1972-1977

Mississippi Folklore To Be Monday's Topic ~ "Mississippi Folklore: Why Mississippi Committee for the We Are What We Are" is the Humanities. theme scheduled for the Mr. Silas O'Neal, assistant Monday program by the Leake principal at Thomastown At– County Adult Education En- - tendance Center, will serve as deavor at 8 p. m. in the Saint moderator. Anne Church auditorium at 207 This program promises to be Red Dog Road. one of the most unique of the Ovid S. Vickers, secretary of series. The public is cordially the Mississippi Folklore welcome at 8 p. m.

County Students ~CJC Graduates One hundred and sixty-five students at East Central Junior College, Decatur, will receive associate de– grees or Certificates in Intensive Business and Voca– tional Education during gra– duation exercises Friday evening, May 10. Commencement exercises will be held in the athletic stadium at 8 p.m. Presenta– tion of candidates will be made by college President Dr. Charles Wright , Academic Dean Dr. B. J . Tucker, and Registrar Frank Rives. Candidates for degrees from Neshoba County are: Intensive Business Certif– icate -- Debra Elizabeth Bar– nes, Kathy ~cton , Pamela Cox and Jennifer Gayle Thompson. Vocational Certificates -– James Floyd Bates, Harold Norman Cole, Carlston L. Is– aac, Tommy Ray McDaniel, Stephen Ray Thomas and Bob– by M. Williams . Associate Degree - - Mar– garet C. Ayers, Rhonda Dell Barnes, Leonard Barrier, Gregory L. Cheatham, Susan Cosgrove, Billy Cumberland, Annette Duncan, Sharon Eakes, Mattie Lorraine Harpole, Trena Miriam Lashley, Ra– mona McKee, Sarah Louise McNair, Curtis Moore, Rob– ert Ray Peebles, Vicki Reeves, John R. Stephens, Robert A. Tolbe.rt, Terry Alton Wilker– son and Ricky Norman Wins– tead .

-iety, will present the program which will have ve : , Micial interest to every pe~ · ).ihose roots are deep fn' Miss issippi tradition and history . Mr. Vickers, a member of the faculty at East Central Junior College, will display a selection of folklore items and art ob. jects. The Anglo-Saxon, Blaek; and the Choctaw Indian cultill'll1 contributions to Mississippi folklore culture will · be demonstrated during the program. Such background material as the superstitutions, old sayings, native songs, along with the special crafts, the design of quilts, home remedies, old folklore medicines, and specially :· . !'· prepared gourds will be . .• covered by Mr. Vickers in his presentation. This will be the sixth of the fourteen program series provided for all citizens in Leake County in keeping with the s tatewide theme of education and cultural enrich– ment sponsored by the

·MUW NcM1es Amy Peoples To Who's Who A Carthage woman is among 43 Mississippi University for Women seniors named to tbe 1974-75 edition of "Who's Who : American Un iversities and Colleges. " She is Amy Peoples. Selected by a committee of faeulty , a dministration a campus leaders, the stud were chosen on Ule basis academic ~cellence a iMJ contributions fu ttre school and community. In its 40th yea r of publication, "Who's Who" has included numerous individuals who . m later years distinguis~ themselves in their respectijl fields. ._ Miss Peoples is the daughkf of Mr. .and ~· Cecil M. Peop~j '.41MaJfl ~

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