University of Southern Mississippi - Southerner Yearbook (Hattiesburg, MS)

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As Mississippi SouThern grew wiThin The sTaTe oT Mississippi, sTudenTs Trom oTher sTaTes became aTTracTed To The campus by some oT iTs unique col- legiaTe TeaTures. The deparTmenTs of Fine ArTs, EducaTion, and Journalism, The Dixie Darlings, and The Marching Band-Pride oT Mississippi, have all conTribuTed To making Mississippi SouThern College The naTionally known and recognized insTiTuTion ThaT iT is Today. NoT only have sTudenTs Trom elsewhere in The UniTed STaTes been aTTracTed To This growing school, buT The LaTin American lnsTiTuTe, recenTly esTab- lished To provide classroom insTrucTion Tor The numerous Toreign sTudenTs, shows how well Mississippi SouThern is becoming known in inTernaTional circles. ,,l

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'NGK ' 'J ' J r ,.' 4 15 Y ' . ,,, ,itll 5 , ,aixlim 7 X 'Wifi Q ur K- T' ' ' Q, . '55 ..- hiii aidQ WF Je ' . L E L.t,4.l -ff A ,H :ki s , it fx I- -. , ,,.. --L . -I M - 5 ix. . Y Mississippi SouThern College is sTeadily expanding iTs dimensions, and new sTyles oT arT are springing up all around The campus. The beloved columns oT years pasT are being surrounded by modern sTrucTures ThaT Tower in The sky. Because oT The rapid increase in The enrollmenT oT MSC. This expansion program has had To be underTalcen in Tull Torce wiThouT leTup in any area. Colorful new dormiTories Tive and six sTories high can be seen Trom all angles oT The campus: row aTTer row oi new aparTmenTs Tor married sTu- denTs are now being Tilled. OTTering experT and compleTe liTerary service To all MSC sTudenTs is The beauTiTul new library which is compleTely air- condiTioned Tor The comTorT oT The sTudenTs and TaculTy oT Mississippi SouThern College. All around campus signs oT progress can be viewed. Under consTrucTion now, To be compleTed by The l962-63 Term are Two new dormiTories. a modern hospiTal and a new caTeTeria. 9

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FRIENDLINESS-fhe mosf unique characferisfic of Mississippi Soufhern- is evidenf on every parf of fhe campus. Dr. McCain, in his address fo new sfudenfs each year. will emphasize fhese words above 'all ofhers . . . Af Soufhern we believe in upholding fhe fradifion of Soufhern hospifalify. We are a friendly campus as you've already wifnessed. l-lere everyone smiles and speaks. This spirif of friendliness plays an imporfanf parf in fhe religious and social facefs of MSC life. Religious acfivifies are encouraged and given full supporf by fhe faculfy and sfudenfs af Soufhern. An innporfanf yearly occurrence is Religious Emphasis Week in fhe spring. This special evenf along wifh weekly meef- ings is sponsored by fhe religious clubs on campus represenfing every denominafion. Social life is also a necessary parf of a well rounded educafion. and MSC has facilifies fo provide adeguafe social acfivifies for every sfudenf. The College Union Board sponsors dances. games, and recreafional acfivifies open fo all sfudenfs, while fhe Greeks on campus sponsor funcfions includ- ing: Song Fesf, Greek Week and various formals. These fhings combined wifh academic qualify and friendly spirif give fhe enfire school an infangible afmosphere, unmafched anywhere, fhaf pene- frafes every corner of fhe campus.