Howard Payne College - Lasso Yearbook (Brownwood, TX)

Text from Pages 1 - 212 of the 1984 volume:

Editor.............................Steve Freeman Assistants Photographers .... Susan Hess, Jonathan Hewett Melanie Green, Lana Burnett Darkroom Technician................Ken Willingham Cover Design...........................Tully Hair Artist........................Christopher Hodge Writers...........David Rodriguez, Melody Monroe, Clarence Bagby Layout Indexing.... Sheila Shankle, Lepha Quarles, Jeannie Purcell Advisor...................................Tessica Martin Lasso 1984 Volume 73 Howard Payne University Brown wood, Texas r� year of definitions very new school year brings uncertainties as to the type of year it will be. And 1983-84 was no different in that respect. But the year for Howard Payne was different from the 94 years preceding it because of the ways HP defined herself. Seniors especially had watched four years of changes initiation,campus develop- ment, academic studies, and weaker representation. And 1984 was the climax of that refining. Such a year can only be defined by looking at its performances, guidance and students, and by realizing that nothing is worthwhile unless it priorities and plans for its own betterment. Of course, there are things death of a Yellow Jacket football player, the fire that destroyed Old Main, decrease in enrollment, and slow dormitories. But the best way to define HP 1984 is to break about it all—only then does it gain distinction and even bring Continued on page 4 There are reasons we were what we were What we wanted to be as we were growing up Howard Payne showed us her stuff in 1984. She had to. Her future was evaluated as the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools team visited in April to begin reaffirmation of accreditation. She had to work hard for another Homecoming after the previous year’s celebration brought a few complaints. And her debt that Dr. Ralph A. Phelps Jr., president, said was shackling her brought the Baptist General Convention of Texas to the rescue. It was all a part of growing up. And everyone who had anything to do with the university was given the opportunity “to become.” One way —a push against grade proliferation — caused the HP community to realize the ancient truth that education tends to bring pain —but worth it down the So, down the road, may the blessings of God be on our beloved university like they were when God told the Hebrew people to “define” themselves by lengthening their tents’ cords and strengthening their pegs —for surely that’s what we did in 1984. events: (i vents) n. [L. e-, out + venire, come] those occurrences at Howard Payne in which everyone had equal opportunity to participate, to enjoy friends away from the classroom, and to relax from the tension of studying; those occurrences that began defining HP as more vibrant and less apathetic. 1. There were never many cries of boredom in Brownwood as long as there were events at HP. And there were events this year. We could participate in or oversee Initiation, poke tissue paper for Homecoming floats, sing the alma mater at Chime-Out, pass an offering plate during Focus Week, watch a new administration building materialize for accreditation purposes, or even enjoy Christmas carols in the cafeterias thanks to ARA Food Service. 2. The chances were out there more than in recent years. Sometimes the same crowds showed up at different events. But that was beside the point. Our calendars from the Office of Student Affairs still reminded us of how we could spend our free time. How we participated in the events, however, not only defined HP, but also ourselves. 3. All the events worth describing here took planning far in advance. That fact alone revealed HP’s best: students who balanced their studies with their committee work were as true to HP as the professors who put down their teaching plans to attend the President’s Reception for new students. So the motto, “For Howard Payne, My All,” lived on —the events borne out of busy responsibilities are those that participating students and faculty members would fondly remember I Section 9 ’83 Initiation trial decides beanie’s fate as; jgg'S s r}= ZXs.Z ZtZ: LTXSXrvz EEr.Hr sSSSsSSS Glitter and grit worth coping for Initiation Glitter and grit. Initiates saw the the pond. SSSSE sSSCSS Sit £?£ ££ m Switch-Out Day—when up- SESSi and'soaked muthclad t-V'd Tp Christian tuck sound, ot the r L“S 7W“d y Cruse Family began in Mims didn't stop the dripping wet S'r«” SoSSwLrfCd 5t L2 tatad“taSSolt ‘mST- still on trial. rlS '” ” and sisters began their Take 60 days and plan busy Homecoming 1985 IigSpi glllli j, ii=Hl siss § § !Ssr,h,“l F s““ p«s. z sssms: xxz zxxx d ideas They gave $300 to up the float iSSHS EHl?Lr3fHs To improve the parade, the com- vantage of being with classmates near Hodge Hall. = x jk aw ss.-s ExxSKH “3;“!31! “JxSirS xrS€xS„°S! Xeapwhi.c, comic-strip � S iSM £rfirS SZTSi sg rs xClTlirZt be a musical, “You’re a Good Man, their queen. She was revealed in Continued on page 18 Charlie Brown,” not another varie- Homecoming convocation Thurs- Homecoming a matter of staging IpggllSSls msMi S§iI I aMoriniTucy b“t was hoped the Homecoming nt director Mavis tans would fire up the Jackets. r s “ksss fs£%ss2Gi Saiiy • jssr a ssr£ s jj ““ “ns 9a™ “ “ Even ‘Young at Heart’ tire by close of day 21 'IHlSi; Our religious self “ ought to be an authority piani on the spiritual climate at fund Christian school of Howard for o Dr. Gaddy, following the McClain, HP chaplain luled s] both tl and Staley The Distinguished Chris Dr. McClain said the spiritual ing and moral climate is ever as good great as last year’s. “That doesn’t mean Clain, we’ve reached our spiritual Woi ‘Our students sf spirituality,” Baptist Student Union, u Dr. C. Welton Gaddy, c we fall down. 1 i guide for life.” McClain, The Staley Lee e point,” said Dr. Mc- d