Centenary College of Louisiana - Yoncopin Yearbook (Shreveport, LA)

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Winning, A Tradition Winning starts within an individual. It ' s a small feeling at first. It grows with each practice and every sore muscle. It ' s what makes you push harder even when you don ' t think you can push anymore. It ' s the drive and determination necessary to bring individuals together to make a team. It is that feeling that makes working out on the hottest day or that extra hour of practice possible. It ' s what makes hard work, the sweat, and the tears all worthwhile. Winning is a frame of mind, a sense of pride. Coach Vannie Edwards leads the Lady Gymnasts in prayer before each meet. m mSm SCHMIDT BAILEY Jim Kubik, Centenary Baseball player, was named to the TAAC All-Conference team and the All State College Team in 1983. Wayne Rathbun was also named All-Conference in the TAAC in 1983. Basketball players await their turn to play.

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For those who ask How was China? and really vant to know how China was, my answer is this: I experienced my first and only moment of fear n China when our plane began its descent for anding in Beijing (formerly Peking). Below us the ields lay in neat squares around the commune uildings. The thought I ' m entering a Communist ountry and a host of associated words — red hreat, Cold War, Communist plot, invasion — rilled into me since birth raced through my mind. wondered if we would be welcome. Any fear for our safety or anxiety concerning ur welcome in China proved to be groundless. It eems that China ' s population is one billion warm, enerous, smiling people. Everywhere we went the hinese appeared as curious about and eager to »arn about us as we were them. When verbal com- lunication was impossible due to the language arrier, as it was in most instances, the citizens of ur host country employed waves, bows, and — lways — big smiles to express their sentiments award Westerners. I received a demonstration of the Chinese peo- le ' s kindness and friendliness one afternoon in ian. Needing a battery for my camera, I took dvantage of an hour of free-time before dinner to xplore the area round the hotel and to search for a amera shop. In each of the four Chinese cities we visited, the hoir drew crowds of Orientals anxious to observe )ccidentals; however, Sian evidently saw even swer Westerners than the other three cities, and a ill, fair-skinned red-headed female found herself unrounded every time she stopped by groups of wenty or more Chinese eager to look upon such a trange visage and to listen to such strange sounds those of English). After discovering through a isplay of my camera and its battery that the first hop I ventured into did not sell the necessary :em, I made my way through the crowd of onlook- rs and stood on the sidewalk looking for another hop. As I was about to cross the street, a man in his tid-thirties who had witnessed my demonstration i the shop approached me at the same time that a irl of twenty or so pulled up next to me on her icycle. The two conversed a moment, and then be girl smiled at me and said in rather good Eng- ish, Weil help you find a battery. During the late afternoon it had begun to drizzle ain. While most people were making their way ome after the day ' s work, these two led me from shop to shop. If a likely-looking shop had already closed, the man and girl would knock on a side door and the three of us would go behind the shop to the living quarters where they would explain what we were searching for. After half an hour, I explained that I was late for dinner and thanked them both for their help. The girl walked be back to the hotel, all the while practicing for an upcoming American history exam. George Washington was your first presi- dent, yes? And Martin Luther King was a very great man? Yes, and there are the Appalachian Mountains in the United States, yes? The exper- ience was such a warm one that I didn ' t care about not having found a battery. Throughout China, members of our group were approached by language students, such as the girl in Sian, desirous of testing their English. He ex- plained that both language teachers and language learning materials are in short supply in China. He was disappointed because he had begun to learn French (a popular foreign language after English), but could not continue his studies because he no longer had a teacher. So desperate for English teachers are the Chinese that no more is required of a native speaker of English who wishes to teach than a high school diploma. The favorite English teacher of one of our guides had been a store clerk in Texas before teaching in China. One of everyone ' s favorite experiences while in China was the visit to a kindergarten in Shanghai. The children, aged four to six, were doing arts and crafts in some rooms, dancing (in which we were invited to participate) in others, and playing on playground equipment and in a sandbox outside. After a tour, we were treated to a program in which the students sang, danced, recited comedy dia- logue, and played musical instruments. Everyone was awed by their skill, talent, and memory. I was surprised to find that, almost without ex- ception, the kindergarteners were quite outgoing and uninhibited in their interaction with foreign adults. Perhaps this is due to the fact that most Chinese children are now growing up as only chil- dren. In order to slow the rate of the country ' s population growth, the government is encouraging marrying late and having only one child. Two children are permitted, but one is much preferred. Being an only child and thus receiving all the attention of both parents and much of that of the grandparents may have such positive effects as those witnessed at the pre-school. However, one guide expressed the fear that these circumstances might lead to spoiled children. The relationship between Chinese parent and child made a deep impression on me. Whether riding a child in the bicycle basket, holding his hand walking down a crowded sidewalk, or sitting with him on a street corner idly watching people come and go, the parent treated the child with apparently infinite patience and caring. It was es- pecially refreshing to see that fathers gave their children the attention and tenderness usually giv- en only by mothers in our culture. Pride in their progeny was obvious, especially when an Ameri- can asked permission to take a picture. The parent would become very enthusiastic, pushing the child in front of him and encouraging him to wave and smile. These people would not spank their children in Safeway. I left China feeling that I had been visiting an- other world, yet, ironically, being more impressed with those things we held in common than those in which we differed. Incredible. That ' s how China was. -Carole Powell Sk vBt t 4J V mm ■ttjn ■ B ' V ' St | U. The fire in Mickel Hall destroyed the loft and taking with it years of the choir ' s history, in- forms of scrapbooks, photos, and gifts for from group ' s tours. The Centenary Choir sings at Convocations and various other campus events. Opening • 11

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All Americans, National Champions Shine At Centenary Lauren Cotter Ingram and Patty Hamilton Outstanding Student Gymnast, Jill Brown. All American Athletes are not uncommon on the Cente- nary campus. The Spring of 1983 In the spring of 1983 this high award was presented to two of the Centenary Lady gymnast, not for the first time either. For Ladies Jill Brown and Jennifer Forshee, becoming an Ail-American is easy. They both have accomplished this feat four times, to be- come Centenary ' s first four time All-Americans. Jill also was awarded the honored Outstanding Student Gymnast Award at the NAIA National Championships held in March, 1983. In tennis, Coach Jimmie Harrison once again brought a team home with highest standing in the NAIA women ' s competition. Senior, Lauren Cotter Ingram became the NAIA Women ' s Singles Champion when she defeated a Charleston player by a score of 6-2, 6-3. Sophomore Patty Hamilton also advanced to the semi-finals before being defeated. The Ladies team places second in the final compe- tition. Other members included Sandy MacMillian, Tam- mie Kelly, Cynthia Vanderslice, Edie Carroll, Missy Moore, Liz Montgomery and Cherie Winters. 4-time Ail-American, Jennifer Forshee NAIA Singles Champion, Lauren Cotter Ingram 4-time All-American, Jill Brown 13