Oklahoma Baptist University - Yahnseh Yearbook (Shawnee, OK)

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nj ,AM W. I 'L x ,X-f , The dormitory dining halls take on a holiday atmosphere during the Christmas exchange dinners. This group at Brotherhood seems to be thoroughly enjoying a turlrey dinner. Oh, thorc's no place like home for the holidays, is a favorite song at this time ol' the year. l l International students share their Christmas traditions and music in the annual Christmas Around the World chapel scrvire.

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now Ushers in Christmas Festivities Students coming from chapel find footing a little slippery when the first big snowfall blankets bison Hill. The Christmas season officially negan with Sigma Alpha Iota Christmas vespers. Taffy-ynrlls and carol- ing parties were only a few of the the social clubs to get in the ho Christmas Aronncl the World c sented the universality of Christi L n given by the international students. This year Christmas was really activities held by iday mood. The ,rayvel service pre- as in a program in the air as the chapel was dressed in Christrnas finery and filled with the gay, glad music of the cornbined glee clubs for the i'langiriyg of the Green. The spirit of Christ- rnas was clepicted in the form of a modern adapta- tion of Dickens Cl1ristrnas Carol. The evening was clirnaxed with a reception in Brittain llall where rnnsic was provided by SAI. Weary, but looking forward to rnother's horne- cooking, students packed to go home for a much- deserved rest before finals. With a coinbinecl cast of College Players and 'theta Alpha Phi nreinbers, Mr. Kenneth Fountain directs the performance of Dicken's innnortal Cln'istrnas Carol, The production is an aclaptation of Diclrens story done in modern dress. 24

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0h, these sleepless nights! Louanne Ward hits the books for some last-minute crannning for finals, knowing there'll be a new start with a new semester-in a long enrollment line! Assistants in the registrars office, Linda Conihrink and Jacque Reynolds, prepare for the enrollment rush. econd emester Begins ith Focus Week A new semester , . . a new challenge but always studying and final exams. But second semester was not all studies, for Religious Focus Week started off the semester with a challenge. Wor- ship services, seminars, and informal discussions were all thought-provoking, enlightening, and ed- ucational. There was a return of an old sect with new life when the Confederates rose again to honor General Lees birtaday. St. Val- entine, too, received due honors witla the tradi- tional exchange dinners and socia.. club parties. College players presented three entertaining per- formances of the comedy Desk Set. Looking forward to the summer, thirty-one siuc ents started packing early for their trip abroad after ,being chosen to participate in the new OBU European Study Program instituted by Dr. Scales. To the tune of Dixie on the Student Union speaker, W. J. Davis thlississippil and joe Helms t'l'ennesseel raise the Confederate flag aloft on General Robert E. lgee's birthday.