by heard about the possibilities of liv- l Stanton, s Gaddy is professor of Christianity at Mercer University in Macon, Ga. 22 Religio Yulctide cheer catchy Christmas and all o'er sponsor Dr. Evelyn Romig’s home for lasagna. They later went caroll- ARA Food Service planned a Christmas dinner for the students First place went to the fourth floor of the Phelps Bible Building to the like Chris7masbe9innm9 Decorating could be found in every administrative office. In the Office of Financial Affairs students had to overlook trim to get exam And it all began with Dr. Ralph A. Phelps Jr., HP’s president, shar- ing vision of Christmas with biblical tale of the first Christmas in everybody’s concern. Too bad they left so soon, because the weather that makes the season arrived the m What ARA serves up enlivens cafeterias A H-H “isSriH-, Z 2'S create a friendlier, more for looks. ARA provided a little fun decorated with ornaments and a a better student employee rela- quets with contests, costumes and ARA welcomed several tionship in the cafeteria. And the music; barbecues with outdoor children’s groups from surrounding Food“omm 5?r£r£nS'€'i srEs'SSt ,o - mm 55-S i £l “r£ “ ARA Banquets 29 Accreditation visits 30 put HP on her toes Defining Howard Payne was especially the name of the game in 1983-84 as two agencies reviewed the university for official accreditation. The importance of such ac- creditations can’t be overlooked by students as just being paperwork for the administration. Both the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools and the Texas Educa- tion Agency, if granting approval would authenticate one of HP’s the two studies of HP. Both re- quired self-studies and necessitated presenting HP in a tight, attractive The Texas Education Agency was first to come. TEA grants teacher certification power and so concentrated on the School of The self-study was due from the School by September’s end. Dr. Ralph A. Phelps Jr., HP president, said the self-study’s completion was a miracle because Dr. Howard Tucker, dean of the School, came in mid-August and quickly got it After the October visit by TEA representatives, HP was extension of all programs out of a recommendation and noted that the School had improved much since its last inspection and ap- The approval was even more im- pressive when considering the stif- fening of standards in Texas for ac- creditation of teacher certification. Dr. Tucker said H. Ross Perot, chairman of the Governor’s Select Committee on Public Education, believes 50 percent of the 64 in- stitutions empowered for certifica- tion at the time should lose their a TEA did leave a list of sugges- tions. The suggestions ranged from filing a report on the university’s creasing the amount of children and adolescent literature in the educa- tion library. The SACS study was more in- Readying for the SACS visit busied all faculty members because of the self-study and all ed floors,6 ashTd windows, ings and beautified the grounds for the ultimate mid-April visit. The SACS visit also motivated building, microfilming and evaluating on campus. SACS sug- gested in the last 10-year study that administrative offices be mov- ed from Walker Memorial Library. Work on the proposed administra- tion building had progressed to bracing first floor walls by the visit The same 10-year-old report recommended that all student academic records be microfilmed and placed in a vault in a downtown bank for safety. The microfilming of the 88,000 student September to comply. The SACS requirement was more appreciated when Old Main, where records Evaluations by students and alumni in the spring and fall 1983 SACS and were destined to show what was happening in the classroom. Faculty members were assigned to committees for eleven standards that SACS would review: purpose, organization and administration, graduate program and research. The faculty committees, led by the Steering Committee, produced an 8Vi x 11, 2-inch thick, self-study volume. Dr. J. W. Cady, vice presi- dent for academic affairs, said the visiting team would inspect the ac- curacy of the self-study, the effi- ciency of the university’s opera- tions, and the university’s purpose and obligations in relation to its catalog. Word of possible litigation against Dr. Phelps for alleged sex discrimination in not promoting Dr. Evelyn Romig, associate professor of English, to fill the vacancy at the helm of the Department of English, first weekday of the team’s visit. That and publicity about a few faculty member resignations didn’t affect the team, said Dr. Phelps. The team concluded the visit with an exit interview with Dr. Phelps. While the report and ap- classified, Dr. Phelps said the exit meeting was encouraging. The recommendations made were to be put in report form, copies of which were sent to SACS in Atlanta, Ga., and to HP. Dr. Phelps was to respond to the preliminary report during fall 1984. About the rough draft of the report, he said, “There was nothing in the accomplish given time and money.” Based upon the report, the Com- mission on Colleges of the Southern Association would review and make recommendations to the SACS Delegate Assembly. The assembly would vote on HP’s reaffirming of accreditation when they met in For an event that would mean so much to students, the students were actually the only ones on cam- pus who didn’t work hard to see HP through to the new reaccreditations. Influencing lectures are university extras they eiteda ttle oHhe formai other would-be authors at the Dr. Charles Van Eaton, Johns- SSS 3jr„fSLME ,‘ :tr,hl S Sla s32sHH2“,s SSsSS Public Policy, and the School of for the Improvement of Reading methean or Christian?” Christianity. Conference at HP April 1 ' ' . SffisLXKSJsa r'Mssirss l rSSSS SS, t Dip[Gamma Mu and its lectur pro- E. W. Dallas. gram Democracy-in-Action brought Dillistone, Fellow and Chaplain electronically taped sounds to here in October were on religious brought keynote speaker Len depict the stars, comets and sur- roots of liberty and the future of Sehested to HP. The former '“lia p,dw a, ,hu r =:,3'= ttFZZSTTt dT .