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,E R. 1951 THE LIN
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-
lations, Brownwood, Texas.
A. A. BRIAN-VICE-PRESIDENT & EDITOR
Subscription price ....................................-------- -- ------ $1.00 per year
HOMECOMING!
Thoughts of returning to the campus where the months and years
were spent in the process of gaining an education awakens memories,
many long slumbering. Personalities of teachers and fellow-students,
struggles of sundry nature, likes and dislikes, defeats together with vic-
tories, become a growing panarama as in memory these pass in review.
Homecoming is a tonic to us all. For former students, it gives time
and place for retrospection. Time out is taken from the details of the
crowded business of every day life; and the greatly needed time for re-
trospective study is taken that new inspiration, new gratitudes, together
with life's more meaningful directives might take over to color and give
a new grip on life and living. Renewal of old ties and fellowships are
truly indispensable!
Homecoming for the administration and faculty with the oncoming
years holds increasingly vivid interests. A living demonstration of the
product of teaching, passes one by one in review, as the Alumni return
to the college campus. There is no greater reward that can come to a
teacher than that of witnessing the evidence that comes from a student
who has "gone out and made good!"
Homecoming for '51 will begin Wednesday evening, November 21,
and continue through Thursday the 22nd. Former students of Howard
Payne will be making the trip to the campus from every nook and cor-
ner of the state, and from other sections of the nation. The meeting of
former friends and classmates of college days-the renewing of fellow-
ship ties with friends as the ties with the Alma Mater are deepened-
must offer Exes almost irristable attraction to be present for this mem-
orable occasion-HOMECOMING FOR 1951!
HAVE YOU MADE YOUR COMMITMENT?
When you give money to build the great memorial library, you in-
vest in life and character which outlive the stars! You see your money
working for God and humanity while you live! You prove your faith
in the enduring!
You help a Christian college, which was founded for, and has per-
petuated the finest and best in Christian education to deserving young
people from the farms and ranches, the hamlets, the villages and cities
of the state, most of the other states of the union, and several foreign
countries! You make a worthy contribution to world peace. Peace will
reign over the nations when Christ rules the minds and hearts of men!
Several excellent opportunities for erecting memorials yet remain.
A memorial set up to perpetuate the name of a loved one, also means an
enduring investment, and service to youth through the march of the
years. The people who live on-must give while they live!Wedding Trails
EARL W. ELLIS, JR. ('50) and Miss
Helen Settle were married in August
in the Trickhum church. Mr. Ellis is
the son of Mr. and Mrs. Earl W. Ellis,
Dublin-and the bride is the daughter
of Mrs. Ernest Settle and the late Mr.
Settle, Baird. Mrs. Ellis is a graduate
of South-Western Louisiana Institute,
and holds the masters degree from the
University of Texas. Mr. Ellis served
three and one-half years in the Army
during World War II, spending a year
in Italy. They are living in Baird
where both are teachers in the high
school.
MISS BILLIE ROSE ELLIS, H.P.C.
ex, daughter of Rev. and Mrs. M. G.
Ellis of Wimberly, became the bride of
Glenn Ross McCollum, son of Rev and
Mrs. J. F. McCollum of Freeport in a
double ring ceremony at First church,
Edcouch, in August. Mrs. McCollum
also attended the University of Cor-
pus Christi, and the bride-groom is a
graduate of that school. They are liv-
ing in Fort Worth, and attending
Southwestern Seminary.
DAN ELLIOTT JOHNSTON, a
Howard Payne student, married Miss
Anna Clifton, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
John S.hClifton of Fort Worth inaOcto-
ber. The wedding took place at the
Travis Avenue church. Mrs. Johnston
attended TCU, Fort Worth, two years.EXES ON THE CAMPUS
MRS. B. H. WHATLEY ('44) was in
chapel October 31, and visited the alum-
ni headquarters. She andkher husband
('49) live in Frederick, Oklahoma
(Route 3), where he is pastor of the
South Deep Red church. They have two
children, Raymond David, age 4 and
Jeanelle, age 2. MRS. WHATLEY for-
merly taught school in Van Horn. She
gave us the following information about
members of her family who are HPC
exes:
MR. ('41) and MRS. HIRAM DUFFER
(CHARLOTTE MARTINEZ, ex, '47)
havesbeen working att hePublishing
House in El Paso. Soon, they plan to
begin work at the University of Mexi-
co, Mexico City, she stated. MR. DUF-
F ER edits "El Promotor de Educacion
Christina," and translates the Baptist
Standard into the Spanish language
each week.nHe and Mrs. Duffer have
three daughters: Esther Marie, age 6,
Helen Elizabeth, age 5 and Katherine
Eunice, age 1 ..--
RAYMOND DOUGLAS DUFFER,
( 50) lives with his wife and son, Bobby
Ray, age 3, in Brownwood. He is with
the International Extermination Cor-
poration here ....
A sister, GERALDINE DUFFER, is
an HPC freshman.
MRS. FRANK TAYLOR ('29) a teach-
er in the Brownwood junior high school
visited the office last week.
On November 1, REV. W. R. CAR-
ROLL, (ex '49) who is pastor at Logan
Valley was a visitor on the campus.EXES ALONG THE TRAIL
MRS. M. J. DODSON (HELEN
GIBBS, ex '50), Box 422, Ozona, writes
that she and her husband have a son,
David Franklin, born in the summer.
Mr. Dodson is in the oil field business.
She also told of the MELVIN E. GIL-
LAND'S ('50) who are in Ozona, where
he is teaching 6th grade. They have a
son, Eddie, age 3. WILLIAM GRADY
KNIGHT, HPC ex, of Sheffield, Mrs.
Dodson told us, works for the Ohio Oil
Company. He and Mrs. Knight have a
daughter, Diana Elaine, age 2.
