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- photp by James McCreary.Harding offered many opportunities for students to become involved in the social lifeon campus. The students desired not only to pursue their goals in education, but also toinvolve themselves in organizaions that could fulfill their need to be an active part of studentlife. The organizations on campus provided a wide variety of activities to choosefrom so that each student could fulfill his or her needs. Organizations set up an environmentin which students could put their beliefs into action and, as a result, could gain abetter knowledge and understanding of education as a whole.There were approximately 68 different organizations on campus, including all of themusical groups. Each one was under the direction of a sponsor who had either previouslybeen in the organization or had a lot of background knowledge about that particular fieldof interest.Some of the organizations helped get the year off to a good start. The Student Associationprovided many activities at the beginning of the year to integrate the new studentswith the returning students. All the musical groups accomplished their goals through concertsand tours . Many speakers, sponsored by the American Studies program, did anoutstanding job in getting the whole student body interested in the world outside of Harding.Also, the staffs of mass media on campus began work early in the year. Manystudents were involved in Channel 12 and KHCA. The staffs of the student newspaper,The Bison, and the yearbook, the Petit Jean, worked hard in trying to make theirpublications the best possible for the student body.As a whole, the purpose of organizations was to promote spiritual, educational andsocial life on campus. Students working together and striving to show unity among thegroups showed that there was aways something in Organizations. ~SOMETHING NEW IN- Kim Lynn,Organization EditoroAcademic GroupsBusiness GroupsHonor Societies48 Special Interest Groups 6557 Mass Media 7460 Music Groups 7846 Organizations

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American StudiesSocieties Help Find BackgroundThe American Studies Program was of Business, History or Politi~al Science. It, opened to students majoring in the School required a 3.0 grade point average on 45complete hours.The purpose of the American Studiesprogram was to expose members to outstandingindividuals ranging from businessleaders, to political leaders to well-knownauthors.The program had two main aspects. Thefirst conSisted of tours and trips. In the fall,the group took a trip to Dallas. Whilethere, the group visited a variety ofbusinesses and talked with many differentleaders, one of which was the coach of theDallas Cowboys. According to graduatestudent, Trip Tennyson, "Everything that'you have studied in school really begins tocome together and you see how it appliesin the business world." In the spring, agroup of the members traveled to Atlanta,Georgia where they visited severalbusinesses and industries and listened tovarious political and business leaders.The second aspect of the program wasthe variety of speakers who visited thecampus. The speakers, 'first, were, treated_. to a dinner held in their honor then, pro-A Warm Welcome. As guest speaker of American Studies, Paul Carter from Bentonville, Arka~sas ceecled to give a lecture to the studentsis greeted by seniors Richard and Peggy Hall, - photo by Public Relations Office. and general public.American Studies. Front row: Smelser, Chapel, Tefertiller, Richardson, McDowell, Johns, Allen,Lawrence, Clements, Fretland, Brasher, S. Stovall, Price. Second row: Emerson, D. Johnson,Warren , Savage, Honey, Hulett, Pryo" Froyen, Townsdin, Cox, Davis, Billingsly, Waites, Mattox,Haas, Hayes, Wagner, Collier, McAfee, Hughes, Grissom, Clark, Holladay, Knapp, Killingham.Third row: Picker, Hall, Noblitt, Lowery, Stevenson, Blasingame, West, C. Smith, Branum. Fourthrow: Gardner, Samuel, Powers, Perry, D. Stovall, McCaughn, West john, Ho/yroyd, Smith,Maynard , Lester, Dean , Ruble, Henderson , Butcher, Hess, J. Johnson, King. Back row: Fowler,Addington, Turner, Lafferty, Ford, Mott, Kisseberth, Ozbirn , McCullough , Combs, Kennon ,Faure, T. Johnson, Brown, Halbert, Dismuke, Moore, Buford, Hill, Gibson, Jones, Fish, Bounds,Flippin, Maxwell, Caraway. - photo by James McCreary.In the fall the American Studies lectureseries 'started off with William A. Rusher, aconservative columnist, lecturer andauthor of several books. He was followedby Charles O. Jones, president of LifeManagement Services, Inc. of Harrisburg,Pennsylvania, Norman Podhoretz, editorin-chiefof Commentary Magazine andPaul R. Carter senior vice-president ofspecial divisions for Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.and a member of the University Board ofTrustees.The spring series was started withArkansas Senator Dale Bumpers. InFebruary, the American Studies group participatedin the 13th Annual ManagementSeminar. Its featured speakers were DonHutson and Don Beck. The last twospeakers in the program were HelmutSchmidt, a past Chancellor of West Germanyand Gerald Turner, Chancellor ofthe University of Mississippi. ,~48 Academic groups

in Their Perspective CareersOp":i,ed to all junior and senior accountingmajors, Pi Gamma Psi strove for twomajor goals which were to promote Chris- ,tian professionalism among the membersand to give students background in theirperspective careers. The latter of which isaccomplished by bringing numerousspeakers to campus each semester.Pi Gamma Psi started off their year witha formal induction ceremony followed byan ice cream sundae party at the home offaculty co-sponsor Ken Johnson.Throughout the year the organizationhosted representatives from various accountingfirms. Arthur Anderson & Co. ,Ernst & Whinney, and Price Waterhouse& Co. were among those who visited thecampus to give presentations and interviewsenior accounting majors.The group also held game nights in thehome of faculty co-sponsor Mark VanRheenen. The purpose of these meetingswas to get away from campus for awhile,relax from the pressures of classes and tobecome better ' acquainted with groupmembers. 'if

American HomeEconomics AssociationDietetics ClubWhitesel and Stuck RepresentAHEA stands for American HomeEconomics Association. This was an ex-~~,1t"Girls Just Wanna Have Fun." Echo Havenites show off their domestic talent they've learnedwhile living in their home mangement house. - photo by Angela Kays.citing organization for Home Economicsmajors to be involved in because it's notjust an organization for students. It was aprofessional organization for HomeEconomists. The organization here at Hardingwas a student-member section, butthe students get to be involved with adultswho are already involved in their occupation.At Harding, we were fortunateenough to be involved on the local level, aswell as the state level. We had two state officers:Stephanie Whitesel, the third vicechairmanand Lisa Stuck, the presidentelect.Students were involved in several typesof activities. They attended a leadershipconference in the fall, a state convention inthe spring and meetings during the year.The organization was designed to exposestudents to opportunities in the field ofHome Economics. The student-membershave a chance to be around people otherthan their teachers who are involved inHome Economics, a chance to developleadership and become better homeeconomists and hopefully, in the processof all this, have a little fun!The organization held high in its goal, informingHome Economics majors aboutthe field of Home Economics and continuallyimproving the program here atHarding. ,~The Harding University Dietetic Clubconsisted primarily of dietetic and institutionalfood majors. By staying in close contactwith the professional dieteticsorganization, the American DieteticsAssociation, the members developed professionalpride as well as gained current informationin the nutritional field. The clubexisted to provide opportunities to learnmore about the field of dietetics and theprofessional career opportunities that wereavailable.To enhance their knowledge, the clubhosted several nutrition speakers, visitedthe Southern Living Cooking School,toured local hospitals and was active in the"Looking Good" nutrition awareness programon campus. During the month ofMarch, they participated in National NutritionMonth, by distributing nutrition informationto students. aAmerican Home Economics Association.Front row: McDowell, Newberry, Sullivan,Gary, Fonville. Back row: Higginbothamsponsor,Whitlow, Hughes, Cornell, Whitesel,Stuck. - photo by Wes Holland.50 Academic groups

Harding as State OfficersFrench ClubSpanish ClubThe French Club stated its goal was, "Topromote a better understanding of theEuropean culture, particularly that ofFrance and its people, which could not belearned in a typical classroom situation."During the year the club pursued severalactivities. These activities consisted of a tripto New Orleans, Louisiana where theyvisited the World's Fair and the FrenchQuarter. They also saw an excellent exhibitabout Louis XIV on their trip. Another activityduring the year was a trip to LittleRock where the club enjoyed a deliciousmeal at "Jacques et Suzanne," a very chicFrench restaurant. They also had a gettogetherat the sponsors' house at whichthey ate and played French games.Several meetings were held during theyear. Attending a few of these meetingswere special speakers who gave a taste pfculture from their country. Some of thecountries represented were Belgium ,France and Switzerland. They also spent alot of time speaking in French, eating andlaughing during the m eetings. t::~The Spanish Club was comprised ofpeople who spoke Spanish, and those whowished to learn the language and to learnabout the Latin American culture.The club had a dinner for the local Spanishresidents and also helped host aForeign Language Festival for area highschool students. One of the activities thatwas most enjoable were the Spanish dinners/fiestas. The sponsors, Bill and AvaConley and the members cooked a varietyof dishes and snacks native to Latin Americanand Spain. After the dinners thegroup often sang and played games inSpanish.Last sem ester the club met in sub-groupsin different Spanish classes and had one ofthe well- liked fiestas. During the springsemester another fiesta was held. A lso atrip was planned to southern Louisiana tohelp in a weekend campaign amongseveral Venezuelan families.III~French Club. Front row: Seal, Tille ry, Morrow, Eckerberg, Rankin, Brooks, LaFerney. Back row:Madden, Dillingham, Kee, Stapleton, Baker, Humphrey, Foster, Treat, Reed, White·sponsor.photo by James McCreary .Spanish Club. Front row: Watson , Knight, Tomlinson, E. Dederscheck, Miranda. Back row: H .Dederscheck, S. Dederscheck, Pridmore, Fisher, Lindstrum, Key, Heinen, A. Conley-sponsor, B .Conley-sponsor, Puckett, Wallace. - photo by James McCreary.Dietetics Club. Front row; Cornell, Wilsonsponsor,McRee. Back row: Perdana, Perrett,Newberry, SuI/ivan , Hu ghes. - photo by WesHolland.Academic groups 51