%ti“da StUThe S week-long senalna, Sut , “s ?zs ?=.-„7ds=,?“xt 33� atejs Hmssxs?� ; sHlnEB£“ STbisatL-rs: 2k2rs£ s££s ji xzrsrgx munist takeover in 1949. He spoke on Colleges of the Southern Jameson, daughter of HP emeritus SrhifL sss ,1949. He spoke ilS.’S’M publisPhTng,0ncoSmrpanyh, fte? attended wVbJ stidenU.6ThS publishers in New York refused to “Teachers’ Right to Strike.” that did take in an occasional lec- publish his “innocent Western The Othal Brand Chair of Free ture by a visiting authority were a humor books.” Enterprise and its professor Dr. step ahead of those who just show- Campus changes during year The campus skyline, as from the beginning of the nfngandtwhn down dol Main A new boiler building was con- hall parking lot to house the boiler purchased the spring of 1983. boiler U Mted0ll6behindlaCWalker dalmgback toThe early lQOOsJw s The new boiler provided heat for Hodge, Jennings and Taylor halls, Physical 36 Electio Elections not boring Chime-Out: We’ll never pass this way again Chime-Out 39 40 Gradu Tassels finally in place affiliation: (a-fil’i-a’shan) n. [Fr.; ML. affiliatio] ties with various clubs and organizations ranging from the social to the benevolent, from the educational to the civic, that HP students participated in and managed outside the classroom; see “Entries for your Resume.” 1. Past the major events of 1983-84, affiliation meetings covered the official university calen- dar. We could count on some to be weekly, others bi-weekly and some just once a month, if that often. Some meetings were long and tiresome and others were shorter every week. 2. Like a good church, a good organization was something career-oriented or personally rewar- ding that a student could give his support to and be encouraged by. That sometimes demanded working late on the affiliation’s homecoming float, keeping a scrapbook of the club’s happenings, or just purchasing a club T-shirt when he really didn’t want one. 3. When we consider the everyday nuts and bolts of managing HP, we have to consider these numerous groups. After all, each had its own set of officers, its own mission on campus and its own desire to better the organization and build up its membership. Affiliations Section 43 r5 Senators investigate hazing to housing coach, as acting vice president of student affairs. Dr, Guy Nelson, of 1981, resigned in order to move Dr. Nelson to Sheehy was a because Sheehy wasn’t accustom- ed to his new responsibilities, in- cluding the Senate sponsorship. But the Senate session continued and Christmas neared. Jones decid- ceremony in the esplanade bet- ween Winebrenner Hall and Taylor Hall. Last year’s SA President, Frances Dzienowski, had taken care of the whole event herself and single-handedly. After the usual round of final ex- ams, students left for home and Senate had half of the academic t Government Where’s the Senate in the spring? service and anticipation of the session and the administration of President T. C. Jones. things he does, he’ll work himself to death.” But it was in the direction of ing midway through the spring Senators’ absences spawned unofficial meetings due to a lack of quorums. Resignations from Sophomore Senator Clarence Bagby, Senior Senator LaDaryl Price, Freshman Class President Todd Spann, Sophomore Senator Jeff Shelton, Junior Class President Mark Baird and Freshman Senator Tom Bush, and the plight to fill the empty seats gave the Senate anything but an image of integrity. The revolving-door representa- tions, job offers and absences, involved in'the falUwith all Vs ac nothing to do and they began drop- That is not to say the spring of- responsible for the Academic Ban- and elections for the 1984-85 year. Besides the elections, all events came off okay. The Induction Ban- quet was held for inducting only two additions to Senate because the event was held the day after the elections for class senators. In- ducted were President-Elect Robyn Roberts and Vice President-Elect Tina Burke. Invited and in atten- Senate’s standing committees, the Supreme Court justices and Senate ducted the first rheeting in the fall. 1984° wa no' different8' The Supreme Court was invited to in- vestigate the validity of the cam- paigning and election for SA treasurer. The findings brought Committee and to Jones for poor handling. Senate that could have possibly Dme activity. More than tors were invited by the d HP organization parade The university, only five President for Student Affairs Dr. Guy Nelson, who Jones said was the easiest to work with. Then, after Nelson’s resignation, came Assistant to the Vice President coach?said5Jones b baSketba The new vice president, Montie Campbell, knew about Senate because he had taught at HP. He began sponsoring with just two meetings in the year left. Despite the soured semester, Jones said HP couldn’t do without wouldn’t handle the details of plan- though. First, Jones said representation should not come from three delegates from each ing the Senate session in the spring as the Baptist Student Union terms that radical, it would look like I was situation,” said Jones. The new senate for the new academic year, as all senates, will And even the new president may have it worse than Jones did. Student Government 47 ment was the Student student to appeal to students in- required to recount the ballots for Association Supreme stead of to Dr. Phelps. that office more than once. 5 JPj� gS§|| b I Court gains duties m m s—h WMiLff After9 consultation with John The Court also ruled in cases of Committee chairman, and Mrs. sasM-nKt sts setk: __ Phelps Jr., HP president, a student At the April 10 SA Senate dent affairs. This was the count assays “ i firs s: setsls r