The H-SU Brand (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 64, No. 15, Ed. 1, Friday, December 10, 1976 Page: 1 of 8
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Volume 64
Abilene Texas
December 10 1976
no. 15
23rd Annual Event
Dickenson. Beeson win Mead contest
Six H-SU students were awarded
scholarships Tuesday evening as winners
in the twenty-third annual Doc Mead
Speaking Contest. The winners were
selected from a field of 28 contestants in
two divisions.
In the freshman division Marty
Beeson of Palmdale Cal. was awarded a
$50 scholarship as first-place winner.
Beeson's winning speech was entitled
"Wake Up America." Sharing second-
place in the freshman division were Toni
Maciel of Tucumcari N. M. and Margaret
Myers of Abilene. Both girls received $25
scholarships. Maciel spoke on the topic
"Whose Fault Is It?" while Myers
delivered a speech entitled "A Place to
Grow."
In the upperclassmen division Chesna
Dickenson of Olton was awarded a $50
scholarship for her winning speech on
"Neighborly Love???". A $35 scholarship
was awarded to second-place winner Jo
Cox of Ft. Worth for her speech on "Some
Insights into Self Disclosure." Kathy
Ponder of Hamlin was awarded third place
and a $15 scholarship for her speech en-
titled "My Discovery."
The six scholarship recipients advanced
to the finals of the contest by being judged
winners in both preliminary and semi-final
competition. Other semi-finalists in the
freshman division beside the three
Finalists were Nancy George Kyle Wynn
and Lou Ann Achen. Semi-finalists in the
upper-classmen division included Robin
White Regina Bryan and Lori Sims plus
the three division winners.
The contest was begun in 1955 with
contributions given by Mr. E. P. Mead.
When Mr. Mead died in 1962 the con-
tribution for the scholarships was con-
tinued by his son Mr. Ed V. Mead. .
Judges for the contest were H-SU
science professor Dr. Taylor Rankin his
wife and Miss Pat Luttrell admissions
counselor at H-SU.
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DOC MEAD Speaking Contest winners are (1-r) Upperclassmen Kathy Ponder Jo Cox
and Chesna Dickenson and Freshmen Marty Beeson Margaret Myers and Toni Maciel.
Dickenson and Beeson won first place in their respective divisions. (Brad Jennings
Photo)
55 to sacrifice vacations
for Proyecto de Amistad
In early January some 55 Hardin-
Simmons University students and faculty
Directing Scenes finale tonight
The last performance of Final Directing
Scenes cuttings from full-length plays
will be tonight at 8 p.m. in the Van Ellis
Theatre. There is no admission charge and
tickets are not required. These 20-minute
scenes are presented in partial fulfillment
of the requirements for Dr. James
Panowski's Play Directing class.
Maxwell Anderson's ANNE OF THE
THOUSAND DAYS will be the curtain-
raiser. Directed by Jana Hurst this
romantic drama will feature Max Hurst as
Henry VIII and Nanette Grainger as Anne charming and elusive Elvira
Boleyn. Janine Hahn is Assistant Director. Ponder). His second wife Ruth
language as his comedy BLITHE SPIRIT
clearly illustrates. Directed by Terri
Loter this is definitely a show for people
who enjoy bright and witty repartee. Sir
Noel has created three delightful
characters and thrusts them into an
outrageous situation dealing with the
supernatural.
Charles (Tim Boss) a middle-aged
Britsh novelist is plagued by the presence
of two very determined women. One of
these is athe ghost of his first wife the
(Kathy
(Debby
ANNE OF THE THOUSAND DAYS is Clements) is stable and dependable and
the story of the short-lived courtship and totally unaware of Elvira's haunting
marriage of Henry VIII and his second presence. Watching Charles' antics as he
wife. Conceived as a "memory play"
Anne recalls the tragic events leading up
to her execution. It was first presented at
the Shubert Theatre New York City
starring Rex Harrison and Joyce Redman.
Noel Coward is a master of the English
tries to deal with Elvira causes Ruth
understandable concern about her
husband's mental condition and a great
deal of fun for the audience. An un-
maidenly maid by the name of Edith
(Dorothy Chambers) also contributes to
JERRY COTTON and Greg Boss rehearse for their performance in the Final Directing
Scenes. The last performance of the Scenes will be held in Van Ellis Theatre tonight at 8.
(Brad Jennings Photo)
the complications. Mendy Gipson will be
acting as Loter's Assistant Director.
The final cutting is written by two-
time Pulitzer Prize winning playwright
Edward Albee. TINY ALICE deals with a
large monetary gift to the Catholic Church
from the richest woman in the world and
the strange conditions under which the
money will be granted.
A personal secretary of the Cardinal is
sent to the home of Miss Alice the
benefactor. The scene is the initial con-
frontation between Butler "the butler"
(Paul Collier) Brother Julian (Greg Boss)
and the Lawyer (Jerry Cotton). We
glimpse the Lawyer's cynicism towards
life Butler's marvellous sense of the
comic and Julian's horrifying discovery
of the real purpose of his -mission. TINY
ALICE is directed by Nolan Murdock with
Sherri Chapman serving as his assistant.
ANNE OF THE THOUSAND DAYS
and BLITHE SPIRIT wUl both be staged
arena-style with TINY ALICE mounted
behind the proscenium on the Main Stage.
Vicki Pigmon is Lighting Designer and
Morris Crow is Technical Director. Other
backstage personnel include: John Lan-
don Claudia Potts Crystal Choate and
Martha Bowen.
SW Bell
at registration
Southwestern Bell Telephone Company
representatives will set up tables in Moody
Center on registration day Jan. 10 from
8:30 a.m. 5 p.m. to handle all new order
activity for Hardin-Simmons students for
the spring semester.
Students who are leaving campus
permanently at the end of the current
semester are urged to disconnect their
phones and take them to the phone com-
pany's main office at 366 Cypress to
receive credit according to Barbara
Haltom Southwestern Bell spokesman.
Students who are leaving campus just
for the Christmas Holidays should lock
their phones in their closets Haltom said.
members will sacrifice a week of their
mid-term break to take part in Proyecto de
Amistad (Operation Friendship) in the
Laredo-Nuevo Laredo area of Texas and
Mexico.
Proyecto de Amistad is the 1977 version
of H-SU's annual mission trip to the Texas-
Mexico border area. The group will work
in churches both in Texas and Mexico
doing general construction work plum-
bing and electrical work painting and
church services.
The students will stay in two churches in
Laredo; the men will be housed at
Primera Iglesia Bautista and the women
at Emmanuel Baptist Church. Both groups
will prepare their own meals at the church
where the men reside.
During the days the students will take
part in various work projects. These
projects will be centered primarily in two
churches in Nuevo Laredo two churches
bearing the same names as the Laredo
churches which will house the students.
At Emmanuel Baptist Church in
Nuevo Laredo the students will build a
warehouse for the storage of materials to
be used for relief projects paint rooms in
See PROYECTO p. 5
I DAYS TO I
I CHRISTMAS I
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The H-SU Brand (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 64, No. 15, Ed. 1, Friday, December 10, 1976, newspaper, December 10, 1976; Abilene, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth97273/m1/1/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Hardin-Simmons University Library.