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HOWARD COLLEGE, JANUARY 17, 1958
SENIOR RINGS
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REGISTRATION
Number 14
At Mid - Winter Retreat
Greater Council
Hosts Freshmen
hj John C.
The Auxiliary Room of the Student Union Building will be
the scene of the kick-off banquet for the Howard B.S.U. Mid-
Winter Rereat Friday evening, January 31 at 6:00.
The theme for the week-end
affaiT la MY MAXIMUM FOR
CHRIST. After a preview of what
to expect from the retreat by
BSU Director Ben Connell, the
group will hear Maurice Willis,
Secretary of Student Work for the
Alabama Baptist Convention,
speak on the subject “My Maxi¬
mum for Christ in the State Pro¬
gram.”
Highlight of the program is the
first in a series of messages by
Doyle Baird, Associate in the
Student Department of the Bap¬
tist Sunday School Board from
Nashville. Mr. Baird will lead the
group in a study of the BSU
MANUAL in five installments
throughout the week-end.
Concluding the Friday night
session will be the Greater Coun¬
cil Talent Parade, which promises
great fun and entertainment for
all.
Saturday morning will be high¬
lighted by a move via the new
M.A. bus to Shocco Springs Bap¬
tist Assembly near Talladega.
After breakfast there, the group
will hear Dr. Edgar Arendall
speak on the subject “My Maxi¬
mum for Christ in My Church
Life,” and Mr. Baird will con¬
tinue the study of the manual.
Also featured in the morning
session is the message “My Maxi¬
mum for Christ in My Vocation”
by Howard's own Dr. Davis
Woolley.
Following lunch- and a period
of rest and relaxation, there will
be a time for recreation — hikes,
tennis, horse shoes, and bull ses¬
sions. From this fun period the
group will turn to committee
meetings and an afternoon ses¬
sion consisting of a message by
Lucy Barriger, Youth Director
from Dawson Memorial, on the
subject "My Maximum for Christ
in my SociaLLife a continuation
of the manuahttydy by Mr. Baird;
and reports from the committees.
In the concluding session, Gene
Roberts, General Chairman for
Christian Emphasis Week, will
present plans for that week-long
program which is to begin Feb¬
ruary 12. Lindy Martin will pre¬
sent a discussion on "My Maxi¬
mum for Christ in Campus Ac¬
tivities.” With the conclusion of
Mr. Baird's study, Aubrey Ed¬
wards will lead the Howard BSU
Choir in the special music and
the full week-end of activities
will be climaxed by an inspiring
message from Dr. William K.
Weaver, Jr., pastor of the First
Baptist Church of Sylacauga
speaking of the theme of the Re¬
treat, “My Maximum for Christ."
Howdy do dah? I’m having the
tone of my life watching the great
variety of Howard humanity as
they walk across campus. As I
writs this I can see Dr. Bar kiss
and his briefcase, Leon Bedsole
and his cameras, Jerry Gardner
and his checkbook, as well as
Steve Allgood and his girls.
These characters as well as /the
rest of you Howardites provide a
pleasant pastime as I watch them.
Dob Mason always looks as if
he has lost Something or is lost
himself. Alyce/Glenn appears to
be solving spine deep mathe¬
matical problem with her serious
countenance.
Joe Decker and Freddy Hovater
request that all brotherhood
members return to school a week
early next September in order to
*et an early start with putting
up the cross.
Hr. and Mbs Friendship were
crowned last Friday at the Jack¬
sonville State Game. June Auch-
muty and Billy Turner were the
winners along with faculty friend¬
ship honorees, Miss Forman and
Dr. Bryan. Congratulations!
It seems that Bob Simmons is
not appreciated by his room¬
mate. His concerts at 2:00 am
leave little time for sleeping.
Maybe Bob is trying to ease his
frustrations by pouring his heart
out in song.
I bear that Andrew Tang is wor¬
ried because he might get an
А
on one subject Too bad.
Latest cruelty Joke— "How is
Howard’s basketball team this
year, Coach?”
An advancement in literary
achievement has begun on the
Howard Campus. John Burson
has announced that he will write
a book on personal adjustment
entitled The Art of Holding
Bands.
All of you hecklers had better
start rehearsing for the political
campaigns. I have heard several
of the candidates planning their
campaign strategy already.
Each faculty members has been
deputized a campus policeman
11 seems. If a professor turns
*n the grades of a student
whose account is not settled with
t«e treasurer, the professor is
supposed to take money from his
own pocket to settle the account.
*№s way the professors are forc¬
ed to keep a sharp lookout for
delinquent students who have not
settled their account It seems to
me that they have enough work
to do already without having to
be responsible for the financial
obligations of their students.
That sure is a cute monkey
that Katie Parnell received as a
birthday present. It reminds me
of her boy friend.
Kfl» Gross hitch-hiked from
church last Sunday night Is
something wrong with Tom’s
car?
