Tiger 1975 [yearbook]

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a completely unique experience . .

1975 tiger

published by the students of

savannah state college

volume xxvii

michael b. singleton, editor

jacquelyn m. gilbert, associate

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typists

Jacqueline boston

linda hall
Carolyn jackson
barbara mcfall
michael b. singleton

sports

jerry artest

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photography

robert mobley, ssc photographer

henry pruitt

layouts

ron cathey

bobby coakley

faculty

gwendolyn pierce

lynette jones
jerry artest

greeks

michael b. singleton

jerry artest

James inman

artists

classes

monica gray

charlesetta worlds

general staff

elizabeth emerson

patricia cutter

Stephanie ladson

ruby collier

jerry artest

gwen harris

gwendolyn pierce

homecoming

michael b. singleton

organizations

monica gray

Stephanie ladson

consultant...

queens

lynette jones

nathlyn glover
michael b. singleton

..james inman
jacquelyn gilbert
gwendolyn pierce
jerry artest
spencer white, III

..jerry artest
bill "obyua" curry

.jerry artest
gween harris
ruby collier
lenora boston
Stephanie ladson
jacquelyn gilbert
bobby coakley
michael b. singleton

..bill "obyua" curry
mrs. Shirley b. james

..cheryl white
james smith
patricia roberson
deborah estelle
frank mumford
sharonita osborne
Stanley glover
nathaniel harris
woodrow Williams
celia members

..Charles j. elmore, sr.

Forward

color is a feeling we hear,

smell, see, speak and touch.

we are subconsciously aware

of its effect on our senses

in many of our everyday experiences.

recall the senses of color:

stop, the light is red;

behind us a familiar blue revolves.

the yellow of spring pushes

its way to freedom

and the day turns to darkness.

black, yes, every color is beautiful

the reason we found it.

is it is with us always.

sense it, experience it . . .

discover color.

discover savannah state college

William b. gilbert

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mrs. gay hewitt
instructor of history

mrs. hewitt . . . gay . . . hardworking . . . unselfish . . . wiUing . . .
regardless of other duties ... for this, we dedicate the tiger 1975
... to you . . . mrs. gaye hewitt.

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dr. hanes walton, jr.
professor of political science

walton . . . copestetic . . . politically aware ... an astute scholar . . . for-
ever striving ... for this, we, the tiger staff, honor hanes walton, jr.

if i had left one hour of
sight, here are the things i
would like to see and
write:

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first, Vd soak in the
beautiful you, capturing
your every expression,
each in a different view.

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knowing that i
would never again
see, i'd turn my
sight to an
autumn's rainbow
tree, remembering
the various shapes
of the leaves as
they sway to and
fro in the semi-
wintery breeze.

then Vd gaze into the
blazing, burning sun, as so
many times as i have often
done.

Vd take a ride on a carousel, while enjoy-
ing the circus and, cotton candy smell I'd
walk to the lovely city park, long before it
got too dark, and watch the squirrels play-
ing tag, and feed the birds from my pop-
corn bag, sitting quietly as they nibbled
past.

then carefully
taking in the sea-
green grass,
sorrowful that
this scene would
soon fade, i'd
hurry to a church
steeple in some
shade, to see the
drawings it had
made.

now off to the massive
rolling hills . . . this sight
has always brought me
chills. When returning on
the road to town, i'd take
in all the distinctive sights
and sounds.

letting them seep into my
brain, fully aware i'd never
see them again.

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looking up into the
azure view, i would enjoy
its cloudness blue . . .

then close my eyes and
weep because these sights
weren't mine to keep.

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fix my stare until my sight was through. In
total blindness, i may not see, but your
unforgettable face would live before me.

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homecoming through
the eyes of a tiger

the coronation of miss
ssc

(upper right) marion Johnson, miss ssc 1974-
75, escorted by sga president John dark, (left)
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(right) mrs. jackson presents miss ssc with a bouquet of roses, (left) miss
freshman, sherry chivers. arrives, (lower right) miss ssc gives acceptance
speech, (extreme right) promenade of queens.

the parade

(extreme left) preparation for the parade (left) grand marshall, John dark,
gives a grin, (below) ssc's world renowned nrotc drill team.

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miss ssc and attendants

area school, a.e. beach high, marches in honor of ssc's homecoming.

marching tigers drum majors.

tiger cheerleaders.

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alpha phi alpha's entry.

adams hall captures second place.

mr. and miss physical education

seminar in afro-american studies entry.

miss alpha phi gamma and miss aspirant ride barelmited

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miss tiger and attendant waves at the crowd.

nrotc entry.

The culmination of homecoming-the
game

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spirit reaches its peak at the
homecoming game, tiger fans
come from near and afar to
become a part of this day. fra-
ternities and sororities try to
outdo one another. The bump-
ers and the truckers dance to
the tunes that the marching ti-
gers perform so well, home-
coming is an instrumental, as
well as a vital part to the con-
tinuing evolution of this fam-
ily we call ssc!

the beauty of homecoming continues further into halftime. miss ssc, miss national alumni, as well as many
other queens are presented to the homecoming crowd.

captain of the football, joe gilbert,
presents miss ssc with the game ball, miss
ssc greets the crowd and humbles herself
to this institution forever.

to further extend the
happiness and joyousness
that others felt for ssc, on
homecoming day the sta-
dium lights became ours.
The school also received a
van to be used as needed.
Thanks to our dedicated
alumni, savannah state will
always make itself known!

beauty is . . . in the
eyes of the beholder

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miss alpha phi gamma,
Jackie gilbert

miss freshman,
cherry chivers

miss phi beta sigma,
Christine brown

gail merkerson,
miss kappa alpha psi

miss kappa kitten,
wanda peek

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orris knox

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sara young,
miss seminar

miss junior,
krystal williams

nancy walker,
miss zeta

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miss tiger's roar,
margo harris

mary knight,
miss veteran

miss navalrette,
Carolyn snipes

Iruby collier, miss alpha phi gamma aspirant

nattie mitchell, miss sophomore

gwendolyn harris . . . audrey Williams . . .
miss freshman miss sophomore

attendant attendant

^enetta arnold . . . nell sellers . . .

miss junior attendant miss senior attendant

ur majesty, marion Johnson
u have found your camelot.
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but on these grounds god wrought

you have shown that you are worthy to be

the undisputed queen of

the college by the sea.
1^ we hail you to the highest degree!
^B your highness! your royal highness!
^" we are your subjects

and members of your court

and none of your desires will go for
naught.

we will help you and serve you

in each and every way

for we at ssc

are striving for a crescending zenith

here's to your reign!

we know that it will never end.

bill "obuya" curry

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state college . . .

marion Johnson

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miss savannah state college and court, (left to light) gwendolyn Harris, miss freshman attendant; gwenetta amold, miss junior attendant; marion
Johnson, miss ssc; nellie sellers, miss senior attendant; audrey wilUams, miss sophomore attendant.

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bevy of beauties

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player particulars

(lower left) david bryant 5' 10" 165 lb. wr. sophomore,
david was used primarily as a punt and kickoff returner
in '74. utilizing his shifty moves and speed, (lower left)
keith camp 6'2" 195 lb. qb sophomore a strong arm
that is extremely accurate proved to be keith's best asset
that he contributed to the '74-'75 tigers, (lower right)
Charlie Jackson 6'1" 190 lb. mlb junior, "crunch" like a
methodical robot, he makes tackle after tackle adminis-
tering excruciating pain, (upper right) randolph jones
6'2" 246 lb. dt senior, jones is the type of player who
will break your leg and help you off the field. (left) Jo-
seph gilbert 5'10" 175 lb. ss senior, the mighty flea
proved to be a super safety after recovering from a frac-
ture, (right) John bush 6'4" 245 lb. qt. junior, has the
speed, strength and desire, and he stayed healthy

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(upper left) waiter hawkins 6'2" 195 lb. rb. senior, the hawk
was one of the most durable backs the tigers have ever seen,
(lower left) wendell anderson 5'11" 190 lb lb sophomore, a
very strong and aggressive player, (upper center) stevema-
euhas 6'0" wr freshman, an inexperienced player, but he s up
and coming, (lower center) donneU lewis 6'4" 227 lb. ot fresh-
man another rookie but he'll be on the science, (upper nght)
terry reed 5'10" 190 lb. r.b. sophomore, he runs with author-
ity and ghdes thru openings with the greatest of ease, (lower
right) michael coUins 5'11" 168 lb. db freshman, here s an-
other rookie but look out-he's ready!

(right) issac hall, 6'3" 170 lb. se freshman, he's raring to go!
(lower) michael bryant 5' 10" 190 lb. mlb freshman, look
out! the tigers will run this mutha with ike. (left) chfford
harrison 5' 11" 168 lb. db freshman, hey! hey! hey! i just love
to play football!

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(upper left) richard hagins 5' 10" 175 lb. rb freshman, look-
outcrab power is dy-no-mite (lower left) kevin Washington
5'8" 176 lb. wr senior, placed third in kick-off and return
yardage, he's a real speed demon, (above) darryl boles 5'10"
165 lb. wr freshman, strive that's what he does strive.

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(below) calvin cook 6'4" 205 lb. dt freshman, he hits below
the belt, (upper right) jerrold Stewart 5'H" 215 lb. g junior,
anchor man for the offense, (lower right) sampson green 6'0"
205 lb. g freshman, ever heard of a bully? well-he's one.

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(upper left) james riles 6'1" 188 lb. te freshman, he really
rocks the boat! (lower left) jimmy thompson 5'H" 185 lb. db
junior, the man with the booming voice can really cover his
territory in the defensive backfield. (above) hezekiah jackson
5'10" 180 lb. db freshman. He's big! -bad! -boss!

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(below) wilhe "stick" Jackson 5'10" 185 lb senior, he may be
short as linebackers go but makes up for it in speed and
strength, (upper right) waiter mitchell 6'3" 208 lb rb fresh-

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188 lb. lb sophomore, the "mighty moon" put the lights out
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(upper left) ralph Johnson 6'0" 220 lb. junior. He's one of the
quickest players to plug up a hole, (lower left) c.r. richmond
6'3" 185 lb de freshman, fierce looking! fierce player! (above)
andre sams 6'2" 180 lb. wr sophomore, has sure hands and
good speed.

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(below) alvin cook 6'4" 209 lb de freshman, a wildflower of a
player, (upper right) kenneth teasley 6'!" 190 lb. c freshman,
down and under is his key. (lower right) joe nathan Stevens
6'0" 195 lb. ot freshman, words are inadequate for this player.

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(upper right) Steve odom 6'2" 172 lb se freshman, right on ti-
gers, you've caught a good one. (lower right) John porter 6'2"
JV^J freshman, he's on the baU. (above) norman pierce
6 2 200 lb dt freshman, the ace in the hole.

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(center) Jonathan mcbride 6'4" 195 lb. de junior, jojo is a very confident player who
loves to knock enemy players down, (left) Stanley williams 6'2" 175 lb. ob soph-
omore, quiet but consistent, (right) darryl boles 5' 10" 165 lbs. wr freshman, right on.
(center left) clarence scott 5'H" 175 lb qb freshman. Another striver. (below left)
ronnie white 6'2" 204 lb. t freshman, knock 'em dead is his motto.

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Cleveland best 6'3" 238 lb ot senior
lee Witch 6'1" 187 lb. cb sophomore
nathaniel duncan 5'9" 210 lb. rb senior
ronald goodman 6'4" 245 lb. dt junior
dennis gregory 6'2" 205 lb. de junior
eddie Johnson 6'0" 252 lb. dt senior
henry mervin 5' 11" 175 lb. rb sophomore
juUus singleton 6'3" 275 lb. dt senior
John westberry 6*1" 196 lb. db sophomore
george barthelemess 6'0" 190 lb. p. freshman
timothy camp 6'2" 160 lb. rb freshman
anthony Campbell 6'2" 193 lb te freshman
michael cohen 5' 11" 175 lb. rb freshman
martin govan 6'2" 205 lb. ot freshman
willie b. Jackson 6'3" 210 lb. de freshman
james mcdonald 6'2" 195 lb. c freshman
robert slocum 6*1" 180 lb. rb freshman
wofford wilkins 6'2" 220 c sophomore

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the relaxed headhunters

the coaching staff

for a span of a little over two-decades, with some inter-
ludes, John "ironhorse" myles has been, and is, "mister
sports" for savannah state college.

many sports fans in the southeast still remember his legen-
dary feats on the gridiron.

in 1942 he became the first athlete in the school's history to
be named small college football all-america. but, for myles,
who comes from jesup, georgia, the road to athletic accom-
plishments hasn't been an easy one.

after completing a successful coaching career at sol c. John-
son, where he compiled a record of 50-20-4 in football, 52-12
in basketball and also won a state championship in basket-
ball, myles became a maker of men and an achiever of ex-
traordinary feats to many sports fans, two of his former high
school athletes are now in the pro ranks in both basketball
and football, joby wright, all-america high school and college
basketball star is now playing forward for the Seattle super-
sonics and george atkinson, afl rookie of the year in 1968, is
starting free safety for the Oakland raiders.

myles has the qualities needed to get 100 percent from each
player, and crippled with so many injuries last season, he got
even more, out of a dissappointing 3-6 record arose a sound
defense.

in five years as coach, myles has compiled an impressive
39-27-2 college record, few coaches possess his determination,
drive and commanding presence.

he does not spend the bulk of his time coaching, myles also
finds time to referee area high school sports and coach the ti-
ger baseball team.

miles is married and holds a master's degree from new york
university, myles and his wife, dora have two children.

coach John myles talks with broadcaster al Jennings

frank ellis
defensive backfield coach

John mason
offensive and defensive line coach

it's common knowledge that no team scores against savan-
nah state via the air, the judge of this decree being ellis and to
carry it out is the jury of defensive players.

ellis had all of his backfield starters back for the '74 cam-
paign, which spells nothing but trouble for enemy offenses.

an active member of the athletic committee, he is product
of savannah state, where he was quarterback of the football
team.

this is his tenth year at ssc, and this season his skills were
put to the test, graduation robbed him of the experienced of-
fensive line; this season's line being one of his molding.

mason, a kung-fu addict who loves to break bricks, at-
tended elkhorn high in west Virginia, he played college ball at
bluefield, west Virginia, and coached there from 1958 to 1964.
he joined the tiger staff in the summer of '64.

this is his second season at ssc since his graduation in '73,
and his knowledge greatly aids the offensive attack.

he played quarterback for the tigers for four years, earning
the name of "professor" then because of his knowledge of the
game.

he is a product of savannah, playing high school ball under
the tutelage of tompkins high coach joe turner.

