JAMBOREE AND REVEILLE ECH There are two major sports events in the college which
In the Jamboree last fall , after some tense moments of
attract large crowds, including visitors from out of town.
waiting, the audience was thrilled when the announcement
One of these is the annual Jamboree, initiated in
1940,
was made, and June Williamson, a junio r, as queen, took
and the other is the Reveille Echo Tournament, introduced
her place beside Jimmy Herrick, the king , captain of the
to our campu s four years ago by the editors of the school
Redskin team, and both received their crowns. The selection
paper. At each of these entertainments much interest centers
had been made in advance by vote of the members o f the
in the selection of a queen to be crowned between games.
Jamboree Team. Decorations, band music, announcements from
In Bethany-Peniel College this ceremony is something more
a master of ceremonies (Robert Leffel ), other preparatio ns
than a popularity contest: every effort is made to keep the
had created
choice on the highest possible level ; a queen is chosen as
make this moment the clima x of the occasion .
representative of all the highest ideals of the school. She
The Reveille Echo Basketball Tournament w a s held in March, after considerable publicity had been given in the school paper . Nominations for queen required a petit io n of at least fifty signatures; the final selection of queen then w as by vote of the audience at the game . The results of t he
must be a good student, and she must be an example of the kind of Christian character the college is striving to build . For these reasons it is a signal honor to路 be chosen as queen in an athletic program on our campus.
suspense
and the
necessary atmosphere to