Odessa College - Branding Iron Yearbook (Odessa, TX)

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OC Students agerlg Await Christmas Holidags The Christmas season always finds students eagerly awaiting the arrival of the holidays, and December l967 was no exception. Odessa was bedecked with Christmas decorations soon after Thanksgiving. Odessa College added its own festive touch later during the weeks immediately preceding Christ- mas. Spirits ran high as the holidays approached. An ice storm, which covered the ground with a hlanket of white, added to the overall good feeling by making it an 'galmost white Christmas. The weather again played an unusual trick on West Texans when it deposited about two inches of snow on the ground early in January. Coming at the end of finals week the rollicks in the snow were a welcome relief from the strenuous concentration of studying for mid- term exams. Christmas concerts by the band and choir were can- celled on campus because of the had weather, but these or- ganizations represented the college and contributed to holi- day programs throughout the city. Several clubs on campus treated themselves with Christmas parties in celebration of the two-week break in classes. The annual faculty banquet feated OC teachers with a Christmas dinner also. o During the holidays a co-ed representative from OC attends the Sun Bowl festivi ties held in lil Paso. Discussing the New Year's plans are the '66 representative Cynthia Henderson and this year's Sun Princess, Natalie Mabry. l FV Q .- l ', Lfglj 'VE' ' W 'U L' 1 --'- 1 . M ,? . is 1 i i i A if l s 5 7 l y pai N U, S .-J , V V WW A snow early in Januar l ft ffl x - d y e enougi snows eposited on the ffround to huild a snowman on the baseball field. He attracted OC student Viekie Mendenhall with his fast line. 29

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Student Council member, Charles Mueia, devo- rates the ten-foot Christmas tree which or-- rupied the vorner of the SUB. I An ice storm the week before the Christmas holidays left sidewalks and pavement icy and this proved hazardous to freshman John Rover. 1416 r. i. i . 1 f i ',J - ,- ? r i . 1 if My '- .- Sh iq. .J-,rv ' ', ' . ' 'L f' --a 44: 28 .--- I w L f 49 A K K i

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Dorms Give Students Home Away From Home gn 1. ., . -' lm, uv tif J im Johnston, Earle Price and Johnny Womack relax with an evening of hearts. Living away from home in a college dorm is one aspect of college life that must be experienced to he fully appreciated. Students living in college dorms en- joy experiences that cannot he realized by students com- muting to and from school. There is the experience of living, perhaps for the lirst time, with a group of complete strangers. There is the challenge of making new friendships, many of which will last for years to come. And finally there is the reali- zation of an exchange of ideas and philosophies. Odessa College is served by several dorms. There is Downs Hall for men living on campus and Parker for women. Wrangler Hall houses many of the college's athletes. With the opening of the spring semester, OC added another dorm to its list. The Gulf Guest House located on Second Street was donated to the College by the Gulf Oil Corporation for use as an athletic dorm for men. The two-story structure will help to house many future Wrangler athletes. 30 Watcliing TV in the lobby of Downs Hall is Rick Watters. -x 7 lv. ' .Ln 1, i 1-f.,, , ,I 1-.,7f1,s9 : .ifnfg 'V 'IW , la- 4 . ,-,,1 Calls from girls are frequent in the Dorm. Ted Faircloth is the answering service at the moment and is issuing a summons to some lucky chap.