The Howard Payne College Yellow Jacket (Brownwood, Tex.), Vol. 61, No. 27, Ed. 1, Friday, May 3, 1974 Page: 1 of 10
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voter service
A "Vehicles for Voters Drive" will be held
Saturday by the Baptist Student Union of Howard
Payne for local residents and students who do not
have transportation to the polls for the upcoming
primary elections.
According to Mary Burke chairman of the
Christian Social Action Committee
transportation will be provided from 9a.m. until
5 p.m. on Saturday. Anyone wishing to use the
service must call the BSU office today between
12 and 5 p.m.
The number to call to arrange transportation
to the voting polls this Saturday is extension 368.
final snacks
The HPC cafeterias will be open three days
from 8 to 10 p.m. next week according to Mr. Jim
Pipes director of Slater Food Services.
The cafeterias will be open nights Monday
Tuesday and Wednesday for students who wish
to eat snacks while studying for finals.
Goriefa Week
Glorieta Week begins August 14 and runs
through August 19 according to Dennis Hall
vice-president of BSU.
Thirty-three students from Howard Payne
attended last year and the BSU hopes that more
will participate this year.
Those who have signed up to go will leave as a
group fromthe BSU office at 5 a.m. on Wednesday
August 14. Return to Brownwood will be around
11 p.m. on Monday August 19.
Approximate cost to attend the week-long
session is $50. Those wishing to sign up may do
so by contacting the BSU office on campus.
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The 1974 Lasso may still be picked up at the
journalism building between 1 and 5 p.m. Monday
through Friday of next week accbrding to Linda
Autry editor.
A clearance card from the cashier's office is
necessary in order to receive the yearbook.
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Dr. Roger L. Brooks presented
a State of Howard Payne report to
students and faculty on April 24.
In his report Dr. Brooks cited
sceral examples of the
accomplishments that the college
has seen this year and also
presented his plans for the
college for the immediate and
coming years.
In his plan to bring HPC to full
university status. Dr. Brooks
announced that HPC will become a
university by October 1974.
Knrollment faculty
curriculum the building
program and increased support
are just a few of the areas which
Dr. Brooks cited as having added
to the growth of Howard Payne.
Dr. Brooks said that this year
HPC has experienced the largest
enrollment in its history making
the school the second largest
Baptist institution in the state. He
expects enrollment to be even
larger next year.
In the area of faculty the
president stated that HPC
acquired ten new doctorates
making the percentage of
doctorates in the school 40
percent. He hopes that ten more
will be added next year.
Dr. Brooks added that the
addition of computer science to
the curriculum makes HPC one of
the few schools that offers this
program.
There will be infinite signs of
building progress when the fall
session begins according to Dr.
Brooks. The academy building
will break ground this summer
HPC
and the chapel educational
building of the Institute of
Christianity will see their
beginnings within the 1974-75
academic year. Fund raising will
continue for the 2200-scat
auditorium. There are seven
major structures in the long-
range buildingplan for the school
with a new student center getting
attention next year.
Dr. Brooks hopes to begin an
individual instructional program
for HPC next year which will
make classroom enrollment
smaller and allowing the teacher
to concentrate on each student
even more.
The adult educational program
is planned for enlargement
offering more courses to
Brownwood and sorrounding
citizens.
A sy stem by which students will
gain college credit during
holidays is prcscntl) .being
investigated according to Dr.
Brooks.
Women sports teams
increased intramural programs
and the inclusion of arsity tennis
into the athletic program was also
announced by the president.
Dr. Brooks is now planning for
what he called "an independent
year" for the academic year of
1975-76. An "independent year"
is where seniors would be allowed
to live off campus. Dr. Brooks
said however that the details
needed to be worked out and
further information will be given
next year.
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FLYING HIGH That is the way all 200 graduating seniors will take part
seniors at HPC are feeling these days in commencement exercises this
and Carl McMillen a speech major comingSunday beginning at 2:30 p.m.
and mass communication minor from in the Brownwood Coliseum. Photo by
Brownwoodj is no exception. Some Carl Douglass.
Commencement on Sunday
Honorary degree
to Dallas pastor
Hev. James T. Draper Jr.
associate pastor and director of
the Dallas First Baptist Church
staff and church program will
receive an honorary Doctor of
Divinity degree during the
Howard Pane Commencement
exercises HPC president Dr.
Roger I.. Brooks has announced.
Dr. Brooks also announced that
Dr. C. Wade Freeman Dallas
director of the division of
evangelism of the BaptistGcneral
Convention of Texas since 1947
will deliver the main address.
Theprogramwillbeheld in the
Brownwood Coliseum Ma.v 5 at
2:30 p.m.
A son and grandson of Southern
Baptist preachers. Rev. Draper
owns degrees from Baylor
University and Southwestern
Baptist Theological Seminary.
He has served as a pastor since
1956 and has been associated with
the Steep Hollow Baptist Church
Bryan; Iredell Baptist Church.
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Irdell; Temple Baptist Church
Tyler; University Park Baptist
Church. San Antonio; Red Bridge
Baptist Church Kansas City
Missouri: and First Southern
Baptist Church Del City
Oklahoma.
He has conducted over 1120
revivals and served on executive
com mi tie and prayer chairman
for the Billy (iraham "Heart of
America" program.
Associated with Dallas First
Baptist Church since Sept. 9
1973 Rev. Draper has written for
the Sunday School Board.
A native of Missouri Dr.
Freeman owns degrees from
.lonesboro Baptist College
Oklahoma Baptist University
Southwestern Baptist Theological
Seminary and HPC.
The evangelism director works
with a staff of five evangelists who
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unify enlist and promote
evangelism in the statu.
Under the leadership of Dr.
Freeman during the first part of
eaehcaldendaryear the division
conducts the state evangelism
conference which is attended by
15000 pastors evangelists
singers and interested lay people.
As evangelism director Dr.
Freeman has directed many-
simultaneous evangelistic
crusades throughout Texas and
the nation.
He di reeled the Japan New Life
Crusade in 1963 the Latin
American Crusade in 1964 and
the Puerto Rico New Life Crusade
in 19 6 6. He led the Texas
participation in the Crusade of the
Americas 1968-69.
He was elected a member of the
Foreign Mission Bord in 1965. In
1973 he receiveda Distinguished
Alumni Award from Southwestern
Baptist Theological seminary.
Before accepting his present
position. Dr. Freeman was pastor
of the First Baptist Church of
Sulphur Springs.
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The Howard Payne College Yellow Jacket (Brownwood, Tex.), Vol. 61, No. 27, Ed. 1, Friday, May 3, 1974, newspaper, May 3, 1974; Brownwood, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth102828/m1/1/: accessed March 29, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Howard Payne University Library.