Student NationalEducation AssociationStudent Nurses'AssociationEducation Offers Students a VarietyThe Student National Education Associationprovided an opportunity for studentsStudent National Education Association. Front row: Saegert, Clark. Second row: Lynn,Wheaton, Scott, Fletcher. Back row: Watson-sponsor, Korleski, McDowell, Cutts, Martin, Andrews,Sanger, Coker-sponsor. - photo by Wes Holland.I•Teaching isfun. Coach Crow, along with TonyFinley and Mrs. Lois Lawson share their ex~periences in teaching during a SNEA meeting.- photo by Wes Holland .Student Nurses' Association. Front row:Barnhart, Barton, Thomas. Second row: Mc­Caskill, Brown, Powers, Bfain. Third row: Ed·wards, Jeffries, Mitchum. Back row: SuI/ins,Brasher.sponsor, Gibson, Nicholson -sponsor,Wilson , Lambert-sponsor, Ebeling_ - photo byMatt Wissinger.\ \\\\ \\\\\to become professional teachers. Thisorganization allowed the students to becomeaware of the importance of educationand gave them a chance to actuallyexperience the feel of teaching through asemester of student teaching.The highlight for SNEA this year wasduring the National Education week inNovember. During this week, the SNEAgave emphasis on education through shortchapel talks and a special speaker. Duringthe monthly meeting, the SNEA sponsoreda guest speaker to come and speakto all education majors. Mrs. Gloria King,an Instructional Supervisor with the HotSprings School District, came and sharedwith us the different methods of studentlearning styles.In October, a leadership conference washeld at Petit Jean Mountain for all those inSNEA. The officers of SNEA, who werechaperoned by one of their sponsors, Mrs.Betty Watson, were the ones the went tothe Conference. The purpose of theLeadership conference was to gain adviceabout their role as leaders in their localSNEA chapter and to find out about cur·rent issues in Education.A major goal for SNEA was to run oneof their members in the election to a stateoffice. t:J.~It was the pupose of the Harding StudentNurses Association (HSNA) to guide studentsin nursing education, to provide thehighest quality care , and to aid in thedevelopment of the whole person in theirprofessional role .The students of HSNA, along with theirsponsors, partcipated in the ArkansasState Nurses Convention. Th convention'spurpose was to influence health care, nursingeducation and practice through legislativeactivities.HSNA was involved in and encouragesparticipation in community affairs and activitiestoward improved health care andresolution of related social issues.The chapter assisted with the Red Crossblood drive, as well as performing a bloodpressure screenin~ for the Golden Years atWest Side church of Christ every month .In the past HSNA has been involved insending health care supplies and eyeglassesto the Nigerian Christian Hospital.With the everchanging fields of medicineand health care, it was the function ofHSNA to keep members updated on cur·rent issues involving the nursing professionat both the state and national level. Iif~52 Academic groups

of Touchable Learning ExperienceThe Forensics Team, a combination ofdebating and individual speaking, traveledextensively during the school year to competein intercollegiate tournaments acrossthe country.Many achievements have been accomplishedduring the year in the ForensicsTeam . Several team members haveplaced in state competitions. In the fall ,they went to Sam Houston State, CentralMissouri State, Louisiana State Universityand then to William Jewell's tournament inMissouri. In the spring, they went toUniversity of Central Arkansas, LouisianaState University in Baton Rouge, KansasState at Pittsburgh and Pi Kappa Delta Nationals.The organization has worked hard inreaching their goals. One of their goals asstated by Patrick Garner, the team's sponsor,was "to strive to do our best to representHarding in intercollegiatecompetition ." £~and how to efficiently deal with problemsthey might encounter on the job. il.l/!{;;"Forensics TeamStudent Speech andHearing AssociationThe purpose of the Student Speechand Hearing Association was to promoteknowledge about the fields of speechpathology and audiology in themselves,the student body and the community.They met every other Thursday to discussspeech problems encountered in therapysession. These meetings gave them achance to exchange ideas and information,to share experiences and to learn fromeach other's dilemnas.The group stayed busy throughout theyear attending workshops and lectures,and conducting activities of their own.They conducted campus wide speech andhearing screenings to aid in detecting pro·blems of students and faculty. They also attendedthe two day Mid-south Conferenceon Communicative Disorders in Memphis,visited the Children's Hospital in LittleRock and participated in a Health Fair forparents of Headstart children.The club proved to be an effective aid tohelp them learn more aobut their majorForensics Team. Front row: Pryor, M. Allen, Young, Stewart. Back row: Garner-sponsor,Johnson, Blankenship, Porter, Nelson, P. Allen, Clements. - photo by James McCreary.Student Speech and Hearing Association. Front row; Sholey, Edwards, Dion. Back row: Guillo,Walker-sponsor, Best, Scoggins, Sturgeon, Weaver, McLarty , White. - photo by James Mc­Creary.Academic groups 53

Sociology ClubSocial Work ClubStudents Gain Experience ThroughFormed in the spring of 1984, the HardingSociology Club had grown from hav-ing eight to eleven members. Its purposeswere to increase student opportunities tolearn about sociology, to provide fellowshipfor sOciology majors and to engage in serviceprojects . The club strove to promoteknowledge about the field of sociology, toassist the department in improving its programsand to help locate job opportunitiesin sociology .The club was quite active as it has attendedthe ' Arkansas Sociological AssociationSeminar in Hot Springs in October, andhosted its own Gerontology seminar inNovember. 1i1..~Social Work Club. Front row: Waters, Anderson, Evans, Bean, Stanford, Martinez, Starnes. Se·cond row; Yaeger, Bonner. Back row: Shock-sponsor, Williman, Pendergraft, Delker, George,Nieto, Appel, Hubbard, Curtsinger, Pace-sponsor, Doerr, Hilton, Wilson, Co/e. - photo by MattWissinger.The Social Work Club st,,;>ve to providethe student exposure to the many aspectsof the field of social work. Members gainedexperience through their involvement involunteer programs such as MADD(Mothers Against Drunk Drivers) , Residentof the Month (at local nursing homes), theSunshine School and EIP (Early InterventionProgram).The Early Intervention Program was avoluntary substance abuse counseling andawareness program. Workers lead groupsof high school students and parents towarda better understanding of alcohol and druguse and abuse.The social work department completeda self-study for reaccreditation and readieditself for the team of social workers due inMarch. ~If&Campus Players. Front row: Thames, Thompson, Bailey, Young, Eppick, Copeland. Backrow: Henson, Randle, Hill, Cox, Ellis·sponsor.- photo by Matt Wissinger.Sociology Club. Verkler·sponsor, Berry, Conner, Morris , Morse, Leonard, Ewart, Stovall.photo by Wes Holland.54 Academic groups

Volunteer Programs InvolvementThe purpose of Campus Players was topromote the art of theatre in a Christian atmosphereand , conversely, to promoteChrist through our talents, the art oftheatre. It was the oldest organization oncampus. They were sponsored by MorrisEllis and Robin Miller.Campus Players was an honorary groupin which membership must be earned ratherthan bestowed. This opportunity formembership was exteneded to thosestudents who earned a certain amount ofmerit points. This was accomplished by doingtechnical work such as construction,costumes and lighting, or by acting in acampus production.Campus Players was very much like the organization Alpha PSi , therefore, many ofthe students in Campus Players were also inAlpha Psi. Many of the organizations activitiesincluded building sets, painting andtechnical work all in preparation for an upcomingplay. Some of the members alsoperformed in many of the productionsJhatwere presented during the year. ~each other and the faculty who are in thefield of art. t'.i$bCampus PlayersArt GuildA social service and educational channelfor students interested in visual arts was theprimary purpose of the Art Guild.The Art Guild sponsored several activitiesthroughout the year to expand theirinterests in art. In the spring of '84, theorganization was honored to host specialspeaker, Jack McKinney. He presented aninteresting lecture on Greek art. In October,the'group held a Halloween party inwhich members could show off their uniquetalents in the form of their costumes.The group was able to help Hardingcelebrate its 50th year in Searcy by usingtheir talents to paint windows downtown.They also sponsored a Christmas art saleand a Christmas party for the members.The goal of the Art Guild was to encouragestudents to be more involved withPractice makes perfect. Phillip Thames and Edie Hinson rehearses for an oral interpretation of "/Ought to be in Pictures." - photo by James McCreary.Art Guild. Burton, Bracher, LaLonde, Dinkins,Keller·sponsor, Molner, Swain, Christaldi,Poulos, Morgan, Evans, Pitt-sponsor. - photoby Wes Holland.Academic groups 55

