1972-1977

Progress, Rich His tory DECATUR - At the time of b a k e Hall, constructed fo the f6unding of East Central married students a d facul Junior College in 1928, when bears the mame d Leake coun- Newton County Agricultural ty.

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include tswlo years d college Found on the most southerly work, the campus was can- portion of EC's campus are the posed of three buildings. The auditorium, library a d science faculty was certainly nbt any building. The Huff Memorial more extensive as there were Aud!ibrium hiaawrrs J. Knox Huff only tx70 teaches, Mrs. Stella who sewed on the Board of Newsome and Robert Mamhdl. Trustees from 1928 to 1948 and Needless to say East Cen- as president d the board during tral's campus has expanded the years 1948-1951. The long greatly over the yeam and con- years crf service f m Miss times to grow today, Mamie Ethel Burton certainly Since 1928 there have been w e d a Place for EC's many outstanding teaohe~s and h i sbu . Miss Burtm was li- a&&ni&abrs at ECJC. mme- brarian from 1933-1963 and de- fore, most builM4p on the serves lhe memory d her that ECJC campus are dedicated to the library a6fw-d~. And then su& persona~&iegcmmeromt- there is the science Wdhg ing their services and cmtri- l l ame for EC's m k s t w bution to this institution. chemlrstry teaher Frank M. Tour Of Campus Cross who served the insau- Often these people who have for 36 years. had so asscvciation with Closer to the center of the ~~~t Central in the past are campus, the Sullivan Center L~~~~take a little hwors Mrs. Janie Huff Sulli- tour around campus. van, a teacher at the i d t u - On the east side d the cam- tio" for Years, and Mab- pus, the ddms in ry Dining HatU cammemorakes memory of Mrs. Newsme and the president of the Board * Mrs. J. L. Jackson, Mrs. New- T"stees fm 1g14-1948* Wil- s m e taught at EC for thirty liam Mabry. Arid here years, 1928-1958. Mrs. Jackson the name of the f i f ~ cwdy was nean af at EC fer of the district, NWm , is dis- twenty-seven vears. played upon the building which me served as the music buil of East CerYtral's district are well-represented. Three d the a course, to the m*h four men's doms are Winston, that famms Wanior lsattl Neshoba, and Scott. The fourth ground Cwnty is named for former president Field. 3f college Dr. L. 0. TQdd. &, , sees bhe heritage of Ehst Central Junior College all a m n d one, and as emamio"~ 1 1 continues, me day EC will ha1 a deeper d richer past. Far On ing but mw houses the .public the west side of the counties tions *e mda

Just this year a new dorm tory &3 been mp l e t ed ar is n d occupied by men stu-I I dents. w modern stmotm~ houses 60 men and is bui motel-style with two - rw suites. This dormitory has bee named Neshaba Hall to replace the old N e h h Hall whiah will be torn dvnun in the near fu-