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f folo^ f ue This is the beginning of a book which tries to tell a story. The story is about a group of buildings and a collection of people. Put the buildings and the people together and you have more than stone and flesh; you have a spirit that is known as Gulf Coast Junior College. Because the buildings and the people go hand-in-hand with the sea in this locale, the Panorama this year is based on the theme, "A Gift From The Sea." For this, we are most grateful to Mrs. Anne Morrow Lindbergh... a gracious and talented poet from whose book the following passages were taken. We are grateful also to all those who are a part of Gulf Coast Junior College. To the citizens, the administrators and the teachers, and the students this book is humbly dedicated. We hope the story it attempts to tell will never grow cold in your memory.
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mm S^tudent rjllte One learns first of all in beach living the art of shedding: Physical shedding to begin with, which then mysteriously spreads into other fields. Vanity, anxieiy, pride, hypocrisy in human relationships, insincerity. But... simplification of outward life is not enough. The final answer is always inside. But the outside can give a clue, can help one to find the inside answer.
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Members of the Gulf Coast Junior College basketball team were, KNEELING, Left to Right: John Halas, Bobby Burkett, Mike Snyder, Joe McKinney, Donald Gardner, and Dennis Pledger. STANDING: David Mitchell, Jim Gentry, Shelley LJndsey, Lorry Godwin, Vince Tharpe, Buddy Ward, and Coach Roland Vines. Not shown are Roy Harris, Dalton Sheffield, and manager Tom Person. THE COMMODORES Roland Vines Coach Tom Person Manager
The Gulf Coast Junior College Commodores, playing their second year of intercollgiate basketball in the Florida Junior College Conference, wound up the season with a record of five wins, thirteen losses, and a storehouse of memories of which to be justly proud. First of all, the 1961-62 Commodores brought to life the Gulf Coast "spirit". This was the year in which it was truly born, and the Commodores were the ones who gave it birth. Secondly, the Commodores brought big-league basketball to Panama City in a big way. Averaging more than 70 points per game, the Gulf Coast cagers lost ten of their thirteen defeats by ten points or less. Fans who purchased a ticket got their money's worth. The third big reason why the Commodores could wear their season's record with just pride was the lesson they
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The Gulf Coast Junior College "spirit" reached its peak this year, and much of the credit can go to the six young ladies who were elected as the school's first cheerleaders. They were Gayle Newberry, Bunny Morrissey, Imogene Rushing, Gayle George, Captain Dianne Dickson, and Linda Lou Freeland. CHEERLEADERS The cheerleaders were not the only new additions to the Gulf Coast athletic contests. So was the "Commodore", a nattiiy-dressed seadog who served as the school's first mascot. Sponsoring the cheerleaders, taking care of the "Commodore", and aiding in a dozen ways was Miss Roma Yankee.
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rl'/iaiietoe L^ourt Members of the 1961-62 Mistletoe Court were Dianne George, Bunny Morrissey, Brenda Watkins, Margie Campbell, Sandy Good, Glenna White, Carolyn Holley, and Dottle Ennis. ZJnree v^ueens Crowning Margie Campbell as the 1961-62 Miss Yuletide was Jan Andrews, last year's Queen of the Mistletoe Ball. Standing by as crownbearer is Sandy Good, perhaps a future queen.
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Carolyn Holley, Commissioner of Student Welfare, chats with Lyceum Commissioner, Diane Gilbert. Commissioner of Social Affairs, Kay Locke, and Co-Commissioner, Judy Harrison discuss plans. SGA President, William Davie, gives Frosh Prexie, Mike Mann, an order? GOVERNMENT Bob Daffin, Commissioner of Religious Life, talks over plans with Penny Neeley, Co-Commissioner.
STUDENT Work on "The Panorama" during the year often found Carolyn Holley and John Starling discussing photography. Editor Glenna White and Margie Campbell planning annual layouts. Sponsor Charlie Bond typing reports, and business managers Robert Arnold and Bob Lahey counting money.
