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FEBRUARY 1955
2ushi nMcC ri Huff
Hit 100 Mark Dur:
Howard Payne's graduate di-
vision, now in its third year, is
expected to increase its enrol-
ment to more than 100 students
by Feb. 7, when registration for
the spring term ends.
Graduate enrollment for the
fall semester was 85, and Dr. Joe
B. Rushing, dean of the graduate
division, has predicted that the
increasing enrollment of public
school teachers of Brownwood
and the surrounding area will
boost spring term graduate di-Ben F. Thompson
Buried At Medina
Funeral services for Rev. Ben
F. Thompson (BA '33) were con-
ducted at 3 p. m. Sunday, Jan. 23,
at First Baptist Church, Medina,
Texas.
Dr. A. A. Brian, superintendent
of city missions, San Antonio, of-
ficiated. He was assisted by Rev.
Wendell Mofett, pastor of the
Medina church.
Rev. Thompson was stricken
with a heart attack in the school
room where he was teaching at
Hunt, Tex., and died at 11 a. m.
Jan. 21.
He is survived by his wife of
Hunt, a daughter, Mrs. John
Regan of Kerrville, three sisters
and two grandchildren.
Following graduation f r o m
Howard Payne College Rev.
Thompson served churches at
Melvin, Morton, Calvary, Mineral
Wells, and Medina. His last pas-
torate was Medina where he
served the church and taught
school for seven years.1
1 I tEI I I I I I 31 V L,
ing Spring Term Former Opera Star,
vision enrollment past the 100
~mark. ill "At U
"In the past ten years, we have: TeachA
seen tremendous progress in edu- William Hargrave of Fort
cation in Texas, and the estab- Worth concert basso and former
lishment and rapid growth of
member of the Metropolitan
the graduate program at Howard npembeCompanyhJoinetrot
Payne is in keeping with this ard Payne College music facutly
progressive development," Dr. on a half-time basis beginning
Rushing said. with the spring semester which
The scope of the Howard Payne opened Monday, Jan. 24.
graduate program is now limited
to the specialized field of teach- Mr. Hargrave resigned in 1947
er education. . as a star basso with the New;
York opera company and moved
to Texas. He served on the music!
staff and headed the voice de-
partment at Southern Baptistl
Theological Sein a r y, Fort
Worth, from 1947-51.
Since that time he has served
as a member of the Fort Worth I
and Dallas opera companies and
has administered his own private
voice studios in Fort Worth and1
Dallas.
At Howard Payne Mr. Har-P
grave will teach voice two full
days and two nights each week.u
Dr. H. Grady Harlan, chairman ofv
the college music department,
has anounced.a
"Mr. Hargrave is among thel
great in the voice-training field,"o
Dr. Harlan said. 'I have observed
the work of his students sinceF
194.7 and find their training su-F
SCHOLARSHIP W I N N E R- perior."h
In addition to his opera work,
Miss Gloria Kimbro of San An- Mr. Hargrave has had consider-C
tonio has been awarded the able radio and concert work"
annual Musical Penny scholar- across the U. S. Besides teachingF
ship award of the Texas Fed- class and private voice at Howard
ration of Women's Clubs. Miss Payne he will conduct an operate
workshop. The group will work
Kimbro is a junior student at on a production of light operaI
Howard Payne. for the spring.1WILL BE SHOWN FEB
Audubon Screen
'Paul Bunyan Cou
"Paul Bunyan County," a fasci-
nati,,g motion picture program
portraying the region made fa-
mous by Paul Bunyan legends,
will be shown in Mims Audi-
torium at 8 p. m. Feb. 14, as the
fourth in this year's series of
Audubon Screen Tour lecture-
movie programs brought toy
Brownwood.
Paul Bunyan country is really
the state of Minnesota-land of'
rivers, lakes, and forests, cool
swamps and interesting geologi-
cal formations. The program is
being brought here by Walter J.
Breckenridge, director of the
Minnesota Museum of Natural
History.
The smooth sounding name
"Minnesota," Dr. Breckenride
points out, is said to be derived
from the Sioux Indian language,
meaning "cloud-tinted water."
The filrm "Paul Bunyan Coun-
try' presents Minnesota's high'
north country and its wildlife in-
habitants not only as they appear,
x
~ --3. 14
Tour -Color Film,
mry,' Scheduled
during open weather, but also
during the bitter grasp of winter.
The film portrays many of Minne-
sota's ten thousand beautiful
glacial lakes and many interest-
ing examples of wildlife, weather,
glaciers, and water.
Audubon Screen Tours are
sponsored by Howard Payne Col-
lege and the National Audubon
Society in the interest of wildlife
conservation. There is no admis-
sion charge for these programs.
Charles Wooon ofI.
I
CHARLES F. WOOTTON
Midland To- s
Evans Tidwel
-k
Winebrenner Barage Todd Harlan
HPC GRADUATE COUNCIL
These members of the Howard Payne faculty, along with.
