Oklahoma Baptist University - Yahnseh Yearbook (Shawnee, OK)

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Honorees Catherine Weaver and Jerry Johnson are announced before the greenery is hung. Medieval faculty? Marilyn Wood, Kathy Palen and Karen Barnes host the Feast of the Boar's Head Dinner. Hanging of the Green 27

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42 seniors hang green after festive dinner Faculty and Chorale perform opera Christmas is a time for traditions, and Saturday, December 5, the OBU community participated in its annual traditions of the Feast of the Boaris Head and the Hanging of the Green. The Feast of the Boaris Head is a dinner with the atmosphere of an old English palace. Dr. Bob R. Agee changed roles from president of the university to king of the land. Jerry Cotton, assis- tant professor of speech and theatre, narrated the program which included songs and pageantry per formed by faculty and staff members wearing tradi- tional English costumes. Members of the University Chorale served as hosts and hostess at the dinner tables. After the Feast of the Boar's Head, the diners moved to Raley Chapel for the Hanging of the Green ceremony. OBU's first Hanging of the Green was in WMU dorm. Representatives from all of the dormitories lighted candles and carried the light to their own residences. Now the students who are recognized in the ceremonies represent all types of students, not just dormitory residents. Dr. Randy Wood, associate dean of students for activities and GC director, said the honorees were Chosen by the student development staff from nominations made by faculty and staff members. To be selected, the student must be worthy of recognition, but not previously honored. Wood said 'inot previously honored means that the student cannot be a member of Mortar Board, Omicron Delta Kappa, Whois Who Among Students in American Colleges and Universities or Harvest Court. Other criteria for selection included students who represent dorms, commuters, Shawnee residents, international students, married students and other segments of the OBU community.n They were to also be uexemplary of the OBLl ideals. Twenty-one senior women were honored. They were Sharon Adair, Elizabeth Adegboye, Connie Bierhalter, Cheryl Bower, Karen deCordova, Vickie Dodson, Lynne Langham, Debra Heinzig, Debbie Henning, Sara McGee, Sara Martin, Shari Moore, Ellen Odie, Lauri Pearson, Ronda Robbins, Diane Shively, Sherri Stoddard, Sara Taggart, Candy Treat, Catherine Weaver and Terri Wheeler. The men who were honored were Scott Ayers, Mark Betterton, Bill Buchanan, Ron Bullard, Kent Douglas, Dennis Heinzig, John Krake, Guy Lang- ham, Andy Latta, Mark Gibson, Jerry Johnson, Phil Maull, Frank Morris, Mark Romoser, Michael Ross, Ken Windle, Darryl Sewell, Glenn Watson, Don Wright, Phil Odie, and Steve Flippo. After the introduction of the honorees, they 26 T Hanging of the Green moved to various places throughout the chapel to hang the greenery. At the same time, white Christ- mas lights were turned on along the staircases on each side of the chapel. This tradition came from an ancient English tradi- tion when the people carried branches of evergreen into their houses in winter in hopes that the spirits of the woods and streams would take refuge there from the winter storms. With Christianity, the green- ery symbolizes everlasting life made possible through Christmas. Amahl and the Night Visitor was performed after the greenery was hung. The opera, by Gian-Carlo Menotti, is about a little crippled shepherd boy named Amahl who is visited by three oriental kings on their way to see the child that was born in Beth- lehem. Amahl was played by Mary Kay Parrish, associate professor of music. Amahl's mother was played by Rhetta Mayfield, assistant professor of music. In the role of the three kings were Jim Brown and Don Clark, assistant professors of music, and Dr. William Horton, professor of music. Dr. William Mitchell, professor of English, played the page while the Uni- versity Chorale performed as the shepherds and villagers. Sarah Zimmerman Mother and son. Amahl, played by Mary Kay Parrish, convinces his mother, Rhetta MayHeld, that she is not lying in the opera, Amahl and the Night Visitor.

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Many opportunities greet students living in dorms Dorms create lasting friendships Dorm life was, essentially, what one made it. As a freshman, the times in the dorm meant studying together, eating popcorn and catching up on the latest. The friendships established during the time were to become the ones that lasted a lifetime and especially important during college years. Roommates were looked on as either good or bad tor sometimes really badD but they taught that living together doesnlt always make instant friends. Dorm Directors and Resident Assistants were only a hall away and became the big brothers or big sisters during the year. F requent activities in the dorm gave students the chance to meet even more people from their own dormitory or another. Movies, aerobics, after-game parties, inter- dormitory sports and speakers on common in- terests were just a few of the things the dorms ottered. One of the most important aspects of dorm life was the mail. It either came to some by the letters or it didnt come at all. Home town church newsletters were even a welcome sight when the mail was low. Rule Violations tknown to most as RVisl were a constant reminder that quiet hours were in effect in the evening and in the morning. Many girls found their way, along with their bath- ing suit when the weather got warm, out behind Kerr. Known to most girls as Kerr Beach, spring brought out many girls as they worked on summer tans while catching up on reading assignments. There were so many activities in the dorms and so many people. But the times students spent in the dorm were times that will only come during a few years of ones life. Lounge areas provide Tom Howard, Suzy Birth and Anita Maupin a place to talk and study. Birthday surprises were in store for Terrie Hellard in the Howard Residence Center. 28i Dorm Life