THEO NOEL WOOD ('27) who lives
i, San Saba, is teaching and farming
in Richland Springs.
REV. AND MRS. E. HARDY CHIL-
DRESS ('42) live in Bell, California at
6710-D Gifford Avenue. He is pastor
of the First church, there.
R. O. DAUGHETY ('32) is an admin-
istrator at the City Memorial Hospital
in Winston-Salem, N. C.
WRAY B. WILLIAMS ('34) is teach-
ing in O'Donnell. His address is Box
803. He writes us that LOUIS PUR-
VIS ('41) is principal of the high school
in O'Donnell. His wife, the former
Miss Marie Shock of Sweetwater, is
home economics teacher there. They
have two children, Beverly, age 6 and
Burt, age 4.
MRS. R. A. WALKLEY ('48) who
lives at 519 W. Santa Gertrudis, Kings-
ville, is teaching at Robstown.
PAUL B. SMITH ('50), Box 357, No-
cona, is bookkeeper for National Sup-
ply there.
OLEN NALLEY ('51), has been nam-
ed director of choral music for Coleman
high school. He also will continue his
position as music director of the First
Methodist Church, Coleman, in addi-
tion to his full-time school activities.
He held the church position while a sen-
ior student at Howard Payne last year.
MRS. LYALL BAZE, HPC ex, has
accepted a position in the Tuloso-Mid-
way public school system, where she is
teaching history. Her son, Lyall Baze,Jr., is a senior in Melvin high school.
MRS. CHET HOLCOMBE ('35) is
teaching 6th grade at Bronte. Last year
she directed the grade school chorus
there.
Bronte high school's band instructor
is VERSHAL SMITH ('49). In his
third year at Bronte, Smith will also
teach history in high school, and spon-
sor the 7th grade.
REV. TOMMY AUSTIN ('44), receiv-
ed his BD degree from Southwestern
Seminary last spring. He is pastor at
North Side church, Duncanville.
HOLLIS C. YIELDING ('43) has mov-
ed from Rock Springs to Calvary
church, Abilene.
CHAPLAIN JAMES H. DICKINSON
('41), who received his DRE degree
from Southwestern Seminary la s t
spring, is located at Sampson Air Force
Base, N. Y.
ERNEST RATLIFF ('30), 1505 N. 25th
Street, Waco, has held the postion of
Chief in Special Service, at the Veter-
ans Administration Hospital there for
the past five years.
REV. GEORGE G. McDONALD, HPC
ex, is pastor at Bee Cave, Route 1,
Clear Valley, and is doing graduate
study in the University of Texas and
in the Austin Theological Seminary.
MR. AND MRS. GENE WAGNER
(RITA LIVINGSTON '22) have moved
from Dallas to Brownwood, Box 727.
Ho is a dealer in rare books.
REV. RUFUS STRICKLAND ('39),
1055 9th Street, Douglas, Arizona, has
been pastor of the First Southern
church there since mid July. Strick-
land, a graduate of Southwestern Sem-
inary, has had 15 years experience in
pastoral, evangelistic and rescue mis-
sion work in Texas and Oklahoma. He
writes: "The challenge is great here
because the possibilities are unlimited.
The people have a rediness of mind to
build a great church here." Rev. and
Mrs. Strickland have three children.You exes ought to be here this week!
It's Sadie Hawkins Week, an annual af-
fair at Howard Payne, and it's chug-
ging into full swing!
According to the decree issued by the
Student Council, this week the girls
"do the asking, paying, and suffer the
general agony of a boy's plight the
remaining fifty-one weeks out of the
year."
Several years ago in Dogpatch, U.S.A.
a doting father suddenly realized his
daughter, Sadie, wasn't receiving the
attention from the males that she
should. He called all the gentlemen
together, informed them of his purpose,
and set his daughter loose after them.
When Sadie successfully tackled her
a man, and led him to the altar, Papa
Hawkins officially declared Sadie Haw-
kins Day when all women who had lost
hope could make one final fling-in
the direction of a row of frightened,
agonized, running males.
Seven-thirty, Monday morning, No-
vember 12, was the official opening
of Sadie Hawkins doings when Alvin
Turner, Student Council treasurer, shot
the gun, signifying the time for the
girls to go after those fast-fleeing
males. The homestretch was located
by the Yellow Jackets' Gymnasium.
The girl's catch was her date for the
day and evening. During this time
she was expected to walk him to class,
carry his books, and refresh him at the
"Jackets' Nest."All freshmen and transfers were re-
quired to enter the race, and all up-
perclassmen were expected to do so.
The Student Council at its business
meeting, Tuesday, October 30, passed
the following rules concerning Sadie
Hawkins Week:
"1. Each girl must have four dates
with four different boys, all of which
she asks herself, during the week.
"2. Each girl will be given certificates
on which each date will sign his name
in order to prove the girl had had the
four required dates.
"3. These certificates will be turned
in at chapel, Friday, November 16. All
girls not having the required amount
of dates will be subject to summons be-
fore Kangaroo Court in chapel the fol-
lowing week.
"4. On Thursday, the entire student
body and faculty will dress as hill-
billy characters. The penalty for not
doing so will be the arrest of all law-
breakers and placement in jail, con-
structed for this purpose. A fine of
ten cents will be assessed.
"5. Girls not complying to these reg-
ulations, as well as boys not cooperat-
ing, are subject to arrest by Sheriff
Alvin Turner and his Dogpatch posse
and placement in the Kangaroo Court
jail."
Proceeds from the fines assessed for
all law-breaking will go into the fund
for a couch to be placed in the new
library upon its completion.Sadie Hawkins Week
Now In Full SwingT HE L IN K
R, 1951
N2OVEMBEI
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