The Howard Payne University Yellow Jacket (Brownwood, Tex.), Vol. 67, No. 18, Ed. 1, Friday, February 8, 1980 Page: 3 of 4
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Cameramen from KTAB and KRBC television in Abilene
film new HP president Dr. Ralph Phelps in his press
conference Tuesday afternoon.
Senate reconsiders class aid
After a move to reconsider
giving each class $100 as voted
last week by Student
Association author of the bill
Dale Edens agreed to withdraw
his motion because senate
sentiment had turned against
the proposal Tuesday night in
the regularly scheduled senate
meeting.
Only three senators Edens
senior .senator Bruce Smith and
Junicr Class President Dale
Folder voted not to reconsider.
Financial aid packets
Financial aid packets for the
1980-81 school year are ready to
be picked up Mrs. Glenda Huff
Director of Student Aid has
announced. The packets may
be picked up in the student aid
office.
The packets include a Family
Financial Statement form a
Texas Tuition Equilization
Grant form and a Howard
Payne University form. Mrs.
Huff stressed that the student
applying for aid must wait until
his parents have completed
their income tax forms before
filling out their aid applications.
Filling out the three forms is
all that is necessary to apply for
two work programs four grant
programs and two loan
programs offered by the federal
government the state govern-
ment of Howard Payne.
The work programs offered
are the College Workstudy
program and the College
Workship program is a college-
sponsored non-cash program;
students are credited for the
number of hours worked by a
The motion to reconsider was
made by Freshmen Class
President Frances Dzienowski
Senators Ted Miller and
Sabra Hulsey and Student
Foundation President Mike
Purycar spoke against giving
each class $100 while Bruce
Smith was the only one
speaking in favor of the
proposal. The proposal was
originally made because two
classes are in debt and one has
no money.
credit on their student account.
Demonstrated financial need is
not a requirement.
Three grant programs are
funded by the federal govern-
ment. They are the Basic
Educational Opportunity Grant
( BEOG) and the Sup-
plemental Education Oppor-
tunity Grant (SEOG) and the
State Student Incentive Grant
(SSIG).
To be eligible for the BEOG a
student must have established
financial need by means of
applying for aid be enrolled ina
an undergraduate course of
study and have not previously
received a Bachelor's degree
from any institution be enrolled
on at least a half-time basis be
a U.S. citizen or be in the U. S.
for other than a temporary
basis and have not received
more than four full years of
Baisc Grant payments.
The SEOG is available to
undergraduate students who
establish extreme financial
need. Grants range from $200-
$1500 and must be matched by
Phelps speaks of education
and Christian philosophies
By Mede Nix
Editor
Dr Ralph Phelps newly-
elected president of Howard
Payne outlined his religious
and educational philosophy in a
Friday interview and also
listed goals for students.
He says "A Christian school
needs to be different than a
state school Otherwise there is
no justification for its existence
We need to turn out gifted
people who are committed to
serving people within a
framework of Christianity."
As for his views on education
Dr. Phelps explains "You don't
teach people responsibility
without giving them freedom.
They'll make mistakes but
they'll learn." He illustrates his
point with the story of a student
newspaper editor at Ouachita
who wrote an editorial contrary
to administrative thinking.
Pressure was on Dr. Phelps to
dismiss the student but he
would not because he believes in
the freedom of an individual to
make his own mistakes. "In a
job (presidency) like that one's
ultimate accountability is to the
Lord."
"I have always believed in
being an activist in the
Christian faith not sitting by
passively. I think we
( Christians) have an obligation
to be involved."
Dr. Phelps is interested in
politics writing and teaching
He spearheaded a campaign
against casino gambling in
can be picked up
some other type of financial
assistance.
Eligibility requirements for
the SSIG grant are the same as
the requirements for the state-
sponsored Texas TTuition
Equilization Gran (TEG). The
SSIG is awarded as a matching
grant.
TEG payments are awarded
to students who are Texas
residents attending a private
shcool taking at least six
semester hours or more not
enrolled in a theological or
religious degree program not
receiving. an athletic
scholarhsip in any form and
demonstrate financial need.
The basic purpose of the grant
is to help equalize the tuition
cost between state-supported
schools and private schools.
Loans available at Howard
Payne include the National
Direct Student . Loan (NSDL)
and the Federally Insured
Student Loan (FISL). The
NSDL is a federally sponsored
loan program for students
enrolled at least half-time in a
Arkansas whicn Arkansas
soundly defeated in an election.
The defeat of the gambling
referendum was voted the No 2
story of the decade by Arkansas
newspapers in 1969. He has
pastored several churches
written Baptist Sunday School
lessons and study course hooks
The new president who will
assume his duties March 1 also
outlined four goals for
university students in the in-
terview He says school should
"widen horizons lift visions
deepen compassion and in-
tensify commitments for the
student."
Under widening horizons he
says "Students should have the
right to explore. The world has
progressed because people got
out of the boundaries." The
areas in which a student should
expand his horizons are in the
realm of science personal
relationships and religion "You
can't put God in a tiny little
package." he explains.
Widening horizons also in-
cludes getting out into the real
world not a world "where they
line you up and march you to
chapel every day. The real
world has very little respect for
the church" he says "and most
think it is totally irrelevant to
the needs of today. My concept
of the church is that Christ
came into the world to reveal
the fullness of God-his love
care concern and personality
When we meet him we have
within us a need to meet the
course of study and demon-
strate financial need.
Undergraduate students may
borrow up to $5000 for their four
years and repayment betins
nine months after graduation of
withdrawal from school.
The FISL is insured by the
federal government and the
money is issued through
commerical lenders. Interest is
paid by the government for
borrowers while in a student
status. Repayment plan is set
by the lender.
Many scholarships are
available upon request from the
.student aid office. Scholarships
awarded on an acedemic basis
as well as a financial need basis
are offered.
Mrs. Huff explained that
some programs are awarded
on a first-come-first-serve basis
which makes early application
important. The deadline for
applying is June 1 1980
although application may be
submitted after that date.
needs of the world."
Lifting visions includes ex-
ploring new paths "A lot of
students don't know why the
are in college. College can help
them find out" he says.
Deepening compassion he
explains means "We need to be
able to identify with the
problems of people who are
different than us. Unless we
have feeling or tr to un-
derstand lus point of view we'll
never be like Jesus was "
His fourth goal intensifying
commitments includes having
values and being committed to
them. "If you're not committed
the world will uproot you. Today
values are fuzzy." One im-
portant value he lists is
patriotism. "I believe in the
values that have made this
country a great nation--a
respect for work and truth" he
adds.
Dr. Phelps says Baptist
schools have been built by
faculty members who have
given their lifeblood to the
school. He used to teach a
course at Ouachita every
semester to get acquainted with
the classroom again and to see
all the different types of
students but he doesn't know if
he'll be able to do it at HP
because of his need to be out
raising funds
In conclusion he says a
Christian institution "must
provide room for people to be
different to make mistakes."
New curfew
procedure
announced
A change in procedure for
weekend curfew at the women's
dorms will begin tonight said
Lillian Gandy director of
Women's Services.
The dorm will be closed at 1
a.m. Friday and Saturday
nights. Students who enter the
dorm after that time will enter
by alerting the night girl who
will let them into the building.
Women will not be counted late
until after 2 a.m. curfew but
room check will be made at 1
a.m.
This change in policy was
made to increase security and
to eliminate the need for a
number of people to be kept up
late Mrs. Gandy said. She also
suggested that women not leave
the building after 1 a.m. for
safety reasons.
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