The Howard Payne College Yellow Jacket (Brownwood, Tex.), Vol. 50, No. 10, Ed. 1 Friday, November 30, 1962 Page: 1 of 4
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Volume 50
Brownwood, Texas, November 30, 1902
Number 10
'Amahl' Hurries Christmas
'Beautiful' Opera
To Bless Theatre
JILL AND RAY-Howard Payne students Jill Jackson and Ray Hildebrand bear -down on current
popular song hit, "Hey, Paula." The record, originally on a LeCam label, has been purchased by Mer-
cury Recprds for national distribution. Ray wrote the song, which is already going strong on several
radio stations throughout Texas.
BSU PREPARES
Emphasis Week Set
"As you are Going" will be
the theme of this year's Mis-
sions Emphasis Week. It will
be held December 3-7.
The schedule for the week
will be:
Monday:
Morning Watch at 7:30 a.m.
in Fleming Center. The pro-
gram theme will be "Light
for the Darkness of Ignor-
ance," presented by the
Young Woman's Auxiliary.
Chapel service at 10 a m. led
by two HPC students who
worked in Baptist Student
Union Summer Missions, Da-
vid1 Sanchez and Robert
Williams. V-V
BSU General Meeting at 7:30
p.m., where Sanchez and
Williams will show a film
and slides of their work in
Guatemala and Alaska and
then lead in a panel discus-
sion.
Tuesday:
Vespers at 6:15 p.m. in Plem-
Senate Mulls
Model Council
Student Senate President Jan
Daehnert suggested Senate con-
sider sending representatives to
the Collegiate Counsel for Unit-
ed Nations in March, in a Tues-
day night meeting in Winebren-
ner Hall.
Daehnert read a letter from
the University of Texas, which
has invited schools from Texas,
Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana
and Mexico to take part in
the annual model UN. The coun-
sel is designed to inform col-
lege students on world prob-
lems, according to the letter.
Howard Payne must apply for
a berth by February 16, but
Daehnert suggested an earlier
application. When and! if HPC
applies, the college will re-
ceive a subject to study for dis-
cussion in the counsel. The col-
lege has sent students in the
past.
The fee for participation is
$29. Senate Treasurer Hal Rowe
said the Sutdent Senate allows
$200 for conventions.
President Daehnert also re-
minded members of the cabinet
meeting Monday at 2 p.m. in
the Senate office, room 120 of
Howard Payne Hall.
Mrs. Grace Elsey, dean of stu-
dents, invited the senators to
visit her home for refreshments
after ' this Tuesday's senate
meeting.
ing Center, conducted by
the YWA's. The theme will
be "Light for the Darkness
of Suffering."
Wednesday:
Morning Watch in Fleming
Center at 7:30 a.m. with the
topic "Extending the Light"
Chapel, 10 a.m., with Dr. Guy
D. Newman as speaker.
Thursday:
Vespers at 6:15 p.m. in Flem-
ing Center. The theme will
be "Light for the Darkness
of Sin."
Friday:
Morning Watch, 7:30 in
Fleming Center. The topic
will be "The Light Rebukes
, the Darkness of Selfish-
ness."
Chapel service with Rev. and
Mrs. Ben Oliver, mission-
aries on furlough from Bra-
zil. Also, the campus Lottie
Moon Christmas Offering
will be taken with the Jack-
ets for Jesus serving as
ushers. Offering envelopes
will be provided and offer-
ings will be sent to the des-
ignated churches.
Those who have served as
chairmen of the various com-
mittees are Tom Biles, general
chairman; Lee Ryden, publicity;
Ronnie Schaffer, program; Cor-
neilius Foster, misic; Jack Bail-
ey, theme interpretation and
backdrop, and Lottie Moon
drive, Mei Ling Lay and Mrs.
Barbara Haynes.
BY BETTY HELD
Acclaimed by many to be the
most beautiful production ever
presented at Howard Payne, the
opera "Amahl and the Night
Visitors" by Gian Carlo Menotti
will be revived and re-presented
Dec. 6, 7 and 8 at 8 p.m. in
Coggin Chapel Theatre, in addi-
tion to a matinee performance
at 2 p.m. Dec. 8.
The production is presented
by the Music and Speech Arts
Departments. The singers are
coached by William Anders, pro-
fessor of music; orchestra dir-
ection is under George Baker,
acting head of the music depart-
ment; staging is under Alex
Reeve, director in theatre arts.