Public Relations StudentSociety of AmericaSociety for CollegiateJournalistsClubs Aim Toward BroadeningAfter only three years, the Public RelationsStudent Society of AmericaSOciety for Collegiate Journalists. Front row: Roseberry, Herrel, Ulrey-sponsor. Second ro w;Dillingham, Wall, Anderson. Back row: Madden, Reagan, Asbill, KeIrn, Goodpasture. - photo byWes Holland.(PRSSA) at Harding has grown and beenan active part of her parent organization,Public Relations SOCiety of America(PRSA). The purpose of PRSSA was toaid communication majors in becomingprofessional in their field.Jeff Smith, a senior, has served as presidentsince the spring of 1983, and conductsthe monthly meetings. Mrs. BettyUlrey was the organization's sponsor and amember of the parent organization PublicRelations SOciety of America.PRSA met monthly in Little Rock forluncheons with feature speakers. PRSSAmembers had the privilige to attend theseluncheons and to hear some leading PRpractitioners.Officers of PRSSA were as follows:President-Jeff Smith, Vice President-DougCampbell, Secretary-lisa Phelps,Treasurer-Kim St. Clair, PR Director­David Hall and National Liason-Mary JaneBaker.PRSSA had many activities that theyparticipated in during the year. The Bates­Case Story was the yearly competition betweenall chapters. Each chapter made avideo tape of their presentation and it wasjudged on the national level.Another feature was the PR Hot-Line.This was a telephone job placement servicefor PRSSA members. The Hot-Line waslocated in New York.Guest speakers were hosted on severaloccasions to speak to the group on varioustopics dealing with public relations. ~Public Relations Student Society of America. Front row: Ulrey-sponsor, Phelps, M.J. Baker,M.A. Baker, Hunnicutt, Back row; Campbell, Smith. - photo by Wes Holland.Made up almost entirely of students whoworked with the campus media, the Societyfor Collegiate Journalists was a nationalhonor sOciety for aspiring journalists.Members have completed at least twosemesters work with any of the campusmedia organizations and have maintainedat least a 2.5 grade point average. Themembers were chosen by initiation.Several delegates from Harding's chapterattended the National Convention ofthe Society for Collegiate Journalists atFranklin College in Franklin , Ind. The studentsattended several lectures conductedby professional journalists.The chapter also entered the 1984Society Print and Broadcast Journalismcontest with entries from the college newspaper,television station and yearbook.SOCiety president and assistant editor ofthe Bison, Liz Herrel strove to create unitybetween t~e print and broadcast media oncampus.~56 Academic groups

Media EducationSociety for the Advancementof ManagementMarketing ClubThe Society for the Advancement ofManagement (SAM) was an internationalorganization with members all over theworld. This provided a vast network for jobreferences and professional contacts. Thisgave opportunities for many excellentspeakers to attend a national conventionwhich was held every year.The purpose of SAM was to promotethe excellence of management whichallowed students an opportunity to practiceand to improve their leadership skills andto gain exposure to social business people.The members of SAM sponsored threeworkshops, resume, interview and Wa l ~Mart recruiting, in the fall . They had AlanBelamy, retired owner of the Mad Butcher,speak to the group. SAM took two fieldtrips during the year. They visited thenuclear power plant near Russellville andwent to the Bookshire Inc. recruitingworkshop.Tim Johnson, the President of SAM,stated "We would like to improve our man~agement skills by learning to work withpeople and organize meetings and tours.We also are in the process of helping reor~ganize SAM National campus chapters.~The group considered obtaining nationalaffiliation in the next few years. f~S~ciety for the Advancement oj Management. Front row: D. Reefy, Kays, Howell, Morton ,Kmg, Baxter, Anderson, Tomlinson. Second row: B. Reely-sponsor, Breedlove, Figgins, Keim,Hughes, Wheeler, Chester, Powers, Watson , Veteto. Third row; Evans, Combs, Lancaster, Favre ,Joh.nson, Baber, Williams, Johns, Hunter, Noblitt. Fourth row: Menglebergg, Perry. Fifth row;WhItehead, Seal, Leonard, Lewis. Back row: Mays, Smith, Brown, Dean, Richey. -Wes Holland.photo byIn its first year at Harding, TheMarketing Club built a foundation forthose interested in the field of marketing.Although the club mainly consisted ofmarketing majors, other business majorswere encouraged to contribute.The club was formed to provide opportunitiesfor each member to expand hisknowledge of marketing and to prepare fora career in marketing. Chartered by approximately75 members, the club set outto focus on the needs of those interested inmarketing.Several committees were set up todelegate the responsibilities so that morestudents could be involved with the club.Some of the committees that were formedwere: publicity, programs and member~ship.Speakers from every field of marketingwere brought in to enlighten students onthe day to day activities of business. Topicsthat were discussed included retail, re~search, industrial, sales and recruitment.Some of the speakers included KennethBreeden of Arkansas Power & Light, SamChaifin from Action Material Handling,Bobbie Monahan of Executive Recruitersand Vicki Bo·neer, Vice President of M.M.Cohn.Marketing Club_ Front row: Martin, Hill, Luker, Chain. Second row: Hooper, King, Hayes,Jenkins, Waterson, Porter, Tabalujan, Ekpo. Third row: Duffy, Waites, Nanton, Schmittou,Allman, Rogers, Clemmons, Fish, Mays, Bankhead, Ritchie, Collier, Wagner. Back row: Magness,Skinness, Saegert, Lockhart, Wilson, Dean, Alexander, Pearson-sponsor. - photo by WesHolland.Business groups 57

Business TeamEconomics TeamThe Business Team again participated inthe Emory University IntercollegiateStudents Prepare ForBusiness Games. The six team membersalong with their sponsors, Dr. Jim Hendersonand Dr. David Burks, competed against23 other schools including SouthernMethodist University, College of Williamand Mary, Wake Forest University and PepperdineUniversity.This year's competition was a simulationof the Telephone Equipment Industry afterderegulation in 1983. The factors affectingthe Telephone Industry were extremelydynamic during this time which made for avery challenging competition for Harding'steam , The Minnow Corporation.The team traveled to Atlanta in March forthe fina l rounds of competition which includeda presentation of results, a caseanalysis and, finally, a second simulationwhich decided the overall winner. A banquetand awards ceremony concluded the1985 games.Harding's team finished first in the industryin 1984. The 1985 team membershave worked together to continue that success.~When F.R. Turbo Speaks, Students Listen. Don Diffine, a professor in Economics, speaks inchapel as Floyd R. Turbo - American. - photo by Wes Holland.Economics Team. Front row: Collier, Garrett.Back row: Diffine.sponsor, Picker, Thompson.- photo by Public Relations Office.58 Business groupsBusiness Team . Front row: Weeks, P. Holladay,B. Holladay. Back row: Henderson·sponsor,Clements, Hess, Kemp, Burks·sponsor. - photo by Public R~lations Office.The Harding University EconomicsTeam captured the national championshipfor the fourth time in the Students in FreeEnterprise (SIFE) competition in NewOrleans, Louis., July 9-10. The studentteam and faculty sponsor, Dr. DonDiffine, were awarded a first place trophyand a check for $3,000 at the awards banquet.College of the Southwest (N .M.) wasrunner-up and the University of Akron(Ohio) was third.The competition, which was hosted bythe Associates of Free Enterprise and cosponsoredby the National Free EnterpriseCenter in Boliver , Mo., involved morethan 90 colleges and universities and some4,000 students during 1983-84. The nationalSIFE competition brought 18 regionalwinners together for two days of intensivecompetition. Forty judges frombusinesses and corporations across theUnited States evaluated each finalist.Team members included Byron Carlockof Blytheville, Glenda Collier of Memphis,Tenn., Debbie Garrett of Brookston, Ind.,Bruce Picker of Searcy, Ellen Reid ofSugar Land, Texas, Mel Sansom of Pensacola,Fla ., Jeff Tennyson of Harrisonand Kevin Thompson of San Diego, Calf.Harding's entry was entitled, "FreeEnterprise - Let's Re-Invent the Wheel."It included a display booth, printedmaterials, a multi-media slide show andEco Nomics, a talking robot. The Teamproduced and promoted 68 different pro-

the Business Worldjects during the 1983-84 period of competition.Fourteen on·campus and 44civic, professional and educational groupswere specifically reached and a market audienceof more than four million peoplewas covered.Two of the team's projects drew specialmention - a "Free Market Calendar" andthe Personalized Employee Economic Program(PEEP). The PEEP program wasdesigned to assist employees to becomemore knowledgeable and aware of theeconomic system in which they work. Thisyear's championship, combined with nationaltrophies in 1980, 1981 and 1982,establishes Harding as the winningest teamin the country. Harding was runner-up in1978 and 1983.The efforts of the student staffed BeldenCenter has received national recognition",not only in the Economic Games, but fromthe Freedoms Foundation at Valley Forge,Penn. Since 1976, the Harding EconomicsTeam and their Projects have received 14awards in the category of private enterpriseeducation, advertising and public affairs,non-profit publications and platform addresses.t.::r~Carter was chosen as parliamentarian onthe state level thus extending Harding'stradition of having a state or a national officereach year since the chapter's inception.One goal of this year's chapter was toexpand its activity in the local businesscommunity. This was accomplishedthrough regular meetings which featuredspeakers from area businesses such asArkansas Power and Light and ArkansasTimes Magazine. The chapter was activealso at the local level with its Business AdvocacyProgram and with an Income TaxSeminar for ministers and missionaries.Harding PBL members continued theiroutstanding achievement in academicData ProcessingManagement AssociationPhi Beta Lambdacompetition on both the state and nationallevel. Sixteen Harding members placed instate competition with five of these goingon to compete at nationals. Bruce Pickerplaced seventh in job interview, and LorrieYoung placed fifth in data processing. Inadministrative assistant typing, Cindy Costellotook second place while StephanieCarter placed tenth in parliamentariancompetition.The Harding chapter of PBL continuedto look to the future for more goals toreach and more successes to achieve.tiffii=.Data Processing Management Associ~atian, a national organization, was forstudents involved in Computer Scienceand Data Processing. The purpose of thisorganization was to supplement the educationof computer science and businesssystems analysis majors.One of the major highlights of the yearwas a trip to Dallas, Texas. Many of themembers traveled there to attend a threedayRegional DPMA Conference.Throughout the year, various speakerswere invited to the campus to speak to themembers of DPMA. They consisted ofmany representatives from businesssystems companies as well as several bigname computer companies. A few of thesecompanies included: Electronic DataSystems, Texas Instruments, HewlettPackard and International BusinessMachines.A major goal for this year was a jointresume workshop that they conductedwith Phi Beta Lambda. This was open toall students, but direct at mostly juniors andseniors, who were thinking about job interviewsupon graduation. ff~Continuing in a tradition of excellenceset in prior years, the Harding chapter ofPhi Beta Lambda was active on the national,state and local levels . . StephanieDate Processing Management Association. Front row; G. Sherrod, Cheatham, Bacon, Billingsley,Thannisch. Back row; Baker, Lewis, Robnett, P. Sherrod, Wilson, Sechler, Leonard,Eubanks, Raley, Lancaster. - photo by James McCreary..,c __ • """111 -p~; . Beta Lambda. Front row ; Prather, Johnson, Alexander, Pryor, Carter, Bel/cock, Britton,D:!!me-sponsor. Second row: Ruble, §echler, Young, Haynes, J. Doederlein , D. Doederlein,PIeratt, .Anderson . Back row: Callicoat, Anderson, D. Smith, Reynolds, J. Smith, Kennon, Wel/ar,ChadWIck, Reed. - photo by James McCreary .Business groups 59

