The Howard Payne College Yellow Jacket (Brownwood, Tex.), Vol. XXXXV, No. 3, Ed. 1, Friday, October 4, 1957 Page: 1 of 4
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Jackets to Open Home Season
The Yellow Jackets will open
their home football slate Satur-
day night in Lion Stadium when
they take on another variety of
Lions from East Texas State Col-
lege. Game time is slated for 8
p.m.
The Lions' home opener against
ACC in Commerce was rained
out the same night the Yellow
Jackets were taming the Mc-
Murry Indians 6-0 in Abilene.
In their only outing this year the
Lions trounced Southeastern Lou-
isiana 25-7 in Hammond La.
The Lions will be out to avenge
a 13-0 loss at the hands of the
Jackets last year. East Texas won
only two while losing eight last
year one of their worst seasons
in the history of the school.
New Blood al ET
Disappointed last year when a
host of experienced men failed to
come through East Texas State
coaches are pinning their hopes
on new men to make the differ-
ence this year. East Texas picked
up 16 transfers for this campaign
10 of them from junior colleges.
The East Texans have 14 return-
ing lettermen and six squadmen.
The Lions fastest man is Half-
back Gary Berry a transfer who
left Midwestern when that school
abolished the pigskin sport. An
other expected speed demon is
Quarterback Sam (Greaser) Mc-
Cord an all-conference star from
Paris Junior College.
Leading the Lion pass receiv-
ing parade will be Norman Rob-
erts twice ail-American at San
Angelo Junior College a fellow
with a great pair of hands.
The Lions will command a
slight weight advantage in both
the backfield and the line. Their
backfield averages 178 to HPC's
175; the Lion line tips the scales
at almost 200 pounds a man
while the Jackets average a
shade under 195 a lineman.
The Jackets have only two in
juries to report barring further
mishaps in practice. Naturally
Boyd Murphy will not see ac-
tion although the cast was re-
moved last week end from his
ankle. A player on the "who
knows" list is Guard Bullet
Thompson who aggravated an
already-sprained ankle in the
game against SWTS. He may be
ready to go by tomorrow night
however.
At least one East Texan will be
sidelined due to injuries. He is
No. 2 Quarterback Jack Pirkey
who suffered an eye injury last
week in the Southeastern Lou-
isiana game.
The Jackets went through rig-
orous workouts this week with
emphasis on both offense and de-
fense. A keynote was placed on
pass defense since the Lions may
choose to advance via the air
lanes rather than try to pene-
trate the rugged Jacket line.
The Yellow Jackets may also
try their hand at passing since
they completed five of nine aeri-
als against the Bobcats.
This is the 13th meeting of the
two schools with the count all
snarled at five wins each. Two
games have ended in ties both
games knotted at 7-7. The Jack-
See OPENER. Pag 9
LASH
LEO!
The HOWARD PAYNE COLLEGE
YELLOW JACKET
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VOLUME XXXXV
BROWNWOOD. TEXAS. FRIDAY. OCTOBER 4. 1957
NUMBER 3
Fall Enrollment Reaches 985
HPC Record Tops
Large State Schools
In a fall when leading Texas
schools including Baylor Univer-
sity and the state university are;
'reporting drops in enrollment
Howard Payne College has main-
tained its "on campus" enroll-
ment of a year ago.
The total enrollment for full-
time and night class students is
985 a difference of only two from
the 987 students enrolled a year
ago announced Mrs. Dora Mae
Herring registrar.
Dormitories for both men and
women students show increases
in residency over last year she
added.
The enrollment of "on campus"
and special students last fall to-
taled 1054 students Mrs. Herring
said. The special students includ-
ed 67 enrolled in three extension
clashes that aie not offered this
year.
The registration total includes
48 members of the 1957 graduat-
ing class of 151 students at
Brownwood High School. Last
year 57 of the BHS '56 class of
181 students enrolled in Howard
Payne.
The 1957 enrollment total also
includes students from 28 states
Mexico Cuba Malaya Hawaii
and Colombia in addition to
Texas.
Two major trends were indi-
cated in this fall's enrollment
Mrs. Herring said a leveling off
in the number of graduate stu-
dents and a higher scholastic
quality in the entire student body.
