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DECEMBER, 1951 THE LINK
THE LINK
Official publication of Howard Payne College. Published monthly in the in-
terest of former students and college relationship from the office of Public re-
lation:, Brownwood, Texas.
A. A. BRIAN-VICE-PRESIDENT & EDITOR
Subscription price -...................-- .-.- .....-.- ............................................ $1.00 per year
HOWARD PAYNE IN AN EPOCHAL ERA
The new era for Howard Payne College began twenty-three years
ago, when the policy of no new indebtedness was initiated and at the
same time-the slow and painful process of paying off an overwhelming
debt was begun. No new debts were made and with the help of J. A.
Walker and others, the college debts were paid in full.
The next few years witnessed the erection of the physical education
building, the ministerial courts, the boys' dormitory-Thomas H. Taylor
Hall, the establishing of the inspiring college endowment to the sum of
more than one and one-half million dollars by J. A. Walker, John G.
Hardin and others. Very valuable improvements on the campus-
through the buildings, together with acquirements of strategic property
around and adjacent to the campus, have been witnessed during the two
decades.
March 1950 proved to be historic in the launching of The Ten Year
Program of Progress, in which an approximate one million, five hundred
thousand dollars for new buildings and modernization of old, got under
way. November 1950 witnessed groundbreaking for two new buildings
-the Walker Memorial Library, now well past the mid-point in con-
struction, and a new dormitory for girls.
1951 continues the march or progress. Construction on the great
Library has gone forward at an unbroken pace. The twenty-five-acre
site for Howard Payne Stadium has been purchased and other valuable
property has been secured, while the movement to raise funds among
friends of young people and of Christian education has rapidly gained
momentum.
Doubtless among the epoch making events of the two decades, that
which will stand out with such momentous meaning, in the launching
of the graduate program. January 21, 1952 will initiate work leading to
the Master of Arts Degree in Bible, Business, Education, English, Gov-
ernment, History, Mathematics, Music and Science.
Howard Payne has kept step with the new era and is stronger today
than at any other period of her history. Passage of the Gilmer Aiken
Bill ushered in a new era in education in Texas. Under the new program
initiated, obtaining the Master Degree became an imperative.
The former students who did their undergraduate work in Howard
Payne College may begin now taking courses toward the Degree of Mas-
ter of Arts, building on their major and minor from the BA or BS degree.
Others who took degrees from accredited institutions will desire to begin
their graduate work in a college of such high academic standing.
Howard Payne College has reached the very highest accreditation
that is possible for a southern college or university to attain. The college
is a member of the Association of Texas Colleges, the American Associa-
tion of Colleges, the Southern Association of Colleges and Secondary
Schools, the Southern Baptist Educational Association, the Texas Assoc-
iation of Music Schools, and the College Music Association.
KEEPING TAP, ON THE FACULTYDr. A. A. BRIAN attended the Bap-
tist General Convention in Houston,
October 23-25. There he addressed the
state Alumni rally. On October 28, he
preached at both services at the First
church, Denver City. He was in San
Antonio, November 4-11, for a revival
meeting at the North Side church, and
while there addressed the Mexican Bap-
tist Bible Institute on the 8th, and the
Giedon's Camp on the 11th. He re-
turned to Brownwood on the evening
of the 6th to speak to the board meet-
ing of the Brown County Workers Con-
ference, and to attend the HPC board
meeting.
On November 18, he preached at both
services at Muleshoe, and attended a
Training Union associational meeting
in the afternoon. He was in Santa Fe,
New Mexico for a revival meeting No-
vember 25-December 2. In New Mex-
ico, he also addressed the workers con-
ference in the Atomic association. On
December 4, he was in Dallas for the
state Baptist board meeting.
The results of the two revivals in-
clude 70 additions, 43 by baptism. There
were 13 additional conversions.
MRS. GABRIELLA DAY attended
the Texas State Teachers Association,
the Dean of Women's Division, in Hous-
ton, November 23. She gave a book
review on "A Man Called Peter" by
Catherine Marshall, for the Daughters
of the Confederacy in Brownwood, No-
vember 9.
MRS MARGERY EVANS was initiat-
ed into Delta Kappa Gamma, honoraryteachers' sorority, December 6.
DR. Z. T. HUFF attended Texas
Council of Church-Related Colleges at
Sherman, November 20 and 21. On the
21st, he made a report as chairman of
the Commission on Cooperation and
Adjustment.
November 22-24, MRS. FRANK C.
