The Ouachitonian 1968 Ouachitonian Staff Ouachita Baptist University
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Ouachita Baptist University Scholarly Commons @ Ouachita OBU Yearbooks: The Ouachitonian University Archives 1968 The Ouachitonian 1968 Ouachitonian Staff Ouachita Baptist University Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarlycommons.obu.edu/yearbooks Part of the Higher Education Commons, Organizational Communication Commons, and the Public Relations and Advertising Commons Recommended Citation Ouachitonian Staff, "The Ouachitonian 1968" (1968). OBU Yearbooks: The Ouachitonian. 64. https://scholarlycommons.obu.edu/yearbooks/64 This Book is brought to you for free and open access by the University Archives at Scholarly Commons @ Ouachita. It has been accepted for inclusion in OBU Yearbooks: The Ouachitonian by an authorized administrator of Scholarly Commons @ Ouachita. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Ouachita Baptist University Arkadelphia. Ark. Volume 59 Ouachitonia Betty Rowe Kennedy Editor Thearon McKinney Business Manager Vil/iam D. Downs ·Jr. Advisor It was probably as a reflec tion in some quiet pool that man first beheld his own image and it gave him a hunger for knowledge about himself. He studied the shape of his nose, the color of his eyes, his smile. A conception of his physical self was being etched in his mind. Then he discovered the magjc of mirrors. Fine ladies began to spend their time admiring the re· flection of beautiful complexions and rich adornments. Someone adapted the princi ples of reflection of light and the camera became a means of cap turing man's image permanently. · The /968 Ouachitonian is an attempt to capture and record the reflections of a year at Ouachita. The images of the individuals who played a part in the year appear here. Recorded too are the events and the emotions, all for the pur pose of giving the student a mem ory - the reflections of /967-68. 2 Contents Introduction Book 1 .. school page 17 Administration Faculty Campus Book 2 . Spirit page 53 Highlights Organizations Spotlight Sports Book 3 ... Students page/89 Student Senate Seniors Juniors Sophomores Freshmen Advertising page238 Indexes page256 Closing page265 3 l O 0 0 5 b - --?""" 1 t!C 1 Color pfloto by Bill K m~rdy 4 Search He searches for knowledge and finds the hidden meanings, the inner surfaces of life and they re flect back to him a glimpse of the reasons for being. Victory Maybe it's a better grade point, maybe a bid or a beauty title. Some times it's winning a game or completing a term paper or getting a date, but it's all competition. And, for some, it's victory. 6 Disappointment The final score's in their favor, you get an "F" on an exam paper, the other guy wins by one vote in the· runoff. This, too, was a part of the year - disappo.Jntment. 7 Becoming \ Cof or p~olo by Bill 1!. ·~~tdy 8 It may not be until he meets the world head-on through the university that he begins to flower. He must fly or fall, so he grows and faces reality and becomes. · 9 Change The hands of the clock continue to circle and the calendar pages must be turned and the world changes and the university must change with it. Different people, new buildings, additional regu lati<;ms - they reflect the change of this year. 10 Belonging Acceptance. security. or some one to depend on are things for which he clamors. And when his fingers close around them he hangs on des ptrately, trying to stop the world mling under his feet. A cause, a group. or a someone - he needs to btlong. Ce/ebraiion There are times when his spirit seems to take flight and soar like a bunch of bright bal loons in the glinting sunlight. A sports victory, a favorable elec"' tion, or, sometimes just Friday, become a cause for celebration. Color pltolo by Bill K tnntdy 12 .Worship A Bach fugue, or a gospel i)·mn, light pouring through a crimson and gold window, and serene stillness are like bits D} colored glass which reflect lUI image of man reaching for Rllues beyond his own selj-cen •~redness and coming face to ce with his God. A coming to ther, a giving of one's self, receiving - this is the side of man called worship. Color Photo by Bill K<nn<dy Awareness The seasons came and went and he smelled the crisp fireplace sm.ell of winter and touched the softness of summer, but never really lived it. Then there was that moment when he realized there was a world out there and he could actu-. ally reach out his hand and touch it . '. • It Is Holding a U.S. Captain Pentagon Has Usted as Dead !n!h~N.ws }.rkttitStlS • 4 . • • • ............ " 14 RILEY LIBRARY OUACHITA 8APTIST UNIV£RSITY. 