Pearl River Community College - Wildcat Yearbook (Poplarville, MS)

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Like the twilight in the road up ahead . . . Oakgrove and Brandon football teams were al so on campus this same week, along with the Pearl River Wildcats. From daylight to dark all three fields were being used, and sounds of whistles, hard licks and words of encouragement could be heard. Night life consisted of more of the same routine as during the day, and when the final chance for bed came, it was a welcomed thought. The week was a start of a long road ahead. College officials were already busy planning registration steps and killing the fatted calves for the giant barbeque that was in the making. Dor- mitories were being readied and a waiting list was already started. Thoughts of another record enrollment were in the air. A few teachers trickled back on campus during this week, but most just waited for the faculty meeting scheduled for Mon- day morning August 23. PRC ' s annual faculty meeting met in the student center sharply at 8:30 to officially begin the school year. Nearly all the instructors from the three cam- puses were on hand for the opening meeting. Dean Enoch Seal gave the usual welcome-back- to-campus speech before outlining the meetings and other activities planned for the three-day teacher orientation period. President Marvin White also welcomed the in- structors back and called on the entire work force to make this the best year ever. Last year ' s lack of a pay raise was one of the first issues to come up, and President White assured everyone that he would do all he could to secure a teachers pay raise this year. New instructors were introduced, and then the group broke for numerous committee meetings. The afternoon was spent giving the committee re- ports and talking with insurance representatives and other business-money type persons. Tuesday, the teachers spent a day at the library participating in a workshop on student-teacher communication. It provided faculty with greater knowledge of getting through to the student, at least that was the essence of the meeting. Wednesday, all the students involved in the band. Pearls, cheerleaders and football were registered. 8