Alpha Delta MuAlpha PsiThe National Honor Society for socialwork programs, the Beta Lambda chapterHonor Societies Strive forof Alpha Delta Mu, opened its membershipto those social work majors with a 3.0grade point average of better.The society, which was accredited by thecouncil on Social Work Education strove toadvance excellence in social work practiceand to encourage, stimulate and maintainthe scholarship of the individ ual members.The group increased its membershipafter spring induction. The membership tothe society is lifelong. t:i'&. ·Alpha Delta Mu. Front row: Stanford, Anderson, Williman , Doerr. Back row; Pendergraft, Shock·sponsor, George, Nieto, Curtsinger, Pace-sponsor, Cole. - photo by Matt Wissinger.Delta Mu Delta. Front row; Caraway, P. Holladay, B. Holladay , Hess, Smith. Second row; Chan,Buford, Grissom, McAffee, Frondolig. Third row: Smith, Stewart, Hines, Burt, Noblitt, Wa tson,Poe, Hill, Hill , Waterson . Fourth row; Simpson, West john, Gibson, Johnson, Young, Walker,Flippin , Brown, Martin , Stovall. Back row: Johns, Lowery, Stack, Burtcher, Dennim, Colson,Sherrod, Richardson, Gardner, Breedlove, Jones, Dean. - photo by James McCreary.Alpha Psi Omega was a national honorfraternity for theatre students. The qualificationsfor membership were working invarious areas of theatre for two years ormore, along with a continuing interest in thefield of dramatics.The members do several activities such asdesigning, building, painting, directing, actingand publicizing some of the productionsthat are put on during the year.Since this organization was much likeCampus Players, there are many of thesame people in both organizations. i~Hosting one of the largest chapters ofDelta Mu Delta, the Harding UniversityAlpha Epsilon chapter proVided recognitionto students who excelled in the Schoolof Business. Not intended as a serviceorganization, the group served solely as anhonor society. To be e ligible, one needed acumulative grade point average of 3.25 orhigher with 60 or more credit hours.The highlight of the year was the secondannual Business Awards Banquet held atKing's Inn Restaurant on April 8. Nearly200 faculty members, students and specialguests attended. According to Dr. DavidBurks, faculty sponsor of Delta Mu Deltaand former me mber of the Delta Mu Deltaexecutive board of governors, "the banquetwas important to honor and recognizestudents who achieved excellence."With the promotion of excellence, theorganization purported as its main goal topromote higher scholarship in training forbusiness subjects. In emphasizing theirgoals, they sponsored the School ofBusiness Awards Banquet and conducteda large induction ceremony for new60 Honor societies

Excellence in Field of Interestmembers.One of the requirements upon enteringthis organization was that one must recitethis pledge: "I promise to faithfully upholdand promote the lofty goals and ideals setforth by this organization." j~Kappa Delta Pi, Harding's Nu Lambdachapter, wa~ d national honor sOciety ofeducation. It primarily promoted leadershipin education, in those who had soughtcareers as teachers. The society was opento both graduates and undergraduates whohave a cumulative grade average of 3.0 inat least 60 or more credit hours.A major project that was accomplishedby Kappa Delta Pi was putting together aslide show of the School of Education atHarding. This slide show was presentedbefore the student body in chapel so alleducation majors may be encouraged by it.In the spring, a few of the members wentto St. Louis for a regional meeting. l~~Alpha Psi. Fro nt row: Ellis-sponsor, Thomp.son, Young, Eppick. Back row; Thames, Randle,Hill , Copeland. - photo by Matt Wissinger.Delta Mu DeltaKappa Delta PiKappa Delta Pi, Front row: Dauis, Wheaton,Scott, Stolons. Back row: Jones-sponsor,Caples, Martin , Stapleton. - photo by WesHolland.Technical Advice. Phillip Thames and Morris Ellis discuss things before the start of a play. -photo by Matt Wissinger.Honor Societies 61

Kappa PiPhi Alpha ThetaPromoting Professionalism"Art colors the life and enriches living."This was the motto of Kappa Pi, an inter-Kappa Pi. Front row: Kerr, LaLonde, Molner, Pickens. Second row: Williams, Mengleberg. Thirdrow: Green -co-sponsor, Evans, Nelson , Wagner, Christa/di. Back row: Mueller , Doran-cosponsor, McGufnnes, Caples. - photo by Public Relations Office.Phi Alpha Theta. Front row; Davis, Treat, Addington. Back row: Jewell-sponsor, Morris , Froyen ,HoI/and, Segraves-sponsor, Muncy -sponsor. - photo by Wes Holland.national honorary art fraternity. Accordingto co-sponsor, Dr. Faye Doran , the purposeof this organization was "to promote ahigh standard of scholarship in all areas ofeducation, but especially in the visual arts. "Kappa Pi sponsored several activitiesthroughout the year. In January, the groupsponsored a High School art show. Thepurpose of this was to call community attentionto developing young artsists. Also ,like years before, during Spring Sing weekend,the organization sponsored a universitywide "Art Fest." This allowed prospectivestudents to familiarize themselveswith the accomplishments of Harding students.Also in January, Kappa Pi took a trip tothe Oklahoma Art Center. While there, thegroup viewed a Jamie Wyeth exhibition aswell as the permanent collection of 20thCentury American Art. They also visitedthe Cowboy Hall of Fame and theOklahoma Christian College art department.Two main goals of Kappa Pi as stated byDr. Doran were, "to promote the awarenessof visual arts in the University and inthe community and to raise the performanceleve of each student in the art programby promoting and rewarding the goalof excellence." t'llf'&Phi Alpha Theta was a history honorsociety which gave the students an opportunityto explore areas of history that werenormally not covered in a regular class setting.All programs not only proVidedspecial interest for the students, but alsoprovided fellowship with students andfaculty in the history department. To pursuetheir interest in Phi Alpha Theta, a 3.0grade point average must be attained on12 hours of history.Their main highlight in the spring wastheir 25th anniversary Chapter Banuet ofthe charter members. It began with 9 or 10members with Dr. Ganus as one of themembers of the first Irst group in 1960.Phi Alpha Theta was not only concernedwith the past , but also with current eventsbecause the news of today became thehistory of tomorrow. f1~62 Honor societies

Through Honor SocietiesPi Kappa Delta, the Arkansas ZetaChapter, wanted "to further Forensics activitieson campus." It focu sed most of itsefforts on collegiate competition, individualspeaking and debate. To be initiated into PiKappa Delta, one must participate in sevenrounds of individual speaking and eightrounds of debate competitions and take anational standard test.The fraternity's main thrust was to promoteexcellence in all levels of forensics activityincluding debate, interpretation ofprose and poetry and extemporaneousspeaking. Their main goal was "to strive todo their best to represent Harding in intercollegiatecompetition." j1~faces everyday. This serves as a steppingstone to further one's education in the fieldof political science. Iif(&Pi Sigma AlphaPi Kappa DeltaPi Sigma Alpha was a national honorsociety for political science. Requirementsfor the society are having a "8 " average inat least ten hours of political science, 3.35grade point average in their major and berecommended by members of the department'sfaculty.During the fall semester, the society hadseveral meetings. At one of the meetings,they elected new officers. In December,the society met with Phi Alph Theta for aPearl Harbor Day dinner and Trivia game.The purpose of this honor society was tolet students become aware of the socialawareness and political issues the worldPi Kappa Delta. Front row: Pryor, Young, Davis. Back row; Garner·sponsor, Porter, Nelson,Allen. - photo by James McCreary.The Cutting Edge. Gary lito carefully slices a chunk 0/ clay that he is working with. - 4>hoto by James McCreary.Honor Societies 63