MILLS, JR. attended the Baptist Train-
ing Union Convention in Waco, where
she was secretary for the Young Peo-
ple's conferences throughout the con-
vention, and served on the Time and
Place committe. She and MR. MILLS
were judges in various divisions of the
Young People's Better Speech contests.
On November 28 both of them present-
ed convention highlights to the prayer
meeting service at First church, Early.
Mrs. Mills told the story of Lottie
Moon's life at the Brown County Work-
ers Conference at the Coggin Avenue
church, Brownwood, December 4. On
December 7, she spoke at the W.M.U.
week of prayer program at Belle Plain
church, Brownwood, on the qualifica-
tions for foreign missionary appoint-
ment. The same discussion was pre-
sented to the HPC Mission Band on the
14th. Mrs. Mills is in charge of a mis-
sionary program each month for the
Business Women's Circle of the First
church, Brownwood.
F. YANTIS ROBNETT attended a
dinner honoring Senator Tom Connally
at Hotel Brownwood, December 3. He
was in Waco the day before attending
the opening services of the Browning
(Continued on page 3)EXES ALONG THE TRAIL
MRS. JACK EVANS (N A N C Y
BYRD, ex '34) 4462 Kilgore, Corpus
Christi, has written that there are
many former HPC exes in her city.
REV. RAY HARRELL ('30) is pastor
of the Calvary church there and MRS.
CHARLENE (McMEANS) BRUND-
RIDGE, HPC ex, lives at 439 S. Tan-
cahua, and is teaching English in the
Bay Miller High School. Mr. and Mrs.
Evans have four children, Louann,
Sonnie, Mary and Patty.
MRS. CORINNE RICHMOND ROB-
INSON ('34) has been teaching 4th
grade in Eldorado for 27 years. Her
address is Box 426.
MISS BELLE HENDERSON ('34)
401 N. Neches, Coleman, is supervisor
of the Santa Anna and Coleman Coun-
ty schools.
FRANK G. LOCKE ('49) 601 S. 4th
Avenue, Yuma, Arizona, is teaching
6th grade in the Yuma city school sys-
tcm. He writes that he is happy to be
a former student of HPC. He says
there are several exes in Arizona.
E. S. J. WHITEHEAD ('21) 1510 Sac-
remento, San Antonio, first received
a certificate from Howard Payne in
1198. He took his MA from University
of Texas in 1928. He has been engaged
in school and business, both as princi-
pal and superintendent. Mr. Whitehead
states that he also has had 50 years of
law practice, and taught law at St.
Mary's University for seven years. He
says he appreciates Dr. Tom Taylor,
and remembers the first day he entered
Howard Payne. He also knew his
father who was in the Legislature, he
stated.
REV. TED H. EWING (ex '46) is pas-
tcr of the First church, Hollis, Okla-
homa. His address is 301 W. Lamar,
Hollis.
MRS. PAUL L. MOORE (CALLIE
HORNSBY '37) lives in Liberty, where
her husband owns the Auto Supply
Company. The address is Box 189.
The Moores have one daughter, Paula,
age 1.
MRS. W. E. DICKIE (MARY JO
BROWN '30) is a teacher at DeLeon.
REV. AND MRS. MARION B.
SMITH (LAURA BENTLEY) ('36) are
in Wheeler, where Rev. Smith is pas-
tor of the First church. They have five
children; Sylvia, age 13; Marilyn, age
10; Philip, age 5; David Laurence, age
4; and Herbert Lee, age 2 months. He
writes that his mother, MRS ORA B.
SMITH (ex 1890) Richland Springs, was
among the first students to enroll in
HPC. "We know through her of the
early days of the school, and have
watched with interest ourselves the pro-
gress of the last few years."
REV. ('46) AND MRS. DARWIN W.
BrTOWN have a daughter, Belle Teru,
born September 9. Rev. Brown is the
pastor of the Cottonwood church.
BILL HAMBRIC ('50) is coaching
at Round Rock. While in HPC, he was
chosen for "Who's Who," and was an
all-conference football player. Mr.
Hambric was recently selected "The
Teacher of the Week" in his school
system, according to a news release ap-
pearing in the Round Rock Leader.
REV. C. D. TIPPS ('46) has recently
gone from Bowles Memorial church,
Grand Prairie, to Market Street church
of Greens Bayou (Galena Park). Rev.
and Mrs. Tipps have a son, age 6, and
a daughter, age 3.
MRS. WILLIE CAMPBELL ('50) has
a new address: 913 E. Madison, Harling-
en.
REV. AND MRS. WALTER ROSE
(MARJORIE EARL BROOKS) ('50)
live at Danbury, Box 157.