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A group of hard-working, fun-loving coeds formed the membership of K-Ettes. OFFICERS Christine Owen, secretary; Ellen Rumph, treasurer; Mary Anne Moore, vice president; and Margie Campbell, president. K-ETTES JOHN STARLING K-ETTE FAVORITE I..**.-'
The largest men's service club on campus was the Circle K club. CIRCLE K OFFICERS Johnny Cope, secretary; Gene McCarthy, treasurer; Robert Griffin, president; Bobby Branning, vice president; and Erskine Key, sponsor. FAYE MAULDIN CIRCLE-K SWEETHEART
COLLEGE CHORUS, CHORALE A Often referred to as the "Gulf Coast showcase", the College Chorus and the College Chorale were led by Jim Cathy, President; Glenna White, Secretary-Treasurer; Gerald Bell, Stage Manager; Gwendolyn Pilcher, Librarian; and David Browning, Accompanist.
Providing the musical atmosphere for Gulf Coast Junior College, the College Chorus, Chorale and String Ensemble performed both on and off campus, giving delight to both students and citizens of the community. The two groups were directed, respectively, by Norman Hair and William Hutchins. AND STRING ENSEMBLE
One of the new organizations formed at Gulf Coast this year, the Future Business Leaders of America is designed for students majoring in Business Education and Business Administration. FUTURE BUSINESS LEADERS OF AMERICA OFFICERS Left to right are Margie Campbell, Vice President; Glover Leach, President; Gayle Newberry, Secretary; and Bunny Morrissey, Treasurer.
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The Boosters Club has been the backbone of school spirit this year. Securing cheerleaders for our basketball team and holding pep rallies for the students they hove added much to the collegiate atmosphere at Gulf Coast. BOOSTERS OFFICERS Dianne George, Vice President; Ann Middleton, President; Betty Thompson, Secretary.
The SEA has done much to enrich campus life this year through their project of bringing speakers, outstanding in some field of education, before the student body. STUDENT EDUCATIONAL ASSOCIATION OFFICERS First Row: Pam Adams, Vice President- Edith Renfroe, President. Second Row: ^ S Judy Johnston, Secretary; Dean Mary.iP'f, Martin; Sponsor; Sylvia Finn, Treas-»S /'5* urer.
Members of the Gulf Coast Junior College Debating Society, under the direction of Robert Latham, brought a form of intellectual activity on campus that was exciting as intercollegiate athletics. DEBATING SOCIETY Before delivering their prizewinning debates, the Gulf Coast squad put in many hours of practice.
One of the six religious organizations on campus was the Methodist Club, whose members played an active role throughout the year in a variety of religious activities. METHODIST CLUB officers of the Methodist Club were Jimmy Parker, President; Becky Brown, Vice President; Doris Sigafoose, Secretary-Treasurer; Vicki Potts, Publicity Chairman; Janice Blue, Program Chairman; James Fairbanks, Faith Chairman; Pom Adams, Outreach Chairman; and Penny Bunnell, Citizenship Chairman.
One of the new religious organizations formed this year, the Westminster Fellowship found popularity among the Presbyterian students. WESTMINSTER FELLOWSHIP OFFICERS Peter Smith, President; Anita Gleits- [ man. Vice President; Reido Hoy, Secretory; Charles Robertson, Treasurer. I
Formed for the benefit of Episcopalian students at Gulf Coast Junior College, the Canterbury Club was one of the six religious organizations on campus. CANTERBURY CLUB OFFICERS John Gray, Vice President; Bob Hardin, President; Anne Middleton, Secretary-Treasurer; and George Wigfall, Sponsor.
Academic honors at Gulf Coast Junior College were represented by members of Phi Theta Kappa, national honor society. PHI THETA KAPPA Officers of the Gulf Coast chapter of Phi Theta Kappa were Edith Renfroe, Treasurer; Miss Martha Ann Heath, Sponsor; Lorraine Peterson, President; Marvin Stukey, Vice President; and Peggy Underwood, Secretary.
The most recent of the religious organizations formed on the Gulf Coast campus was the Newman Club, an organization designed to aid the spiritual needs of Catholic students attending GCJC. NEWMAN CLUB BAPTIST STUDENT UNION Oldest religious organization at Gulf Coast is the Baptist Student Union, whose members spearhead much of the religious activity on campus. Officers of the group include Jeannie Richter, Secretary; Glenda Cotton, President; Ken Yarbor, Vice President; and Faye Mauldin, Treasurer.
? \ 1 1 V Birig^piiP'^^ 1 li t - / O/adj^j "Solitude... Every person should be alone some during the year, some part of each week, and each day. "Actually these are among the most important times in one's life when one is alone. Certain springs are tapped only when we are alone. The artist knows he must be alone to create; the writer, to work out his thoughts; the musician, to compose; the saint, to pray."