I guess I had better blast off
now. See you later.
A Cappella Choir Boards
Buses For Annual Jaunt
Sunday afternoon, January 19, fifty students will pack their bags and leave Howard . . .
but, only for two weeks. This jubilant group is our A Cappella Choir, rated as one of the top
singing groups of its kind in the country.
This tour, which takes the choir
through South Alabama, will be
the ninth annual one. One pro¬
gram each night and two on Sun¬
day will be presented during the
two weeks.
The entire program, which is
sung unaccompanied and from
memory, is made up of three
groups of songs. The first con¬
tains masterpieces of the church
literature of the 16th and 17th
Century. The second is made up
entirely of folk songs, including
sacred harp and spirituals. The
third group is composed of con¬
temporary music.
Last year the choir gave con¬
certs in Alabama, Georgia, North
and South Carolina, and Tennes¬
see. The choir also sang for the
National Southern Baptist Con¬
vention in Chicago in June. This
is really a rare opportunity for
the people of South Alabama to
hear a choir of such caliber.
Agape Hears White
At Next Meeting
Dr. J. R. White, pastor of the
First Baptist Church in Mont¬
gomery, will be the speaker at
the next meeting of Agape, Feb¬
ruary 4. This pastor has made
several evangelistic tours of the
San Bias Islands in the Pacific.
Some of the Indians who in¬
habit the San Bias Islands are
completely unlearned in the ways
of the white man. The most
primitive group of the Indians are
cannibaiistie. They have no oc¬
cupations, no formal names, and
keep no record of time.
Dr. White will be returning
from his latest mission tour on
February 3. Agape is fortunate
in being able to hear his first
report of this trip. Both mem¬
bers and visitors are urged to at¬
tend.
Agape is the organization on
Howard's campus for mission
volunteers and any students
vitally interested in missions at
home and abroad. It meets every
first and third Tuesday night at
7:30 in the downstairs library as¬
sembly room.
The schedule is as follows.
Sunday, January 10
3:00 p.m. Pleasant Ridge Bap¬
tist Church, Hueytown
7:30 p.m. First Baptist
Church, Demopolb
Monday, January 20:
7:30 p.m. First Baptist
Church, Jackson
Tuesday, January 21:
7:30 p.m. First Baptist
Church, Atmore
Wednesday, January 22:
7:30 p.m. Westlawn Baptist
Church, Mobile
Thursday, January 23:
7:30 p.m. Warrington Baptist
Church, Pensacola
Friday, January 24:
7:30 p.m. First Baptist
Church, Greenville
Saturday, January 25:
7:30 p.m. First Baptist
Church, Tallassee
Sunday, January 20:
3:30 p.m. First Baptist
Church, Alexander City
7:30 p.m. First Baptist
Church, Opelika
Monday, January 27:
7:30 p.ra. First Baptist
Church, Enterprise
Tuesday, January 28:
7:30 p.m. First Baptist
Church, Phenix City
Wednesday, January 29:
7:30 p.m. First Baptist
Church, Dothan
Thursday, January 30:
7:30 p.m. First Baptist
Church, Opp
Friday, January 31:
7:30 p.m. First Baptist
Church, Andalusia
Saturday, February 1:
7:30 p.m. Dadeville Baptist
Church
Sunday, February 2:
4:30 pm. First Baptist
Church, Selma
7:30 pm Momingview Bap¬
tist Church, Montgomery
Here’s Your Chance
For Show Business
by Ingram GomilUon
If you have ever wanted to act, now is your chance. Tryouts
for the coming Masquers’ production, “The Insect Comedy,"
will be held Wednesday and Thursday, January 29 and 30,
with callbacks Friday the 31st
There are some forty speaking
parts in the new Masquers’ play.
Parts in the huge Mille type pro¬
duction can be guarantted to al¬
most anyone who trys out.
“The Insect Comedy,” by Josef
and Karel Capek, is a satirical
comedy which might be called a
philosophical fantasy. When it
was originally written and pro¬
duced in 1921, It was hailed as
sensational. At that time the
style of the play was regarded as
evolutionary. Within a couple of
'ears It was produced in New
York and London, and was re-
rived by Jose Ferrer at the New
fork City Center in 1948.
The story shows the parallelism
between the behavior of insects
and the world of men. The main
character, a tramp, acts as the
author’s mouthpiece and holds
the play together as we visit sec¬
tions of humanity as reflected by
the insects: social butterflies;
homebodies— the crickets; and the
field of battle where the ants
fight for possession of land.
Lighter moments are provided
by the antics of the flirtatious
butterflies; the poet who bores
everybody with his idiotic verses,
the beetles who hoard their gold,
and the crickets who chirp mer¬
rily and want but little.
The times for the tryouts will
be from 3-5 on Wednesday, 8:80-9
on Thursday, and from 7-9 on Fri¬
day. Production dates are March
13, 14, and 15.
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