MRS. GRADY LAWS (EVA FISH-
ER, ex '27-'44) is teaching in the Cisco
public schools, and also is teaching En-
glish at Cisco Jr. College in the even-
ings. Her address is 305 W. 10th.
MRS. J. L. WILKES, HPC ex, lives
at 4058 Clarke Street, Fort Worth.
MISS TINA MARIE THOMPSON
('28) is residing at 1601 Durham, Brown-
wood.
PVT. WALTER E. BENSKIN (ex '48)
has the following address: Btry. 3-47
AFA-BN, 5th Armd. Div., Div. Btry.,
Camp Chafee, Ark.HPC ex, JAKE CORBELT, in a letter
to Dr. Gordon Taylor, states that he
will graduate from medical school (Gal-
veston State) next spring. He will also
become a father this month!
JAMES E. CARROLL ('35) lives at
721 31st Street, Richmond, California.
MISS RUTH MAXFIELD ('50) is re-
siding at Malakoff. Her address is Box
325.
REV. AND MRS. RUDY HERNAN-
DEZ ('50) have announced the arrival
of their third child, Reuben, on Novem-
ber 23. The other children are Robert,
age 4; and MaryaElizabeth, age 3. Rev.
Hernandez is pastor of the Mexican
Baptist Church, Galveston.
T. C. MILLER (ex '04) lives in Va-
lena. While in HPC he was a football
and baseball player.
REV. E. HARDY CHLDRESS ('42)
pastor of the First church, Bell, Cali-
fornia, is returning to the Navy chap-
laincy.
MR. ('48) AND MRS. J. CHESTER
BRYANT (GENEVA RICKERSON '49)
have a daughter, Joy Kathlyn, born at
Weslaco, October 6. Their son, Donald,
is 21 months old.
MR. AND MRS. ERNEST R. FRA-
ZIER (MARY ALICE BRYANT '45)
have a daughter, Carol Gay, born at
Odessa, November 21.
MR. AND MRS. ROGER N. ROGERS
(KATIE LUCINDA) ('50) live at 4719
Townsend Drive, Fort Worth.
JOHN ROBNETT and THOMAS
WHITE, HPC exes, are sophomores at
Baylor University Dental School, Dal-
las. They visited in Brownwood dur-
ing the Thanksgiving holidays.
JOHNNIE ROBERTS ('51), former
assistant in HPC biology department,
is working on his masters degree at
Stephen F. Austin State College. He is
also assistant in the zoology department
in the Nacogdoches school.. Mr. and
Mrs. Roberts and their daughter, Nancy,
were visitors on the campus last month.
AL HENNESSEE ('51) is working on
his masters degree in the bacteriology
department, University of Texas, and
is also an assistant in the department.
R. H. BARKER ('51), who is teaching
at Spearman, and JEAN DUKE ('50),
who is teaching the second year in
Coleman, expect to join him at the
University in the summer of '52. Mr.
Hennessee visited on the campus No-
vember 30-December 1.
LOUISE BIGGS (ex '50) is in nurses'
training at John Sealy Hospital, Gal-
veston. She visited the campus, No-
vember 30, and attended the basket-
ball game. While here shebcomment-
ed on the good work of our biology de-
partment, and how her training in the
department was helpful to her present
work.
ALLAN SPENCE ('49), freshman at
the University of Texas Medical School,
Galveston, visited on the campus, No-
vember 30.
HOLLIS ALFORD ('49), assistant pro-
fessor in the biology department '50-'51,
visited the campus November 23. His
wife, Arleene, and their sons, Roy Lee
and David, accompanied him. Mr. Al-
ford is the biology teacher in Kermit
High School. He reports that next
semester the school is to move into a
new building, which will be the last
word in modern construction and
equipment. The plant represents an in-
vestment of more than $1,000,000.
Mrs. Gabriella Day, HPC dean of
women, had a letter last month from
MARTHA ST. CLAIR, HPC ex, who
is student secretary, East Central State
College, Ada, Oklahoma.
ROY TAYLOR ('33), twin brother of
RAY TAYLOR ('33) has completed
his masters degree in psychology at
S.M.U., Dallas. He plans to work in
North Dakota. RAY, who is married
to the former ALYNE NEWTON, ('33)
is with Holley Langford Motor Com-
pany, Brownwood. The TAYLOR twins
are sons of Dr. A. L. Taylor, and are
ex-football players.
Miss Annie Shelton reports that
MRS. BYRON NEWBY (AMANDA
E A S T L A N D '24) telephoned her
Thanksgiving evening. She is teaching
in Del Rio, and lives at 253 W. Strick-
land.DECEMBER, 1951
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