s ssst - � ■ the process „ in SA lassr rePo„«d ,h„ Dorm pride comes alive Hodge ar halls dormitory H. Taylor Hall r. the fall as in y S Hodge Hall Council president, it the Hodge Council tive this year. “We are make living at Veda more enjoyable, spirit along Council president, not that Jennings has always been ings is more of the athletic dor in Jennings,” she said. “Veda ker feels the Jennings Council has done a great deal to mobiles’ for the parade. It worked non-float category,” she said. The Council coordinated several do it, the Council led the dorm to enter a float in the Homecoming ice in the box, to hold a Christmas Sullivan said one thing that really helped the Council this year was with gripes, butwent into it to help Sullivan also reported that water fountains for each floor should be installed and the mural in the cafeteria finished by the fall Life, was started this year by Dr. J. newsletter editor. The Council aid- ed in the publication by submitting Much of campus life is dorm life. And the dorm councils each tried bettering their lot in 1983-84. i Councils 49 SUB at the movies movies left this semester, . Shoppe's coming in two the first Mondap of dead week ...” tion whose job it is to bring enter- tainment to HP. The Student Union Board was with five skating parties, some 21 esident Skipper Mor only half that number ° The difference' was ThT the money paid to them by students through the university and represented well the study body. 52 SUBEv Board sends some rock, some roll SUB Events 53 54 Stu Un 5 0. ’Hag 1 Student Fou 58 HP’s HP’s media cover HP i+jixzxsr-- =,dE � £ The Yellow Jacket had the the ventures were time consuming, Brownwood Centennial, the crews distinction of being the medium that but paid off. “We were busy broadcasted daily news and HP sis=2 isliii IssSsil HP 1983-84. And Freeman and his The channel availability spurred J Editor David Rodriguez . 2nr rMs.a iss-Siii-tsi SS?m ISSSsss calendar. our staffers caught the dream and Dr. Henry Lindsey, chairman of Rodriguez said he considered showed pride in putting out what I the Department of Communica- ssrwasasss� k riiw a htsl—-a s asr-s ass T£ 'SfisirxriZ vtrjrjs:Jars 3M1S 2r3(r£ g vss-s,® 1ly d™Cte added 1Mud.M ’ pub?“� ns' ' rtment did its Continued on page 60 Deadlines are bitter but necessary evil Whether following a studio clock, or a calendar, the three media covering HP had deadlines of either publishing or broadcasting immediacy. in the publication or production line of work,” said Lasso editor Steve Editor David Rodriguez took the post early in his college career as a sophomore. Yet, he admitted, “I Every week’s anxiety and work Rodriguez from getting but an average of four hours’ sleep the night before the newspaper was to 9°Every day was a deadline all its Dr. Lindsey said the new equip- capabilities by providing a wider HP’s Media 61 f ' BSU In Many join in thanks to BSU A is 1� Univ University is the Baptist were brought together both srrsss; of divinity During the years Sullivan attend- rss “St: Besides the regularly scheduled man, Tx. at a revival. After the iSSSSt BSU Involv BSU Influ BSU Influences 67 Groups think missions M! Hoi Fellowship of Christian Athletes. Even though under the missions umbrella, each organization had memberships with different in- terests and objectives with different Campus Baptist Young Women, according to its president Lisa Lucas, prided itself in being phasizing specifically mission study and support. The organization was in danger of n - 84 by offering programs i ferent topics, studying a 1 book, and by giving Christn building a: ianguage-ie don t speak Spanish feel inferior (around those more love because of it,” he said. Almost like CBYW, La Hora is the only program of its kind on the university level. But Argil said both d Baptist and Mary F HP’s La Hor made up of all 145 ministerial sci organization fc :holarships, role in missions. President by filling The group filled its place at f during 1983-84 by attempting inquire about their relationships with Jesus Christ. Hagan said the group also gave $200 for the spring Wyoming mission endeavor and $300 for the new administration Association was one organization that could better boast of 100 per- cent attendance at meetings because $20 was charged to be another well attended meeting. Members of Fellowship of Christian Athletes might have meetings—they met bi-weekly aches mphasis was on helping Early and necessarily FCA said a the HP cam- leed for world hunger relief. But by tl other schools Targets w HP athletes were not n a mission field for FCA Wartes. But outs FCA eyed a spring semester or by the 1984 fall funds throughtl 2 big plans for a group wno are up before the rest of the students. All four organizations’ mobilization caused many students to consider what their own mission fields might be. oppor- Mission boards. ROTC Pe Regimented life rigid but worth it Why would anyone desiie answering roll call in regimentation, Gen. Douglas MacArthur all night against pranks, exercising at 6 a.m. or finding his way out of a wooded area by following maps found inside Students participated in Reserv- ed Officers Training Corps (ROTC) and Pershing Rifles to get. ex- perience to continue in the army or just to enjoy the military life without the commitment. ROTC and Pershing participated in many activities together since the organization in military sciences. “The difference is ROTC people are signed up with the government tion,” explained Pershing Com- things in the military, but aren’t ready for commitment.” Even if united, the two groups have to prove themselves because of stereotyping. Ron Barkley, ROTC cadet major, said so many look at the military programs as be- ing paradoxical on a small Baptist university campus such as HP: the preaching of love and the practic- ing of “war games.” Barkley said a major job for the two groups, then, is