Texas Tech University - La Ventana Yearbook (Lubbock, TX)

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EXECUTIVE COUNCIL OF BSU Standing: S. L. Harris, director, Charlie Moore, Denise Magness, David Weaver and Mike Lundy. Sitting: Jan Preston, Janice Cobb, Judy Harris, Linda Kinard, Mary Ann Cape, Martha Mackey and Betty Helen Skinner. S BAPTIST STUDENT UNION Center ' s Anniversary Ten years of student activity com- memorate the Baptist Student Center this year. Built in 1951, it was com- pletely remodelled last fall to double the floor space and add an upper story . . . the center of continuous activity. It houses a large lounge which has served also as an assembly area for devotional services, a game room equipped for ping-pong and table shuffleboard, a classroom where Bible courses are taught each semester, a library which boasts many fine reli. gious works, prayer room, snack bar, workroom and offices. Tech Baptists. BSU activities are basically weekday affairs with a pro- gram geared for single and married students. It trys to include the 3,000 Baptist students enrolled at Tech in various ways. Its enlistment and mis- sions projects involve some 70 to 80 students and 250 children plus several adults. Courses in Bible are ac cred- ited by the college for elective credit toward degree work and special re- treats, assemblies and meetings em- phasize different aspects of Christian life. A mid-winter retreat to Glorieta, N. M., was one of the BSU highlights of 1960. The Texas Baptist Student Summer Missions program sends Bap- tist students to various mission points around the world during the summer months; two of these students were from Tech and served in Hawaii and Jamaica. Year ' s highlights. Other activities included attendance a the BSU con- vention in Waco; organization of the Tech BSU choir and other music en- sembles; the annual Christmas dinner party; Freshman Week; Open House and various weeks of emphasis in morning watch and vespers. The student center, located on the corner of 13th and Ave. X, was built with funds provided by churches of the Lubbock area in conjunction with the Student Department of the Baptist General Convention of Texas. FALL OFFICERS President . . . . David Weaver Vice president . . . Linda Kinard Secretary . . . . Martha Mackey SPRING OFFICERS President . . . . Charley Moore Vice president . . Charlyn Brown Secretary . . . . Debra Ferguson

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CAMPUS RELIGIOUS COUNCIL Albert Simnacher, Mary Francey and Pat Shepard Campus Religious Council CRC members represent every religious body on the campus.

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WESLEY FOUNDATION Activities Center Ping-pong games, springtime nics, bridge, dramatics—these are only a few of the events going on every day at the Wesley Foundation, 2420 15th St. Wesley Foundation, sometimes called the Methodist Student Center, is a center for work, study and fun for Methodist students throughout the academic year. It is really the odist Church at work on the Tech campus. Dr. and Mrs. Cecil R. Matthews, along with a council of Wesley dation officers and local church resentatives, plan and evaluate merous events for students on yearly retreats to Ruidosa, N. M. Vespers. One such activity is the vesper service held on Monday, day and Thursday evenings. The services are directed by students or guest speakers. Another planned weekly event is the supper on Wednesday and the following informal discussion known as Forum. After Forum the Wesley Foundation choir, a new feature this year, begins practicing. Dine-a-Mite, a Sunday night per, precedes church services. After church the students again gather for Wesley Friendly, an hour of events ranging from recreation to dramatics. Courses in Bible. Another facet of Wesley Foundation program is the Bible courses which can be taken for college credit. These courses include studies of the Old and New ments, the Prophets, the Teachings of Jesus, the Gospel of John, Christian Leadership and the World ' s Living Religions. Many service projects are carried on by students at the Center. Among them are migrant work, religious drama portrayed by the•Wesley ers, study groups, student seminars and deputation teams. This year another attraction is ing added to the Methodist students ' organization. The erection of Wesley Lodge, a cabin on Buffalo Lakes has begun. SPRING OFFICERS Bob Taylor . . . President Glenda Johnson . Vice president Maryann Branch . Secretary 13