Chester ellis
offensive back coach

Student assistants

elijah poythress

William rouse

"tank" starred all four years as of-
fensive right tackle for ssc, being
named to the siac all-conference
squads either on the first or second
team three of those four years, he
should be able to use his knowledge
to bolster the offensive Une.

rouse, while playing for ssc the
past four years, was quiet, letting his
elbows and fists do his talking.

this season his presence will be
heard and utiUzed by the offensive
line players, rouse played left guard
while playing for the tigers.

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ssc, central fail to scon

the savannah state tigers defensive team put forth a supe-
rior effort to blank the heavily favored north Carolina central
eagles and gain a hard fought scoreless tie at ssc tiger
stadium.

the eagles came into savannah a more than twenty point
favorite but were unable to push the football across the goal
line against ssc's staunch defense.

the tiger's defensive unit got to see more than its share of
action against north Carolina central, the eagles ran a deliber-
ate, powerful running attack that ate up a great deal of time,
ssc's style of play combined with the tigers' lack of any sus-
tained drives kept savannah state's defensive unit on the field
the majority of the time, the third quarter was the worst for
the tigers as the defensive team clocked over twelve minutes
off the clock to their offensive team's less than three minutes i;
on the field.

keith camp, the ssc quarterback, showed signs of bringing
his ofiiense to life with a couple of well thrown passes early in
the game, but a torrential downpour hit tiger stadium and
forced savannah state to remain with the running game the
rest of the night, the bigger eagles were able to contain the
tigers despite the strong efforts of nathaniel duncan, waiter
hawkins and camp.

as the third quarter drew to an end, the eagles drove to the
tiger's eleven yard line, a pass that seemed headed for a sure
score as an eagle receiver waited in the end zone, was batted
down by ssc defensive back John westberry with a great de-
fensive effort.

tigers clobber dragons

coach John myles tigers broke into the victory column at tiger stadium and
pummeled fort bragg 51-0.

"this is really a shot in the arm for us; we've got the sweet taste of victory
now and it's a darn sight better than defeat," said the smiling myles moments
after his tigers sent the fort bragg soldiers retreating to fayetteville, n.c.

"the fort bragg coach (captain thomas) said his team was way over-
confident and added that they felt they could blow us off the field," contin-
ued the ssc boss.

fort bragg defensive back carlton howard, who played ball at savannah
high several years ago, echoed his coach's remarks, "i guess we were too
overconfident, we came into the game with a 4-5 record and knew savannah
state hadn't won a game, they just got the jump on us."

for the long-suffering tiger fans, the performance was a welcome relief
statistics told the tale ... ssc chewed up 276 yards on the ground but, perhaps
more spectacularly their air attack accounted for 190 yards including three td
passes to freshman delmus lockhart from keith camp.

the camp-lockhart tandem went to work early in the game for a 15-yard td
with 10:12 showing in the first quarter, the key in the 41-yard march was a
35-yard jaunt by waiter hawkins which moved the sticks to the dragons' 22.
Joe gilbert kicked the first of six placement pats as savannah state seized a 7-0
lead.

then with 39 seconds left in the period, mitchell capped a 74-yard thrust by
knifing off right tackle from two yards out. gilbert's kick made it 14-0.

just a bit more than three minutes later, 12;21 of the second quarter, ssc
had boosted its bulge to 20-0 after camp fired a 23-yard td strike to lockhart.

with 2:24 remaining before halftime, gilbert from his defense backfield
spot, picked off an eric marshall pass and returned it 25 yards to paydirt. then
he added the pat to allow ssc a 26-0 edge at halftime.

savarmah state, not satisfied with their 26-point halftime advantage, went
to the "long bomb" for a score when, with 12:59 showing, camp hit lockhart
with a 44-yard paydirt flip, gilbert added another pat kick and it was 33-0.

at 7:56 of the final period, the tiger's lead climbed to 40- as hawkins
bucked over from the one and gilbert converted his fifth extra point.

ssc concludes the home portion of its schedule with the homecoming game
against fort valley state, kickoff is 1:30 p.m.

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coming back from a 14-0 deficit, the fish university bulldogs came back to
defeat our tigers 21-20 in the tiger stadium.

the tigers seemed to be on their way to a victory in that they completely
dominated the first two quarters of football action, during 30 minutes of play
the savannah state college tigers controlled the ball 21 of those minutes, dur-
ing that time the "headhunter" defense of s.s.c. allowed the fisk bulldogs one
first down.

on our first possession of the game the tiger's rallied and drove their way
down to the one yard line of the fisk bulldogs, unfortunately, a penalty came
our way and forced senior joe gilbert to attempt a 27 yard field goal, the field
goal was ruled wide to the right.

immediately after the call on the field goal michael moon recovered a
fumble by norwood morris offish on fisks ten yard line, following a five yard
loss the tigers quarterback keith camp connected with delmus lockhart for a
15 yard touchdown.

later in the second quarter the tiger defense led by joe joe mcbride and lee
blitch baited the first drive by fisk and the tiger's regained control of the foot-
ball on the 48 yard line, in an attempt to add 7 points to our score keith
camp put forth a great effort and once again connected with delmus lockhart
for a 19 yard pass which placed the tigers on the three yard line, on the fol-
low-up play nalhaniel duncan went off a tackle for the remaining three yards
and another tiger touchdown.

after halftime the fisk bulldogs came back obviously with the smell of vic-
tory and during the third and fourth quarters they rallied for a total of 21
points, the fisk team was led by quarterback norwood morris, cecil beard, the
extra point was made by hilbert whitaker, thus the tiger's were defeated 21-20
by the fisk bulldogs.

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miles squeaks by ssc

after the savannah state college tigers were penalized for 141 yards, they
lost their third game of the year against the miles college bears by a score of
10-8.

miles was the first to score as it had to settle for a 20-yard field goal by joe
carter, the bears started their drive on their own 14, but in one play, gained
85 yards on a run by ronald jackson. jackson ran for 31 yards on a pitchout
from quarterback earl woods, but fumbled the ball after being tackled how-
ever tony gulley recovered it before being stopped at ssc's one.

the bears couldn't penetrate the tiger's line on two running plays and a
pass play, as charlie jackson and julius singleton made key stops, and had to
settle for carter's field goal.

in the second quarter, miles stopped a tiger march which had picked up 48
yards, terry reed boomed a 44-yard punt which was downed on miles' three-
yard line, maurice white was then thrown for a two-yard loss on the next play
and was tackled in the endzone for a safety on the next play by randolph
Jones, dennis gregory and eddie Johnson.

the bears kicked off and ssc took over on its own 45. quarterback keith
camp ran the option play for 1 1 yards, nathaniel duncan then scrambled for
six setting up camp's 35-yard bomb to end delmus lockhart, duncan then fol-
lowed the blocking of jerrold Stewart and Cleveland best to scamper in from
three yards out for the touchdown.

on the controversial pat kick, both teams were penalized, one official sig-
nalling offsetting penaUties, but another official penalized savannah state 15
yards when eddie Johnson asked what infraction was called on the previous
play, joe gilbert, kicking now from 28 yards out, missed the extra point try.

the lead was short-lived, however, as miles, starting its drive on its own 33,
began to go to the air. quarterback woods threw to emmett lopsley for 25
yards and then hooked up with white on the next play.

Charlie jackson dumped woods twice, for three and eight yard losses, and
woods then threw an imcomplete pass on third down-and-21, on fourth
down with the ball resting on the 35 the bears went for the first down and got
it as lee blitch, who had earlier intercepted two passes, was called for pass
interference with miles taking over on the ssc one. white then took it over on
his second thrust, giving the hosts the lead, carter missed the extra point, but
ssc was penalized and he made good on his second try.

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tigers win cat battle

the savannah state tigers, fired up for a capacity homecoming crowd, clawed
the fort valley state wildcats, 16-0 on a beautiful afternoon m tiger stadium.

the game was nearly even offensively, but the stubborn ssc defense refused
to let fort valley ever mount a serious challenge.

our team played a whale of a ball game," tiger head coach John myles said
after the big shutout of ssc's long time rival, "we played well offensively and
defensively, it has taken time to bring this team along and let them gain experi-
ence and I think we have reached a time of fruition."

indeed the tigers were ripe this day, scoring twice in the second period, and
adding an insurance touchdown in the final stanza.

the tigers looked to be in trouble in their first drive of the day, with quarter-
back keith camp dropping the ball on ssc's 16 yardline. the wildcats' herbert
hodges fell on the ball, and fort valley's most serious drive was on.

in four plays, however, the tigers had yielded only to the ssc seven, and the
wildcats went for the field goal but Sylvester Cunningham's kick was wide to
the left.

ssc then cranked up on its own 20-yard line and marched 63-yards to the
first score of the game, with the fine drive stalled on the wildcats 17, Joseph
gilbert came in and hit on a 35-yard field goal to make it 3-0 with just over 13
minutes left in the half.

but, ssc was not through for the half taking the ball on the fort valley 44
after a punt, the tigers marched in for the score in seven plays, ssc was aided on
the drive by 20 yards in penaUties against the wildcats, and camp hit delmus
lockhart for 11-yards down to the fvsc six. form there, waiter hawkins took the
ball over for the score, gilbert missed the extra point, and ssc was up 9-0.

from that point on, the teams battled virtually even with neither side able to
score, midway in the fourth quarter, ssc drove to the fort valley 37, and had to
punt, terry reed, whose punting had helped keep the wildcats bottled up all
day, then punted to the fvsc four yard line to once again put the wildcats in a
hole.

after the wildcats drive faltered, and ssc also failed to move, reed squibed a
kick out of bounds at the savannah state 44, but John westberry killed any
hopes of the wildcats grabbing off a Cunningham pass and putting ssc in busi-
ness on the fort valley 35.

from there, savannah state marched in for the final score of the game with
time running out. camp hit hawkins for eight yards to the wildcats 27. five
plays and one fort valley penalty later, the tigers were on the fort valley eight
yard line with only seconds to play.

camp then called on nathaniel duncan, and duncan swept right end for the
eight yards and the score with 14 seconds left to nail down the victory.

the win was the second of the season for savannah state, and the tigers ended
their games at home on a winning note.

the victory upped ssc's season record to 2-5- 1 on the season, ssc had beaten
fort bragg, and tied north Carolina central going into the game.
" we had them well pegged," myles said, "we had a good scouting report on
them, they did pretty well what we expected, and we were well prepared. I am
proud of our whole team, it was a matter of who wanted it more, and our
people really put out."

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(left) jojo "the mack" mcbride takes a breather, (far left) not
all is good at a tigers game, tank the trainer, aids veteran
player, johnny westberry. (below) another injury, but this
does not stop the tigers, (far right below) do it tigers.

the spirited twelve

behind every cohesive group is usu-
ally a dedicated driving power, this
holds true for the tiger's football and
basketball teams, in that they possess
an explosive sparkplug, the spirited
twelve (better known as ssc cheer-
leaders), this dedicated and untiring
group of young women make it their
business to be on the scene and heard,
regardless of atmospheric conditions,
personal problems, and otherwise dis-
mal circumstances.

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the spirited twelve, (left to right) terry wilson., mary simpson, yvonne dodd, renee Oliver, bonita evans, ann thrope, marian fitzpatrick, margaret
roberts, ruby collier, peggy glaze, rachel gadson, and deborah scott.

the leaders of the spirited twelve, deborah scott, captain, peggy glaze, co.

terry wilson, freshman

ruby collier, freshman

ann thorphe, sophomore

peggy glaze, senior

margaret roberts, senior

renee oliver, junior

deborah scott, senior

yvonne dodd, sophomore

mary simpson, freshman

marian fitzcatrick. freshman

rachel gadsen, junior

get it on!

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tiger basketball

24 Hugh atkins

ht. 6'0 wt. 170 age 20

junior guard pelham, ga.

51 Charlie black

ht. 6'8 wt. 230 age 23

junior center Chicago, ill.

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22 James gaines

ht. 5'10 wt. 160 age 18

soph, guard springfield, ga.

30 terry gordon

ht. 6'8 wt. 195 age 21

junior center savannah, ga.

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23 perry grant

ht. 6'3 wt. 175 age 18

freshman guard savannah, ga.

