Texarkana College - TC Yearbook (Texarkana, TX)

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Y Y V Janet Griffin, Student Body President, waits before her upcoming speech at the graduation exer- cises in the TC Auditorium. Herman Barnett, Chairman of the Business Divi- sion at TCC, goes over last minute details with some of the graduates. Graduation Graduation marked not only the end, but also the beginning for some 150 students who received their diplomas from Dr. Carl M. Nelson, President of Tex- arkana Community College, in graduation exercises on May 16, 1977 in the College Auditorium. The greeting to graduates and guests was given by the President of the Texarkana Community College Board of Trustees, Truman Arnold. Janet Griffin, Stu- dent Body President gave a short speech on the meaning of graduation to the students. Guest speaker for the exer- cises was C. A. Mitchell, a member of the board and a past president. Music was provided by the TCC Brass Ensemble, un- der the direction of Sandy Simmons. After the graduation exercises, a reception was held in honor of the graduates in the foyer of the TCC Auditorium. The informal reception was sponsored by the officers and members of the Zeta Sigma Chapter of Phi Theta Kappa. AT LEFT: Becky Monroe, Vice-president of Phi Theta Kappa hands out punch at a reception in honor of the graduates in the auditorium foyer. ABOVE: C. A. Mitchell, a member of the Board of Trustees, addresses the graduates and their guests during graduation ceremonies.

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Texarkana College celebrated its 50th Anniversary last April amid a few memories and smiles. The anniversary was filled with festivity as dances, banquets, guest speakers, and other celebrations took place on campus commemorating TC's first fifty years of existence. The 50th Anniversary Banquet kicked off a week that included a Campus Birthday Party for students and faculty, a lecture by heart specialist Dr. Denton Cooley from Houston, Texas, the drama department's Spring musical, Calamity Jane, and the dedication of the new William Buchanan Nursing Building. The 50th Anniversary Dance capped off a week of memorable events. Texarkana College had entered into another half a century of growth and progress. .n-'V Above: Dr. William Patterson is shown introducing heart specialist Dr. Denton Cooley ffar leftl as Dr. Nelson fcenterl looks on. Dr. Cooley spoke at the dedication of the Nursing Left: Becky Monroe feeds TC President Dr. Carl Nelson a little birthday cake at the Campus Birthday Party.

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ff SW , ,finia- .m, is 244' L J f X 5 Lu. 4 ,, The Ad- Tai A RECORD- missions Crew is all smiles after Registration Registration at Texarkana College peaked this year with a record enrollment of over 3500 students. Once again, students had to submit an approved schedule, signed by a counselor or division head before waiting in the never-ending lines of the Registrar's Office. Frank Coleman, Director of Admissions at TCC, an- nounced that the final enrollment tally included 3200 students in academic programs and another 430 enrolled in clock-hour programs. Due to the record enrollment, students this year had to cope with a higher number of closed classes, but, on the same hand, fewer classes were killed this year than ever before. When the final enrollment figures were calculated, the males at TCC outnumbered the females 52.3 percent to 47.7 percent. The Freshmen were the largest group on campus with over 1800 students enrolled. announcing that the Fall enroll- ment had reached a record number of over 3500 students. . r , V, I rf, H .,