Sigma Tau DeltaSigma Theta TauClubs Offer Good FoundationSigma Tau Delta was a part of a NationalEnglish Honor SOdety that promoted andSigma Theta Tau. Front row: Priddy, Walter, SuI/ins, Brasher. Second row; Burkett, Blain, Marcussen,Scott, Endicott, Barton, Tucker, Fret/and, Nicholson. Back row: Glenn, Antczak, Lentz,Ebeling, Edwards, Bradford, Lambert. - photo by James McCreary.Sigma Tau Delta. Front row: Madden, Tillery , Grahn, Caldwell. Back row: Cox, Mathis, Caudle,Herrel, Daniel. - photo by James McCreary.All Tangled Up. Members of the College Bowl prepare themselues for anothel'- tournament.photo by James McCreary.64 Honor societiesrecognized excellence in the study oflanguage and literature. Their chapter alsoserved a social purpose to some extent, toprovide camaraderie for students with acommon love of literature.The fall induction this year was held inconjunction with a reception for all Englishmajors and minors. The society also planneda costume party in which tl.~ir specialguests were dressed as famous literaryfigures 'or characters. In addition to theseactivities the students provided an editorialboard for Shapes and Names, which wasthe department's creative writing journal,and they also sponosred a poetry readingby Erin Jolly, a poet from Parkin, Arkansas.In November, a small group of thisSOciety attended a lecture on writing ontechnology at the University of Arkansas atLittle Rock given by Walter Org, past presidentof the Modern Language Association.Dr. Dennis Organ, sponsor of SigmaTau Delta, stated that "Being an honorsociety, Sigma Tau · Delta will serveprimarily the purpose of recognizing andrewarding students who have achievedacademic distinction in English. But the organizationalso gives students a chance topursue their common interest outside theclassroom. In the past years we have takentrips to Oxford, Mississippi to the WilliamFaulkner Mansion and have sponsoreddiscussion groups on writers or works notcovered in the regular curriculum." t.~Sigma Theta Tau was a national honorSOciety for baccalaureate nurses. The localchapter at Harding University was EpsilonOmicron . Sigma Theta Tau was establishedto recognize excellence in nursing by admittingto membership only nurses with baccalaureatedegrees.The membership of Sigma Theta Tauwas composed of nursing students, facultyand nursing community leaders. Studentsin the bachelor of nursing program whohave a 3.0 grade point average for theirnursing curriculum were considered formembership. Faculty and nursing leaders inthe community were considered formembership because of nursing accomplishments.leadership, service orresearch. Selection of new members wasdone by nomination and vote by the existingmembers of the Epsilon Omicronchapter of Sigma Theta Tau. Studentmembers have displayed excellence in nursingas well as in scholastic achievement.With the purpose of recognizing excellencein nursing, the Epsilon Omicronchapter had sought to recognize outstandingnurSing, accomplishments of students,faculty and other nursing leaders by

for Pre-Law Majorsmembership in Sigma Theta Tau. Researchwas a goal of the organization. Annually aprogram was held for the reporting ofresearch at a special meeting designed forthis purpose. Epsilon Omicron developed aresearch fund to aid in promoting researchby assisting with its financing.Since this group was a national organization,students, fac ulty or nursing leaderswho leave the Searcy area and practice inother places can have their membershiptransferred. Once a nurse was selected formembership, he was a lifetime member.Induction of new members was held inthe spring. Installation of officers was alsoaccomplished at the same time. iJ!f£An organization that served as amedium between Harding and the locallaw community was the Barristers. Theirprinciple purpose was to acquaint studentswho intend on becoming lawyers with thefundamentals of law school.One of its unique characteristics wastheir service project which helped coordinatelocal Law Day ceremonies for thelocal communities.Barristers hosted several speakers duringthe year who mainly spoke about takingthe LSA T. This must be taken in order toapply for law school. Arkansas S upremeCourt Justice Hickman was at their annualcookout.In February, the Barristers went on a tripto Ole Miss. Law School. The purpose ofthis trip was to acquaint the members withthe Law School of Ole Miss.Parker Allen, the President of Barristers,stated that their goal for this year was to"seek help from the new members and tolet them feel more confident with theirpost-graduate work. With luck, pre-lawmajors at Harding can gain a good foundationfor law school." fl~students will find it easier to reach a decisionregarding their career plans. 4.~Thirty-two teams participated in thisyear's College Bowl Tournament."Krunch" and "Pikes" met in the championshipgame held during chapel. Aftertwo close games, "Krunch" won the championship.Glenn Studebaker and Barry Phillips of"Krunch" and Michael Brumley of "Pikes"were chosen for the All-Star team. Otherplayers selected for the team were DavidSmith, Gil Foster, Ron Williams and DanShill.Sponsors, Dr . Dennis Organ, Dr. LarryLong and Dr. Fred Jewell, selected a fivemember team to travel to Rice Universityto compete in the Regional Tournament.Greg York, a student at Harding GraduateSchool of Religion, was appOinted captain.As a result of the good play of York,Smith, Brumley, Phillips and Shill the teamplaced fourth among a field of seventeenBarristersPre-Med ClubCollege Bowlteams. This was the second highest finishthat Harding's All-Star team had everachieved. Through the results of the pastperformances, Harding has gained respectamong highly accredited institutions. t~Barristers. Front row: Teasley, Allen. Bac row;Reed, Wally, Daugherty, Blankenship, Coon,Treat, Muncy·sponsor. - photo by James Me·Creary.College Bowl. York, Smith, Williams, Phillips, Shill, Foster, Brumley. -Creary.photo by James Mc­The purpose of the Pre-Med Club was toprovide pre-professional students valuableinformation concerning medical school admissionrequirements and insight about theprocess of obtaining a medical education.The way this organization received thisvaluable information was through thevarious speakers they hosted throughoutthe year. The students learned first-handfrom students currently enrolled in medicalschool, practicing physicians, and evenmembers of the medical school faculty.According to Gary Pittman, president ofPre-Med Club, their goal is "to providestudents with the necessary informationthat they will need to successfully competefor the limited positions available inmedical schools. By providing exposure todifferent aspects of medicine, maybePre-Med Club. Front row: Pittman, Griffith, Cagle. Second row: Abakwue, Barnes, Westbrook,Martin, Duvall, Teehee, Yip. Third row: ... Shipp, Adcox, Miranda, Crews, Foster. Back row; Abney,Scott, Deidiker, Costello, Douglas, Bowen, Small, Brumley, Plummer.sponsor, Smith , Barnes. _photo by Wes Holland.Special interest groups 65

ConquerorsJOYTimothy ClubTo strengthen young Christians and .bring them closer to Christ was the main 'Organizations Enhancepurpose of the Conquerors.The group, sponsored by Eddie Camp·bell, encouraged young Christians throughvarious skits, puppetry, discussions, gamesand songs in different areas of the stateswhere the church accepted them the most.This year, the group went to Glade·water, Texas and to Conway. At Glade·water, Conquerors conducted a weekendretreat for about 50 young people rangingfrom seventh grade to sophomores in highschooL In Conway, the group performed aseries of skits for about 200 people at ayouth rally.Before leaving on a trip to a youth rallyone of the members stated, "We want toreach the hearts of young people and encouragethem to look for Jesus when theyneed Him. Also to help them feel like theyare conquerors, as it says in Romans 8:37,'But in all these things we overwhelminglyconqueror through Him who loved us'."j~~JOY. Front row: Boker-sponsor, Waites, McDonough , Stinchfield, Harrison, Wenger, Huschen.Back row; Salmon , C. Smith , L. Smith , Yaeger, Fisher, Lafferty, - photo by Wes Holland.Timothy Club. Front row; Ware, Spencer, Zito, Kennedy, Epps, White, Hays-sponsor. Secondrow; Savage, Overton, Crone, Robbins, Sublett, Rogers, Withem, Ballard. Back row: Helbig,Bearden, Fuchs, Rosta, Kee, Williams. - photo by Matt Wissinger.Conquerors. Front row: Swain, Ward, Couch,Gist. Back row: West john, Ashlock,McDonough. - photo by Matt Wissinger.JOY is a women's service club. The lettersin the name, JOY, stand for Jesus,Others next and Yourself last. Through theclub, activities are planned which will givethe women on campus ways to serveothers and grow closer to God.During the fall semester JOY decided tocontinue their program of helping younggirls in Searcy. The committee, Little Sis·ters, matched orie or sometimes two col·lege students with a young girl. Theyspend time together whenever it can be ar·ranged. Some past ideas for activities weretaking them to church, campus movies, aplayground, out for ice cream, or just tospend the night in the dorm.Little Sisters had a swimming party duroing the fall semester at the old pool. Theyalso had a Christmas party along with BigBrothers. They really had a lot of fun. Allof the college students brught gifts fortheir little brother of sister. They served reofreshments and sang carols. In this way,they were able to spend time with theirown kids and get to know the other boysand girls too. "In Little Sisters we stressshowing that we care. If they can seeChrist's love in our lives, hopefully it caninfluence the children and their families."JOY had a devotional during the fallsemester with the theme "Created for Car·ing." It was a spontaneous devotional forall the women on campus. Almost every·one contributed a song, a prayer, or a66 Special interest groups

