The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1953-08-27
Hue Opens 18th
Session August ST.;
Faculty Is Named
Five New Additions
Made To Stoff;;
Two More Return

Opening of the new session at.
Holmes Junior College has been
set for Monday, August 81, ac-
cording to President c. w. To-
rance. There will be five new
additions to the faculty this year
in addition to two teachers who
are returning from years leave
New teachers are: H. H.
Burkes, Coordinator and Voca-
tional Technical Education; Var
daman Vance, Commerce; and
Gus T. Little, Band.
Returning faculty members
are: Frank B. Branch, Physical
Education and basketball coach
and John P. Mitchell, Chemistry
Mr. Mitchell has been at Louis
lana State University the past
year working towards his Doc
tors Degree.
The prospects are very good
for a banner enrolment. Practi-
cally all rooms in the girls dor
mitory have been reserved well
in advance Of the opening of the
1953-54 session. All dormitory
rooms for boys and girls have
been re-worked and everything
is in readiness for the new ses-
sion.
The football squad reported
last Thursday and the coaches
are working hard in getting the
men conditioned for the long
hard ten-game conference sche-
dule. The opening game will be
played at Poplarville against
Pearl River on September IL
while the home opener will be
on Thursday night, September
II with the South Mississippi
Bulldogs from Perkinston. Two
sessions daily will be followed
until the opening of school next
week, August 81. Southwest Jun
ior College Bears of Summit will
be the homecoming opponent at
Goodman on Saturday night
October "a.
Students are requested to re-
gister with the business office on
Monday and Tuesday morning.
TUESDAY, evening and Wednes-
dav will be used for guidance and
schedule work.
Faculty Given
The complete faculty is as fol-
lows: c. W. Torrance, president;
| Stanley F. Allen, business man
| ager: R. W. Almond, vocational
agriculture; Frank B. Branch,
physical education and basket
ball; Mrs. F. b. Branch, Ian
guages; Gordon l. Carr. high
school principal and coach: G. ].
! Everett, education and registrar;
Mrs. G. J. Everette, high school
English; Mrs. J. G. Jacob, ma
thematics; Mrs. c. ". Torrance,
music; Mrs. Martha Tye McKie.
choir-muGic: John p. Mitchell,
Chemistry; Billy Montague, his.
tory; Mrs. Billy Montague, librs-
rian; Miss Maude Nontar,,e
commerce; Miss Lottie PEBBLES:
home economics: Oliver L. Poole,
coach and physical education;
vardaman Vance, commerce.
Van L. Stewart, coach and HIN
school science: Miss Dorothy
Thomas, girls physical educa-
ton; H. o. Thomas, college agri-
culture; Miss Jessie Van Osder
English: Gus T. Little, band: j.
W. Wilson. dean and guidance:
Mrs. E. W. Wilson, high school
commerce; H. H. Burkes coordi-
! nator vocational technical ed,,-
cation; and c. F. Moore, radio
television and electricity.
Non-lnsfructional Staff
Mrs. Zilpha Ellis Manseu. Y
NJ and Y W Adviser and hostess.
boys dormitory; Mrs. Bernioe
Rodgers, dietitian; Benny A. Nc
Bride, superintendent buildings
and grounds; DR.. II. M. Terry.
college physician; Mrs. Allen
Douglas, manager canteen: Mrs.
3. A. Mcbride, assistant manager
canteen; George W. Floyd, night
Waterman; Mrs. 10 Ann Mullan,
secretary to president, and Peg.
CIV Joyce Clark, secretary to
business manaoer