image building, and he thinks it’s working: “People are beginning to realize a need for miROTC h«sdfd'prepares cadets who will be receiving bachelor’s degrees for responsibilities before they enter the service. Barkley said football games, field training exer- cises, and D C —Drill and a week in which cadets are checked for clean uniforms, shoes, shaves The field training trips provided experiences for cadets in firing such guns as M16 automatic rifles, in field navigation and in first aid Barkley said discipline, respon- sibility leadership and management are the virtues most learned in the activities. Another activity—com- mand and physical conditioning lab exercise—built character too. While many HP students were nestled in their beds at zero 600 twice a week. On Tuesdays they were learning to teach physical training like calisthenics and two- mile runs. On Thursdays the cadets Cadet Sgt. 1st Class Bob Patter- was beneficial because, in the grand scheme of America’s physically ready in time of war, they will have that much more of an The chanting, better known as cadence, brought a few complaints to the SA Senate chambers from students still sleeping at the early hours. But Barkley still praised the cadets what the army would really He also praised the ROTC pro- gram at HP with one word: ex- Lane Bates and Barkley were on their way to higher training. The February awards banquet honored Bates with the Academic Achieve- ment Award and the Maximum Physical Training Award. Barkley received the Distinguished Military Student Award. Other officers were promoted in rank or received go to advanced camp at Fort Riley, Kans. Next year ROTC would be without Maj. Alan Jarvie, who was years of service to begin work on a lege, said Barkley. old at HP in the spring. And only as a national organization. Their purpose was to help ROTC by giving the latter ex- posure. Commander (president) Watson said that mission can be fulfilled, and students can have fun too—without military commitment, he added. Pershing rotated responsibilities with ROTC for color guard duties and participated in field training ex- ercises too. An ROTC orienteering trip was one of PR’s pledging activities. Working together, the two groups complement each other. men in Pershing saw this year, they will sign up with ROTC for next Life in regimentation is rigid, but most students who were on the in- side think it’s worth it. ROTC Pershing Rifles 71 Circle R, GBP: Service is their middle names oOD ATPE KDP MENC 75 Purposes are to show or to know isre“'i fse.wrdo“: JS� dSr ,5 •'tsss?s Sre©3 HS3 Dt, ssm — -rxir1 —- -,he - Iliis Is 5 a hsrr7„vo3°rp� sK wr®. � mP.„„o„, ,„ „«k,nc. “.ir-'CirpT r, year, such as selling baked “show off” in the community by education, textbook approval, ssr..TS5 “d s rsfixs tsss chocolate—the latter two at the Good Man, Charlie Brown” at a cing for education. Homecoming float barns. company’s Christmas party. While the DIA seminar was jzszsttsss JEsarsttsis: Bsrs-tihrssr-ss mx or be,, r,heb ■Wp. “pp°« I� «“« « B|k” . Stewart XTr.Jsjtss.sr jsiifijssrdjrs BffMsajyrs d Th ‘ has been ««naderabl, hop,, aren't required- ALP exarmned before planning begin. 78 KKY TBS KKY TBS 79 For the sheer love of music Delta Omicron and Phi Mu sing, “The Olden Days, Both groups help with communi- Alpha Sinfonia were formed and 1884-1984.’’ ty concerts and recitals by passing m °n f Ct°r' the Sheer i0Ve °f S''1 new Members,6 Mta 'ttley thisyir Wuhlh inTrea TS IllliS If air ■S ISisi through music and to encourage ex- These new members were in- James Clark, Albert Ellis, Travis «SSI for HP’s School of Music,” said them official members. After the in- Keith Meek, Jose Muniz, Dr. Elwin ssr ss-£sr-£ s ares M� 'k strive to show appreciation to the the house of Dale Mize, president Phi Mu Alpha performed in ofPMA. Veda’s cafeteria during the ARA - is ana- Christmas dinner bringing rounds The group performed parts of PMAS and DO consider year,” Mize said, “and we won’t 80 DO PMAS Nothing wrong with being sociable hJi smse r™2rwrT“; ™ber ,he en9'3'™- Sh£L SS L'SSTJSSt.'S?S£ KZ MyWSLCS: =. s£2iS£ � ='« said members asked into the judg- ducted. Four former members were organizations build floats if they re- ing procedures and found out that, to graduate in May. quested it. Then DP entered the even though their float had won Before induction the pledge class parade with a non-float entry that sweepstakes, the title only paid was busy raising funds by a walk-a- won a first place $50 prize and a lit- $50, whereas the first place prize thon and a car wash to fund the in- tie criticism too. The entry was paid $200. “Sweepstakes should duction banquet, which was held in members imitating senior citizens cooked the meal instead group isn’t fair because her group group attempted, but didn’t always fflruJ-c=?w=sjf jastszax si theythweerri oducedrbCiXedciab Tt ? !? A '3 T Th {gS forWard ° P‘edsin9 fa •ihe ior lend p, W.gS:Da“«d “he s§si§II 82 Or ' ' A performance: (per-for’mans) n. [ME. perfournen OFr. parfournir] those formal exhibitions or presentations that took more than just a little study and more than just a little practice to make perfect; those tests of HP students’ dedication that made them face an audience, judges and other competitors. 1. Every performance at HP didn’t bring sweat like the sports performances, but every perfor- mance did bring the concentration and the exertion. From the drama productions to Yell Leaders’ jumps, the performances each required a training period to study parts, memorize strategies and exercise movement. Then came the performance. A few minutes sometimes equalled days of preparation. 