Participation Among the Studentsthought about caring for others.During the spring semester, JOYworked with the approval of the S.A. toraise money for food to be shipped toEthiopia. which suffered severe faminefrom drought during 1984-85. Themembers of JOY with the help of severalother students collected money in milk jugswhich they carried with them whereverthey went during the three-day campaign .They raised $2,391.63. The money wassent through the members of the church atWhite's Ferry Road in West Monroe,Louis. These people have been involvedwith the needs of the Christians in Ethiopiafor several years. Since they had directcontact with them the food got into thehands of the missionaries who woulddistribute it to the Christians there.JOY plans to get more deeply involvedwith the needs of the community and thewomen on campus in the future. "We allhave so many talents. The key is puttingthem to use." I!W'~Timothy Club was an organizationdesigned to supplement the classroom experiencesof Biblical area majors with practical,relevant information about ministryopportunities, educational opportunitiesand current trends in the field. Special attentionwas given to scheduling individualsto speak who were currently involved invarious ministry settings; they not only offeredinsight into the nuts and bolts ofeveryday ministry, but they also fieldedstudents' questions about what they mightexpect. Timothy Club also provided an opportunityfor students who shared commoninterests to meet together outside of theclassroom for fe llowship with peers andfaculty members.Typical meetings included a devotional,announcements and a speaker. A commonprogram might involve an elder from a localchurch speaking and answering questionsconcerning the relationship betweenpreachers and elders, an expert 'in the fielddiscussing current trends in church growth,or a minister offering practical direction tostudents by reflecting on his work andeducation as he answered the question, "If Ihad known then what I know now, I wouldhave. "During the past year, activities associatedwith Timothy Club included ten regularmeetings, a fall banquet and a trip to thegraduate school in Memphis which wasdirected by the Bible Department and interestedstudents. Tom Eddins and JamesWalters served as faculty sponsors. Thoughprincipally made up of Biblical area majors,Timothy Club was open to all interestedstudents . tJfif;,Big BrothersBig SistersDactylology ClubBig Brother. Front row; Clutter, Arviso, Curd, Slayton , Hydron, J. Harrison, S. Harrison. Secondrow: Kyllo, Thompson, Carmical, Stanford, Johnson , Taylor. Back row: Grauois, LeonardaSSistant,Kee -coordinator, C. Johnson_ - photo by Wes Holland.Big Sister_ Front row: Slayton, Dickerson ,Parker, Aruiso. Second row: Eichenberger,White, Merritt , Netch. Back row : Ogbrun ,Casto . - photo by Wes Holland.One of the greatest joys \hat a fatherlessch ild could have is a big brother. The Collegechurch of Christ had developed such aprogram to fulfill these needs. The BigBrothers/ Big Sisters program had grownmore each year. The purpose of the programwas to reach out to Hitle children whocame from broken homes, had family problems,or we"e lonely and just needed acompanion to be a big brother or sister tothem.The two buddies ventured out togetherto go camping, to play games, to seemovies, to swim, or to have parties_ Someof the activities that both groups participatedin were a swimming party, H alloweenparty and Christmas party. Thenew friends shared special moments withone another. t~Dactylology club. Front row: Leauell, Weauersponsor,Eckerberg. Back row: Noah, Martin.- photo by Matt Wissinger.The Harding chapter of the DactylologyClub strove to teach sign language and tointroduce Harding students to the cultureof the deaf. They also tried to encouragestuden ts to be active in working with thedeaf in the church.Some of th e students became involvedwith interpreting and teaching bible classesfor the deaf at the College church of Christ.Every second Sunday the club went to littleRock to help with the Sylvan Hills congregation.During the year the club had manypreachers and interpreters be associatedwith the club. There have also been otherswho helped the deaf in many small ways.The main goal of the club was to try andopen the door between the cultures of thedeaf and of the hearing. f'.f~Special interest groups 67

Bicycle ClubCenArk Student GrottoCollege Republicans RankHarding's Bike Club, (The Spokesmen)was in a lot of ways like the caving club.First, it was a special interest club ; second itwas practically underground. It actuallyconsists of a few close friends who fill theirspare time riding bikes, fixing bikes ordreaming about new bikes. These peoplebrought all the aspects of cycling (ie. Racing,Touring, A.T. Bing) together into asmall collection of enthusiasts.Their sponsor was Ted Lloyd. TheSpokesmen had represented Harding inmany local cycling events including theLonoke County Ride (100 miles), Valentine'sDay Metric Century (lOOK, 62 miles)and Harding's own Bison Stampede(20K). The Spoke men was a sleeperwaiting for some new blood to come alongand renew its popularity. Ill&-Bicycle Club. Davidson, Teague, She/don. -photo by Matt Wissinger.The primary purpose of the CentralArkansas (CenArk) Student Grotto wasthe exploration of the numerous wild cavesin Northern Arkansas. Also known as theSpelunkers, the club associated with theNational Speleological SOCiety which promotedconservation and safety in cave exploration.The club was under the leadership ofsponsor Dr. Carroll Smith and PresidentEddie Heaton. Experience for cavers wasprovided by making trips to caves of varyinglevels of difficulty. The payment ofdues provided equipment that would notnormally have been within financial reachof the average spelunker.The club had two main goals for theyear. The first goal was to increase membershipby recruiting spelunkers on campuswho had not been members of the club.The second club goal was to finish mappingCushman Blowing Cave, one of themore highly visited non-commercial cavesin Arkansas. Weekend trips to Alexander,Arnold Hollow, Cave River, CushmanBlowing and Joe Bright Caves were themajor activities during the semester. Biweeklymeetings to plan and discuss tripswere held throughout the year. 6CenArk Student Grotto. Front row: M. Carter, Eckerberg, Heaton . back row:~Smith-sponsor,Baldwin, Mabey, B. Carter. - photo by Wes Holland.68 Special interest groupsPromoting political policies andRepublican candidates and ideals, Harding'schapter of College Republicans hasworked together to try to make this year asuccessful year.The year got off to a good start. listeningto Gerald Ford's speech at a fundraisingcampaign for Ed Bethune was thefirst major activity for the year. The officersof College Republicans went to the houseof a prominent member of the Republicansand greeted people at the door. Bethune,Rockefeller and Ford were just a few of themembers they greeted.Another activity that started the year offright was a dinner in Little Rock featuring

Second in NationNew York Representative, Jack Kemp.Later in the fall, they sponsored an 8 daydrive in which they registered nearly 1,000voters. During the voter's registration, theyworked closely with Senator Ed Bethuneand Congressional Candidate Judy Petty.In early November, the members had theopportunity to hear President Reagan atthe Little Rock Convention Hall. The CollegeRepublicans also hosted speakers oncampus to get non-members interested.One of the speakers they hosted was a studentfrom Grenada. He spoke about theGrenada invasion and the reflected on themilitary presence which emphasized hisnon-partisan views of the invasion. Havingsuch activities sponsored by the CollegeRepubliicans helped increase the enthusiasmof the politically minded Hardingstudents.Many awards and acknowledgementshave been accredited to College Republicans.After the elections, themembers attended the College RepubliicanConvention which was dominated mostlyby Harding representatives. At this Convention,Kevin Henson was elected asState Chairman. Mark Dillinghamrepresented Harding at the StateRepublicans Convention which also washeld after the elections.College Republicans have receivedmuch attention from local media. Becausethe 200 members have taken such an activerole in the state. Harding's CollegeRepublicans are known to be the most prominantorganization in the state. Theyhave received a congressional letter ofrecognition for their work on the campaignsfor the elections. Dillingham, chairmanof College Republicans, was awardedwith a plaque from the National AwardCollege Republican Committee. Thisplaque recognized Harding's College Republicansas the second best organizationin the nation.The purpose, as stated by Dillingham,was to educate and influence students inorder to encourage their participation inthe political process . . ~A group of 15-20 people met inAmerican Heritage Room 186 toreawaken the spirit of an organization thathad been sleeping since the spring of1983, the Young Democrats,Acting president of the Harding group,Alan Rogers, said, "I thought it was time toget a second view on the board forstudents to see." Rogers and Kevin Evanswent to see former Young Democratssponsor, Betty Ulrey, about revitalizing theorganization.The group consisted of about 20. Theyappointed temporary officers for the fallwith plans to officially elect them in thespring.Officers were: President, Alan Rogers;Vice President, Brett Kirkman andSecretary, Robin Umberger.The group had a table with literaturesupplied by the White County Democratsset up in the student center (for the pasttwo weeks). They met several students interestedin the Democratic party throughthe table, according to Ulrey ."Young Democrats became inactive inthe spring of 1983 because of a lack of interest,"Ulrey said. "Since this is an electionyear, more people get interested inCollege RepublicansYoung DemocratspolitiCS." Ulrey and Mr. Duane McCampbellare sponsors for the group.One of the goals of the YoungDemocrats was to change the idea that"you can't be a Christian and be Democrat.""Many students have chosen theRepublican party because they have heardthat you cannot be a Christian and be aDemocrat," Rogers said. "Students needto keep an open mind about who we areselecting and why. We need to look overthe qualifications." ftf~College Republicans. Front row: Keim, Out/aw, Young, Dillingham, Hansen, Simpfendefer,Lewis, Merritt, Huffman. Second row: Meeks, Usery, Holder, Kieffer, Young, Billingsley, Super,. Maddox, Alexander, Miller, Baber. Back row: Reed, McCrary, Gentry, Barnes, Madden, Hensen,Pieratt, Ogrin. - photo by James McCreary.Manning the Table. Robin Umberger, aYoung Democrat, helps pass out election informationduring the fall semester. - photo byTam; Kerr.Special interest groups 69