20 turner ogden

ht. 6'1 wt. 176 age 19

junior guard savannah, ga.

44 John rivers

ht. 6'4 wt. 190 age 21

senior guard forward columbus, ga.

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41 david scruggs

ht. 6'4 wt. 175 age 18

sophomore forward Springfield,

42 robert willis

ht. 6'4 wt. 205 age 26

senior guard forward Cleveland, ohio

25 ron wilhams

ht. 6'4 wt. 178 age 19

sophomore guard savannah, ga.

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coach michael backus

the hampton institute alumnus entered his fourth
season as the tigers' head coach, this season, coach
backus went through many pains to get several col-
lege transfers, only to lose them early in the season,
however, backus has managed to put together an
outstanding array of the best basketball talent in the
southeast, under backus's tutelage the tigers played
against some very tough nationally ranked teams
and made a very good showing.

tigers place second in shriners classic

ssc trips n. georgia in
opener

the savannah state tigers slowed somewhat by opening-game nei^'es, took
command in the second half and defeated north georgia 79-71 in the first
round of the shrine invitational classic basketball tournament.

the tigers could not control the boards in spite of a height advantage in the
first half, and only led 35-34 at the half, they fell behind early in the second
half, but head coach michael backus went to his top players exclusively and
ssc pulled away to the win.

the tigers jumped out to a 6-0 lead before north georgia could get on the
scoreboard, and ssc led the entire first half, except for a 18-18 tie with 6:14
left in the half and a 20-20 tie shortly after that.

with the score 18-16 ssc, the saints jim hyder hit a layup to make it 18-18,
but the tiger's otha mccoy came back with a long jumper to put ssc up 20-18,

after mccoy had blocked one shot into the seats, north georgia's donnie
freeman drew a goal-tending call against the tigers and the game was knotted
at 20-20, but terry gordon hit a layup, and ssc went ahead to stay in the
period.

the tigers pulled out to lead by as much as eight, but north georgia cut the
lead to one at 35-34 at the half hyder hit two free throws to pull the saints to
within one, and north georgia played for the final shot but missed.

hyder then got hot as the second half opened, he hit the saints first 12
points as north georgia pulled away to lead by five at 46-41.

ssc's mccoy hit a short jumpshot and sam kenlaw followed with another
bucket to make it 46-45. north georgia picked up one foul shop to go ahead
47-45, but kenlaw tied the game with a layup with 1 1:44 to play in the game.

at that point, ssc hit nine unanswered points to take a 56-47 lead, and north
georgia could never regain the lead.

the closest the saints could come was at 64-62 as north georgia hit for eight
straight points to pull within two with 4:33 left in the game.

but savannah state's turner ogden hit a long jump shop to make it 66-62,
and the tigers were on their way.

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tigers explode past
hampton

sam kenlaw's all-american performance at the ssc gym routed hampton
(va.) institute 1 12-91 and had savannah state's old timers recalling the days of
the "Chicago five".

the 6-5 sophomore from Charleston, s.c. poured in 41 points, pulled down
27 rebounds and was the ringleader in the biggest ssc offensive showing in
years.

ssc hit 46 of 76 attempts from the field-a red hot 72, per cent, kenlaw was
true on 20 of 28 field goal tries.

the explosion by kenlaw had athletic director al frazier scratching his head
trying to recall who was the last tiger to enjoy such a great night.

" it has to go back to the days of the Chicago five,", said frazier.

coach michael backus, a former star for hampton institute, heaped praise
on kenlaw and center terry gordon, a 6-8 pivot man, and admitted, the kids
are playing for me now.

the tigers have responded with some of their best play of the young season.
the rout of hampton drew ssc even for the season at 4-4

"i asked the kids to play as hard and as long as they can," backus ex-
plained, "this was by far their best effort of the year, i think we'll be okay
now."

guard John rivers pumped in the basket that put ssc over the century mark
100-73, with just over three minutes left in the game, rivers finished with 20
points for night.

turner ogden tallied 16 points and robert willis, coming off the bench,
reached double figures with 10 points.

ssc took a quick 10-2 lead, extended it to 24-4, then hit a brief spell where
points were hard to come by. during this spell hampton caught up, moving to
within II at 32-21 before ssc caught fire again late in the first half

in the rebounding department, also dominated by savannah state, kenlaw,
of course, was the hero with his 27 grabs.

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tigers overwhelm
defending champs

although savannah state basketball coach michael backus says his team is
no longer large the tigers certainly did not come up short Saturday night,
whipping defending southern intercollegiate athletic conference champion
fish university, 85-70.

backus was refering to two of the tigers big men. charlie black and otha
mccoy, who are no longer on the team, but ssc was big enough against fisk
running up as much as a 20-point lead in the second half after a close first
stanza.

"i thought this team played extremely well under the circumstances. "
backus said after the win leveled ssc's siac record at 1-1. "if we had been go-
ing with this group all the way, no telling what might have happened, this is
only the second time they have been together as a group, and they did a fine
job".

the two teams battled even in the early going, and after ssc took a seven
point lead jt 18-1 1 on a long jumper by turner ogden, the bulldogs took their
turn and pulled back to within one at 30-29 with just over seven minutes left
in the half then kit fioyd hit another jumper to put the bulldogs up 31-30 and
fisk held the lead until with 3;26 left in the half robert willis hit a jumpshot
to give ssc the edge at 36-35. by the half the tigers were ahead 40-35 as John
rivers hit a layup and terry gordon dumped in two free throws while holding
fisk scoreless.

ahead 45-41 with only three minutes gone in the second half, ssc erupted
for 12 straight points and a 16 point lead and fisk could never challenge again
in the eighth' straight road game for the bulldogs.

odgen started the explosion with a layup rivers hit a jumper followed by
another jumper by ogden, and after rivers followed that with yet another
layup, big gun sam kenlaw who had been stopped in the first half, popped a
short jumper and hit a follow up lip to make the score 57-41.

rivers paced the potent ssc attack, hitting for 25 points, kenlaw was second
with 18 ogden had 16 and ron williams hit for 12.

ssc zaps dark

"maybe my kids have been seeing too many basketballs lately." offered
coach michael backus in support of poor shooting savannah state, scoreless
for almost 18 minutes in a 66-55 victory over the dark college panthers of
atlanta.

"we've played six games in the last nine days," backus explained as the
fans emptied the ssc gym, "and i knew we were going to have trouble
tonight." I

the victory evened ssc's record at 6-6 and sent the tigers to the head of the
southern intercollegiate athletic conference class with a 2-1 worksheet.

ssc's first dry spell came after John rivers drilled a bucket with 13:17 left in
the half to give the tigers a 20-7 lead, but dark scored only eight points dur-
ing this .streak to cut the margin to five, 20-15.

then, with 4:38 remaining in the first 20 minutes of action, ssc went cold
again while holding a 30-17 margin, three minutes and 27 seconds later hugh
atkins drilled a basket to end the drought and give the tigers a 32-26 halftime
margin.

with 18:21 in the second half, ron williams bagged a layup to move ssc in
front, 36-28. after that the tigers went six minutes and 1 1 seconds without a
basket, giving dark a chance to pull within three points, 37-34.

robert willis broke the spell for ssc with 12: 10 on the dock and before dark
could cool backus tigers they had reeled off 13 points-seven by all-american
candidate sam kenlaw-to win the ball game.

backus' tigers 7-0 lead before dark finally got on the scoreboard on a
bucket by scoreboard on a bucket by douglas slade at 18:40. John rivers put
ssc up 1-0 before the dock began to count down after dark was nailed with a
technical foul, ssc took the ball in and ogden scored to make it 3-0 before
dark touched the ball.

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miles trips ssc

for five minutes savannah state college, went scoreless
near the end of the first half, and it proved costly as
miles college of birmingham, ala., posted a 73-65 south-
em intercollegiate athletic conference victory at wiley
gym.

actually, ssc may have been "done in" by its own
clock as it struggled to catch up down the stretch, seven
minutes, however, were "lost" along the way.

for almost a half, however, ssc gave the golden bears
all they wanted and more, miles college, now 6-4,
traded baskets with the tigers until 14:20 when guard
turner ogden took charge and tossed in ssc's next 10
points to give backus' boys a 28-22 lead with 7:36 re-
maining in the half

then came the cold spell when miles caught up and
went when miles caught up and went in front by six
points, 34-28. veteran John rivers finally broke the ice
for ssc, throws with just two minutes left on the run-
away clock.

miles was ahead, 40-32 when the first half came to a
halt.

the visitors quickly padded their lead in the second
half and maintained a 10-point advantage most of the
way. however, with just over six minutes left to play ssc
trimmed the margin to five points but couldn't get
closer.

"i was very proud of the way my ball club played",
said backus, "this clock business . . . and having to kick
two players off the squad, i just don't know, i'm going to
have to take a very long look at my future here."

for savannah state, ogden was the lead man with 18
points, he was followed by sam kenlaw with 14, ron Wil-
liams with 1 1 and John rivers with 10.

kenlaw, .ssc's leading scorer, was held scoreless in the
first half, but came on strong during the second 20
minutes of action.

ssc suffers
'major' flaw

the savannah stale tigers found a major flaw in their game
plan falling to the albany state rams, 110-106, in overtime in
wiley gym.

the flaw was albany's 6-9 star major jones, who ripped ssc
for 37 points and 33 rebounds in the close battle.

"it was just too much jones," tiger head coach michael
backus said after the game, "they were just too big for us. we
wore ourselves out playing with them all the way, and we were
fatigued going into the overtime."

although the loss was a disappointment, backus was not dis-
couraged by the near miss.

"our players played hard" he said, "they played their hearts
out, and as long as they do that i am satisfied, i don't think we
can play any better."

and, that would indeed be something difficult to accomplish,
the tigers hit 62 percent for the game, and pulled down 63
rebounds against the larger rams.

the rams, however, were just a bit better, hitting for 65 per
cent, and pulling down 73 rebounds.

the game was close battle all the way, and if savannah state
fans were dismayed by the performance of albany's jones, they
could relish the showing of ssc's sam kenlaw, who hit for 41
points, and pulled down 17 rebounds.

the first half was give-and-take all the way, with neither
squad able to pull away, at the half ssc went in ahead 50-49,
and the score pretty much told the story.

but in the second half, it looked as if the tigers would be able
to pull away, ssc led by 1 1 twice, once at 66-55, and again at 68-
57, but the tigers went cold and the rams cut the margin finally
tied it up with just over five minutes to play, 84-84.

albany then eased away to a four-point lead heading into the
final minute of play, but turner ogden scored with a long jump
shot, and then jones was called for goal tending on a kenlaw
layup and the game ended tied 96-96.

the rams jumped out to the early lead in the ot period, and
although the tigers tied the score three times, jones did his
worst damage of the night in the final moments, with the score
knotted a 104-104, jones hit a lay-up, and then followed with a
short hook shot to put the rams up 108-104. he then bucketed
two free-throws to put the game out of reach.

kenlaw was the leading scorer for the tigers, followed by og-
den with 20, ron Williams with 16 and terry gordon with 12.

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the exciting world of ssc basketball

robert willis goes up for two.

editors note: due to the early deadlines that faced the tiger
staff, we were unable to cover the entire basketball season, 'tis
the price we pay for spring delivery.

John rivers blocks a shot.

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il's turner oeden for two.

hand's up!

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we're number one!

ifs back . . . women's basketball

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the tigerette basketball team and coaches

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(above) barbara melcher; ht. 5'6", wt. 136, freshman guard,
(right) marilyn brown; ht. 5'6'", wt, 110, freshman, (lower
right) Janice httle; ht. 5'6", wt. 137, sophomore forward.

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(left) Harriet hillery; ht. 5'8", wt. 195, sophomore forward,
(lower left) Janice hillery; ht. 5'6" wt. 140, senior forward, (be-
low) susie king; ht. 5'8", wt. 142, freshman forward.

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(risht) Shirley wnght; ht. 5'6". wt. 130, sophomore guard.
Z nght/dolhf mosley; ht. 5'9". wt. 160, freshman for-
ward (bebw) theresa adams, ht. 5'7", wt. 156, senior forward.

(left) angela garrison; ht. 5'5", wt. 175, freshman guard,
(lower left) sandra hicks; ht. 5'8", wt 205, senior center, (be-
low) Jacqueline spivey; ht. 5'5", wt. 120, junior guard.

(above) deborah estelle; ht. 5'8", wt. 135, freshman forward,
(right) Jessie bartley, ht. 5'10", wt. 150, senior center, (lower
right) shavonne dawson; ht. 5'5", wt. 130, freshman guard.

Tigerettes

defeat

voorhees

the tigerettes of savannah state
college won their first game as they
defeated the tigerettes of voorhees
college in a thrilling overtime period
by a score of 70-64.

in a dynamic performance, the
tigerettes excited the crowd as they
took over the lead during the first
quarter, playing cautiously and pro-
fessionally, the tigerettes managed
to hold down the sharp-shooting
forwards of voorhees college.

continuing the lead throughout
the second period, the tigerettes had
to fight hard as the voorhees team
began to come alive, during the last
half of the second period, the lead
waivered as both teams fought for
the lead.

coming back after the half-time
break, both teams seemed eager but
the voorhees team could not seem to
fight off the net burning of tigerette
doUie mosley. the tigerettes man-
aged to keep the lead up until the
fourth quarter, with less than nine
seconds left, the fast moving
voorhees team came on strong as
they snatched the lead and moved
on; in a matter of seconds, the tige-
rettes made a fantastic come back as
the final buzzer sounded leaving the
game in a tie with a score of 54-54
and the tigerette fans were frantic.

going into a five minute overtime,
the tigerettes moved ahead as they
gained an eight point lead, slacking
up a little, the tigerettes managed to
let the voorhees team gain a little on
them, but tigerettes' guard theresa
adams would not let the voorhees
team prevail, with only minutes left
in the game the tigerettes pulled the
game out of the bag, with a final
score of 70-64.

