Tennessee Wesleyan College - Nocatula Yearbook (Athens, TN)

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THE NOCATULA recognizes Professor Harry Coble ' s Contributions to Wesleyan Cultural Life Teacher, actor, playwright, director, dancer, choreographer is a description that applies to very few people anywhere and to only one person at Tennessee Wesleyan Col- lege. It is our good fortune that Harry Coble is not only as versatile as this description in- dicates but that he is completely capable in all facets of his work. A widely travelled native of North Car- olina, Mr. Coble holds degrees from the Uni- versity of North Carolina and from Emer- son College. His many professional appear- ances include those with Ted Shawn, Men Dancers in nationwide tours, in off-Broad- way productions of the Dramatic Work- shop, and as performer-choreographer in the summer productions Horn in the West, The Lost Colony, and The Stephen Foster Story. He served for four years with the United States Army during World War II and taught at the New England Conservatory and at Union College before coming to Ten- nessee Wesleyan. Since Mr. Coble joined the Wesleyan fac- ulty in 19 56, the academic program has been augmented and the performing arts have thrived. Playwright and director of the College Centennial production The Legend of Nocatnla in 19 57, he has staged a won- derfully varied panorama of theater and has built a department of speech and drama which offer a wide selection of courses. His productions have involved students, towns- people, and faculty and have ranged from classical Greek to modern experimental drama, including Shakespearean comedy, Victorian melodrama, romantic comedy, satire, and religious drama. He has also staged and choreographed musical comedies with the College Choir and has, on occasion, portrayed memorable characters in campus productions. Students are attracted in increasing num- bers to tryouts, plays, and courses offered by Mr. Coble. Uniquely creative himself, he expects and draws creativity from stu- dents, actors, and technical assistants. This is perhaps his greatest achievement. His gifts of perception, talent, and dis- ciplined training are combined with a special sensitivity to people and with the ability to participate in life on and off stage. His devo- tion to initiative, his sophistication, his sense of humor, his honesty, and his fine sense of values are subtly but firmly impressed upon all who know him. 18

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y The footprints of the Falcon (symbol of student concern ) would not allow a snow of complacency to go unmarred. These marks wherever they appear denote a striving spirit to better our campus and our world. They are on e of the several creative symbols around which Wesleyan students build their college lives. This is the Prologue to The Nocatida, review- ing some of the creative highlights of the past academic year. The pages that follow should be read with our theme always in mind: creativity is the essence of Wesleyan life. Here begins a picture story, A Typical Night in Centennial Hall. ' Haney Howell and Steve Carlson studying? (continued on p. 45) 17

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THE NOCATULA thanks Chaplain Howard Hinds for his many contribu- tions to Wesleyan Hfe during his four years on campus. Chaplain Howard Hinds, a native of Knoxville, is a graduate of the Univer- sity of Tennessee and Emory Universi- ty. He is a member of the Pi Kappa Alpha, social fraternity, and the Theta Phi, scholastic fraternity. With the United States Army he served two years on active duty as a First Lieutenant. A versatile personality, he is in de- mand for many student activities which throw him into direct contact with a majority of the students. His many re- sponsibilities include his advisorship of the Student Christian Association, Cir- cle K, and Phi Kappa Phi fraternity. One of his most important roles, how- ever, is his chairmanship of the Reli- gious Life Council. In addition to this, he is Wesleyan ' s golf coach. He also participates in civic organiza- tion as a member of the Kiwanis Inter- national and the Board of Directors of the YMCA. The open door of Chaplain Hinds ' office is a symbol of his readiness to serve each student. His congenial personality and leisurely manner are an invitation for friendship. As one of his advisees said, I feel that he is my friend. He puts forth a sincere effort to help me; he ' s not just doing a job. Many students like his sense of humor and his charm. He is always good for a laugh, but his appeal has served a more worthy purpose than just to delight the students. For example, recently when a visitor remarked that Wesleyan ' s men were unusually courteous, it was the concensus of those present that the Chaplain had decidedly influen ced the chivalrous behavior of many of the male students. Perhaps he is best known to many students as Happy Chappy, actually a title of respect, for he has shared his unique happiness with all. One never ceases to be impressed by his exuberant spirit that can set the spirit of any standstill group into vibration. Chaplain Hinds, who will be remem- bered as an ideal combination of light- hearted participation in fun and serious dedication to a purpose, does his job with a smile, and having done his job simply and honorably has placed his im- print on Tennessee Wesleyan College and particularly on the minds and the lives of the students who have known him. 19