SOPHOMORE CLASS.MM^ Herman Rooks, Co-Sponsor
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JAMES A. BROWN ANDY BYRD BOBBY BURKETT MARGIE CAMPBELL SOPHOMORES WILLIAM CLANTON... JOHNNY COPE CHARLES COTTON GLENDA COTTON 1 <m; i
CHARLIE DAVIE BOB DAFFIN WILLIAM DAVIE CAROLYN DANIELS
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JUDY JOHNSTON KEN HUTCHISON JIMMY LEE KAY LOCKE LAWRENCE MAHONEY NICK LUNSFORD
I I i ROBERT MARTIN CHESTER MARTY JOHN MATTHEWS EUGENE McCARTHY SOPHOMORES FRANK McGILL JUNE McLEOD PAUL MILLS FRANK MIZE, ^. I i
AAARJORIE MUTERSPAUGH f" ^^^Ml^fl MARIANNE MOORE EDITH NELSON CHRISTINE OWEN CLARK PALMER JIMMY OWEN
LORRAINE PETERSON JAMES PARKER MICHAEL QUICKEL HULEN RAY SOPHOMORES EDITH RENFROE EVANDA RHEA TOMMY ROGERS ELLEN RUMPH r' Im^^^^^il I^H^^^iMiMH Y^^p M^i^^^^i^^
RICK SCOTT THOMAS RUSHING TOM STANLEY JOHN STARLING DANNY SURBER MARVIN STUKEY
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FRESHMAN CLASS Mike Mann Bunny Morrissey John Hancock Clyde Farmer Class Officers President Secretary Vice-President Treasurer Erskine Key, Sponsor Fred Merriam, Co-Sponsor
MARY SUE ADAMS PAM ADAMS LINDA ATWELL 40' CHARLES BARWICK ROGER BAUGH WANDA BEASON ' fti' % Hi GERALD BELL THOMAS BLOCKER I JOHN BORELLI WILLIAM BOYD BOBBY BRANNING JANICE BRANNING i m JAMES BROGDEN KELLER BROOKS BECKY BROWN JOANE BRYAN CHARLES BUNCH PENNY BUNNELL TRACY BURKE ELAINE BUSH I I r^ a» i^dhi "''^HMlf immii ' I
FRESHMEN JAMES CATHEY SANDRA CHESTNUT DELORES COLLINS SCARLETT COOK JOHNNY COOLEY SALLY CUNNINGHAM BILL CUNY CAROLYN DANLEY LARRY DAVIS SHIRLANN DAVIS JOE DIXON ROYAL DUNN MARTHA EDMISTON ELLEN EVERITT ^m^^^m MARY JANE FAGOT BUBBA FAILE FAMES FAIRBANKS CLYDE FARMER I PATRICIA FINKLEA BONITA FLAIG
JEAN FLEMING JANICE FLOYD GENE FORD HERBERT FOWLER LARRY FOWLER DON GARDNER DAVID GARRETT DIANNE GEORGE JOHN GRAY JULIA GRAY JAMES GURHOLT ROBERT HARDIN JIM HARPER PHIL HARRIS JUDY HARRISON REIDA HAY FLYNN HAZLEH SANDRA HENDRICKS CAROLYN HOLLEY CECIL HOWARD, JR. f.? - 1 '' ' J M
FRESHMEN JIMMIE HOWARD CAROL HUTCHINS JASPER JASPERSON PAULA JONES ROBERT JONES BARBARA KENDRICK PAT KING MARJORIE KOLESSAR ROBERT LAHEY RODNEY LAIRD GLOVER LEACH CARMEL LEE SHELLEY LINDSEY AUBREY LinLETON TOMMY LOFTIN BOB MANN JOHN MANN JOHN MARTINDALE CLAUDIA MCDONALD MARJORIE MACDONALD
ANNE MIDDLETON DAVID MITCHELL JAMES MITCHEM JOSEPHINE MONK JERRILYN MORRISSEY PENNY NEELEY VELIA NELSON BARBARA ORR STANLEY ORVIS EUGENE PATRONIS MARY PAUL CHARLOTTE PEACOCK TOMMY PERSON JAMES PETTIS GWEN PILCHER CURTIS PORTER VICKIE POTTS WILLIAM POWERS
FRESHMEN JUDY PRICE MARTIN PRIM JEANNIE RICHTER SONDRA RICHTER ARTHUR ROBERTS CHARLES ROBERTSON VICKY ROBINSON JACK POWELL IMOGENE RUSHING GANELL SASSER REMONIA SAUNDERS SPENCER SAVAGE GEORGE SAYLES JOHN SCHROEDER GERRI SHUMAKER JUDY SMITH
MIKE SNYDER TOMMY STARLING BUDD STARR WAYNE STEWART MIKE STOUTAMIRE J. K. SWORD BETTY TAUNTON JOYCE TAYLOR JAN TEW MARY KAY THAMES VINCE THARPE EDWARD THOMAS BEHY THOMPSON TOM TUCKER DAVID VEAL CHARLES WADDELL MIKE WADELL MOLLY WALKER THOAAAS WAHS JERRY WEEKS
DAVID WHITE RAY WILLIAMS PAUL WILLIS KEN YARBOR MELBA YARBROUGH JULIA ANDREWS RAMON CARLSON LOHMAN DONN CHARLES FLOWERS FRANK GRAY IMOGENE PILCHER JACK ROCKLEY FRESHMEN