Tigerettes

scratch
benedict

the savannah state tigerettes,
avenging an earUer 59-55 loss to
benedict, really poured it on and de-
feated them 68-43 before a packed
house in wiley gym.

the game's outcome never was in
doubt as swainsboro native brenda
wright got the ssc tigerettes off to a
12-0 lead before benedict could
score, angela garrison also had a hot
hand in the first half, propelling ssc
to a 33-19 halftime lead.

the second half was a copy of the
first one but this time the firepower
was coming from janice hillery,
brenda wright and deborah estelle.
ssc quickly harnessed a 25 point
lead and coach jimmie westley was
content to empty the entire bench.

cute garrison topped all scorers
with 13 points and hillery followed
with 12 and led in rebounds with 13.

ssc out rebounded the enemy 68-
55 controlling both the offensive
and defensive boards, ssc only shot
33 percent from the field compared
to benedict's 20 percent.

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Tigerettes slay

georgia tech

90-31

the running, gunning, pressing,
savannah state tigerettes used all of
their weapons in running georgia
tech out of their own colisium, 90-3 1
in a gwiac contest.

jumping to a 12-2 lead, tech nar-
rowed it to 12-6 before coach jimmy
westley's team took charge, out-
scoring their opposition 28-7 the rest
of the way ot lead 40-13 at halftime.

dollie mosley and Jessie hartley
supplied the firepower in this half,
combining for 26 points, dollie mos-
ley swished in 16 and jessie hartley
10.

the tigerettes' pressing defense is
what did the trick, as tech couldn't
get the ball across the half-court
line, continuously throwing it away,
httle guard, elaine parrish stole the
ball on several occasions, setting up
easy baskets for her teammates.

the press was just too much in the
second half also, as they forced tech
into making 24 turnovers in this
half, most of the tigerette points
were layups, as they scored after the
tech turnovers.

when not laying it up, cute debo-
rah estelle was whiffing in 10 foot-
ers, scoring 15 of her 19 points in
this half, dolhe still was unstoppable
one time banging in three straight
20 footers as she scored 8 in the half

westley's team was trying to bust
the clock and never let up. so fero-
cious was their barrage that one
tech player scored 2 points in the
tigerette basket which marilyn
brown got credit for.

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Samuel anderson
victoria ashman

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lenora boston
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gilbert conley
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michael curry
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terri docoteau
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Jacqueline ferguson
betty fields
marian fitzpatrick

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marchelle gordon
linda gramham
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bruce haynes
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linda jackson
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geary mcmillar
tony mcmillan

barbara melchor
veronica mincey
gregory minor
frank mitchell
frankie mitchell

freddie mitchell
Sharon moore
laura moody
kelvin montgomery
dairell morrow

kathy murphy
carl murray
mary mydell
sharomta osbome
faye owens

faye owens
tosca owens
Cheryl perry
deolores peoples
kirk peoples

vonce philips
barbara pickett
rocky pitman
richard polote
carol plummer

brenda reese
benjamin v. rivers
geneva roberts
phenieas roberts
gary robertson

gwendolyn roberson
palricia ann roberson
linda roundlree
laveme ruff
betty scott

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166

clarence scott
Carolyn shuman
bobby slocum
maiy snowden
larry smith

vivan smith
anthony Stewart
margaret sulhvan
Jennifer taylor
kermeth teasly

bobby thomas
donald thomas
laona thomas
Sharon thomas
Willie mae thomas

mary tiller
pamela tobler
James tolbert
alfred turner
ehse turner

laronce ward
Otis weaver
John Wellington
peggy west
tommie west

what's happening?

get it gill"*** always with the "beat"

beryl white
henry whites
Carolyn whitfield
gwendolyn wiley
judy wilhite

willma wilkins
arthur williams
brenda wiUiams
cash Williams
janner williams

leroy williams
woodroe williams
melvina wilson
carlton witherspoon
idell Wright

savannah state believes in cultural heritage

169

soph

omor&s

let us march on

bemice baker
odell bryant
david bryant
marsha brown
reta brooks

renda brooks
darnel boles
angela bledsoe
david banks
glenda baker

darryl bailey
mae etta bacon
buddy culbright
pncelia copeland
luthenia connors

arm coleman
bob coakely
wanda dark
patricia carter
sherry calhoun

can she do it?

170

juanita calhoun
Susan chiles
Valeria dixon
robert day
kenneth durett

bennie mae gates
Samuel gibbs
gloria hall
marthan hall
juanita hajgroves

harriette hillary
mcauthur holmes
Joyce holt
claine hymon
debra inman

bobby Jackson
fredia Johnson
diane Jordan
gloria keeper
renee kennedy

moving with the spirit

oli\ia kelly
jeanette king
mary knight
sandra lee
Janice little

keith mahone
sandra mallard
Cheryl miller
cynthia miller
earl miUer

issac miller
linda hill
betty mimms
mattie mitchell
linda moore

brenda o'brien
perry o'neal
regjna poaches
eleanor reese
laureen reeves

sandra riley
patricia roberson
ronald roberson
richard robinson
audr6 sams

Willie shealey
david singleton
debra smith
James smith
myron spears

172

rose Washington
beverly weathering
Cheryl white
bemard Williams
juanita wiUiams

patricia wiUiams
sheila williams
albertha wilson
david wis by
violet wyche

P^^^'

getting it in the air, is so hard to do

W^'

juniors,

barbara Cornelius
wilma Crocker
sworia deas
raymond dennard
heddye ducree

gwendolyn elliott
terry ellis
welch fair
benjamin fleming
rachel gadson

annette greggs
janette greggs
alice grisson
jeffery gunther
arlene k. hash

margo harris
Carolyn hensley
mildred hudson
natosha Jackson
evans james

barbara Jefferson
inez Jenkins
Connie Johnson
frissel Johnson
jerry jordon

"togetherness & happiness makes joyous emotions"

John kelly
klement kent
richard linton
Sandra mack
brenda moore

rosetta mobley
louise mitchell
nancy middleton
ann mcgee
brown mccarr

James marion
jamce manigo
elaine newson
peggy oglesby
rebecca o'neal

Jacqueline outler
robbie sue peoples
michael rogers
reva robinson
dons robinson

marjorie robertson
debra roberls
jeremiah sanders
cathy scotl
huxie scotl

joe Simon
frank smith
glenda smith
James smith
Stanley slubbs

benjamin sumaer
easterbelle tubman
Jonathan Wallace
gloria Washington
javenese Washington

nathaniel Washington
rose Washington
sam waters
dorthy weUs
lucLUe west

patricia west
spencer e. white. III
James wilcher
beverly wilhite
charlene williams

debra williams
mae ida wiUiams
ron williams
curtis wright
herman wright

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semiors

178

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senior class officers; michael singleton, vice president; charles cochran, treasurer; sylvia pitts, secretary; samuel burch,
president

message from the president

the senior class for the school year 1974-75 proved to be
one of the best that SSC has produced, it has been an enjoy-
able experience serving as president of the senior class, it is
my heartfelt wish that each and every senior finds that
plateau in life that he desires to reach, i am sure that each of
us will keep SSC near and dear to our hearts and we will al-
ways support this great institution, here's to you we hail thee
SSC.

Samuel burch
president, senior class

theresa adams

addis argrow

melinda arnold

jerry artest

roland ball

Joseph baily

bemard bolden

pamela baker

Jessie bames

180

vemice bames

Jessie hartley

diane hartley

devera battle

audrey hinns

ethel bowles

johnetta bradley

beverly brown

christa brown

ethel brown

samuel burch

Jimmy nell cain

alice Campbell

cynthia carter

182

mitchell carthon

Virginia carthon

Clara chance

John dark

eddie cochran

patricia cowart

lynn cross

marvin curtis

roy davis

ruth dixon

183

jacquelyn deisdom howard duncan

sanford edward

jacquelyn elmore

Jackie famble

ulysses fitzpatrick

dalinel iiowers

mae bell foslon

diane frazier

gwen fulton

diaiine gates

jacquelyn gilbert

peggy glaze

phillis graham

linda grant

monica gray

Virginia gray

brenda griffen

brenda griffin

beatnc hamilton

kathy hannah

patricia hamilton

kathy harrison

Curtis haynes

patricia heath

betina hensley

deborah hill

kathyn Houston

glenda Howard

John 1. Howard

James Hudson

james inman

brenda ivory

adrien jackson

Charlie jackson

Shirley jackson

gail James

barbara Jefferson

amanda Jenkins

davida beard Jenkins

I

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eddie Johnson

marion Johnson "miss s.s.c'

Samuel Johnson

terrie Johnson

188

Collins Jones

ella mae Jenkins

james jones

lelia jones

lynette jones

matthew jones

cynthia keeton

florence kelly

Stephen kelly

doris keys

189

Colette ladson

gussie lee

eunice levy

alethia little

Carolyn martin

roosevelt martin

gloria mathis

patricia mathis

helen mays

Sharon mcdowell

ruth mcgirt

marilyn mcphearson

lesUe mckinney

carleen mckinsey

veronica merriweather

susie middleton

edward mines

edward miller

johnny moore

betty milligan

hannah b. murphy

renee mursh

Janice nevels

theresa owens

emeslme owens

anna theresa palmer

cynthia peny

192

gloria pinkney

Sylvia pitts

frances polite

dwan porter

elijah poythress

Janet reeves

angela richards

nina rickenbacker

beimie mae riles

deborah rittenburg

193

debra roberts

margaret roberts

margaret roberts

Sharon rogers

Carrie rufTin

mattie russell

deborah scott

nellie sellers

dance sermons

deborah sermons

194

deborah sermons

michael singleton

vema solomon

charlotte smalls

charlesetta smith

gwendolyn smith

herman smith

mary aUce smith

mary smith

thomas smith

barbara speights

felma Stanley

georgia stripling

lynette swint

mopsy taylor

waiter taylor

John thompson

velma torrence

mary vaugn

196

theresa walden

nancy walker

anease Washington

juanita Washington

linda Washington

annie wiggins

beverly williams

gwen Williams

rosalyn williams

Willie Williams

thelma Williamson

rose wimberly

pearl winbush

198

charlesetta worlds

June Wilson

brenda wright

naomi wright

margaret winds

theresa louise adams, taurus
3409 brailsford avenue
brunwick. georgia 31520

1. young democratics. chorus, creative dance
group, drama club; 2. chorus, member of intra-
mural com., president drama club; 3. physical
education club, member intramural com.: 4.
physical education club, varsity basketball-girls
p.e, major

inell alien. Sagittarius
rt. 3, box 174
hartwell, georgia 30643
elementary education

velmon torrence alien, taurus

5600 altama ave. no. 7b

brunswick. georgia 31520

business education

1. tiger's roar typist: 3. sgae. dst sorority; 4.

sgae, dst sorority, secretarial science club.

jeny lashell artest. pisces
1238 west victory drive
savannah, georgia 31405

3. s.s.c. marshall board; 4. yearbook staff, alpha
phi gamma honor society aspirant.

pamela faye baker, virgo

136 Steven street

wadley. georgia 30477

music education

1. s.s.c. choir, menc, national piano teacher's

guild; 2. s.s.c. choir, menc, national piano

teacher's guild; 3. s.s.c. menc, national piano

teacher's guild; 4. s.s.c. choir, menc. sgae.

dianne renea hartley, aries

612 east broad street

griffin, georgia 31404

elementary education minor in early childhood

education I. award from s.s.c. marching band.

miss s.g.a.; 2. s.s.c. marching band; 3. sgae; 4.

sgae.

jessie bartley. cancer

p.o. box 265

guy ton, georgia 31312

health, physical education and rec. 1. creative

dance group; 2. creative dance group; 3. p.e.

club; 4. p.e. club, varsity basketball-girls

ametta king brown, cancer
19-d presidential plaza
savannah, georgia
elementars education

beverlv d. brown, gemini

57 butler project

stalesboro, georgia 30458

elementary education

2. miss alpha pi omega; 3 aka; 4. aka.

jacquelyne I. brown, aquarius

rt. I. box 52

kingsland, georgia

chemistrv'

1. chem. award; sec. j, lester hall; 2. chem.

award, aka; 3. american chem. society; 4. ameri-

can chemical society.

vera veronica brown. Sagittarius

212 gelyon street

savannah, georgia

sociology

I. chorus; 2. sociology club, pre-med society.

Samuel bunch jr., scriopio

rt. 3, lena drive

elberton, georgia 30635

criminal justice

I. vets, club; 3. social science club, vice-pres veLs.

club; 4. pres. senior class, phi gamma mu honor

society; academic counsel, sga.

pamela anderson bynes, virgo
2809 crescendo drive, n.w.

atlanta, georgia 30318

1. art queen; 2. itt; 3. miss peacock hall.

alice lenora Campbell, leo

2205 morris street

beaufort, south Carolina 29902

reginald j. Campbell, scorpio

769 east waldburg street

savannah, georgia 31404

criminal justice

1. men's glee club; 2. casca pre-med. society.

jacquelyn m. carswell, scorpio
rte. 1, box 40
guyton, georgia
elementary education

Virginia c. carthon. cancer
109 maynard street
thomaston, ga. 30286
elementary education

John dark, aries
148 booker street
athens, ga.