CampaignsHarding Students Spread GospelIn addition to the various studies, classes,clubs and activities that exist at Harding,"Chantez alleluia au Seigneui." "Sing Hallelujah to the Lord" is emphsized as Winford Wrightleads French songs to the Frnech campaign group. - photo by James McCreary.many opportunities were given to thestudents, as well as the faculty, to participatein campaigns for Christ.During some weekends, spring break andsummer, campaign groups were scatteredthroughout the United States as well as inother countries. In the United States,groups went to the Northeast, the Northwest,Minnesota, St. Louis, Florida, Iowaand ma.ny other states. Some of the foreigncampaign groups went to England,Scotland, Australia, France, SWitzerland,Venezuela, Costa Rica, Italy and Germany.Some foreign campaign groups learned thenative language to help overcome the communicationbarrier.Campaign groups met and workedtogether to prepare for the task of telling theworld about Christ. These groups metthroughout the school year once andsometimes twice a week to discuss plans,encourage one another, to learn songs, tostudy the Bible, to learn foreign languages(if necessary) and to pray for their efforts.Several times during these meetings, pastcampaigners shared some of their experiencesto the first-time campaigners.These meetings have proven to be helpfulto produce unity and to encourage otherswithin the groups.Many students wishing to be a part of acampaign group raised their own support.Various congregations and friends withwhich the students are associated, helpedby supporting the various campaigners.Some congregations prepared all year forthe opportunity to support the campaigners.Congregational support for campaignerswas very necessary, seeing thatmany of the students' families must pay forschool expenses as well.The campaigners hoped to workalongside the local church members or missionariesin door-knocking, vacation Bibleschools, singing, praying, personal Biblestudies and a host of other activities.Generally speaking, campaigns could beseen as having a four-fold purpose. First,campaigns provided an opportunity toteach and spread the gospel. Campaignersstressed the importance of beingevangelical. A commonly stated Bible verseused by many campaigners for encouragementwas Matt. 28: 19, 20. This verse wasreferred to by many as the "Great Commis-Preaching the Word. Don Shackelford stressesthe importance of the Word being spreadthroughout the world during an InternationalCampaign meeting. - photo by James Mc­Creary.70 Special interest groups.

of Christ through Campaignssian. " Many campaigners told how theirevangelistic view had been broadened sincegoing on a campaign. Others said that sinceparticipating in a campaign the "GreatCommission" had been personalized tomean "Go ye means go me,"Second, campaigns were for the purposeof strengthening the existing congregations.While discussing her experiences during theScotland campaign, Mollie Daniel statedthat, "We worked with a congregation thathad only about 30 members of which theyoungest was 16 and the second youngestwas 35 years of age. The congregation wasvery excited and encouraged to have usthere. Before we came , this particular congregationwas using their baptistry forstorage. We left them with the personalchallenge to reach out." During many campaigns,local congregations worked with thestudents to help produce growth. Often, letterswere sent to Harding University statinghow much the students were appreciatedbecause of their success in the efforts theymade. In many cases, the most fruitful outcomeof their mission was evident after theteam left the location.Third, besides teaching others aboutChrist, and helping the local congregations,the campaigners found that their own faithwas strengthened during this time. Campaignsincreased their knowledge of the Bibleas well as improved their personal relationshipwith Christ. Senior Ronnie Martinsaid, "I felt that campaigns were very useful.I found myself growing and I did not have toknow all of the answers. I simply had to bemyself." Many campaigners felt more adequatein working with a congregation aftergraduating from Harding.Last, campaigns provided a means forstudents to utilize their God-given abilitiesand talents. The purpose of the parable ofthe talents being taught in Matthew25: 14-30, was that we should put to usewhat God had given to us. Many campaignerswere given the opportunity toteach, to lead songs and to se~ve in variousways they never had before. BlakeEubanks, a senior Northwest campaigner,stated, "There is no way you can tell howmuch you grow. You just grow a lot. I feltthe experience of campaigns has helped mea lot. I found the more you use, the betteryou get." Many students had been surprisedat the way God had worked in their lives toproduce good. Often, when we were seenat our worst, God could be seen at Hisbest ."An interesting aspect of campaigns wasthat all kinds of students with various majorsparticipated. The campaign groups containedmales and females from various ethnicand racial groups. It was amazing to seehow these students from variousbackgrounds could work together as "one"in Christ, attempting to reach a commongoal.Not only could memories be spiritual anduplifting, but many could also be seen as a"blessing in disguise. "Pete Teasley, a student-leader of theIowa campaign, said . "We were on' our wayback from Iowa and our bus broke down;we sat on the bus for about two hours singingand looking around at the trees. Finally ,a car stopped to help us and they just happenedto be members of the church ofChrist. They contacted their preacher whorounded up some of . the members whocame and gave us a ride to the congregation'sbuilding. We laughed and sang aboutanother two hours and soon had fallenasleep on the pews. Soon they took us toMcDonald's to eat. Then they let us usetheir bus to return to schoof. We madesome new frien>!s , and grew especially closeto one another. "Memories of campaigns varied fromsightseeing to the people themselves, butone of the greatest memories was th ememory of leading someone else to Christ.f:J1.f&Outreachability. The ability to reach out toothers is the main objective that Van Tate andJermane Lockwood expresses during an Out·reach meeting. - photo by James McCreary .Mission Accomplished. Don Shackelford, LV. Pfeifer and Ted Lloyd share inSights of World Mis·sions and how it can be accomplished. - photo by James McCreary.Reach out and touch someone. SophomoreDavid Martin intensely listens as John Reesegives advice on how to bring others to Christ .- photo by James McCreary.Special ihterest groups 71

Student AssociationSA Executive Officers. Gilbert, Dean, Stewart,Burt. - photo by Wes Holland.Student Association Takes ActiveThe purpose of the Student Associationwas to act as Hason between thestudents and the administration. When studentsfelt there was a problem on campus,they brought it to the executive council andthen they presented it to the administration.The SA started off the year with theFreshman-Transfer mixer, cartoon on thelawn and a watermelon party. The purposeof these activites was to help the newstudents to get acquainted with each otheras well as with returning students. It also,gave returning students a chance to get reacquaintedwith old friends.The SA sponsored many other activitesfor the students to enjoy. In December, thefirst "Battle of the Airbands" was presentedin the Benson Auditorium. Over800 students attended. After the Air Bandcontest, everyone was invited to the studentcenter for the "All School ChristmasParty."In January, the SA welcomed everyoneback to school with the second annual NewYear's Eve Party. Over 1000 students participatedin this activity. The party waskicked off with free doughnuts and hotchocolate for everyone. Live entertainmentwas provided by the Mark AllenBand. The band played a variety of musicranging from country to pop to rock tooldies. Around 11 :30, members of the SApassed out party favors - including hatsand noisemakers. At midnight balloonswere released from the ceiling, and theband accompanied the students in the traditional.renditionof Auld Lang Syne. TheSA ended the evening with a spectacularfireworks display on the Benson lawn.The SA welcomed a variety of entertainersto the Harding campus. These includedthe Wright Brothers, Bandana,Country Super-star - Lee Greenwoodand hypnotist Gil Eagles.According to President Mike Stewart,"Our major goals this year was to maintaina positive attitude on campus." He addedthat, "We are working to remove any barriersthat prevent students from having thisattitude toward Harding University."There were two major changes the SAachieved this year in trying to fulfill the ideaof "a positive attitude." The first policyconcerned late minutes received for notsigning out. In the past, if a student did notS .A. Class Representatives. Front row:Waterson , Hooper, Moshier, Collier. Back row:Smith, Reed, Cash, Zito. - photo by WesHoI/and."Carnations Anyone?" Aaron Bussard, Brad Gist, Sharon Glanton, Debbie Bowen and ReneeDaniels raises money to held send children to Camp Wyldewood through their annua( Valentine"sDay carnation sa/e. - photo by Angela Kays .72 Special interest groups

Role in Changing Dorm Policiessign out and returned to the dorm late, fiveextra late minutes were administered to thealready earned late minutes. Now only twoextra late minutes are given. The secondchange concerned the dorming of women.Because of the change, when women aredormed they are no longer confined totheir room and can receive visitors whereas before, they were denied both of theseprivileges.The SA has also proposed a changeconcerning the Thanksgiving holidays. Theproposal submitted to the administrationrequested that the Thanksgiving break beextended by one day by including theWednesday of Thanksgiving week in thevacation . The day would not necessarilyhave to be made up elsewhere in thesemester, but the SA suggested that ifteachers did insist that they need that dayof class, that classes could begin onWednesday of the first week of school andregistration could somehow be rescheduledor revised. The faculty have already discussedseveral options in relation to thisproposal. Although concern has been expressedby the faculty that the students willtake advantage of it and leave earlier, MikeStewart stated "We know that teachersbelieve this proposal has merit." No officialdecision has been reached on the proposalat this time, but the decision will be madesome time in the spring.The elected officers of the association includedStewart, Brad Burt-vice president,Jason Dean-treasurer and Cary Gilbertsecretary.The chairman and their committeeswere as follows: Spiritual life-CaryDaniel, Homecoming-Paula Osborn andStacy Sizemore, Physical Plant-RogerBeck, Food Services-Stephanie Whitesel,Special Projects-Marty Moore, Movie­Darren Findley, Academic Affairs-DebbieGarrett, Advertising-Lonzo Jones,Elections-Wayne Johnson and VanceDurrington and Dorm life-Mike Gist andAngela McDonough. .One of their service projects was the AnnualToy and Dolly drive at Christmastime. The association asked each club topick an orphanage and either donate toysor money to the organization. For thosestudents who were not in clubs but whowanted to participate in this project, therewere boxes placed outside the bookstorefor them to deposit their toys.A major project of the SA was to compilestudent directories again this year. Theassociation gathered the name, classification, address and phone number of eachstudent and compiled them into a directoryfor the students. f.:fi!:."Do 1 Hear 20?" As auctioneer, Jim Henderson succeeds in selling a "Red Dawn" poster duringthe S.A. poster auction. - photo by James McCreary.Jamm;n'! Sponsored by the StudentAssociation, Kim Wright and her partnerperform during the Air Band. - photo byJames McCreary.S.A. Committee Chairman. Front row: Sizemore,Garrett, Whitesel, McDonough, Felps.Back ro w: Durrington, Johnson, Dill, Findley ,Daniel, Gist. - photo by Wes Holland.Special interest groups 73

