Southwest Mississippi Community College - Whispering Pines Yearbook (Summit, MS)

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The conclusion of the 1949-50 school session marks the close of the thirty-second session of Southwest Mississippi Agricultural High School and Junior College. During this period, many personalities have visited this insti¬ tution, Students, faculty members, staff members and administrators have come and gone. Lasting impressions have been made while associating together on our campus. Many have greatly benefited from experiences here and have gone out in the world as benefactors of mankind. Southwest has stressed quality rather than quantity throughout her long tenure of service to the people of Southwest Mississippi. It is doubtful if any other institution with comparable enrollment has had a greater per cent of her sons and daughters make any more marked success in the academic, business, or professional world. Those who had a part in helping to guide these young people may take justifiable pride and satisfaction. Southwest Mississippi Junior College is so interwoven in the lives of the people of this area that nothing can happan to the one without affecting the other. In almost every community in this section of the state and in many com¬ munities of adjoining states, this institution has demonstrated its influence in better homes, better citizens and in families of character and worth. Southwest is more than a campus, a group of buildings, a lake or a foot¬ ball stadium. Primarily, it is a spirit- a spirit that took years to build- a spirit of congeniality for and appreciation of our fellow man. This spirit is perhaps our most valuable asset. Therefore, let us breathe deeply of it that we may be true to the finest traditions of Democracy and Christianity. Let us look forward with hope and confidence that we may be true to those who have preceded us, and may make our full contribution to those who follow us. 5