Sampson Community College - Days Eye Yearbook (Clinton, NC)

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Only occasionally does a teacher come along in whose work is combined the qualities of personal dedication, compe- tence, and an immense charm and popularity. When such a rare person enters upon the scene, the atmo- sphere at school brightens — going to class isn’t quite so humdrum. This edition of DAY’S EYE is dedicated to such an individual. Long hours of hard work coupled with an unbelievable versatility have char- acterized her two years with students at STI. An accounting instructor by train- ing, her teaching assignments have taken her into far broader areas of learning. She has taught business mathematics, En- glish, marketing, and accounting in the day school divi- sion. In addition, her evening classes attract many adults interested in enlarg- ing their scope of learning. Her service as faculty advisor for the DAY’S EYE has become a badge of education and personal sacrifice; few instructors would dare venture near such a mammoth under- taking. Through it all she has not despaired, nor has her friendly smile darkened. What appears a withering challenge is met full face. Her approach is marked by deter- mination and tacit conviction that this, too, shall pass. It is with a sense of grateful devotion that the 1969-70 edition of DAY’S EVE is dedicated to Mrs. Darlene H. Jackson. I

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WHO is the STI student ? He is an individual with his own ideas, dreams, and aspirations. Just as there is no such thing, as a truly average person, there is no truly average STI student. Each person sees things through his own eyes, and reacts according to a pattern uniquely his own. WHY is the STI student here ? There are almost as many reasons as there are students enrolled in the school, Most students would agree, however, that the most important reason for their being here is that they Want to be prepared for a desired field of work. Thus the motto Enter to learn, leave to Earn. Whether the student is in Air Conditioning, Business, Welding, or any other program, he is at Sampson Tech because it makes his plans for the future more attainable. WHAT does the STI student do during his stay at Sampson Tech? The activities are as varied as the programs offered by the school. There are numerous learning experiences available, whether in the shop, classroom, or laboratory. The student finds that an especially rich course of learning is in his associations With other students. WHEN does the student receive any reward for the hours of his life that he has invested in STI? This is a question to which there is no sure or easy answer. Much depends upon what the student does with what he has learned, and his outlook upon life. Life has much to offer to those who are prepared. But, more importantly, those who are prepared have much more to offer society. The student receives his reward when he finds himself able to live his life to its fullest potential. WHERE does the STI student go when he finishes his chosen course of Studies? The day of departure comes all too soon, and the schoolday becomes a thing of the past. The world beckons, and the call is answered, The student ventures forth, perhaps cautiously at first, but later in confident studies. He goes out, perhaps for the first time , to look the world squarely in the face and says, World I am ready! Such a person is truly beyond defeat. WHO is the STI student? He is anyone whom STI has taught a lesson in living, and has been helped along the way in his search for rich, full meaning in his life.