15 At first it was all fuzzy and foggy and like one of those morn ings after you had stayed up all night studying for finals and you weren't sure if there was a mist over the ravine or if it was in your head. Then the mist began to clear and the sun began to rise and you could feel and smell and know that you were really doing those things and not just watching the world go rushing past. Real awareness dawned just in time for you to look back and wonder where it all had gone and what you had missed. And maybe you hoped that somewhere it had been captured - the reflections of the year. 16 Book 1 . ... the School l T Contents Administration page 20 Academics .. page 30 Campus .... page 48 The school reflects the thinking, feeling, and the way of being of all those connected with it. It is as they are, and it holds up their image to the world and invites the world to look into their very character. President Phelps Headed OEO During Year's Leave "I wanted to do something that would be interesting, constructive, and that would be a service contribution," was the reason Dr. Ralph A. Phelps Jr., Ouachita's president, gave for the way he spent his leave of absence this year. Dr. Phelps served as southwest region di rector for the Office of Economic Opportunity. He and his family moved to' Atlanta for the year, but he returned to the campus on several Qcqasions. Dr. Ralph A. Phelps Jr. served his 15th term as president. Dr. Phelps welcomes Dr. W. Allen Powell as· chairman of the English department. One of the more pleas ant tasks of the year was reading a proclamation hon oring Sharon Evans, Miss Arkansas. 20 Dr. Green Handles Administrative Acts Serving· as acting president of Ouachita in the absence of Dr. Phelps was Dr. Marvin Green, chairman of the board of trustees. In a similar position of responsibility was Wayne Smith, assistant to the president. Dr. Green was on the campus al most every day although he commuted from his home at Stephens. Wayne Smith became a special assistant to the president after servmg here as director of student aids. Wayne Smith, assistant to the president. Dr. Green and Wayne Smith made many administrative iecisions together. One of Dr. Green's duties was crowning and congratulating the Tiger Day Queen. 21 Botud of T""lftl members a"' (BACK ROW) Dr. Walter Yeldell. Harold Ecbok. Marlin Geoaiap. Tbomu Keys, Rev. Maaon Crait, Wade WUIII. E. M. Jones Jr.• Charla A. Gordoa Jr.• Rev. Ber- Selpb. John G"'**. Rev. Lehman Webb, W. C. HarP Jr. (FRONT ROW) Dr. Rbeubin South, M111. Robert Gladden. Jeral Hamp1011. Dr. Ralpb Plld.. Jr., Dr. Marvin G..-, Rev. Robcn Parter. Geo'IC Jordu, Mro. J. C. fyller, and C. S. William•. Board of Trustees Elected Group Makes Decisions Owned and operated by the Arkansas Baptist State Convention, Ouachita is gov erned by a group of men and women elected by the Convention and serving as the Trus tees. Many financial and administrative de cisions are made by the Board. Executive Commillee mem ber.s are (BACK ROW) Dr. Long-time Board member, Rheubin South, Rev. Robert Parker Miss Emma Riley, retired last (vice chairman), George Jordan. year. (FRONT ROW) Dr. Phelps (presi dent), Dr. Green (chairman), and Jeral Hampton. 22 Vice President Heads Planning Dr. Ben Elrod was vice president for development of Ouachita and was in charge of , pfan.ning for growth of the school. Dr. Elrod headed the "Operation 1980" plan for cam pus development. His work in cluded planning for building ex pansion and securing the neces sary funds. Dr. Elrod keeps his briefcase full of plans. Lindsey Serves In Two Posts Dean of faculty, Dr. Henry Lind sey also served as dean of the gradu ate school during the second semes ter. Dr. Lindsey co-ordinated course offerings, class scheduling, special lectures, and meeting place arrange- m~b. His duties in the capacity of dean of the graduate school included teach ing, co-ordination of teaching fellow work, and counseling. Dr. Lindsey's telephone was con stantly in use. 23 Jim McCommos set up his office in new Northeast for men. Dr. Gambrell also has academic interests. He Mrs. Flaig has a typically feminine office from teaches courses in religion. which she directs women students. Deans They Enforce School Policy One of the main tasks of Dr. Tom Gambrell, dean of students, is helping students understand and follow school policy. His office handles such matters as class excuses, parking violations, and other regulations concerning student conduct. Jim McCommas, as director of men, assigns housing for single men. He had been assistant director of stu dent aids, and assumed the new position this year. Director of women, Mrs.