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Winter . . . The time of scarlet poinsettias along the creamy brick walls; Of signs which read: I 2 Days for Christmas Is for Partridgesin PearTrees. The time of pre-Christmas rush as campus residents decorated their dormitories in anticipation of open-house festivities. The season of holiday parties and the Tree Lighting Ceremony; the time when students hunted rides home. It was the time when college men played Santa for local children and coeds. It was the time students crammed for semester exams, and the ROTC went through the spit-and-polish of Annual Federal Inspection. This was Winter 1965-66,
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President Jernigan pointed out the country of Thailand to Mrs. Jernigan, son Jinn and daughter Laura as the col- lege's first family planned their round-the-world trip. The Jernigans Travel to Thailand One of the highlights of Dr, James C. Jernigan's career as col- lege president of A l was his trip to Thailand. He participated in the 1965 administrative internship program of the American Association of Colleges of Teacher Education held in Thailand during July. A l, one of nine colleges participating, was the only Southern institution selected for the program. Participation In the program required that the president of the institution go to a country desig- nated by the sponsoring organization. The trip was financed by the American Association of Colleges of Teacher Education and the U.S. Department of State through its Agency for International Develop- ment. President Jernigan, his wife and two children, Laura and Jim, left International Airport in Corpus Christi, July I 6. Their flight to Thai- land took them to London, Paris, Beruit, Jerusalem, and across India to Bangkok. Thailand, where they stayed from July 4 until July 24. Their return flight took them to Hong Kong, Tokyo, and Hawaii. During their stay in the Far East. President Jernigan studied the higher educational system of Thailand and made suggestions on how it might be improved. Under a reciprocal arrangement, two Thailand educators spent several months as administrative interns at A l. They were Dr. Pan- nas Hannarkin, head of the faculty of Ban Saen College, a branch of the Bangkok College of Education, and Miss Opal Wattha, a lec- turer in the College of Education and a member of the staff of the Thai Ministry of Education. President Jernigan greeted the two educators from Thailand as they arrived at the International Airport in Corpus Christi. 9
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