Lambuth College - Lantern Yearbook (Jackson, TN)

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Religion and Philosophy Dr. James E. Hull, Professor of Religion, A.B., Southern Methodist University; B.D., Perkins School of Theology; Ph.D., University of Edinburgh Mr. Gene L. Davenport, Assistant Professor of Religion, B.A., Birmingham Southern; B.D., Vanderbilt; candidate for Ph.D. degree, Van- derbilt M Dr. William L. Power, Assistant Professor of Philos- ophy and Religion; B.A.E., University of Mississippi, B.D. and Ph.D., Emory University A Franciscan Monk, two Dominican nuns, a directory of Religious Drama — with these guest speakers the Church Vocations Associa- tion ' s new school year began. The C.V.A. is an organization established to unify and enrich those students at Lambuth who either are actively engaged in or are contemplating en- tering a church vocation. C.V.A. officers; front row: Jinx Wallace, Susan Indergard, Sally Lewis; Back row: Bill Bates, Jim Cooper, Jim Rogers 47

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First row: Mr. Jim Baines, director; Bill Bates; Second row: Shug Pierce, Eve Wilson, Mary Lou Shelly; Third row: Dutch Dorschel, Jim O ' Brien, Gary Pardue RELIGIOUS DRAMA GROUP Established as a repertoire group, the HALF- LIGHTERS, a newly organized group of actors designed to perform religious plays in local churches, are a self-contained troop in which each member performs in a variety of tasks, rang- ing from acting to caring for the scenery and the lighting. In their first season, the Halflighters presented Purgatory by W. B. Yeats and Christ in the Concrete City by P. W. Turner. In the years to come, other distinguished plays from the broad field of religious dramatic liter- ature will be added to the list of productions with playwrights such as Hendrick Ibsen, Christopher Frye, and T. S. Eliot. Bill Bates and Grade Ewing in W. B. Yeats ' Purgatory. 46

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Art Art — making the abstract concrete. Miss Joanna Higgs, Instructor of Art, B.F.A., University of Tennessee; M.F.A., University of Illinois. Last spring in Memphis, Miss Higgs received top honors at the Mid-South Exhibition. She was named best in the show and was awarded a $1,000 prize for her painting Winter Trees. Music Toot that horn! Mr. O. Don Behm, Instructor of Music, B.M.Ed., McNeese State College; M.M., Louisiana State University; graduate work, Baylor University. 48