Odessa College - Branding Iron Yearbook (Odessa, TX)

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STudenTs casT a penny a vote for one of The Shakespeare Queen nominees. T ,, .wlel rj Darla Darville PaT TroTT Carol WesT How many ages hence shall This our loTTy scene be acTed over . . . How many more years shall The Shake- spearean Club uphold iTs TradiTion and conTinue iTs conTribuTions To Odessa College. Under The leadership of Mrs. Maiorie Morris and Mary Roach, The organizaTion has proved iTs abiliTies many Times over wiTh The fulfillmem' of many objec- Tives. The group sponsors The World PoeTry Day, The Shake- spearean FesTival, The WriTer's Roundup, and a Spring Banquet Officers were presidenT, Carol WesT, vice presidenT, NaTalie Mabry, secreTary-Treasurer, Linda Gray, and ICC represenTaTive, Darla Darville. Shakespearean Queen NaTalie Mabry

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Shakespeareans host poetry contest The Shakespeare Club helped to sponsor a poetry contest in honor of World Poetry Day, October 15. The entries were due on October 10, and they were iudged by a panel of judges chosen by the Texas Poetry Society. An awards banquet was held on October 13, at the Tender Steer. Winners in order were Diana Marshall and Louise James. The Chameleon I did so love the greens of meadows and'torests, The yellows and pinks of the rainbow, The fragrances of Summer's sweet prosperity. But Fall is only sorrow, The end for so much, The beginning 'for so little, Colors of death come creeping, How subtle 'be the changing, How silent be the secrets, Sorrowfully, Silently, Subtly, Comes Fallt Diana Marshall Analogy to Life The sea is silent still and silent, As theinight comes over itheeyes of thedeep, Silence envelopes the undulating peaks, A cool breeze covers thetclear-ice waters. Thermoon silvers the curlstof the waves. lt sleeps. The cacophonous cries of the gull, Awaken the sea from its sleep. The sun covers it with aiveil of beauty and enchantment With tit, it.brings the breeze. The palms swish, the waves break on the shore. It awakens. There is but the surface. What of the secret, silent Depths below? What is under the surface? ls it dangerous? lstit false? ls it treacherous? Yes, what of the secret, silent world? Are not people the same? -Louise James Mrs. Morris presents Diana Mar- shall her award. T g g Texas Poetry Society members and .guests enioy the awards banquet given for the Texas Poetry Contest. l i

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Convention, contest hi hlight Press Dave Clark, Charlotte -Snow, and ,Charles Red- den look at a poster about the 'Texas Intercol- legiate Press As- sociation Con- vention. Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Lawrence enioy a Press Club dinner meeting at Ben's Little Mexico. No deadlines, no stories, and few hectic moments, all these are partially dismissed from the re- porter's lite as he transfers into a socially acceptable human being participating in the Press. Club. The club is composed of inter- ested iournalist who sponsor din- ner meetings with special guests. Annually a dog and cat are ,given away at Christmas time to some boy 'or girl. Under the leadership of Mike Ryan and co-sponsor Clyde Law- rence, the organization is contest director for Texas Intercollegiate Press Association. Interested members attended the TJCPA in October and the TIPA convention during April. Tommy Clanton and Peggy ton, two iudges int the pet test, look over some ot contest letters. Tip- COTI- the