I. student congress; 2. vets, club corr. sec. stu-
dent judiciary court; 3. phi gamma mu, chief jus-
tice-student judiciary, who's who in american
colleges and universities 73-74; 4. nominated
who's who in american colleges and universi-
tiescriminal justices dept. 74-75

eddie charles cochran, taurus

rt. 3, box 39

pelham georgia 31779

electronics eng. tech.

i. student branch, alpha phi omega, open house

committee, intramural sports, engineering week

committee, scholarship drive solicitor.

betty j. culver, Capricorn

224 mcintyre street

savannah, georgia

sociology

1. sociology club; 2. pre-med society.

James t. curry, cancer

rt. 9, box 256-b

macon, georgia 31201

chemistry

3. american chemical soc, treasurer, pre-med.

soc; 4. american chemical soc, pre-med. soc.

gwendylyn drayton, taurus
2213 boiling street
savannah, georgia 31404
elementary education

Jacqueline synelt drisdom, Sagittarius
315 race track street
swainsboro, georgia 30401
elementary education

3. sga of educators, debate team, parlia-
mentarian-lockett hall, aka. peer counselor, aca-
demic certificate; 4. sga of educators, pres. s.s.c.
debate team.

patricia ann edwards. gemini
210 north decatur street
dlublin, georgia 31021
elementary education

2. sgae; 3. alpha kappa mu, kappa delta pi-edu-
cation, chaplain-sgae, who's who; 4. reporter-al-
pha kappa mu, sec. kappa delta pi. vice-pres.
sgae.

clara benita elmore, aquarius
219 1/2 west 56th street
savannah, georgia 31405

1. alpha kappa mu certificate of recognition, aka
aspirant, regents' scholarship, highest rank,
fresh, woman, dst; 2. alpha kappa mu certificate
of recognition, alpha kappa mu honor soc, sec-
tres. sigma tau delta english honor soc, regents'
scholarship, highest rank. soph, woman, dsl, inc.,
who's who, kappa delta pi honor soc; 3. alpha

kappa mu certificate of recog., pres. alpha kappa
mu honor soc, tres. sigma tau delta english
honor soc, rep. dst. inc., alpha phi gamma, re-
gent's scholarship, who's who. pan'helenic coun-
cil; 4. alpha kappa mu certificate of recog., alpha
mu, tres. sigma tau delta english honor soc, pres.
dst, inc., pres. kappa delta pi educ. soc, alpha
phi gamma journalism soc, regents' scholarship,
pan-helenic council, who's who.

benjamin franklin fleming. taurus

871 welch St., s.w.

atlanta, georgia 30310

business administration

I. football; 2. football, itt; 3. football, itt, pres.

peacock hall; 4. football, itt.

dafnet flowers. Capricorn
101 wagner street
savannah, georgia 31404
elementary education
4. sgae.

mae bell foston, Capricorn
rt. 2, box 128
milledgeville, georgia 31061

1. certificate of recognition, aspirant alpha kappa
mu.. pres. hubert hall; 2. certificate of recog.,
pres. lockett hall; 3. aka, alpha kappa mu honor
soc, phi gamma mu honor soc, certificate of re-
cog., asst. dorm, director-bowen-smith hall; 4.
aka, sga, pan-hellenic council, tres. alpha kappa
mu honor soc,

gwendolyn marie fulton, aquarius
1154 donnelly avenue, s.w.
atlanta, georgia
criminal justice

2. intramural sports; 3. student judiciary court.

arnold gadson, gemini
35 devereaux avenue
charieston, south caroUna 29403
business administration
1. pres. frosh. class

florence branch gilbert, pisces
920 east 32nd street
savannah, georgia 31401
elementary education

jacquelyn marie gilbert, pisces
1210 coUins street
savannah, georgia
criminal justice

1. sga; 2. sga, 3. annual staff, alpha phi gamma
aspirant, sga, miss tiger, alpha phi gamma
award; 4. associate editor, yearbook, miss alpha
phi gamma, tres. alpha phi gamma, sec. student
pub. assoc, sga, collegiate choir, collegiate chap-
ter, push, who's who.

joe gilbert, aquarius
814 pauLsen street
savannah, georgia

1. football, baseball, who's who,; 2. football,
baseball, itt, college outstanding athlete of amer-
ica; 3. foolball-saic cornerback, itt, phi beta
sigma, pi gamma mu, alpha kappa mu aspirant;
4. captain football and baseball, itt, phi beta
sigma, pi gamma mu, push, alpha kappa mu as-
pirant, all siac comer-back.

peggy s. glaze, taurus
rt. 5, box 260
elberton, georgia 30635
sociology

2. cheerieader, social work club; 3. cheerleader
award, social work club, recruiters club; 4.
cheerleader co-captain, social work club, miss se-
nior, phi gamma mu.

phyllis marilyn graham, gemini
1914 whitaker street
savannah, georgia 31401
elementary education
4. sgae, snea.

linda m. grant, taurus

210 west 34th street ^

savannah, georgia ^;

elementary education

career opp. program.

monica e. gray, Sagittarius

907 wexler street {

savannah, georgia 31401 !

criminal justice

yearbook staff, homecoming committee.

Virginia a. gray, gemini
213 high view street
gray, georgia 31032

ronald green, aries

3 1 1 lorch street

savannah, georgia 31401

1. phi beta lambda; 2. phi beta lambda; 3. acct.

club, nal. assoc. black accountants; 4. acct. club,

nat. assoc. black accountants.

brenda Joyce griffin, aries
rt. 2, box 1011
bainbridge, georgia 31717
elementary education
3. sgae, itt; 4. sgae.

kathy davis hannah, virgo

727 beech street

louisville, georgia 30434

business administration

1. sga; 2. sga; 3. ywca; 4. sgae, sec. science club.

gwendolyn hargrove, Sagittarius

rt. 3, box 540d

savannah, georgia

sociology

1. havalrett

Sandra j. harrington, aries
215 west 34th street
savarmah, georgia
elementary education

2. gamma sigma sigma; 3. miss torch alpha phi
omega.

w, elmer harper
rt. 2, box 123
sparta, georgia
criminal justice

comprehensive counselor, asst.
justice, stud, judiciary.

patricia a. heath, aquarius

rl. 1, box 56

norwood, georgia 30821

sociology

4. sgae

elvira b. henderson, aries
621b east 40th street
savannah, georgia 31401
mathematics

1. nevrtonian soc, 3 beta kappa chi, alpha kappa
mu; 4. beta kappa chi, alpha kappa mu.

pamela p. hicks, aries
906 west 48th street
savaimah, georgia 31405
physical education

3. zeta phi beta; 4. zeta phi beta.

Sandra p. hicks, aquarius

p.o. box 66

hinesville, georgia 31313

health, p.e. and recreation 1. v. pres. chorus, sga;

2. intramural activities, chorus, itt; 3. intramural
activities, chorus, itt; 4. p.e. club, varsity basket-
ball-girls, itt.

debra 1. hill, gemini

914 j street

waycross, georgia 31501

sociology

2. cheerleader, itt; 3. itt, cheerleader; 4. itt.

george m. hill, scorpio
1176 sunnydale drive
macon, georgia
biology

gwendolyn hoUiman, leo

707 mckinley street

dublin, georgia 31021

beta kappa chi, newtonian soc, itt, who's who,

peer counselor.

Catherine katrina hood, scorpio
1517 audubon drive
savannah, georgia 31401
elementary education
3. sga

deborah avis Johnson hood, libra
carlyle courts, apt a
savannah, georgia 31406
elementary eduation

2. miss tiger's attendant; 3. alpha phi gamma as-
pirant, annual staff

glenda e. howard, gemini

2129 gordon road, s.w.

atlanta, georgia 30310

criminal justice

1. social science club, debat, soc: 2. debat. soc.

vic-pres. soph, class, kappa alpha psi, itt; 3.

kappa alpha psi, debat. soc, itt; 4. kappa alpha

psi, debat. soc, itt.

james m. inman, virgo

1239 pittman street

waycross, georgia 31501

history

debat. team, annual staff tiger's roar, alpha

kappa mu cert, of scholarship, pi gamma mu,

pres. sga., who's who, presidential service award,

justice student judiciary.

chariie jackson, leo

rt. 2, box 202

townsend, georgia 31331

accounting

3. top junior accountant

Shirley jackson, leo

rt. 2, box 209

quitman, georgia 31643

criminal justice

1. sga, black action comm, drama club; 2. aka,

sga, drama club; 3. aka, miss jr. attendant, drma.

club; 4. aka, sga.

sarah jeffery. taurus
3204 gragg street
savannah, georgia 31404
elementary education

amanda Jenkins, virgo

208 west 36th street

savannah, georgia 31401

1. afro american studies; 3. delta sigma theta; 4.

year book, sgea.

davida beard Jenkins, taurus

1009 bowden street

savannah, georgia 31401

sociology

1. annual staff; 2. award from annual staff

brenda Johnson, Sagittarius
806 taylor street
macon, georgia 31204
elementary education
1. sga; 2. itt

carol alien Johnson, libra

313 west 43rd street

savannah, georgia 31401

textiles and clothing

1. miss freshman, fresh, gov assocn, hom. ec

club, ahea; 2. stokely van camp award, hom. ec.

club; 3. hom ec. club; 4. home ec. club.

marion Johnson, Capricorn
912 planter street
bainbridge, georgia 31717
history

1. alpha kappa mu aspirant, certificate of recog-
nition, miss Camilla hubert hall; 2. certificate of
recog., sec. stud, congress, debat. team,; 3. miss
jr. attendant, phi gamma mu, alpha kappa mu,
certificate of recog., who's who, pi gamma mu
cert., alpha kappa mu cert., sec jr. class; 4. miss
ssc, pres., pi gamma mu, vice-pres. alpha kappa
mu, who's who, certificate of recog.

Samuel Johnson, libra
p.o. box 661
millen, georgia 30442
elementary education
3. vets, club; 4. vets club.

ella mae jones, aries

408 jones street

claxton, georgia 30417

elementary education

1. choral soc; 2. tres. lockett hall; 3. vice-pres.

lockett hall, sgae; 4. asst. sec. sgae.

lynette marie jones, scorpio

2406 whatley avenue

savannah, georgia 31404

1. choral soc; 2. choral soc; 3. pres. women's

chorus; 4. vice-pres. women's chorus, tiger's

roar; annual staff

cynthia o. keeton, taurus

3210 east hanna street

tampa, florida 33610

biology

1. majorette, band and fla. club; 2. majorette, itt.

fla. club; 3. majorette, fia. club, aka; 4. fla. club,

majorette.

florence 1. kelly, Sagittarius

528 east duffy St.

savarmah, georgia 31401

elementary education

1. cheer dader; 2. cheerleader, itt; 3. miss itt,

cheerleader; 4. itt.

carolene kinsey. pisces

720 east hymphrey street

tampa, florida 33604

accounting

1. acct. club, chorus, fia. club; 2. acct. club,

chorus, fla. club; 3. acct. club, chorus, fia. club,

miss fla; 4. fla. club.

alethia little, taurus
182 Johns street
athens, georgia 30601

1. home ec. club; 2. home ec. club; 3. black stu-
dent union.

geneva mainer, leo

914 cubbedge street

savannah, georgia 31401

history

3. navalrettes; 4. navalrettes

eunice a. martin, hbra
1221 east duffy street
savannah, georgia 31404
criminal justice

gloria jean mathis, pisces

p.o. box 252

sparks, georgia 31647

sociology

Sandra 1. maxwell, pisces
823 west 47th street
savannah, georgia 31405
sociology

abraham mccoy jr., leo 201

p.o. box 59

wrens, georgia 30833

biology

1. track, pre-med. soc; 2. track, pre-med soc,
opp,; 3. pre-med soc, opp; 4. pre-med soc, opp.

Sharon an. mcdowell, cancer

203 St. mary's

detroit, michigan 48235

sociology

I. creative dance group, navelrettes; 2. att. to

miss, nrotc, creative dance group, navelrettes; 4.

frosh. advisor.

allie ree mcgirt, aquarius
213 west 38th street
savannah, georgia 31401
naomi wright mcneil, cancer
236 west 73rd street
savannah, georgia
elementary education

marilyn mcpherson, Sagittarius
816 west 50th street
savarmah. georgia 31405
management and marketing
1. creative dance group, homecoming com-
mittee; 2. itt. creative dance group; 3. sec. itt, iota
phi lambda; 4. sec. itt, sec. iota phi lambda, miss

veronica s. merriweather, pisces

768 maynard street

macon, georgia 31201

criminal justice

1. miss frosh. att. to miss ssc; dramatics club; 3.

phi gamma mu; 4. phi gamma mu. debat. team.

jerome miller, pisces
1012 e. waldburg street
savannah, georgia 31401
economics

1. nrotc, semper fidalis club, glee club, nrotc
scholarship, drill team-awarded; highest mili-
tary aptitude,; 2. nrotc. semper fidalis club, nrotc
basketball and football teams, economics club,
drama club, dnil team, fip club,-awarded: unit
service award, highest military aptitude, national
sojourners award; 3. nrotc, semper fidalis club,
nrotc basketball team, drama club, economics
club, 4. nrotc, semper fidahs club, nrotc basket-
ball team, drama club, pres. economics club,
drill team. 100 mile club-awarded: who's who,
commissioned 2nd It., u.s. marines.

edward j. mines, aquarius
4750 laroche ave, apt. 8
savannah, georgia 31404
health, p.e. and recreation

1. vets, club, cop; 2. cop, itt, vets; 3. alpha kappa
mu aspirant, intramural activities, cop, itt, vets
club; 4. p.e. club, alpha kappa mu, cop, itt, vets
club.

johnny s. more, pisces

705 mckinley street

dlublin, georgia 31021

chairman leee, 74-75. Ires, vels club, who's who.

mopsy g. talyor, aries
328 browns alley
waycross, georgia 31501
elementary education

2. itt, miss itt; 3. gamma sigma sigma,
cheerleader.

