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Date: Jul 20, 2005

Pulp fiction

Date: Jul 20, 2005

Out of curiosity I did a Google search on Gulf States University. There seem to be many of them within outside of the country. There is even one listed in New Orleans. I gave up looking shen I spotted six or eight. I didn't go to the second or subsequent pages so there might even be dozens!

Date: Jul 20, 2005

Summer time blues wrote:

"Quest For The Mace." A novel, by Theron Manly, coming before the end of 05, or in 06, is about the quest for power at a southern university. Gulf States University is located in Chilton, Mississippi. Newly appointed president, Timothy F. Shelton, is suddenly under intense pressure from a small group of his adversaries to resign. Do the adversaries have what they need to force his resignation? Does he have the power to maintain his position? Anyone heard about this?

Is this a joke, or is there really such a book in the works? I Googled the title and author you mentioned, and came up with nothing. More information please, if you have it.

Date: Jul 20, 2005

a joke that's close to reality. i wonder how it'll play out or end.

Date: Jul 21, 2005

"Quest For The Mace"
I know the author. I have read the manuscript and enjoyed the story. I know he is very methodical and wiill deliver a very interesting story when he is ready to publish. He was a faculty member on the Gulf Park Campus for a long time. It is coming as announced in 05 or 06 and several people that post on your board have had an opportunity to do a preview.

Date: Jul 21, 2005

Only two citations in Google for Theron Manly.

Secondary Schools
Remain Accredited
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The Mississippi Committee of the Commission Secondary and Middle Schools has announced that it will recommend to the Central Reviewing Committee in its fall meeting in October that Hattiesburg High School, Rowan Junior High School, and Hawkins Junior High School continue to maintain their "Accredited" status with the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.
This citation indicates that the three schools meet all standards established by SACS for effective school operations.
Hattiesburg was also one of 428 school districts in the region and one of 46 in the state to qualify for special recognition by the SACS Commission on Elementary and Middle Schools for having all eligible schools accredited by SACS.
"Your school is to be commended for the continued efforts that are made for school improvement. Regional accreditation provides many avenues to facilitate your local school improvement process," Theron Manly, state director of the Mississippi Committee of Commission on Secondary and Middle Schools, said.
The Hattiesburg Public School District has maintained SACS districtwide accreditation since 1989 as a means of assuring that nationally recognized standards and expectations for schools are met. These standards are meaningful to new families, businesses, and industry who are relocating or considering relocation to the area.

Date: Jul 23, 2005

manly moved out of state when he retired. i remember him but don't know what happened to him.

does anyone know where he is and does anyone know how to contact him to determine if he has written a novel?

Date: May 24, 2006

Note the dates, the topic, and the author.

Date: May 24, 2006

Kickback wrote:

Note the dates, the topic, and the author.

Also note the publisher: www.lulu.com

Date: May 24, 2006

My point was only to show that it has been discussed on the website before -- almost a year ago.

Date: May 24, 2006

Kickback wrote:

My point was only to show that it has been discussed on the website before -- almost a year ago.

Date: May 24, 2006

Ummm, that would be why I kicked up the old thread and suggested that readers note the dates....

Date: May 24, 2006

Kickback wrote:

Ummm, that would be why I kicked up the old thread and suggested that readers note the dates....

I don't see the "old" thread. Have I missed something?

Date: May 24, 2006

You're on it.

Date: May 24, 2006

I could have sworn that I remembered discussion of this novel on this board a long time ago; thanks for providing the evidence!

My main surprise is that "Theron Manly" is apparently not a pseudonym; can anyone else confirm that this is a real person?

Date: May 24, 2006

Well, I'll be darned; there really is a Theron W. Manly; he did indeed teach at USM Gulf Coast campus as an associate professor of education; his PhD is from the University of Alabama. Here's the proof:

http://www.usm.edu/registrar/catalogs2000/graduate/2000-01gradbullfac295-324.pdf

The unusual name made me think it was a nom de plume, but the author is legit. I look forward to reading the book.

Date: May 25, 2006

Dr. Manly sent out an announcement just the other day. The book can be purchased in hardcopy or downloadable form at http://www.lulu.com/content/303149. There is also a preview online.

On page 2, there's a hilarious reference to the president's "polymer-topped desk" & on page 7, there's a reference to his former mistress, "Becca"... Ugh.

Some of y'all might get a kick out of it, but the book's not going to the top of anybody's best seller list, I suspect...

Date: May 25, 2006

USM Sympathizer wrote:

Well, I'll be darned; there really is a Theron W. Manly; he did indeed teach at USM Gulf Coast campus as an associate professor of education; his PhD is from the University of Alabama. Here's the proof:
http://www.usm.edu/registrar/catalogs2000/graduate/2000-01gradbullfac295-324.pdf
The unusual name made me think it was a nom de plume, but the author is legit. I look forward to reading the book.

No fun looking at this. You see the names of all the people who have left.