Band Slunt Slated
To Be Feature
Of East Texas Tilt
"Marching Along Together"
will be the theme used by the
HPC band during the half-time
activities Saturday night at the
Howard Payne-East Texas State
football game. Tribute will be
paid to a few of the outstanding
departments of HPC including
the divisions of Bible speech
See BAND STUNT. Page 4
Last year Howard Payne had
95 graduate students; this year
there are 35.
Most of the already-established
teachers who decided to work for
master's degrees after the Gilmer-
Aiken Bill declared a large salary
increase for teachers with the
higher degree now have had the
time to complete the required
work Mrs. Herring explained.
The graduate student enrollment
this year in Howard Payne and
throughout the state is consid-
ered to represent a more nearly
normal total.
"Since we have adhered strict
ly to the lule that only those in
the upper three-fourths of the
graduating class of a school can
enter without taking an exami-
nation the scholastic quality of
Howard Payne students is no-
ticeably higher" Mrs. Herring
said.
FLYING SCOUT Curtis (Sonny) Daven-
port second from right inspects Elmo
Letbetter's Tri-Pacer to see if it is "air-
worthy" since Bob Belcher left will use
it to fly him on various scouting trips this
year. Also pictured are Dr. Newman HPC
prexy Letbetter and Jacket Head Coach
Bennie Williams. Last week Belcher flew
Davenport to Hammond La. where they
saw East Texas State pelt the Southeast-
ern Louisianans 25-7.
JASMO PROTESTS
Irate Citizens7 Treatment
Of Crickets Labeled 'Unfair'
Many of the HPC students have population is due by and large
Casting Started
For 'Portrait'
A partial cast has been select-
ed for the drama department's
first fall production "Family
I Portrait" to be directed by Mr!
been asking one particular ques-
tion these days: "Why so many
crickets?" The answer that Dr
Oscar Breland of the University
of Texas etymology department
gives is that crickets are here to
make love.
Every year many crickets leave
their country homes and journey
to nearby cities and towns to
meet crickets of the opposite sex
and romance them.
Many authorities deem the
cricket moral code which is
among the most liberal in exist-
ence shameful and are so loud
in their criticism that most city
governments are using every
means at their disposal to de-
stroy this menace.
One representative from a san
itation department stated that the
to their rural background and
their notable lack of education
both religious and social.
In order to get the cricket's
viewpoint a reporter consulted
one V. Jasmo Cricket late of
Beepville and head of Crickets
on the Hearth Local No. 57.
Jasmo said that he felt the
treatment crickets are receiving
from the city sanitation depart-
ment and the townspeople is bru
tal and unfair and contended
they only want to be left alone.
When told city officials con-
sidered their public mating hab-
its immoral Jasmo answered
readily.
"It's the atmosphere" he said.
"Some consider one atmosphere
romantic some another. It just
so happens that we crickets con-
sider street lights the most ro-
Wlinn niioctinnnH n; in whpn
the crickets would return to their I Alex Reevc
countrv homes he answered. I The play deals with the family
"Many will never again see their of Jesus during His three years
country homes thanks to a care
less step here and there and the
I immorality among the cricket mantic."
wild driving of the local popu-
lace. "Some will die from the cold
others will flee to the country at
the first sign of cold weather.
The rest of us plan to seek em-
ployment on the hearths and
streets of Brownwood."
When asked about the number
of crickets presently residing on
the HPC campus and other parts
of the city Jasmo said "At last
count 789098268567908486988-
999 crickets have come to Brown-
wood. Of that number 354765-
987369299 have met their fate
and have gone to that great big
street light in the sky. Rest their
souls."
of ministry. "It is one of great
spiritual message and value"
said Mr. Reeve.
Jere Coon a senior speech stu-
dent from Dublin Ga. is to por-
tray the lead that of Mary mo-
ther of Jesus. Others included in
the cast are Louise Ham Glenn
Hammett Raymond Woodruff
Zanelle Stacy Zaney Hetzel Lin-
da Tullus Sandra Mead Charles
Killough Leah Miller Carol
Lamsford Jimmy King Beverly
Murray Jim Gordon and Larry
Milner. Several male parts are
still open.
The stage production crew will
ba selected from students of Dr.
McDonald Held's stage produc-
tion class and will be announced
at a later date.
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