The Banner, Vol. 10 No. 9 - January 29, 1965

              WELCOME ALUMNI AND FOUNDERS
CALIFORNIA  BAPTIST   COLLEGE,.
Vol. X No. 9
Student Publication
January 29, 1965
HOMECOMING AND FOUNDER'S DAY
January 29tit and 30th are the
dates set for the First Annual Founders Day and Homecoming celebration,
honoring die classes of 1954 and 1959.
The event marks the first effort at
combining the festivities for both
days into one emphasis.
The week-end's events are kicked
off with a special chapel at 10:30
Friday morning. The rest of that
day's schedule includes a tea at
2:00 P.M. followed by a banquet at
5:00 P.M., a surprise drama production at 7:00 topped off by a gigantic
bon-fire and pep rally to promote attendance at the homecoming basketball game Saturday night.
Saturday's program again starts
off with a special chapel program a
half-hour earlier than the previous
day's. The highlight of the day's
slate will be the first homecoming
parade in Cal Baptist's history,
featuring floats portraying various
themes of the campus. A trophy will
COMBINE BIG EVENTS AT CBC
be presented to the class, club,-or
dormitory with the best float in the
opinion of the judges. Starting time
for the parade will be 2:00 P.M. at
the Arlington Theatre. The contingent will then proceed down Magnolia avenue to the school.
The casual event of the celebration
follows at 6:30 as the current crop
of CBC junior varsity basketballers
tangles with the alumni. The crowning of the 1965 Homecoming Queen
begins at 8:00. Then, at 8:30, the
varsity cagers tale on Azusa College to wind up the two-day combined
emphasis.
All parties concerned have stated
that they are very optimistic concerning the success of the venture,
and feel that the combined emphasis
will help to boost both participation
and attendance at the annual affair,
both this year and in the years to
come.
SPEECH CHOIR DEBUTS
Having been preparing feverishly
for almost a month, the C.B.C. drama
department, under the direction of
Mrs. Jeanne Davis, will present the
world premiere of The California
Baptist College Speakers - Speech
Choir DeLuxe. The occasion of dus
debut is the annual Founder's Day
banquet on January 29, 1965, at
5:00 p.m. The College Speakers,
made up of the Drama Workshop plus
other invited persons, will present a
program that promi ses to be both
varied and inspirational. It shall
appeal to all interesds, and the various portions will range from the
portions range from the near-
ridiculous to the near-sublime.
Those appearing as soloists are:
Theo Brown with "Jesse James";
Dick Burns in Vachel Lindsey's
"The Congo";Carol Davis and Char-
lene McNamara in the thrilling "Holy
City"; and Janice Biggets with "The
Homecoming Court
Candidates Chosen
The leading lady of the 1964-65
Homecoming Court will be one of five
candidates: Joan J ett, Joy Jett,
Patty Harden, Penny Chernosky, or
Grace Iverson . The new royalty will
be the CBC Kingdom's fourth Homecoming Queen. Joan, Joy, and Patty
are choices of the knightly Senior
Class. Penny and Grace represent
the Junior Squires. The Sophomore
lady-in-waiting is Janice Payton,
while Phyllis Kirby will serve the
new Queen as the Freshman choice.
(See insert for pictures of Homecoming court.)
Lord's Prayer." Mrs. Davis will tell
the horrifying story of "Punch,
Brothers!".
This program is going to be an
occasion that will be long remembered, both for its rove I ty and its
inspiration.
BSU Plans Big City Revival
The big news in BSU for the next
couple of weeks revolves around the
City-Wide Youth Revival being sponsored by CBC, Monday through Friday, February 8-12. Members of the
college community are being encouraged to invite the youth of Riverside, primarily through dieir church
programs, so that the revival will
have a greater outreach. There will
be both morning and evening meetings
daily, which will be held at the
college's chapel in the auditorium of
Magnolia    Avenue    Baptist    Church.
The revival will be led by Dr. K.
Owen White, pastor of the First Baptist Church of Houston, Texas, and
past president of the Southern Baptist
Convention. Leading the singing will
be Harold Davis, who is minister of
Youth and Associate in Music at the
same church. He has had experience
in leading music in college revivals
and evangelistic meetings throughout
the Southwest.
Working to make this Youth Revival
a success are committees led by the
following: Randy Thompson, Spiritual
Preparation; Cecelia Griffin, Visitation; Theo Brown, Publicity; Nancy
Farrell, Hospitality and Arrangements; Geno Robinson, Music; and
Carl Bartlett, Counseling and Follow
Up. General chairmen are Bob Hunn
and Ray Young.
Also forthcoming is BSU Freshman
Week, February 1-5, when president
Ed Hillhouse will head his Frosh
Council in leading all BSU activities
during this week prior to the revival.
They will be in charge of vespers,
special prayer meetings, and any
other   activities    which    may   arise.
Weekend revivals are still being
scheduled upon request. February
will be a busy month, with Chuck
Woody, Vaneta Littlejohn, and Joyce
Schaffer already lined up for one
team.