Yellow Jacket (Brownwood, Tex.), Vol. 37, No. 1, Ed. 1, Tuesday, September 23, 1952 Page: 1 of 4
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PUBLISHED WEEKLY BY ISJ THE ASSOCIATED STUDENTS
OF HOWARD PAYNE COLLEGE LARGEST SENIORCOEDUCATIONAL BAPTIST COLLEGE IN TEXAS
VOLUME XXXVII
Howard Payee College Eegies
Howard Payne College has
opened its doors on its sixty-third
year of christian education.
September 16 1390 the college
officially opened for registration
of the first student body.
The college was yet "faith."
The campus was bare of build-
ings. Dr. J. D. Robnett pastor of
First Baptist Church Brown-
wood erected a three story frame
structure which was used the first
year for elyssco and to house
the young ladies enrolled.
September 24 1052. the college
has moie than two million dolLn.-
invested in campus and buildings.
The Walker Memorial Library
was completed this summer at a
cost of $300000.
liowaid Pa no's fn.st session
opened with great fanfare. A pin-
cession formed at First Baptist
Church (ihcn at another site) and'
marched to the First Methodist j
Church where the grand opening
was held.
Dr. B. II. Carroll of Waco was
the guest speaker.
More than one hundred stu-
dents enrolled the first clay. The
total for the first year reached
27 .
Howard Payne was launched
at a called meeting of the Pecan
Valley Association held with the
Liberty Baptist Church in Brown
County June 29-30 1889.
The committee to bring in reso-1
lutions "to find a college" re-
ported to the Association at 2 p.m.
June 29 1889 with Elder J. C.
Averit Moderator presiding
The resolution nassed and the
association proceeded to select
the site for the college by ballot. '
Coleman Santa Anna Ballinger
and Brownwood competed for the '
site of location. Brownwood was '
selected upon the fourth ballot.
Dr. J. D. Robnett J. J. Ramey
A. D. Moss John W. Goodwin
Ben Wilson J. W. Staton Moss
Martin J. C. Averitt and W. S.
Maddcv were elected first trus-
tees for the infant college.
Dr. A. J. Emerson was named
the first president.
21 RECEIVE DEGREES IN SUMMER EXERCISES
Summer graduation exercises of three Mexican Baptist churches works with minority groups of
were hold for Howard Payne col-'. and superintendent of city mis- people through the Home Mission
lege July 29 at 8 p.m. at First sions in Houston. board stated that no matter what
Baptist church Brownwood. ! Dr. Ramsour Southern Baptist field of work each graduate plan-
Two honorary Doctor of Divin-' foreign missionary is pastor of nrd to enter it would be neccs-
itv decrees were conferred and the Kinoole Baptist church in sary for him to have sc me contact
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degrees. Also 14 members of the pastor of the Nuuanu Baptist would be necossaiy for him to
August graduating class and one church in Honolulu and has ( have some contact with these em-
member of the January 1953 class ' served as director of general mis-1 igrants and it would be a good1
participated in the program.
Rev. Loyd Corder of Atlanta
Ga. and Dr. H. B. Ramsour of
Hili' Hawaii were awarded hon-
orary Doctor of Divinity degrees.
Both men are graduates of
Howard Payne college and South-
western seminary Fort Worth.
Dr. Ramsour holds the ThD de-
gree from that institution.
Rf-v. Corder. secretary of the
Department of Direct Missions of
the Baptist Home Mission Board
served six years as superintendent
of work among Spanish-speaking Rev. Corder delivered me au-
people in Texas New Mexico and dress to the graduating class. Tn
Arizona. He has served as pastor his message Rev. Corder who
HOWARD PAYNE COLLEGE
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lulton up Freshman!" Is Heard Again on HPC Campus
With the opening of school
"Button up Freshmen!"' can once
more be the heard.
The traditional cry has come
to mean school spirit with a
smile.
In the picture above Bob
Scharwtz -Lcroy Wilson Troy
Hart Wilma McGarry Ernest
Wheeden Jerry Smith Joan Bye
Hnrlon Center. Ruth Neville and
Joyce Dulley try out their lungs
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WHERE TO FIND IT
Editorial . Page
Sports . Page
B.S.U.
Religious News
Page 4
nil Wsiwnii. Fnrmnflv. he was
.sums in Hawaii.
He taught and served as gen-
eral administrator of the Baptist
seminary in Buenos Aires Argen- of life.
Una for four years and in 1939 "We can't afford to neglect 12
took a year's language study in million people who have a tre-
Japan. ! mendous influence on our so-
Beforo entering the mission ciety" he said
field he taught school four years Rov R c Tennison Howard
at Miles high school and pastored ( Paynu graduate and a member of
two churches: Glen Garden Bap- ' niiciros board of trustees.
tibt church in Fort Worth and the
First Baptist church in Comanche
Okla.
