1989

Vickers to open lecture series with speech on Miss. folklore

Ovid Vickers. chairman of the Di– VISion of Communicauons and Fine Arts at East Central Community Col– legemDecatur, will open the 1989-90 :-.:orthwest Speaker's Series on Wednesday, Sept. 27, arll a.m. in the Fine Ans Auditorium. The topic of his address will be "What Makes Mississippians Out of People." A frequent guest speaker and pan– elist on the subJect of Mississippi tolk.lore. Vickers has published nu– merous lliLicles and reviews. "Mississippians arc special," said Vickers. "Because we live in Missis– sippi we have a certain mindsct. We

do certain things that set us apart. Mississipians have a great respect for old people, we are intensely inter– ested in our children, we usc the lan– guage in a particular way. and are strongly influenced by our traditions and folkways of the past." A native ofGadsden, Ala., Vickers received his B.A., M.A., and Ed.S. degrees from George Peabody Col– lege and has done additional study at the University of Southern Missis– sippi and Vanderbilt University. Vickers is a memberofthe Missis– sippi Folklore Society, Mississippi AssociationofEducators, Mississippi

CouncilofTeachers ofEnglish, South Central Modem Language Associa– tion and the Southeastern Conference on Enghsh in the Two-Year College. Sponsored by the college and the Northwest Foundation, the Speaker's Senes brmgs LO campus prominent figures from various walks of life throughout theMid-South. Beginning its third year, the series is designed LO enhance the educational mission of the school and also provide a public service for the local community. Foradditional information, contact Foundation Director, Dr. Lucie Br– idgforth at 562-3244.

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