2. There is something about watching fellow students perform. The job of admiring and critiqu- ing friends wasn’t always easy. Yet, to appreciate their work-be it artistic, melodic, dramatic, in- formative or athletic — is what makes HP the friendly place that students know it is. 3. Shakespeare is quoted as saying, “All the world’s a stage.” The world isn’t the only stage. HP is a platform, or a springboard, for students. Sometimes the springboard is shaped like a stage, sometimes a football field, a golf course or a backdrop for a hanging painting. But the spr- ingboard was always for a purpose: betterment of skills and ability. Perfo 87 Music of year begins with new numbers Concert bands play on 90 Spring Bands 92 Heritage A Cappella Heritage, choir sing for their alma mater Heritage A Cappella 93 m Creation motivation Mrs. Trigg and Maurine Stewart, shows constructive criticisms. Mrs. shows because each artist had his ment generally on the four shows. “Hair had a particularly good show because he’s consistently an ‘A’ student,” she said. “His exhibit explain the different emotions, hid- form many small rooms with art The joint show of Susan Hess and Kim Perry showed their ver- satility with art in everything from advertising and commercial art to- usable household pieces. Miss Hess These and others were aspiring begin as any was at Howard Payne and its little white gallery. Just students acting ‘Diviners’ currents worth the experience imim Theater’s activity is diversified mmm To speak is to compete 104 The envelope, please! 105 Teachers perform too 106 107 BiifS sap ESi E3B3 Hicks hopes program is going somewhere 113 114 Wins over rival make it worth it 117 Unusual season pushes Jackets out of bounds Head coach switch is part of seasoned year play when Coach Jim Mur basically completed job was P,” and Coach John Sheehy “Rather than have Jim carry out a lame-duck season, since we plann- ed to offer Coach Sheehy the job anyway, we decided to make the Before HP, Sheehy had taken a team from Truett-McConnell Col- lege in Cleveland, Ga., from three wins in 1979-80 to 10 wins in 1980-81 and 15 wins in 1981-82. Sheehy was also serving as ac- ting vice president for student af- well considering the lateness of the year. Player Marty Akins said Mun- The record didn’t improve: 5-22 etball 121 Ladies jump ahead in LSC thanks to 45 T a arts? s,s“ ar-asasjv s dftylor, a 6-0 enter from “HI— nament, the Girardeau, f National To the first : Missouri St bach f Coach Sharon Campbell said fg=H4;l Chapman College in Orange, Calif., o move back to her home state and ust to a new coach,” Taylor said, ihe (Campbell) has taught them to Although Lady Jackets basket- jail has been the most successful port at HP for the last three years, ” Campbell said. . Lady Jackets had a very respectable record and “developed d Campbell. 122 La At first, season unpredictable, but Ladies were Missouri-bound View of varsity bench brings JV competition all 127 Achievers putt and run course T SSSs common. Oswald Duffus first in the 100- The first being that they each meter dash. ftSSSfittSStL Eft£ ft Sft they each experienced a founda- 87 points to finish third, tion year upon which to improve. The Jackets picked up a pair of Take a season that improved 70 110-meter hurdles and a first place strokes a tournament, had a No. 1 triple jump by Brian Wright. ZSJ?L i teanf including JSSSS ZZ‘ZZrj2Soa sz sk.£Sbjssjfts,eue this year-in the Tarleton Invita- Other places included Orlando tional and Bluebonnet Invitational. Richardson, fourth in the 800; , sii; smis Sstsaswz e sszszszz “irrrrr iS pslsi sidered the season a disappointing in efforts to pick up points in the SSES? L°” “ � «0� ended UP d„„g . js, stas.5 £ i.r sat zi zz? 128 Golf Track Golf Tr 129 rds 131 ‘Send me in!’ t 'i? Net sports are ‘best’ in seasons and more consistant rules helped basketball seasons in recent in- The Renegades took hold of the first place title in the men’s division In the women’s division. By the Spirit carried their first place cham- pionship title from the intramural The spring semester of in- ball season. This year’s basketball season Barry’s Bombers, each with a 9-1 Kentucky obtained the first place defeating Barry’s Bombers and en- ding the season with a 10-1 record. sion with a 7-2 record. Softball: Something for spring ural Softball 137 guidance: (gid’ ns) n. that influence received from personalities such as Howard Payne professors and ad- ministrators whose job it is to lead individuals to new heights of knowledge, of spiritual awareness and of potential through their day-by-day leadership and care. 1. At Howard Payne guidance comes from many sources. Of course, there are the professors who lecture to us, then wonder how well we learned when we do homework or a lab. Those in- dividuals became the personifications of our education. But behind those teachers, who hold the highest esteem of ideal students, stood HP secretaries, admissions clerks, dorm directors, vice presidents, financial agents, switchboard operators — and the list goes on. 2. The guidance is meshed with student involvement to make HP what it is. HP is not just a friendly and active student body. HP is a combination of the two. To prove it, this year we saw a number of brave professors give us their home phone numbers in case we had questions about our assignments. That’s guidance, and a low student teacher ratio is prized because of such rela- tionships between students and teachers. 