Sandra marie morris, Sagittarius

1002 east gwinnetl lane

savannah, georgia 31401

2. pre-med soc; 3. pre-med. soc; 4. american

chemical soc

Judy murray, scorpio
2207 Colorado avenue
savannah, georgia
sociology
afro-american seminar

grace evans neidlinger, gemini
3331 louis street
thunderbolt, georgia 31404
secondary education

3. pi gamma mu; 4. pi gamma mu.

Janice carol nevels, virgo
elementary education
1. art club; 3 aka.

ronald n. nowlin. virgo
rt. 1, box 70-a
effingham, south Carolina
business administration

louella mcghee, aries

rt. I, box 323

warm springs, georgia 31830

art education

1. art club; 2 sec. art club; 3. vice pres. art club,;

4. vice pres. art club, siminar in african studies.

audrey Oliver, aries
sociology

social science club, peer counselor, choral so-
ciety, marching band, itt, sickle cell award.

eamestine owens, virgo
rt. 1, box 135
manchester, georgia
sociology

t^resa owens, pisces
108 dunn ave.
manchester, georgia
sociology

1. debat. team, social science club, att. miss Cam-
illa hubert hall; 2. debat team, social science
club; 3. who's who, debat. team, social science
club; 4. debat team, social science club.

teresa palmer, leo

706-a hitch drive

savannah, georgia 31401

mathematics

1. newtonian society, pre-med soc; 2. new-

tonian soc, gamma sigma sigma; 3. newtonian

soc, beta kappa chi, alpha kappa mu, who's who;

4. newtonian soc, gamma sigma sigma, beta

kappa chi, alpha kappa mu, who's who.

danny parrish, aquarius

rt. I, box 160

metter, georgia 30439

history

1. sga; 3. sga,

Shirley walker peek, libra
1220 east 42nd street
savannah, georgia
accounting

1. fbla, phi beta lambda,; 2. nea, phi beta
lambda, collegiate sec. assn.; 3. iota phi lambda,
acct. club, phi beta lambda.

cynthia marie perry, gemini
2724 pate street
savannah, georgia 31405
elementary education

2. navalrette; 3. navalrette, 4. sgae, snea.

gwendolyn delores pierce, Capricorn

2215 boiling street

savannah, georgia

criminal justice

2. casca; 4. aspirant, alpha phi gamma, tiger

staff.

gloria m. pinckney, cancer
915-b moses court
savannah, georgia
sociology
navalrette

Sylvia pitts, capricom

2813 8th street

Columbus georgia 31906

.sociology

1. majorette, aspirant akm; 2. majorette, dst; 3.

majorette., dst, social work club, phi gamma mu;

4. feature twiler, dst, sec. band, p. gamma mu,

sec. senior class, social work club, miss delta
sigma theta.

dwan d. porter, virgo

509 east anderson street

savannah, georgia 31401

english

4. sigma tau delta, kappa delta pi.

linda e. praylo, aquarius

712 east henry street

savannah, georgia

chemistry

I. premedical sciences program; 2. aka, pre-med.

soc, bromidical sciences program; 3. amer. chem.

soc, beta kappa chi, national scientific honor

soc, miss aka; 4. american chemical soc, beta

kappa chi, aka, who's who.

jimmy pugh, scorpio
1504 koger road
augusta, georgia
business administration 4. kappa alpha psi

Janet reeves, gemini

4744 sylvan drive

savannah, georgia 31405

early childhood education

I. att. miss freshman, homecoming committee; 2.

itt, att, miss sophomore, sec. itt; 3. homecoming

committee; 4. asst. sec. itt, att. miss senior.

theresa a. reeves, Sagittarius
3122 falligant avenue
savannah, georgia 31404
elementary education

eunice levy rhodes, Capricorn
613 west 39th street
savannah, georgia
elementary education

angelyn richards, scorpio
1011 lynah street
savannah, georgia 31401
social studies
debate team; 2. debate team.

nina I. rickenbacker, Sagittarius

706 west 58th street

savannah, georgia 31405

elementary education

2. dst; 3. dst-reporter; 4. dst-treasurer.

debra g. rittenberry, taurus

565 pauldoe street, apt. 3

athens, georgia 30601

1. aspirant alpha kappa mu; 2. aspirant alpha

kappa mu; 3. aspirant alpha kappa mu.

margaret anne roberts, cancer
1022 collat avenue
savannah, georgia 31401
elementary education

3. cheerleader, aka, recruiters club; 4. cheer-
leader; aka.

sharon elaine rogers. gemini
256 Sullivan street
bamesville, georgia 30204
criminal justice

Carrie louise ruffin, cancer
912 cubbedge street
savannah, georgia 31401
english

I. navaleretts; 2. miss 3rd platoon nrotc units; 3.
navalerette, aspirant alpha phi gamma; 4. 1st
rummer-up miss navalerette, treasurer navale-
rette, adams hall council, alpha phi gama,
english club.

mattie frances russell, leo
p.o. box 34
milner, georgia 30257
textile and clothing

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1. reporter home ec. club, ahea,; 2. nhea, home
economics club; 3. nhea, home economics club,
attend, miss peacock hall; 4. home economics
club, nhea, chair, recruiting com. for home eco-
nomics club.

gwendolyn h. rycroft
230 west 74th street
savannah, georgia 31405
elementary education

deborah ann scott
906 Crosby street
savannah, georgia 31401

I. cheerleader, yearbook staff, swca, 2. cheer-
leader, alpha phi gamma; 3. capt. cheerleader,
gamma sigma sigma, yearbook; 4. capt. cheer-
leader, corresponding sec. gamma sigma sigma,
yearbook staff.

nellie e. sellers, pisces

668 sapp street 31204

macon, georgia

sociology

1. attendant miss lester hall; 4. attendant miss

s.s.c.

deborah ann sermons, gemini

general delivery

baxley, georgia 31513

elementary education

1. drama club; 2. kappa alpha mu aspirant; 3.

sgea, chorus, ywca; 4. chorus, omega pearl club,

sgea.

Isaac lamarshall shubert, Capricorn
4610 herty drive
savannah, georgia 31405
industrial arts education
veterans club, industrial arts club.

michael b. singleton, virgo
425 east 35th street
savannah, georgia 31401

1. chaplain frosh. class, yearbook staff, certifi-
cate of recognition, aspirant, alpha phi gamma;
3. vice pres. jr. class, asst. editor, yearbook, news-
paper staff, alpha phi gamma, sga award, kenni-
keil press award; 4. editor-yearbook, vice-pres.
senior class, pres. alpha phi gamma, coord, stu-
dent publications, newspaper staff, who's who,
collegiate chapter-operation push.

mary ann small, Sagittarius

36 norton street

savannah, georgia

chemistry

american chemical soc, pre-med. soc, student

government congress.

waiter 1. taylor, leo
rt. 1, box 43
pinehurst, georgia
criminal justice

2. phi beta sigma, nrotc; 3. phi beta sigma, nrotc,
semper fidelas club; 4. pres. sigma, ex. officer
nrotc, pres. semper fidelas club.

annese a. Washington, gemini

305 robert street

dublin, georgia

business education

1. tiger's roar staff; 2. sec. phi beta lambda.

william J. simon, Sagittarius

p.o. box 292
guy ton, georgia 31312
mathematics

1. newtonian soc; 2. newtonian, soc; 3. kapta al-
pha ps, newtonian soc; 4. newtonian.

e. delean smith, gemini

41 1 rebecca street

hinesville, georgia 31313

1. players by the sea, sigma tau delta.

herman smith, jr. libra
814 porter street
savannah, georgia 31401
sociology

1. asst. drum major, glee club; 2. drama club,
seminar in afro-american studies, creative dance
grou; 3. alpha phi alpha; seminar in afro-ameri-
can studies; 4 alpha phi alpha, seminar in afro-
american studies.

Carolyn I. snipes, libra

48 fair street

savannah, georgia

sociology

afro american studies

vernal jean solomon, cancer
304 s. walker street
quitman, georgia
criminal justice

1. drama club, bac, choral soc, sga; 2. drama
club, bac, choral soc, sga; 4 social science honor
society; 4 social science honor society

barbara Stewart, aquarius
rt. I, box 233-a
forsyth, georgia 31029
elementary education

2. navekettes; 4 sgae.

georgia stripling, Scorpio
612-b draper street
savannah, georgia 31401
elementary education

1. band, ywca; 4 sgae

patricia a. thompson parks, leo
rt 1, box 318
hogansville, georgia
sociology

2. delta sigma theta

mary 1. vaughn, pisces
103 hill street
cuthbert, georgia 31740
business education

gwendolyn elayne walker, virgo

1220 east 42nd street

savarmah, georgia

criminal justice

2. miss alpha phi alpha; 4. majorette, band.

althea walls, leo

rt, 2

jeffersonville, georgia 31044

business administration

pres. navelrettes; 2 pres. navelretts; 3. miss nrotc,

iota phi lambda

annese a. Washington, gemini

1. tiger's roar staff; 2. phi beta lambda, sec; 3.

sage, sec; 4. sage, sec. phi beta lambda.

linda m. Washington, pisces

3129 martha street

savannah, georgia 31404

chemistry

1. sga; 2. dst; 3. concert choir; 4. vice pres. and

dean of pledgees dst, american cancer soc.

deborah elaine wesley, Sagittarius

230 sugden street

savannah, georgia 31401

I. newtonian soc; 2 newtonian soc; 3. alpha

kappa mu, beta kappi chi, newtonian soc, who's

who; 4. newtonian soc. editor of newtonian, beta

kappa chi, alpha kappa mu.

devera battle wiggins, virgo
1307 n.e. 36th street
savannah, georgia 31404
elementary education

blanche n. Williams, cancer

4502 meadow street

savannah, georgia 31405

health, p.e. and recreation

1. frosh. class homecoming comm.; 3. sga.

iablanche williams, Sagittarius
903 doyle street
Waynesboro, georgia 30830
elementary education
I. chorus

millicent r. williams, aquarius
2804 Oakland avenue
augusta, georgia 30904
criminal justice
1. U'easurer lester hall

rosa m. wimberly, taurus
74 church street
Camilla, georgia 31730
textile and clothing

1. newspaper and yearbook staff, home ec. club;

2. newspaper staff, home ec. club; 3. gamma
sigma, home ec. club; 4. gamma sigma dean of
probates, home ec. club.

margaret c. winds, leo
1323 east 42nd street
savannah, georgia 31401
sociology

clara j.m. woods, libra
12350 mercy blvd., apt. 294
savannah, georgia 31406
elementary education

3. delta kappa phi.

charlesetta worlds, taurus

621 west 36th street

savannah, georgia 31401

1. miss junior; 2. miss tiger attendant; 3. class

editor; 4. majorette

brenda I. wright, virgo
305 pughsley street
swainsboro, georgia 30401
health, p.e. and recreation 1. creative dance
group, navalrette; 2. attendant to miss nrotc. cre-
ative dance group; 3. p.e. club, honor student; 4.
p.e. club, varsity basketball women.

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In Memory of a TIGER

In memory of a mighty TIGER,
Who demonstrated courage and strife.
Participating in a worthy cause,
That sacrificed his life.

God called home our TIGER,

Just why, we can't explain.

But, the inspiration that our hero

has left,
Proves he didn't die in vain.

Heroes are borrowed and unreturned;

They never really die.

And for every TIGER that is called

home,
There's another standing by.

Short was the life of Melvin Bostic,
But, well lived and well sung.
Evil men seem to linger around.
And the good men seem to die young.

Long life the image of Melvin,

On the campus of SSC.

A structure now stands, bearing his

name;
In honor of his memory.

Let us carry on, what we started.
And continue our schorlarship drive.
Let our anger turn into unity.
As we struggle to survive.

Let us carry on the dream of Melvin,
At the college by the sea.
Long live the image of Bostic,
Forever and eternity!

Veronica Merriweather

The Blood, Sweat, and Tears

My history has been marred by three types

of human

liquids

My Blood has been spread on

the pages of some history books.

This was the blood that gushed form

my veins when I was beaten by the

man called master.

This was the blood that ran freely

while all I could do was

cry, "Lord, have mercy."

Turn the page and you will see my sweat.

I got up at the first sound of the slave

bell, before the sun came up.

I tilled the soil to make the cotton

and the tobacco grow I worked the fields until

my body ached for Freedom

I

suffered

I

sweated.

