Oklahoma Baptist University - Yahnseh Yearbook (Shawnee, OK)

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anuary classes weren't getting freshmen Chris Young and Brian Hazlitt down. They saw the 15 inches of snow on Raley steps as another opportunity to practice their swan dives. photo by Steve Holman ne hand, one heart .. Jay Brown and Darla Barrow, starring as Tony and Maria, pledge their love to each other in the musical West Side Story produced in coo- peration with Shawnee Little The- ater, photo by Brad Shirley The Big -Picture , . .7,,,, .HWLV ,,,,i.-w,,M f ' f , ya 5 2-,., ,HW 1, 9 . f J-term was a great idea, ,iii, yriii especially for seniors. However the schedule was still demanding gm. , -,Zh V , uv 'G -Tonia Foretenberry I ,, friends. l met people through the musical I might never have met. Now they are my good Eric Fox Jterm I...-

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Fea t nd Greener Christmas time comes but once a year. Students decorate their rooms, put lights in their windows, and decorate trees. But, when does Christmas really start for the Shaw- nee community? For many students, faculty, and Shawnee residents, Christmas begins with the Feast of the Boar's Head, and the Hanging of the Green. This is a time for showing Christmas spirit. Students at the Feast of the Boar's Head, ar- rived, dressed in festive attire, awaiting the time of fun, food, and fellow- ship with one another. As the diners waited for the festivities to start, the trumpeters heralded the arrival of the Chorale, who marched in wearing sixteenth Century cos- tuming. Also, the pages and jesters marched in carrying flags. Next, the Chorale entertained the audience with madrigals and Christmas songs. The feasters were also en- tertained by jesters and jugglers. Later the diners toasted each other with hot apple cider to cele- brate the season and the birth of Christ. The feast was served, and the Chorale members walked among the tables playing hosts. When the meal was over, Chorale once again entertained the feasters. After the feast, the Boar's Head guests walked to Raley Chapel, for the Hanging of the Green. This Hanging of the Green marked the fiftieth B ison and Bisonette mem- bers join together to sing Come, Thou Long-Ex- pected Jesus, arranged by associate professor of music, Dr. Michael Cox.- photo by Beth Rowland At the end of the ceremo- ny, honorees Brent Max- well and Jolynn Evanson hang the green along with the other nineteen couples. - photo by Beth Rowland annual ceremony on cam- pus. The ceremony in- cluded the recognition of forty senior honorees, who hung the green . The ceremony was also full of Christmas music by the Bison Glee Club, the Bisonettes, and the Yahnseh Band. Paula Pas- chall also performed two musical pieces on the harp. The Feast of the Boar's Head and the Hanging of the Green are a time of fun and sharing for the entire Shawn ee cmmun- ity. As Jason Isaak, a guest from Baylor, said, I en- joyed the evening be- cause l felt a sense of closeness that was evi- dent in the crowd. The music brought us all to- gether. - Feast jugglers, Shelly Keith and Chris Hoover, entertain Feast guests with their an- tics, Their specialities in- cluded silly acrobatics, jug- gling, and ridiculing the guests, -photo by Brad Shir- ley FeastfHanging

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T elecommunication majors Paul Van Wyk, Lydia Gross, Amy Aus- tin and, disc jockey, Mike Askins participated in Radio Day during J-term and experienced radio from the other side of the speak' er. photo by Steve Holman Remember January - The New Mini-Term, New Classes, New Friends And Snow, Snow, Snow. cross America on January 4th, col- lege students packed up their presents and clean clothes and headed back to school. For some of us, how- ever, that was not the case. More than 1000 of us decided to stay home and work or play or travel. However, 650 brave souls determined to fight the cold and snow decided to test the new and improved January Mini-Term. Students took classes such as humanities, natural science and piano tuning. The classes, rather than meeting the usual two to three times weekly for a fifty minute period, met every day for two hours. Beth Gibson, sophomore, enjoyed the new mini term. l loved J-Term. l made an For some, the term was a nice break. lt was so wonder- ful and relaxing, in addition to being practical. Sort of a long vacation that l got credit for - but l hated the snow, said Der- rick Lynch. The snow. January will prob- ably best be remembered for all the snow, which proved to be a hassle for students and faculty as it delayed classes for three days straight. Not everyone was entirely upset about the snow, however. 'Playing in the snow on Raley steps was so much fun. lt was a great chance to get closer to old friends and make new ones, said Elisabeth Brooke, sopho- more. Not all students needed the distraction of the snow. Many students participated in var- ious musical and theatrical en- deavors. ln cooperation with Shawnee Little Theater, some of our budding actors and ac- tresses performed in the musi- cal West Side Story. Others performed in the production of the play The Skin of Our Teeth. Still more of our students helped with the children's pro- duction of Alice ln Wonderland. Missing all the snow and ice were eleven students who spent two weeks of January in Hong Kong on a study tour with the School of Business. The January Mini-Term end- ed with 650 students welcom- ing their 1200 colleagues back and anticipating the beginning of the new spring semester.- J-term