1972-1977

Jaycees Present Stuart Physical Fi tness Award

An active Square County Jaycee , the recipient was further cited for "showing his deep interest in Leake Coun young people by participatix in numerous other projec involving youth." A native Leake countia Stuart is a graduate of Edi burg High School, East Central Junior College and Delta State College where he obtained a BS Degree in Education, majoring in physical education and social science. St ua r t then obtained a : Master's Degree from irkansas State University, with major in guidance and ounseling. He has also done dditional work a t Mississippi , t a t e University i n school ldministration. Before coming to Carthage [igh some four years ago, tuart was on the faculty a t Barnes School, Madden, East Tallahatchie, RCA Service Company in the adult Indian education program and East Central Junior College. He is a member of the Miss. Personnel and Guidance Association. MEA, CHS Athletic Boosters, Band Boosters, Jaycees, and is a past vice president of the ECJC Alumni Assn. The son of Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Stuart, he is married to the former Elizabeth Richardson and they are the parents of a 10- year-old --7 and 8-year-old daugh

Mo r r ~ sD. Stuart, Caythage High School's guidance coun- selor, has been named the recipient of the Jaycees' Physical Fitness Leadership Award for the year. Announcement came Monday night a t a banquet in his honor here. Stuart, who has counseled CHS students for the past four yea r s , was cited for his leadership in the Jaycee sponsored Punt, Pass and Kick contest for three years; as well as his involvement in coaching Little League Baseball d u P d the past four summers.

DR. ROSALIE DANIELS

octorate The first doctoral degrl in creative wrlting to l awarded in the South went Rosalie Burkes Daniels in tl May 23 graduation exercisc at the University of Southel Mississippi. Dr. Daniels, daughter 1 Mr. and Mrs. L. R. Burkes I-. Philadelphia, received the Ph. D. degree in English t hrou~ ' the program of the Center fc w.riters, the first such degrc given at USM. The only other similar prc grams granting the termin; degree a r e at the University or Denver and at the Universitv Iowa. Prior to entering USiv e taught in Mississip1 public schools at Edinburg Philadelphia and Neshob Central. For five years sh was head of the Englis Department of Southwe: Junior College at Summil She was on the Holmes Junio College English facult at Goodman for two years During the past year she ha: been a member of the Englisl faculty at USM. Dr. Daniels has been recog- nized widely for her p e t r i and fiction. She was appointee poet-in-residence in the Jack- son City Schools for 1972 anc in the Laurel City Schools for 1973, both under the auspices of the Mississippi Arts Com- mission. In the recent Mississippi Arts Festival literary com- petition she won first place in the senior short story cate- gory. In 1970 she was first prize winner in the Festival's