Look on the next page; there you will see my

Tears

I

have shed tears to create

another river

I cried when I saw my child being

auctioned off like cattle I cried

when the 'man' beat me because I had

the courage to say no

to his orders

I cried when I saw my friends

being strung up to a tree

I shed tears came when the doctor said,

"I don't treat niggers."

The tears came when I was thirsty and

the sign on the water fountain said:

White Only

The tears came when the KKK frightened

me away from the voting polls

The tears came when my brothers

were killed because they wiped their

eyes and stood up to fight.

The tears still come when the Martin

Luther Kings and George Jacksons are

murdered

Yes, People

In spite of

the

Marching.

the

Civil Rights Bills, and

The

Death of

Heroes

We still shed

The

BLOOD, SWEAT. AND TEARS

Illuminated Darkness

Though ihe sun sets, and darkness dominates the universi--
the tides of hfe continue to roll in and loneliness and I iTieaii-
der through the shadows of nocturnal solitude.

Though the mountains are high, and the depths of the \allc)s
seem unconquerable - time will not stop and another day will
cease to exist.

Though the will set, and time will march on, my consolation
is knowing that you are by my side, casting bright ravs of
hope in a stygian world of polluted personified misery

Winston Heard

Tune Up

Pegsiv West

Tune up world!

Tune up to the new generation.

We are here! We are here!

We are here! to stay.

We are alive, and living.

Tune up world!

Tune up to the now generation.

We want our rights,

We want our freedom

We want our piece of mind.

We are here . . .

/ Wish

Peggy West

I wished for biith,
I was given birth
I wished to be Black.
My wish was again granted
I wished for love.
But, instead, I got haired
I wished for happiness
But, was given sadness.
Now, I wish for everlaslinj

A Black Man's Prayer

Almighty Father to Thee I pray,

Help me to remain Black throughout the day,

and as I sleep this night away.
Help me to face tomorrow's dismay.
Thou made the wind, the rain and the cloud.
Thou also made me Black and proud.
Peace on this earth is hard to find,

when man's at war within his mind.
Grant me strength to carry myself,
Give me richness in wisdom, not in

wealth.
For we are weak and so oppressed,
Please take my soul when I'm at rest.
And lay me down close to your side.
For in your love my faith does confide.
Thou made the moon and sun that shines,
All matter I give unheralded thanks

to Thee,
Thou made my sisters and brothers Blacks

like me.

AMEN

By Larry Roundtree

Age

Accumulated age is comfortable

And normalizing.

They no longer say,

"She's strange, you know,"

"She's snobbish"

Or "She's antisocial,"

They glance her way

And analyze to pure simplicity

"She's old."

Julia Bennett

Bound
Cynthia S. Jackson

We are bound by the same chains of racism,
prejudice, war, and hate that kept our fore-
fathers in "their place." Gradually, as we
progress, the links are being broken, never
again to be welded back together.

The Return

Where were you when the sun shine bright.
Or, when the moon was our night light.
Or, when we drank the rainwater,
Or, when mama spent her last quarter.
Or, when baby sister died of starvation.
Or, when they refused to give us welfare

ration?
You weren't here when we needed you

most;
So don't return now when we need you

least!

By, Cynthia S. Jackson

Oppress Me Not

Ip the past and now in the future, as well,

People of Black origin have gone through hell.

I see fredom of rights and racial equality;

Rights as men, regardless to minority.

But, the plight for liberation many folks forget;

As the Black race demands, "OPPRESS ME NOT!"

I've asked for freedom through tear-filled eyes;

I've toiled and labored for freedom under sun-lit

skies.
I've cried so much for what I need;
I only wanted to be freed.
From all the hate and evil done;
I'll stand my ground til victory's won.
For, I'm not of the people that God forget;
So to all mankind, I say, "OPPRESS ME NOT!"
My problems known by men the world around;
That there's no place here to be found;
I've spoke of peace until I'm hoarse;
But, need I revert to militant force?
By God's will, I'll fire that shot;
To tell the world, "OPPRESS ME NOT!"
HERE we stand seeking integration;
When we as Blacks are of a scattered nation.
That heat is warm, but, the fire, not yet hot,
I'll bum the world, the world, so "OPPRESS ME NOT!"
Common sense and the wisdom of man!
Is the truth that surely guides the land.
But, in reality the truth is false;
And, in the end the world is lost.
But, toward Liberation, I'll give all I've got;
But as for now, "OPPRESS ME NOT!"

Larry Roundtree

What You Are
Mary Alice Smith

You're the wonderful guy that I met at the pretty lake,
and then you asked to take me on a date;
being impatient, I did not hesitate;

You're the wonderful person whom through the last week,
I gained time, love, and effort, which no other
guy can defeat;

You're one special person who constantly shares,
and you're never to busy to listen and care;
about my problems, which hnger near,

And when our love can not go any farther,

I'll whisper a prayer, to the heavenly father:

"In my heart I love you so dear and I'll always care;"

I'll smile and look at my genuine pride,

realizing that love and devotion can be lasting and true;

If I can spend a hfe time with you!

Ifs been a good while

It's been a good while,

since i composed for you,

i do still love you,

my love for you will never/ change, put, woi,CO

i just get wrapped

in myself
in my own happiness,

and forget you

for awhile,
i still care for your being,

your survival, you Ufe,
i still hve to learn to make things,

better for you and us,
i still love you black people,

my first love,
i still yearn for our
unity,
i still yearn for the nation-building

hour i still love you ... us

by freda thomas

The card game of life

life places demands on all people of our society, life deals us a set of cards, and then says. "here, see what you
can do with them, "to take a poor hand and play it brilliantly is what makes the game exciting.

we may repeatedly ask ourselves, "what shall i do with my life?" if the answer is a self centered one, it will
probably be limiting and eventually unsatisfying.

if one matures as he ages, a time comes when he will put aside the wish, "oh, what do i long to be, and asks
himself, what does life require of me?" he ceases the yearning, "what would give my greatest pleasure, and
demands of himself what is my responsibility?"

when he has decided what his responsibility shall be, he has also determined his goals, his purpose in life, and
his daily philosophy.

yvonne i. jones

Black Copulation

it brings forth many things

emotion
population for the black male

pride
mr. big a string of sisters

unmentionable power
to his peers, a super stud . . .

emotion
the black female he makes

or breaks
acceptance of his escapades

confusion
disappointment or the

opening search
for
the black-white washed

admmtsWahoti ffdcuHy

the Jackson family-(left to right) rodney, juHe, mrs. jackson, philip, anthony and dr. jackson.

prince a. jackson, jr., president, b.s., savannah
state college; m.s., new york university; ph.d.,
boston college

(upper right) martha wilson, associate dean for
undergraduate studies, b.s., m.a., university of
minnesota

John b. demons, acting registar, b.s., morehouse
college; m.s., atlanta university

alvin coUins, assistant registar, b.s., savanna!
slate college

tominie mitchell, director of financial aid, b.s.,
savannah state college

robert 1. bess, director of development and col-
lege relations, b.s., savannah state college; m.a.,
indiana university

(lower left) prince mitchell, comptroller, b.s., sa-
vannah state college

roy Jackson, dean of students, b.s., savar
state college; m.ed., savannah state college

Charles j. elmore, sr., director of public relations
and student publications, b.s., savannah state
college; m.a., the university of michigan

(upper right) beautine hardwick, director of in-
stitutional research, b.s., savannah state college

andrew j. mclemore, librarian, a.b.,
college; m.s.l.s., atlanta university

nelson r. freeman, director of placement, b.s., sa-
vannah state college; m.a., Columbia university

david foye, director of admissions, b.s., m.ed.,
savannah state college

robert mobley, director audio-visual center col-
lege photographer, b.s., savannah state college

(lower left) wilton scott, associate dean for ex-
tended services, a.b., xavier university; m.a., new
york university

Ormonde lewis, director esaa program, b.s., sa-
vannah state college

aubrey mumford, director of adams hall, b.s.,
m.ed., savannah state college

(upper right) juanita jackson, assistant director
cooperative education, b.s., savannah state col-
lege; m.a., atlanta university

rachel h. claibome, guidance counselor, a.b..
daflin college; m.ed., south Carolina state

benjamin lewis, director of alumni affairs, b.s..
savannah state college

yvonne Stevens, counsetor, b.s., hampton insti-
tute; m.s., m.ed., atlanta university

henton thomas, director comprehensive counsel-
ing center, b.s., savannah state college; m.ed.
georgia southern college

(lower left) anne logan, administrative assistant
development and college relations, advanced
study, savannah state college and hampton
institute

edna jackson, counseling center information of-
ficer, b.s., m.ed., savarlnah state college

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thomasina white, secretary, department of education, b.s., savannah state
college

auguslus Howard, director cil'sporls

h s savannah slate cclleae

Helen cohen, liaison officer and p.s.e. coordinator, b.s., savannah state

ep, head education officer, b.s., m.a.

Sylvia williams, counselor, b.s., savannah state college

supervisor home study department, b.s., savannah state

Shirley b. james, cot
school of education

b.s., spelman college; ed.m. harvard graduate

department of business
administration

the main purpose of the division of business administration
is to afford students a sound educational foundation for so-
cial effectiveness, as well as gainful work in the business
world, specifically, through curricular offerings, supervised
work experiences, and individual counseling this division pre-
pares students for (1) employment as bookkeepers, accoun-
tants, secretaries, stenographers, and salesmen; (2) operation,
management, and ownership of business enterprises; (3)
teaching business subjects in the secondary school; (4) further
study in accounting, business economics, general business,
secretarial science, and business education, to realize these
aims the division offers courses leading to the degree of bach-
elor of business administration.

in addition to the degree programs, the division offers a
terminal secretarial science course for students who do not
find it convenient to remain in college for four years, through
intensive study and concentrated effort, such students are en-
abled to prepare for such positions as typists, stenographers,
bookkeepers, and file clerks.

mrs. mary clay torian, ed.d

mary c. torian, chairperson, division of business administration, b.s., tennes-
see a and i state university; m.ed., wayne state university, ed.d., new york
university

o. carver byrd, b.s. university of southern mississippi; m.a., louisiana state
university; ph.d., georgia state university

hayward s. anderson, b.s., savannah state college; b.s., northwestern univer-
sity; m.b.a., new york university; d.b.a., harvard university

herbert o'keffe, b.b.a., m. ace, university of georgia; ph.d., georgia state uni-
versity; c.p.a.

nartha jackson, b.s., savannah state college

essie thompson, m.a.s., university of Illinois, c.p.;

arthur levy, b.s., university of pittsburg; c.p.a.

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economics

the objective of the department of home economics is for
each student to become a weU-informed person ready to take
advantage of the expanding opportunities for home econo-
mists in our world of accelerated change, a degree in home
economics provides a broad, liberal education along with a
specialty to prepare young people for tomorrow's world, the
degree equips graduates to be "professional consumers" and
prepares them for immediate or future careers and to earn
above-average salaries, the degree gives clarity and a fresh vi-
sion for problems in home and family living, research shows
that family hfe experiences enhance a woman's professional
growth in the field of home economics.

mrs. evanel terrell, m.s.

evanel terrell, chairperson, department of home economics, b.s., m.s., state
university of iowa; freedman's hospital

teresa a. anthony, b.s., m.s., state university college; ed.d., teacher's college

Helen a. lincoln, ph.d., illinois university

nursery department

emestine lang, b.s., m.ed., savannah state college; nursery department

lottie tolbert, m.ed., savannah state college; nursery department

mathematics physics and
computer sciences

in order to meet the challenges of today, the department of mathematics
and physics has reassessed its role as a unit of the college, in addition to stim-
ulating new ideas, provoking thought, and acquiring certain basic skills, (1)
this department has accepted the challenge set forth by the computer world
by training its majors in the art of computer equipment (all these experiences
are direct product of our computer center), (2) the department has designed
its course of studies in such a way that its majors will be equipped with the
primary knowledge and skills that would make them sought after in positions
of industrial and civil service work: (3) it makes an attempt to provide a
background for those students who wish to do further study in the area of
mathematics and physics, (4) it hopes to help students to evaluate and recog-
nize the continuous changes which occur theoretically, practically and lin-
guistically with the hope that he will make adjustments to them with ease, (5)
it makes an effort to provide tutorial and unscheduled laboratory services to
students from the whole college community.

the department has kept its curriculum upgraded, constantly changing its
textbooks to keep in touch with new developments in various disciplines.
Members of the department attend professional meetings and present papers
at such conventions, the head of the department is presently chairman of the
mathematics advisory council to the board of regents of georgia.

our newtonian society (made up of students and professors) provides an
outlet for student research papers, which are published in our official
journal.

most of all this department takes pride in the rapport between teachers and
students.

the department is proud is announce that of its ten members, five hold the
ph.d. degree and all have done advanced study.

two members of the mathematics and physics staff are guest professors
through courtesy of bell telephone system and i.b.m. cooperation, their value
to the institution is immeasurable.

