Page 6 SMALL TALK February 17, 1993
On Campus
MC Ambassadors ’’Running start”
Encouraged At Opening
Convocation
Reach Out
by Kimberley Shackleford
Methodist College is fortunate to have an elite ^oup of student representatives—
The Ambassadors. ITie Ambassadors were founded in the Spring of 1992~their mis
sion: to seek and recruit prospective students. The Ambass^ors are current Metho
dist College students with a desire to share the advantages of life at Methodist with
prospective students. A few of their many duties are guided tours of the campus,
housing prospective students for overnight visits, phonatfions, and mass mailing pro
jects.
Becoming an Ambassador is not an easy task. Because Ambassadors must repre
sent the epitome of the Methodist College student they are carefully scre«»ed by the
Admissions Office. Once admitted. Ambassadors must maintain a suitable grade
point average, attend scheduled organizational meetings, and render enough services
throughout the semester to maintain their organizational standing.
Ambassadors reap the benefit of their involvement in many ways, in particular,
the development of a more professional attitude and the satisfaction of knowing that
they have made a difference in their world-Methodist. For those who are interested
in becoming an Ambassador, applications can be picked up from the Admissions Of
fice.
Mason Amuses...
With Help
From The Puppet’s Eye
Comedian/ventriloquist/pianist Tay
lor Mason flew into town on January the
28th for an 8 p.m. show at Methodist
Boy, were his hands tired (Sorry,
couldn't resist)! After barely missing the
water tower/control tower at the airport,
Taylor turned up at the Lion's Den,
where he was greeted by a sizable audi
ence.
Taylor's comedy routine was a hit
with all present. He tackled a wide gam
ut of topics, from the women working at
7-11, to "Dr. Death", Jack Kevorkian,
McDonald's, fishing sportscasters, and
naturally, life at college. A strange com
bination, indeed, but by the end of the
first 15 minutes, the crowd was in stitch-
' es.
And then, Romeo appeared. Romeo
the puppet cracked everybody up with
his antics, particularly with his constant
attempts to pick up one of the female au
dience members. Later on, Juliet (who
else?) appeared with Mason’s "Nazi
baby" puppet This trio of puppets served
up humor on a sizzling hot plate, but the
real highlight was Mason's singing rou
tine.
As if his impressions of R.E.M.,
Prince, the Red Hot Chili Peppers and
Bob Dylan weren't enough, he went right
ahead and with his impression of Aero-
smith doing the "Flintstones" theme.
Hard to imagine? Well, instead of "Ja
nie's got a gun...," try "Pebbles's got a
gun, Bam-Bam's on the run..." How did
it go down with the crowd. They loved it
Besides that. Mason's composition, "I'm
A Happy Blues Man" threw all conven
tions about blues music out the window
(Smnple line; "I've got no problems, my
life's in order...").
All good things must come to an
end, and this show was no exception. Af
ter about an hour-and-a-half of side
splitting entertainment, Taylor Mason
called it a night
Students laugh it up at convocation
by Jessica Kiser
Students who attended the Opening
Convocation February 1 were encour
aged to get a "running start" on their
Spring semester. Mr. Parker Wilson, the
faculty marshal, warmed up the crowd by
performing a rap song which encouraged
students to work hard and explain their
"tardies" by saying "you've been at Har
dees.'"
The light-hearted mood of the event
continued as Mr. Horace Davis, director
of the Department of Community Rela
tions for Carolina Power and Light Com
pany delivered an address. Davis used
numerous jokes and stories to point t>
the three things which he said keep stu
dents at Methodist College moving.
First you care about people. Secondly,
you have committed your lives and work
to lifting people up and caring about
them. Finally, there is a spirit of commu
nity here that brings people together just
as we have done for this Opening Convo
cation."
Mr. Wilson dismissed the convoca
tion by reiterating the Convocation
theme: "Hit the ground running, and get
a running start.
Mason Captures The Lion's Roar