The set and costumes were de-
signed by Osborne Robinson,
outstanding designer in Eng-
land, and are executed by Mrs.
Beverly Held, insructor of
speech.
The" opera is a Christmas
story concerning the three kings
who spend the night at the poor
peasant cottage of Amahl, a
crippled boy, and his mother.
This heart-warming story has
been an annual presentation on
NBC since its premiere in 1951.
The HPC' cast includes Forbes
Woods as Amahl, Sue Brown,
in the role of the mother, Ron-
ald Jones, Billy Taylor, and
Robert Shehane as the three
kings — Kasper, Melchior and
Balthazar. Jack Walton plays
'Who's Who' Nod
Goes To Twenty
Twenty Howard Payne top-
level senior students will have
their names listed in the na-
tional 1962 edition of "Who's
Who Among Students in Uni-
versities and Colleges."
They are* Gloria Andrews,
Chloanne Cole, Peggy Conklin,
Jan Daehnert, Clarence Davis,
Everett Donowho, Barbara
Dwight, Bob Feuge, Marion
Fonvllle, Pat Fuston, Joe Gwath-
mey, David Hair, James Ham-
ilton, Amy Harrison, Joseph
Mathls, Norma Pieper, Doris
Russell, Virginia Sikes, Jack
Smith and Kris Stengel.
These students were nominat-
ed by student body and faculty.
The Student Personnel Services
Committee had the last voice
in their selection. The committee
considered the students' schol-
arship, citizenship, participation
in extra-curricular activities and
future usefulness.
Russell Berry, nominated this
year, was listed in the 1961 edi-
tion, said Mrs. Grace Elsey,
associate dean of students. She
said 137 students were nomi-
nated.
The date of presentation has
been tentatively set for Feb. 8,
1963, Mrs. Elsey said.
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The chorus of shepherds and
villagers includes Darlene Por-
ter, Judy Walters, Rosemary
Marshall, Beth Wyall, Don Mc-
Cullough, Reggie Bowman, Ray
BatBon, Margaret Frye, Marietta
Gear, April Nash, Camilla Ard,
Bob Clopton, Glynda Byerly,
Linda Coppick, Paul Blackstock,
Larry Evans, Robert Allman,
J. A. McDaniel, George Land
and Dale Ellis.
Amanda McNeill and James
Hagood will perform the taran-
tella to entertain the kings.
The members of the orchestra
are Eileen Jones, piano; Sandra
Morris, flute; Ed Cain, band dir-
ector, clarinet; Patricia Ran-
som, French horn; Donna Beth
Held, cello, and Baker, trumpet
Preceding the opera will be
a sextet presentation of "The
Ceremony of Carols" by Ben-
jamin Britton. The vocal direc-
tor is Mrs. George Baker, in-
structor of music and accom-
panist is Eileen Jones. The sex-
tet members are Beth Wyatt,
Barbara Shipp, Jane Andrade,
Camilla Ard, April Nash and
Kay Dudley.
Education Society
Holds Initiation
Kappa Delta Pi has announc-
ed initiation of honorary mem-
bers and junior and senior stu-
dents into the club, and has
named sophomore pledges who
will become members if they
maintain scholastic standing
this year.
The education honor society
held initiation ceremonies re-
cently in the French Room of
Hotel Brownwood. Russell Berry
is club president and Dr. Fran-
ces L. Merritt, dean of graduate
studies, is sponsor.
Members for the honor society
for men and women who plan
to teach are chosen according
to scholarship and professional
and personal achievement, said
Dr. Merritt Other eligible per-
sons are being screened for
spring initiation, she said.
The club is planning its an-
nual "white elephant" sale to
raise scholarship money, in the
education library in Old Main.
The honorary initiates are
Joseph E. Redden, associate
professor of education;, Mrs.
Miriam Lowrance, assistant pro-
fessor of art, andj Mrs. Hasel
Woods, director of curriculum
of Brownwood public schools.
Student initiates are Gloria
Andrews, Patricia Bagley, Mrs.
Mildred Breckenridge, Mrs. Car-
olyn Buck, Betty Claspell, Mar-
garet Chambers,
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Howard, MrU^JatK^ A •' I
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Peek, Mrs. Madolyn Pitts, Glen-
da Rodgers, Mrs. Ruth Spence
and B. J. Willis.
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