HPC President Thomas H. Taylor, form the graduate council.
The graduate program at HPC is now going into its third
year. TOP ROW, left to right: Dr. Joe B. Rushing, dean of
the graduate division; Dr. Cleo McChristy. chairman of the*
English department; Dr. T. R. Havins, professor of History;
and Dr. Z. T. Huff, dean of the college. MIDDLE ROW, left
to right: Mrs. Margery Evans, assistant professor of Business
Administration and secretary of the graduate council; Dr.
D. D. Tidwell, professor of Bible and Greek; Miss Frances
Merritt, associate professor of Education (now on leave of
absence for graduate study at the University of Texas), and
Dr. Earl Sanders, professor of Biology. BOTTOM ROW, left
to right, Dr. O. E. Winebrenner, professor of Science; Miss
Frances Burrage, librarian; Dr. W. A. Todd Chairman of the
HPC Bible department, and Dr. H. Grady Harlan, chairman
of the music department.Claude Debussy, and "Feux d'-
Artifice," Claude Debussy.
In concluding "Two Etudes de
Concert," Franz Listz, and 'La
Campanella" by Paganini-Listz,
were played.
The audience called Mr. Abram
back for two encores.WILLIAM HARGRAVE
Graduate Division Enrollment To % William H rnrnvPreceding the intermission, Mr.
Abram played "Nocturne in D
flat," Frederic Chopin; "Waltz in
G flat," Frederic Chopin, and
"Ballade No. 4 in F minor," by
Frederic Chopin.
Beginning the second half of
the program, the talented pianist
presented "Estampes," Claude
Debussy; "Poissons d'Or," Claude
Debussy; "Le Petit Bergere,"+ asVL' 11iLLE#EI
HE LINK
PAGE THREE
Be Music Professor Al College
Charles F. Wootton, pianist- Wootton translated from French
theorist-musicologist, h a s been "The Creators of French Opera"
named associate professor of by Lionel de la Laurencia. The
music at Howard Payne College, thesis included a lengthy preface
effective with the beginning of which Mr. Wootton wrote from
the spring semester Jan. 24. original research.
Mr. Wootton holds the B. A. "Mr. Wootton's knowledge of
degree from the University of music literature in the field of
Missouri and the Master of Music piano, choral and orchestral music
in Musicology and Literature is exceptionally broad," Dr. H.
from Texas Christian University. Grady Harlan, chairman of the
He is pursuing the Ph. D. at Howard Payne music department,
North Texas State College. said.
Mr. Wootton has also been a Now with the Midland public
student of his parents. Both his schools, Mr. Wootton will move
mother and father have been out- his wife and ten-year-old daugh-
standing musicians. His father, a ter to Brownwood soon.
Ph. D. from Heidelberg Universi- At Howard Payne he will be
ty, studied as a master student assigned classes in theory, con-
with Johannes Brahms, Reinecke, ducting, and class piano. He will
Jadassohn, Schwarenka and Mos- also be assigned some private
kowski. student, Dr. Harlan said.
Mr. Wootton has also studied "I have known Professor Woot-
with Gottfried Galston of St. ton for seven years and regard
Louis and Edward Kilenyi of him as outstanding in his field.
Florida State University. The Woottons are working Bap-
For his master's thesis, Mr. tists," Dr. Harlan added.
Woodrow Wall
Back With HPC
Music Faculty
Woodrow Wall, associate pro-
fessor of voice and director of
the A Cappella Choir at South-
western Baptist Theological Semi-
nary for the past five years, has
returned to Howard Payne Col-
lege as associate professor of
voice.
Announcement of Mr. Wall's
appointment to the Howard
Payne music faculty was made
JACQUES ABRAM by Dr. H. Grady Harlan, chair-
ac Abr m man of the college'ssmusic de-
Jacquespartment. Mr. Wall is a former "
member of the HPC music facul-
N oted Pianist, ty, serving here during the 1948-
49 term.
Gives Concert The professor is a graduate of
Mars Hill and Wake Forest Col-
Jacques Abram, one of Ameri- leges in North Carolina. He holds
ca's outstanding young pianists, the Bachelor of Music degree
presented a concert at Mims from Westminister Choir College,
AuditoriumJan. 27 before a large Princeton, New Jersey, and is a
crowd of local music enthusiasts, former student at Southwestern
under the auspices of the Brown- Seminary. He recently received
wood .Civic Music Association. the Master of Music degree from
Mr. Abram received a vigorous North Texas State College.
applause as he presented the fol- Mr Wall has been minister of
lowing program: Part I consisted
of 'Three Sonatas" by Domenico music in churches in Texas,
Scarlatti; "Sonata, Opus 81a (Les North Carolina, South Carolina,
Adieux)," Ludwig von Beethoven.I Philadelphia and New York.,.. ,
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