3. But guidance brought the bitter along with the sweet. In 1984 we returned to Walker Memorial Library. We learned to study late-night with friends. We communicated with our pro- fessors to get what grade we wanted to work for. We experienced a drive for academic im- provements which was said to show us more fairly how we’d rate in any other school. Our grade point average suffered a little and made us feel as if we were truly in college. We see now what HP was because we felt her guidance then. 139 Stricter grading drive draws everyone’s mark The group at the helm Leadership at HP was Texas to be distinctively Chris- because they can pay their bills. vested in the person of Dr. tian—or else we have no reason to “I have a dream of a Howard Ralph A. Phelps Jr„ presi- exist.” Payne which can have a minimum dent, and the body that he In that existence Dr. Harris said of rules and restrictions because its “-,he “ - JXSSSSSJta °' According to Board President for the job of president. “I have a dream of a Howard s,“dht. ., :::: to lead HP describes his job like the can and will put down roots and “I have a dream of a Howard SSz 3. «« 5SSE the other alternative. eluding a new administration which‘never doubts that clouds will SISS rsir-e,c a new mcn's manner. Dr. Harris said, “Wn h,,. plant, that provide 'bco J Administrative Officers Academic Deans 147 Administrative Staff Faculty Faculty 149 Faculty Dr. Wallace Roark. Head of the '• h, Assistant Maurine Stewart. Head of the Martha Taylor, Assistant Professor of Speech Pathology and Audiology Dr. Charles F. Thomas. Head of the Department of English and Modern Languages; Chairman of the Division of Humanities; Assistant Professor of Professor of History Eloise Trigg. Associate Professor of Dr. Albert B. Tucker, Assistant Professor of Education Dr. Andre J. Weierich. Associate Professor of Chemistry Jenny Williams. Associate Professor of Physical Education Dr. Betty Ann Wilson. Head of the Department of Physical Education and Recreation; Professor of Physical 152 Faculty Staff 153 students: (stood’ nts) n. [L. studere, to study] those who invest time, money and energy at Howard Payne to seek careers through academics, professions through extra-curricular activities and maturities through social contacts, the sum of which would lead to opportunities wished for. 1. We each had our personalities and some were more visible than others. Eddie Wood caught attention with a pet squirrel riding on his shoulder. Paul Blizard witnessed to a number of students by way of a rolling sign complete with a student vehicle permit. The personalities that sparked up and warmed the cafeterias everyday proved that HP is a personable school. 2. Whether students had visible personalities or not didn’t mean they went totally unnoticed. Basically, we all had a few common bonds: student IDs, mug pictures in the 1983 Lasso released in the spring, and, except for seniors, our very own assigned chapel seats. Even though the slogan for recruiting wasn’t used in 1984, it’s still true that “everybody is somebody.” 3. The students considered “somebodies” by majority vote by their peers and by special selec- tion by the faculty and administration were honored at the year’s end. Non-academic and academic honors days brought out those students who represented, yes even defined, HP. Everyone didn’t receive special recognition, but in the special convocations closing out the year, all students came to recognize the “spirit of students in the honored few. 4. Taking them all into account, students at HP are what they were in 1984, nothing more and certainly nothing less. Students Sectic 155 0 Newest class is taking hold personality sibility h before it moves on. then it will take hold s Freshman Class w ir officers and senators. tion. They were slow to sign up for id enspirited in Homecoming. The it would, iter is the major fall emphasis of Like all new Their taking hold was evident in usual the new ci 156 Class of 1987 Freshmen :1987 157 Todd Frederick Eklof, Pacifico, Allen Carl Fisher. Burnet Donald Phillip Frensley, Melinda Kay Frizzell, Bluffdale Flint Alan Fyke, Austin Kevin Lee Gibbs. Waco Willie R. Girlinghouse. Bryan Robert Martin Goad, Brownwood David Eugene Goddard, Crowley I. Wade Goddard. Austin Amanda Celestelle Goldsmith, Carfldichael Golibart. Tuleta Nancy Louise Graham, Ingram Sidney Coy Grant, Baird Dottie Mae Gray, Graham Ann Elisabeth Green. Peralta. Freshmen Class of 1987 159 Michael Gale Long, Hondo Mark Edwin Low, Brownwood Timothy Ralph Lowe, Waco Darvin Wesley Mackey, Blanket Morgan Ashley Mallow. Brady Antonio Martinez III. Waxahachie Billy Joe Mason. Caldwell Cristi Lyn Maxwell, Early Rebecca Slate McCIatchy. Bangs Dawn Marie McGrail, Dallas Kara Arlene Miller, Elbert Lori Beth Miller. Bishop Bradley K. Morris. Blanket°0 Andre Patrick Nicholson.Early Michael Ray Oglesby. Fort Worth Robert Earl Paul, Olney Freshmen Class of 1987 161 gKHrsssr” Freshmen Is second year ‘sophotnoric’? David Alan Huddleston. Norwalk. Billy Mac Ingram. Garla Carol Ann Karkoska. Alice Robert Thomas Kinsley. San Robe'rtDale Rolls, Albuquerque. Julie Marie Knowlton. Bulverde Heidi Marie Kundmueller. Emelia Kathleen Long. Richland Lisa Lopez, Fort Worth Valerie Ann Whitworth Donald Patrick Lumpkins, Sc Jena Lee Martin, Big Lake Donald Ray Maxwell. Kyle Dale Medlock. Tyler Robbie Kehaulani Merrell. Sophomores Cheryl Renee Reddell, Bryan Brenda Gayle Reddin, Irving Class of 1986 167 Juniors plan for last years T tt£SSr£i w„ K 1983-84. Fall sponsor Dr. a question as to whether the class sophomore Syear,°but several6plans ballot consisted of nomcontested SS6fobay pushor'irwdvenfent P'a,CCS “d s -ss:: Juniors Degree plan: ‘pain’ in third year 170 Class of 1985 172 Class of 1985 173 D ■ ....... ' ........ . ■ .................. .............. ..... 