Lambuth College - Lantern Yearbook (Jackson, TN)

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Festivities Fill Summer Season Marked by pomp and pageantry, the 1976 summer school session left little time for the doldrums. In June, Miss Lambuth. Melinda Gilliland, participated in the Miss Tennessee pageant held in Jackson. Dur- ing the state-wide competiton, Lambuth played host to the contestants in the pageant by providing them with food and housing on campus. In celebration of America ' s 200th birthday, a Bicentennial Antique Auction opened 3 days of fes- tivity in Jackson. The auction, held on July 3, appro- priately took place at the log cabin exhibit on the school grounds. Among pageants, bicentennial celebrations, and studying, students still found a few moments to take advantage of the sunny days and warm weather, as participants in swimming, tennis, and other sports kept the pool and tennis courts occupied for most of the season. Top right: Miss Lambuth. Melinda Gilliland, participates in the Miss Tennessee Pageant. Above: Chairs, tables and other furniture sell quickly at the anti- que auction. Right: Peaches Parson and Melissa Bryan take advantage of the pool during summer school. 28

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j ' IT iCr P Jfc W 1 « ' Sh|J|| 184 Graduate at 128th Commencement A crowd of 1500 persons witnessing the 128th Commencement exercises on Sunday, May 28, lis- tened to Vanderbilt University Chancellor Alexander Heard as he addressed the class of 184 graduating students. Both Chancellor Heard and Baccalaureate speaker Bishop Frank L. Robertson received the titles of honorary Doctor of Letters from Lambuth. Among the students honored in the ceremonies were Cathie June Carter, recipient of the Sigma Kappa Scholarship Award, and Arthur Emanuel Taylor, who received the Alpha Omicron Pi Out- standing Service Award. The R. E. Womack Out- standing Senior Award was given to Kathy Lynn Williams. Top left: Academic marshalls Kath Roberg and Randy Press- grove lead the graduation procession. Left: The lowering of the flags by Cathie Carter and Toney Walsh signifies the official close of the academic year. Below: Dr. Wilder bestows the title of honorary doctor of letters to Baccalaureate speaker Frank L. Robertson. 27

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Summer Stock Has Double Feature Summer stock started with the lively music of Burt Bacharach in the production Promises, Promises. Kim Bronson. from the University of Southern Flo- rida, starred as Fran Kubelik, a woman entangled in an affair with the married J. D. Sheldrake, portrayed by Tim Teel. Difficulties result when the young exec- utive, Chuck Baxter, played by freshman Mark Web- ber falls for Fran ' s charms. Breaking her relationship with Sheldrake, Fran vows to Never Fall in Love Again but she eventually does fall in love with Bax- ter anyway. Co-starring with Promises, Promises in the Sum- mer stock, The Apple Tree consisted of three sepa- rate one act musicals. The Diary of Adam and Eve was featured in the first act, followed by The Lady and the Tiger. A spin-off of Cinderella, Passion- ella . comprised the finale of the three act produc- tion. Above c ; The Snake, Walter Thinnes. tempts Eve, Vicki Ellis. Left: The Hostess, Kitty Glenn, and a waiter, David Fleming, serve J. D. Sheldrake. Tim Teel. and Fran Kubelik. Kim Bronson. Below: Bill Roberts, portraying Dr. Dreyfuss, finds Fran in Chuck Baxter ' s apartment. 29