother Nature built an imposing hill covering fifty acres, on the northern outskirts of Senatobia, Mississippi, for the purpose of providing a picturesque site for Tate County Agricul- tural I ligh School. As here this historic institution stands in bold relief against a clear, unob- structed horizon on a campus sloping gradually eastward, dotted with spreading oaks. On entering from the southernmost corner of the campus a circular drive- way which is bordered with wild sumac. lilac, flowering ageratum, roses, altheas, and bushy evergreens, one reaches first the Girls ' Dormitory, a substantial red brick three story building, accommodating fifty girls. At the rear of this building there is a tennis court, which provides physical and social recreation for the many girls and boys who seek learning within the walls of the school. Next in route, slightly in the background is the historic old Garrott home, an architectural re- minder of our true southern ante-bellum homes. In front of this home stands a drinking fountain, a gift from the Senatobia Civic Club. The next building on the circular drive, the most majestic of all, is the Academic Building. Huge con- crete Doric columns, ornamenting the entrance of this red brick building, give it an air of Grecian culture. Continuing around the driveway we reach the Boys ' Dormitory. Surely such a panorama of scenery and such comfortable facilities should spur these students on to higher, greater, and nobler achievements. The history of the Tate County Agricultural High School is but the growth, development, and unfolding of educational ideals in Tate County, the concrete expression of educational progress. In 1 -)12 Tate County, among the first coun- ties in the state, began the building of this school. The first agricultural school was located by the County School Board at Arkabutla. The Act authorizing the establishment of the agricultural school was held unconstitutional because no pro- vision was made for agricultural schools for the negroes. The School Board then relocated the School and Senatobia won after a hard fought battle with Coldwater. A bond issue of $20,000.00 was voted and work began on the erection of the building. Before its completion, $12,000.00 additional bonds were issued, and later $20,000.00 for the Girls ' Dormitory. The site for the school was purchased by the Town of Senatobia from Mrs. G. W. Hardin for $8,000.00 and donated to the Board of Supervisors; later the Town of Senatobia issued $10,000.00 bonds, mak- ing a total of $18,000.00. Senatobia donated to the school free lights and water for the first five years of its history. The site of the Agricultural School has a historical background closely inter- woven with the history of Senatobia, Indian parlance, ' AVhite Sycamore. The old home, now the home of Professor and Mrs. Berry, was built before the war Page Thirteen