'K Seniors ready with big plans themselves for a real world for life after graduation Seniors 178 Seniors 180 of 1984 Seniors Class of 1984 181 ffi 182 Class of 1984 Seniors Class of: 183 Class of 1984 Seniors ‘leaving’ legend FRIENDS Being picked by peers more honor than title Only a select number of Miller said the honor shot students were honored by a gauge of a person’s p. being nominated and Brown said the title elected to titles of bestowed on students ea But“hoiy few'all agreed thS'thS dSio”� ' 3 m£ 2HSES DeAnn Stewart. Mr. and Miss HPU The titles really honor us all Before the popularity honors convocation was over, one final couple had to be recognized. Mr. and Miss HPU—the highest honor students whom their peers consider and Miss HPU—seniors Mike Ayers and Debbie Wright—were the usual surprised and glowing students when their names were announced and they were congratulated by HP Presi- dent Dr. Ralph A. Phelps Jr. when asked what the honor meant center around respectability. Miss Wright said the honor goes to some- was proud her peers picked her as And for the girl who had always dreamed of being named Miss HPU, she said the honor, and even the initial nomination, was all it is Mike said that being a Christian campus has some effect. Mr. HPU since 1981 has been a student from the School of Christianity as he is. And Debbie admits the key isn’t academic honors. Those voting on Mr. and Miss HPU “look and think,” she said. KimhHarr Rubthfey Hyde Russell they were named. The titles really honor us all. Mr. and Miss HPU 190 Awards granted to HP scholars Students, faculty members Shackelford and Rachel Vaughn, and administrators N. B. Bunin Scholarships; Nan Or- gathered together in Mims man and Kelly Stoval, Student Auditorium during HP’s Teaching Award in Elementary to HP students for their academic Awards in Secondary Education. six schools within the university. Dr. smanship awards. Henry Lindsey, dean of the School of Music: Robin Earl, ?£? STi ,„D -sChoTrod, 5 „dSe„rnMduf,tr w ;; Education; Dr. Jack Bottoms, dean Doug Bond, Johanna Lever, Albert of the School of Music; Dr. Jim Ellis and Rebecca Woods, First O’Dell, dean of the School of Baptist Church Howard Payne Business; Dr. Joseph McClain, University Music Scholarship dean of the School of C SL ’ the School of Christianity, Award. S. L. Harris, dean of the Also, Johanna ISStSK .w„d SirHS SKBTK2S2-J°h Hll“ £2 ?J£r ment Award; Steve Freeman, Jour- Outstanding Student in Business ' nalism Scholar Award; Sam Gash, Education; and Melanie Brooks, sSss SSShs • Eric Herman and Glen- Glenn Wade, Greek Award. are tf sr, DrSX and Clint Bar- S5ThST Z 'aIso Marty Akins, less 14S£SSS= “ Achievers get prestigious plaques 193 Achievers earn ‘Who’s Who’ honor member Alpha Chi, Pi Gamma Mu and Phi Theta Kappa; Athletic pient; academic award recipient; listed on Dean’s Honor Roll. Other activities: intercollegiate basketball, Baptist Student Union executive Fellowship of Christian Athletes member, pastor of Liberty Baptist Southwestern Seminary in Fort Worth, pastor a Baptist church and P° Ja me ' 1 exa'nr ar ne 11, Academy of Freedom major, secon- dary education core area. Honors: Hatton W. Sumners scholar, academic honors; honor award in history; Member Alpha Chi, Gam- ma Beta Phi, Kappa Delta Pi, Pi Brownwood High School student football assistant; HP varsity basketball student assistant; member of Southwest Basketball Official’s Association, American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance, Texas Association for the Advance- ment of History, Texas Student Education Association. Future torate in both history and physical Academy of Freedom major, ex- named to “Who’s Who in American Junior Colleges” and Distinguished Military Student; member of Phi Theta Kappa and Phi Gamma Mu. Other activities: Texas Alcoholic tive in the Brownwood Big Brother program, Persing Rifle charter member, ROTC cadet commander. Future plans: U.S. Army as a se- branch; Missionary Pilot Program. Susan Elaine Boaz, general business major, secretarial science recruiting coordinator for Student Foundation; BSU executive Coun- cil; Student Association Senate master’s or a Ph.D. Melanie Denise Brooks, ac- counting major. Honors: Presi- dent’s Honor Roll, Dean’s Honor Roll. Other activities: Freshman Class president; member of Delta Chi Rho, Alpha Lambda-Delta, Gamma Beta Phi. Future plans: ,ministration degree and Certified Johnathan M. Cox, Academy major. Honors: president of Sophomore Class and Freshman Class; vice president for Junior Class and Student Association; listed in Dean’s List and “Who’s Who in Junior Colleges”; Sumners scholar; member of the BSU ex- ecutive Council, Phi Gamma Mu, Phi Theta Kappa. Other activities: church youth director. Future eventually be a college professor. Bernabe Garcia De La Cruz, Bible major. Extra-curricular: Richardson Hall resident assistant; member of Ministerial Association, La Hora Bautista; Sunday school teacher; traveled Texas and Mex- ico with La Hora. Future plans: to master of divinity degree in com- Tully Lynn Hair, art major, business core area. Honors: reci- pient of academic merit art award years. Other activities: active in Boy Scouts of America and Antique Auto Club. Saying hello: For late-comers, late is better 196 Se Cunningham, a 6-foot-2, 223- slow loss in football to Abilene Wood Stadium Nov. 19—the last coach Bill Hicks. “We had planned Hicks informed students. But Saying goodbye for now: Paul Cunningham flag on Old Main’s half staff on the day of the s Mims was filled quickly died while in service to HP. Charles Carter of First Baptist Academy Dallas, said, “When Paul here. God had his purpose for him team, which was seated together at face tomorrow.” 's death was to selfish us. i be assured by the life Paul .tWf'0 Definitions 199 The year and world as we saw it The biggest disappointment was the U.S. hockey team, which fell from a gold medal finish in 1980 to seventh, the lowest placing ever for return of some 1,800 marines who STlteUn d “'t m thc'flghtfng LltitSS I?fs=2 race between him, Walter Mondale Saying goodbye forever Fire destroys beloved Old Main xgSgs Sle ea seemed Ccoir pletemYet soJthwesrs for storing students days6later to bring Main’s remain- “rrr. esses- ssh s Eat—HS SSrLSs S3?'� — happened that day—the day for begun a year earlier and finished Many townspeople were bitter, reAfterbethed long night was over, The visf'of a noted restoration SU the cause of the fire that ravaged architect and yampaign local ir M ..... __ =s s=2 3£®ESi.- -Sssrr.r zszr M°,0 — SffaaJW fcEJS5 ..... -. 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