John b. clemmons, m.s.

waiter leftwich, b.s., west '
lege at durham

;inia state college; m.s.p.h.e., north Carolina col-

min-tia pao, b.s.e.e., nat. taiwan university; m.s.e.e., university of alabama;
ph.d. (e.e.) university of florida

Jacob englehardt, a.b., Washington square college; m.s., phs.d..
university

dorothy smith, b.s., savannah state college; m.s., south Carolina state college gian ghuman, b.s., m.s., punjab university; ph.d., university of California

george thomas, jr., b.s., savannah state college; m.s., Oklahoma state college sigmund hudson, a.b., dartmouth college; ph.d., tulane university

department of fine arts

the department of fine arts, embracing the areas of art and
music, strives constantly to develop and maintain a high
quaUty of instruction and learning, the special interests and
ability of our students are of primary concern as the two cur-
ricula are formulated to give experiences in practical as well
as in theoretical situations, aesthetic values are stressed in ev-
ery facet of instruction, and positives, creative and competent
attitudes are encouraged.

to complete requiremeht for the degree of bachelor of
science in art education, the art major -pursues courses that
will enable him to teach, continue to graduate school, pro-
duce creative ideas, enrich his own growth and serve as a
valuable member of the community, through experiences in
the graphic and plastic arts he is able to reach efficiency in
keeping with desired aspirations.

to complete requirements for the degee of bachelor of
science in music education, the music major becomes in-
volved with theoretical and applied courses that are geared
for the teaching field, graduate studies, musical performances
on the concert stage, creative work as composers and other
successful careers in the several other areas of music,
throughout his program his personal development is enriched
so that he may become a better person and a better citizen in
society as a result of the rigid discipline and the rewarding
characteristics of good musical training.

in both areas of study the department is proud of its annual
graduates who are distinguishing themselves throughout the
world in their professional careers, housed in the beautiful
John f kennedy fine arts center, the department of fine arts
provides a constant and continuous source of service and
beauty to the college, the community and the world.

Coleridge a. braithwaite, ed.d.

Coleridge braithwaite,

a.b., harvard college; a.m., harvard university;

s.m.e., ed.d., teacher's college, Columbia university.

arthur britt,

b.a., alabama state college; m.f.a., u

new mexico; ph.d., florida state uni'

famese lumpkin.

ate university of lowa

b.s., savannah state college;

department of engineering
technology and technical

sciences

man's desire to conquer space has brought about a spec-
tacular technological revolution is based on man's ability to
utilize better engineering and scientific principles and has
caused a tremendous increase in the demand for workers in
technical and professional occupations, since the 1940's the
growth in these occupations has been at a much faster rate
than any other broad occupational group and probably will
continue for many years to come.

recognizing that engineering technology is an important
technical profession in the space age, the department of engi-
neering technology offers the bachelor of science degree cur-
ricula in civil, electronics and mechanical technology which
are designed to meet the technological demands of an auto-
mated society.

civil technology is one of the broadest fields in the overall
practice of engineering technology because its work is coordi-
nated with so many other branches of science and engineer-
ing, civil technology too, is concerned with the planning, de-
signing and construction of buildings, roads, bridges, dams
and other facilities for land, sea, air and space transportation.

the electronic technology curriculum provides instruction
in the fundamentals of vacuum tubes, semiconductor circuits,
transmitters, microwaves, electrical machinery and servo-
mechanism theory with emphasis on the application of theo-
retical principles to actual electronic devices.

the department also offers curricula in industrial teacher
education which are designed to prepare teachers for indus-
trial arts education, trade and industrial education programs
of the public schools.

Clyde w. hall, ed.d.
lester Johnson, chairperson, department engineering technology, b.s.,
pton institute; m.ed., south Carolina state college, ph.d., universi

Clyde hall, b.s., savannah state college
university.

m.s., iowa state college; ed.d., bradley

students getting involved.

department of modern languages

the aims of the department of modern languages are (1) to
develop the ability to communicate in a foreign language; (2)
to instill respect for the people and other cultures; (3) to de-
velop an appreciation for the artistic expressions which are
found in other languages; and (4) to bring about a greater
awareness of our cultural heritage, underlying these aims is
the ultimate goal for a more effective life.

Christopher koch, acting head

department of health,

physical education and
recreation

the essential aim of the department of health, physical edu-
cation, and recreation is to provide professional training for
pre-service and in-service teachers of health, physical educa-
tion, and recreation in the elementary and secondary schools,
the department encourages only potentially qualified stu-
dents to take professional training in this field, it seeks also to
provide instruction for all students in the basic principles of
health and recreational activity needed for wholesome living.

in pursuit of the foregoing aims this department provides a
four-fold program of instruction, for students who plan to be-
come professional workers in the field of health, physical
education, and recreation (either in schools or in other
agencies) the department offers a sequence of specialized
training leading to the degree of bachelor of science in educa-
tion, with a concentration in health, physical education, and
recreation program, in addition, it provides basic training in
supervision of one or more phases of a comprehensive health,
physical education and recreation program in the schools of
georgia for all students enrolled in teacher education curri-
cula at the college, this phase of the work is provided either in
selected specialized courses or in a minor sequence.

kenneth taylor, ed.d., head

kenneth taylor, b.a., stillman college; m.a., ed.d., university of alabama.

geraldine abemathy, b.s., xavier university; m.s., university of Wisconsin.

jimmy westley, b.s., savannah state college

altomease magwood, b.s., savannah state coUege; m.a., indiana university.

richard Washington, b.s., m.s., iowa state university

raymond hopson, b.s., hampton institute; m.a., ph.d., ohio state university. albert fraizier, b.s., tuskegee institute; m.a., arizona state college.

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^artment of biology

the department of biology has as its aims:

a. to provide for all students the opportunities, experiences
and understandings of the principles and concepts of

biology.

b. to train students adequately through the media of suitable
courses for continuation of study in the medical profession
and graduate schools.

c. to provide students with an opportunity to acquire knowl-
edge about the relevance of biology to some of the urgent
problems of today, the need for conservation of both hu-
man and natural resources and the need for research in
the quest for a better society.

d. to provide training in methods of critical thinking, open-
mindedness, self-criticism, patience, endurance and toler-
ance which are attributes useful in daily living.

mrs. margaret robinson, ph.d.

marilyn stone, b.a., Hampton institute; m.s., university of georgia

govindar nambier, b.v.s., university of madras; m.s., university of tennessee;
ph.d., texas a and m university

pullabhotia krishnamurti, b.v.s., madras veterinary college; m.s., university
of Wisconsin; ph.d., texas a and m university.

department of chemistry

the work in the department of chemistry is intended to
serve four purposes: (1) to provide a thorough foundation in
the general courses for students who seek an understanding
of the methods and achievements of the chemist; (2) to in-
clude the needed semi-speciaUzed preparation for students
who are majoring in home economics and engineering tech-
nology; (3) to afford training for persons who plan to teach
science in the secondary school; and (4) to include pre-profes-
sional training for students who intended to study dentistry,
medicine and the like, and for those who plan to enter gradu-
ate school.

the department of chemistry offers the usual general
courses, a minor sequence, and courses leading to the degree
of bachelor of science with a major in chemistry.

willie g. tucker, ph.d.

villie tucker, b.s., m.s., tuskegee institute; ph.d., university of Oklahoma.

george williams, b.s., savannah state college; m.s., tuskegee institute

Jeffrey james, b.s., savannah state college
howard university

I.S., tuskegee institute; ph.d.,

division of humanities

the aims of the department of english are (1) to develop
profidency in oral and written languae; (2) to instill an ap-
preciation for good Uterature; (3) to encourage a deep pre-
ceptiveness of mind in order to make it more flexible and in-
quisitive; and (4) to reveal the operation of the human spirit
in our civilization. The ultimate aim of the department is a
quality of mind, rather than a mere accumulation of
information.

luetta c. miUedge, chairperson division of humanities, a.b., forth valley state
college; m.a., atlanta university; ph.d., university of georgia

Joyce mclemore, b.s., alabama a and m college; m.a., atlanta university

arthur 1. brentson, b.s, savannah state college; m.s., university of Wisconsin

janie b. bruen, b.s., savannah state college; m.ed., georgia southern college

lucretia p. morgan, b.s., m.a., ph.d., university of georgii

yvonne h. mathis, b.s., savannah state college; m.a., new york university

oscarc. daub, a.b., wheaton college; m.a., rutgers university; ph.d., university
of georgia

norman elmore, jr., b.s., savannah state college; m.a., new york university julia h. bennett, b.a., m.a., ohio state university

elizabeth Johns, b.a., birmingham-southem college; m.a., university of Cali-
fornia; ph.d., emory university

alma williams, a.b., spelman college; m.a., atlanta university

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geroge o'neill, b.a., youngstown state university; m.a., ph.d, university of
southern California

deborah mcintosh, b.a., spelman college; m.a., university of Illinois

Christopher d. koch, a.b., Columbia university, m.a., michigan state university

michael k. maher, b.a., loras college; m.a., ph.d., university of georgia

department of social

sciences

in order to understand what is, man must know what has
been, it is with this idea in mind that the social science divi-
dion concentrates its attention, social science is the highest
expression of achievement in our society, attempting to en-
noble and enrich human hfe. students may receive majors in
social science teaching education and sociology with a con-
centration in social work at savannah state college.

persons interest in careers as social workers, probation offi-
cers, vocational counselors, camp counselors, employment in-
.terviewers, juvenile court workers, and officials in the immi-
gration service should take curriculum II, with a
concentration in sociology, leading to the professional study
of social work.

elmer j. dean, ed.d

annette k. brock, b.s., savannah state college; m.a., duke university

John Simpson, b.a., north texas state university; m.a., north texas state univer-
sity; ph.d., university of georgia

delacy sanford, b.s., savaimah state college; m.a., duquesne university; ph.d.,
state university of new york

isaiah mciver, b.s., savannah state college; m.ed., boston state college ph.d.,
loyola university

viola mckinney, m.a., atlanta university

eugene welch, b.s., university of Wisconsin; l.l.b., l.l.m., j.d., university of Wis-
consin law school

division of naval

sciences

virgil V. mcgee, cmdr, savannah state college nrotc, usnr b.s., tennessee state
university

leo p. lambert, qmc. (ss), usn

Steve pyles. It. jg, usn

clarence e. thrasher, capt, usmc

nathaniel breaker, yni, usn

William pugh, skc, usn

richard a. kren. It., usn

bemard woodhouse, oops! department of biology; b.s., m.s., ph.d., howard
university

John knight, It. (usn)

division of education

the division of education serves three major purposes: (1)
in cooperation with the collegewide teacher education com-
mittee and the georgia council on teacher education, it spear-
heads the planning, experimentation and evaluation of the
total teacher education program; (2) it assumes chief respon-
sibility in the selection, guidance and training of students for
the work of teaching in elementary and secondary schools;
(3) it provides an adequate foundation for advanced study on
the graduate level for persons who plan to continue their edu-
cational preparation following graduation.

this division comprises three departments: the department
of health, physical education and recreation; and the depart-
ment of secondary education, the preparation of teachers is,
however, a college-wide commitment, because every division
and department at the college is involved in teacher educa-
tion in some subject matter, this function engages the con-
stant interest and efforts, staff resources and faciUties of the
entire staff.

mrs. thelma m. harmond, ph.d.

thelma harmond

b.s., fort valley state college; m.ed., atlanta university; ph.d., ohio state

university.

hennan sartor,

b.s., south Carolina state college; m.s., ph.d., university of Wisconsin.

dr. aurelia robinson

a.b., spelbnan college; m.a., atlanta university; ph.d., university of Oklahoma

Cornelia lawson,

b.s., florida state university; m.ed., university of southern mississippi; e.ed., university of arkansas

oops! out of place!

diana wagner, department of home economics b.s., tuskegee institute; m.ed., william jackson,

tuskegee institute b.s., north Carolina a and t

jeraline harven, department of business, b.s., tennessee state university; m.s.,
ed.d., indiana university.

leroy michael, department of mathematices, b.s., miles college; m.a., atlanta
university.

captain matthew h. howard, chief of security, savannah state college

security officers not shown
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off. maurice bowers
off. lorenzo harris
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savannah state hosts the 24th annual press

institute

the year's theme for the 24th annual southern regional
press insitute was "the student press; a look at the 1974 gen-
eral elections." the institute was hosted by ssc march 6-7 at
savannah's ramada inn. the new director of the southern re-
gional institute is charles j. elmore, sr.

over thirty colleges, junior colleges and high schools par-
tidpated in this year's institute, also featured were over
twenty-five consultants, representing universities, the profes-
sional broadcast and print media, and high schools.

bob eddy, former editor-publisher of the hartford courant
wilton c. scott, founder of the southern regional press institute.

vince sanders, national news director, national black network

otto mcclarrin speaks to delegates.

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campus greeks

in total, ssc has ten recognized greek organizations,
as the world changes, so does ssc. these organizations
help to keep alive the traditions handed down from
the day they were founded, they help, for those that
subscribe to their philosophies, to strengthen the
bonds of friendship and brotherhood.

several of these organizations are not shown, they
are; delta sigma theta sorority, alpha kappa alpha so-
rority, alpha phi omega fraternity, and omega psi phi
fraternity.

phi beta sigma fraternity, inc.

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the officers club

alpha kappa mu national honor society

ssc collegiate choir

the veterans club.

John dark

president, student government association

Jessie bames

vice-president., student government association

Memo from the sga

having achieved another step on the ladder of success, let us pause as
we push forward to recapture memories we shared at ssc. though the
times haven't been the best, they are far from the worst.

serving as sga president has proven to be one of the most challenging,
sickening, and enjoyable experiences i have had. this venture into life
has been forever indented into my mind.

as we ripple through the pages of the 1975 edition of the tiger let us
remember the good times and may the good times be forever coming to
you.

sincerely,
John dark

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HERFF JONES
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