BROWNWOOD TEXAS TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 23 1952
Bradshaw Shaw Voted Cheerleaders;
Lawson Rutledge Pedroso Class Tops
The second official week of
school was a week of elections.
i
Wayne Shaw were elected cheer-
leaders and Parkie Hitt was elect-
ed representative-at-large to the
publications board Friday morn-
ing September 9 in chapel.
Tryouts for cheerleaders were
held at the pep rally Thursday
evening September 18. Candi-
1 dates included Herbie Lewis Dale
Gore and Shaw and Bradshaw.
Other cheerleaders elected last
vear are Glenn Parsons Bobbie
with these emiurants and it'
neiehbor nohev to treat them as
Christians should and W seek to
lead them in the Christum ways
saUl lho jnvolaliOIli anj Dr. Ram-
S()Ul. p.onuoMt.cci the benediction
! others participating on the pro
gram include Fiederick Thiebaud
(Continued on Page 4)
Sixty-Third Year.
S 8& S BS 28 " .
Richardson and Gerry Groth.
Nominees for lepresentative-at-laige
included Linda Heath and
Martha Rcdforn.
Re ults of the election were an-
nounced at Supper Friday eve-
ning September 19.
Classes organized and elected
officers during the week.
Tuesday September 16 seniors
and freshmen met and elected
their officers for the fall semester.
The sophomore class did not
meet.
Senior officers are Jack Law-
son pi evident; Lloyd Marr vice-
president; Vada Williams secre-
tary; Eleanor Henry treasurer;
Lois Wines reporter; David Rey-
nolds pianist; and Eugene Cope-
land choister.
Officers of the junior class in-
clude' Frank Rutledge president;
Bobbie Brian vice-president;
Joan Humber secretary; and
Lynn Ramsey treasurer.
Freshman officers are Johnny
Pedroso president; and Harry
Mcrrifield vice-president.
Remaining officers will be
elected later.
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JACKET COEDS HAVE
RUSH PARTY
Jacket Coeds' annual rush tea
i will be held Tuesday evening
September 23 in Yantis Hall.
Officers met September 11 at
the home of Miss Frances Merrit
sponsor to plan the year's events.
Officeis are Wanda Tray lor
president; Joyce Barnes vicc-
'president; Eleanor Henry sec-
retary; Barbara Brock treasurer;
and Nancy Barnes reporter.
NUMBER 1
Walker Library
Now Opan
For Siudent Use
Construction on Howard
Payne's latest cddition to its cam-
pus and most recent accomplish-
ment in a ten-year program of
progress has been completed and
John Allan Walker Memorial Li-
brary is now open for student's
use.
The library is named for the
man who at his death endowed
the college with $1000000.
"Head librarian Miss Frances
Burrage lias announced library
hours as follows:
h In regular sessions: Davtime.
"ITrMrl n r i V rri i rrV Ti.wl'itr O .-. -.-
I . .
to 530 p.m.; Saturday 8 a.m. to
4 p.m.
Evenings Monday Tuesday
Thursday and Friday 7 p.m. to
9::30 p.m.
In summer sessions: Daytime
Monday through Friday 7:30 a.m.
to 12:30 p.m. and 1:30 p.m. to 5:00
p.m.; Saturday 7:30 a.m. to 12:30
p.m.
Evening hours will be an-
nounced. Library hours for the short
summer session' have not been
announced.
The Grove Music and Fine Arts
Library a feature'' of Walker
Memorial will be open during
regular sessions Monday through
Friday from 9 a.m. to 12 noon and
200 p.m. to 5:00(p.m.; on Satur
days from 9 a.m. to 12 noon.
This division will be open only
on Monday and Thursday nights
from 7:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
A music student will be on duty
at all time.
-Features of the new building
include a music library and read-
ing room with a large record col
lection two listening booths and
a piano from the Walker home.
A club room on second floor
will be used by the Dolly Robnett
club and various civic and pri-
vate organizations.
An elevator will be in operation
during library hours.
Graduate students have been
assigned to 18 carrels in the first-
floor stack room.
Three class and seminar rooms
on second floor aie available for
group study. At least one will be
equipped for class study.
All stack rooms will be ope.n
for students with the exception
of reserve books unbound maga-
zines and microfilm editions of
periodicals.
All books will be charged at
the main desk in the lobby.
Color stylists for the library
were Sherwin-Williams Brown-
wood Texas. Drapeiies were se-
lected by a committee composed
of Mrs. Smith Bell Mrs. Joe Wea-
therby and Mr. Cap Shelton.
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Yellow Jacket (Brownwood, Tex.), Vol. 37, No. 1, Ed. 1, Tuesday, September 23, 1952, newspaper, September 23, 1952; Brownwood, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth92345/m1/1/: accessed April 19, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Howard Payne University Library.