The Yellow Jacket (Brownwood, Tex.), Vol. 65, No. 5, Ed. 1, Friday, September 23, 1977 Page: 1 of 8
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THE YELLOW JACKET
Volume
Initiation
receives
varied
response
Several practices questioned
byLeewHiey
Yellow Jacket Writer
The freshman initiation
process at Howard Payne has
come under more observation
this year than ever before.
Speculation exists as to whether
or not to continue with the
traditional form of initiation or
to abandon it completely.
Several students were in-
terviewed on this subject and a
variety of responses was
received.
Most freshmen interviewed
like initiation because it had
helped them to meet new
people. One freshman Danny
Hartt from El Paso felt
however that the idea behind
initiation is good but that
initiation itself is being misused
by both upperclassmen and
freshmen. Most upperclassmen
interviewed on the other hand
are rather dissatisfied with the
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initiation program this year.
Revision of the initiation rules
has caused upperclassmen to
lose some of the privileges they
have had in the past. Many feel
that the freshmen are having it
pretty easy this year. Juanell
Watts Sophomore vice-
president had this comment;
"Freshmen don't realize how
easy it is going this year as
compared to the past. Those
who have already gone through
initiation know this is true."
Miss Watts went on to say that
even though the freshmen are
having it easy their attitudes
are bad.
On the subject of dress-up
days most freshmen in-
terviewed had enjoyed them up
to this point. Upperclassmen
seem to be trying harder to
dress the freshmen up right.
One faculty member Jour-
nalism professor Tessica
Number 5
Doyal
Gutierrez
Freshman
cheerleaders
Winners in the freshmen
cheerleader race won by large
margins according to statistics
released by Elections Chairman
Susan Langly.
Tim Doyal and Eva Gutirrez
were declared the winners.
Doyal took a substantial 80
per cent of the vote while his
opponents Danny Hartt and
Rudy Martinez each captured
10 per cent of the vote.
Gutierrez won 59 per cent of
the vote while Belinda Lane the
closest challenger took 18 per
cent of the vote. Other can-
didates included Lucy Head
with 16 per cent and write-in
candidate Cheryl Conn with 7
per cent of the vote.
The candidates tried out at
the freshman picnic at Coggin
Park Saturday and Doyal and
Gutierres were declared the
winners at the halftime of the
HP-TLC football game.
Martin bid a complaint about
dressing up freshmen on days
other than Friday. She and
other professors feel that one
day of dress-up is distracting
enough in a classroom situation
without having various students
dressed up on other days.
Everyone interviewed wanted
to see initiation continued but
with some modifications.
Cheryl Conn a freshman from
Austin would like to have
initiation changed so that fresh-
men wouldn't have to labor for
upperclassmen. Another fresh-
man Tim Doyal recently
elected freshman cheerleader
would like to see a longer
switch-out period. Almost
everybody involved-freshman
upperclassmen and faculty-
would like to see an im-
provement in attitudes.
Will Initiation continue at
HPU? That is up to the student
body. What happens with
initiation this year may w"
decide the future.
Friday September 231977
General
produces
Special and freshman elec-
tions were held Tuesday
September 13 and Susan
Langley elections chairman
announced the results Wed-
nesday September 14.
Special elections were held in
the Junior and sophomore
classes due to resignations
since last spring's general
election.
In the Junior Class Janet
Shepherd and Stephen Taylor
won secretary and treasurer
respectively. Both were
unopposed. Carl Bodiford
captured the senator position
with 73 percent of the vote.
Philip Hunsucker had 27 per-
cent. Sophomores elected Juanell
Watts vice-president with 88
percent of the vote compared to
write-in candidate Vicki
Crumpton's 12 percent share.
In the Freshman class Donna
Danz won the vice-president
spot with 52 percent of thevote
while Patricia Copeland had 48
Two vie for
Sophomore
presidency
Vicki Crumpton and Lee
Rushing are candidates for the
office of Sophomore Class
President on September 27.
There were no contenders for
this office in the September 13
election. Miss Crumpton a
religious education major from
Grand Prairie feels that
someone should take the time to
care and be involved.
"If I receive the office of
president I will work towards
involving our class as a whole in
school activities" says Miss
Crumpton.
When asked his reasons for
running Mr. Rushing says "I
feel led by God to run for this
office. I see this student body
conforming to the world when
we should be striving for more
excellent things. I hope to
motivate our class toward
better goals." Mr. Rushing of
Houston is a Bible major.
election
winners
percent. In the secretary
balloting Melissa Roberts won
with a 76 percent share over
Sonya Schroeder who had 24
percent of the vote. Debbie
Littlejohn took the position of
treasurer with 76 percent of the
vote to Cindy Mabray's 24
percent.
Other positions in the fresh-
man class were senators and
Student Union Board
representative. Kim Capps
Doug Gooding and Raymond
Ted Miller are the new fresh-
man senators. Other candidates
in the senator race were Danny
Hartt Alberto Perez Moises
Rodriguez and Jacci Wick-
ware. The SUB representative is
Judy Kittle who was unopposed.
Another special election has
been set for September 27 at
which time a president for both
the sophomore and freshman
classes will be elected.
Three seeking
Freshman
presidency
Freshmen will be able to
select their class president after
a two week delay Tuesday
Sept. 27 in a special election.
Charles Mania and Tim
Jones original candidates in
the race will be Joined by Jay
McKay this time around.
McKay received a favorable
Supreme Court ruling when he
was forced to run as a write-in
candidate. McKay claimed he
knew nothing of the two senate
meeting stipulation which is
required of all class
presidential and senatorial
candidates. As a result his
name was not on the ballot for
the Sept.13 election.
Voting will be held in aU
dormitories from noon through
6 p.m.
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