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" There are many people out there who religiously attend our perfor– mances. especially on opening night. People like M1·. and Mrs. Charles Carson of Conehalla who are always there to lend support. "I would just like to tell everyone in the f1ve-county district area and those outside the district how much it has meant to me to have such outstanding support and I am deep– ly appreciative. " I will always hold a very fond place in my heart for East Central.'' he said.

it was also at Mississippi State where Peterson met his wife-to-be, the former Peggy Boone of Monticello. " I met Peggy in speech class and what really stands out is lhat she fell asleep as 1 gave a required speech for a grade." He said he does not remember the "topic" of his remarks lnor the grade > which obviously had a slumbering effect!·· Mrs. Peterson, a former Decatur school teacher. serves as President of the l\1iss1ssippi Associaton of ~ducators. But it was at Ole MJSS when Peter– son first learned of East Central. "Rudolph Mayes Denver Brackeen and Dr. Brad 'Tucker, who still serves as dean of instruction "They were very nice to me and 1 really feU in love wilh the campus Plans were to expand the speech program and I really felt I was do· ing something important by taking

Along with " being blessed" by talented colJege-age performers. Peterson said it has also been a ··real treat" lo have various faculty members' children who par– ticipated in various productions as youngsters assume leading roles in musicals when they enrolled at East Central. Such was the case of Har– riet Vickers and Amy Pouncey. both or Decatur. He said Vickers had starring roles in "The Pajama Game" and "Man From La Man– cha" as Pouncey in " Hello, Dolly"

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