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Preparation Presentation Evaluation THE ROLE OF THE COLLEGE TEACHER Initiation Prespiration Creation
^d, mlnidlfcluon How can one learn to live through the ebb tides of one's existence? How can one learn to take the trough of the wave? It is easier to understand here on the beach, where the breathlessly still ebb-tides reveal another life below the level which mortals usually reach. In this crystalline moment of suspense, one has a sudden revelation of the secret kingdom at the bottom of the sea. So beautiful is the still hour of the sea's withdrawal, as beautiful as the sea's return when the encroaching waves pound up the beach, pressing to reach those dark rumpled chains of seaweed which mark the last high tide.
DR. RICHARD MORLEY President GULF COAST HARRY N. MURPHY Dean AUBREY JEFFERIES Director, Internal Services
Dr. Morley presides over one of the monthly faculty meetings. ADMINISTRATION ERSKINE C. KEY Registrar WILLIAM H. GOOD Director, Evening College MARY M. MARTIN Dean of Women CHARLES R. BOND Director, Public Information
NORMAN J. HAIR ROBERT C. LATHAM AUBREY P. JEFFERIES ROBERT R. TINNEY ROLAND VINES Chairman, Language and Chairman, Social Science Chairman, Business Division Chairman, Mathematics, Chairman, Health and Fine Arts Division Division Science, and Physical Education Divisior Technology Division DIVISION CHAIRMAN AND GEORGE WIGFALL MAURICE E. SWANN C. F. ECHOLS FREDERICK MERRIAM Engineering, Technology Chemistry Mathematics, Science Science, Mathematics
MARTHA ANN HEATH Speech, Humanities JOE PAT LAMBERT English, Philosophy WILLIAM HUTCHINS Music LOUISE LEWIS Art ROBERT BARNES German FACULTY J. W. BLACKWELL English, French JOHN MOSELEY Social Sciences HERMAN ROOKS Social Sciences WILLIAM HASTINGS Science BEVERLY WEST English, Spanish IIMIE ANN RANTIS Business Education ROMA YANKEE Physical Education
Serving as librarians at Gulf Coast Junior College in 1961-62 were Mrs. Henriella Key and Mrs. Mary Brown. Clerical assistance at Gulf Coast Junior College was provided by Mrs. Frances Chambless, Mrs. Dorothy Kaeding, Mrs. Louise McCarthy, Mrs. Mary Ellen Garrett, and Mrs. JoAnn Dehne. Not pictured are Mrs. Annette Savelle and Mrs. Margaret Land. All were secretaries except Mrs. McCarthy, who served as college bookkeeper. Custodial service at Gulf Coast Junior College rested in the hands of Edward Nickson, William Miller, and James Jones.
"The sand slips softly under my feet. The time for reflection is almost over. The here, the now, and the individual and his relationships. These are the elements that form the bigger entities like mass, future, world. They ore the drops that make up the stream. They ore the essence of life itself... "When we start at the center of ourselves, we discover something worthwhile extending toward the periphery of the circle. We find again some of the joy in the now, some of the peace in the here, some of the love in me and thee which go to make up the kingdom of heaven on earth. "The waves echo behind me. Patience faith openness, is what the sea has to teach. Simplicity solitude intermittency... But there are other beaches to explore. This is only a beginning."
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