KHeAThis marked the 20th consecutive yearof KHCA on the Harding campus. TheNews Broadcast Features720 AM statio'; provided music and newsfor students and a hands-on education forthose interested in broadcasting.The station's air-play concentrated on .."newer" sounds, but sticking with thetopAO format. Special shows were alsofeatured including : TLC (a romanticmusicprogram), Jammin' (a Soul show),Wave Your Rights (a new wave show) ,and Off The Record (an album previewshow).News broadcasts ran daily featuringworld and campus reports. Sports, also,were covered twice a day with occasionalcoverage of intercollegiate sporting events.Lou Butterfield was sponsor for KHCAand worked closely with the student directors.Kerry Smith was station manager andsupervised James Kiggins (on-air coordinator), John Super (music director),Alan Greenhaw (news director), AlanKeirn (production director), Cliff Plummer(sales director) and Debbie Grant (trafficand public relations director) . t~1f£:It's midnight and the set was quiet. Thelights have finally cooled after a long day oftaping. On the shelf lay several video cassettes,visible proof of a hard day's work.The crew had finally gone home, but thestation still lingered in their minds.Everyone involved realized both thedemands and potential of the station.Channel 12, a cable station available tohomes in the Searcy area, was almost entirelyoperated by students. Lou Butterfield,assistant professor of mass communications,acted as operations managerand advisor for the student crew. Althoughthe job was very time consuming, Butterfieldfound it worthwhile. "This is one ofthe few schools in the country where undergraduatestudents can get hands-on experiencein a television studio," he said , "Ifeel TV 12 is a tremendous educationaltool. "Students interested in news-casting receivedopportunities for experience. Ateam of reporters , camera operators , editorsand technical directors worked togetherThe Place to be, KHCA. Junior Cliff Plummerprepares another s.ong to be played on the campusradio station. - photo by James McCreary.74 Mass media

World and Campus Reportseach day to bring Searcy a nightly livenews broadcast. In the spotlight, the newsanchors also learned about the demands ofa television career. During the fall semesterthe anchor people were Doug Hurst,J oElien Noland and John Tom Thompson.The spring semester anchors wereJ ohn Tom Thompson, Jeannie Shipp, Jo­David Keith and Jill Savage. On-the-spotreporters, who covered local events andinterviewed local people in th e news ,helped to maintain community interest inthe station.News was TV 12's only interest; entertainmentwas also a priority. Trivia Buffs ,the station's own trivia ga:ne show, hadbeen very successful. J im Henderson, aHarding University faculty member, actedas the game show's host. The contestantsconsisted of people from the Searcy areaand students from Harding. Local businessessponsored Trivia Buffs by donating theprizes awarded to the win ning teams .Center Stage, a weekly half-hour entertainmentprogram, brought to the screenmany talented local and university groups.In addition, TV 12 produced manyspecial interest programs such as children'sshows and news documentaries. Eachweek, area high school and college sportingevents were shown as a service to thecommunity.When the work was done at the end ofthe evening, the TV 12 staff could feel theyhad accomplished something. The cassetteson the shelf were the product of irreplaceablelearning experiences that wouldnever be forgotten. They couldn't spendmuch tim e in reflection , however, becausetomorrow was a new day with new programming,new problems and new ex-periences. And as always. the show mustgo on! t:!~Channel 12Film at six. Anthony May concentrates on filming the Bison basketball game. -McCreary.photo by JamesKHCA Directors. Front row: Kelm ,Greenhaw, Plummer, Kiggins, Smith. Backrow: Grant, Su per. - photo by James M~- .Creary.Channel 12. Front row: S. Clark, Isenberg, Thomspon, C. Clark, Tal/man, Kiggins, Whitfield,Morris. Second row: Bollin, Lewis, Withim, Thames, Mortensen, Kelly, Allen, Wade, Shipp,Lacefield, Messick, Savage. Back row: Perrett, Edwards, Bay, Story, Carter, Reagan, Smith, May,Randall, Studebaker, Keith , L. Butterfield-sponsor, S. Butterfield, Reeues, Lake. -James McCreary. -photo byMass media 75

Petit Jean StaffPublications Have a ChallengingThrough many late and sleepless nightsthe "faithful few" worked, overcomingmany obstacles and forming many closefriendships, to complete the 1985 PetitJean. The staff strived throughout thebook to promote the theme conceived byEditor David Wall, "The Start ofSomething New." Developed with the helpof two past editors of the Petit Jean, TomBaughterbaugh in 1979 and Susan Pryorin 1982, the theme capsuled many eventsand attributes on the Harding campus in1985."The theme was chosen because eachyear we can start anew," said Wall. "Andthis year was even more special, startingHarding's 51st year in Searcy."A blue-shadow leathertone with a goldCraftline embossed sunrise on the cover,designed by Butterbaugh and Pryor, expressedthe optimistic mood of the theme,"The Start of Something New." The sunrisegraphic appeared consistentlythroughout the book.The staff which gathered to begin the61st volume of the Petit Jean was one ofinexperience. Only two of the 13 sectionPlease! Dr. Joseph E. Pryor, Petit Jean sponsor,tries everything to get the staff to complete.the book even getting on his hands and kneesand begging. - photo by James McCreary.editors appointed on the staff possessedany editing experience, and only five pre·vious staff members returned from 1984.One returning member, KarenRoseberry, assistant editor of the 1985book, edited Life which presented eventsfrom the campus level to world ievel asthey effected the students and faculty.Organizations, edited by newcomer KimLynn, included academic, business andspecial· groups with explanations of eachgroups' purposes and goals.Shelly Evans, editor of Social Clubs,covered the first co-ed social club on campusas well as the new induction policy.And Jennifer Kelly worked editing Sportsin the year of the Bison cry "Win more in'84." Academics, edited by Lisa Thompson,updated the changes among the Administration,faculty and staff.Amy Fisher and Mac Sisco split theeditorship of Classes which pictured thestudent body along with interestingfeatures and entertaining photographs.Honors, under the combined leadership ofDenise Johnston and Sheila Underwood,gave recognition to the outstanding studentachievers at Harding.Suzanne Manley and company brokenew ground by developing a book within abook, covering the Academy of Harding inSearcy. The Index, prepared by NanTaschner, listed the events and people ofHarding's 1985 Petit Jean.Leigh Ellis served the staff by reading,critiquing, typing and proofreading copyon its way to the press. A smallphotography staff worked under theleadership of Wes Holland, headphotographer for the fall semester andJames McCreary, head photographer forthe spring semester. Matt Wissinger alsoworked many hours in the photographydepartment as their assistantphotographer.During the final hours and days of workon the 1985 book, the lights in the secondfloor office rarely went out. The final nightspent completing the last pages did notmark an end however. Even as the lightswent out that night, the 62nd Petit Jeanbegan and Harding once again saw "TheStart of Something New." ~Petit Jean Staff. Front row: Evans, Clark,Pryor, Wall, Roseberry. Second row: Manley,. Kelly, Asbill, Taschner, Johnston, Thompson,McCreary. Back row: Wissinger, Fisher, Orum.- photo by James McCreary.76 Mass media

YearA combination of hard work late hoursand fun was what made this year's Bison asuccess, said Eddie Madden, editor of thecampus newspaper."Sometimes putting out the paper wouldget to be a chore. But we always managedto have fun somehow, no matter how lateit was or how much we had to do," saidMadden. "And that's what made it worthdoing - not just the fact that we workedhard to do a good job, but that we enjoyeddoing it.""Some of the fun ," said Madden, "includedlate night visitors with food, KHCArequests and visits from Daivd Wall, thePetit Jean editor, who brought us moralsupport and the latest gossip." "HappyClock," a clock drawn on yellow paper witha vibrant green smile and hands alwayspointing at 10:30, helped out too, beingtaped up over the real clock whenever theactual time seemed depressing.Madden added, "With Mark Dillinghamup there, there was always something. unusual going on."Liz Herrel, the assistant editor, notedthat although there were plenty of writerson the staff, the late night work usually wasdone by only two or three people. "Thestaff was small," she said, "but throughworking on the paper late at night, webecame more than co-workers. We got tobe close friends."For Madden the office became almost a"second home," he said. He moved hisrefrigerator to his office, left his books thererather than in his dorm room for studyingand he even considered leaving a sleepingbag up there, though he admitted heusually just fell asleep on his desk or on thefloor.At the annual spring convention of theArkansas College Publications ASSOciation ,the Bison captured the sweepstakes awardfor the highest total pOints, as well as winningfirst in design, first place in writing andediting, second place in advertising andmany other awards in the individual competition.Madden continued several of the layoutchanges begun in the fall semester of 1983by then editor Cynthia Wills, including thefour column per page layout, larger photosand the bolder, magazine-style headlinesand front page desing.Madden emphasized the use of morefeatures and centerspreads in the Bison toaccent different aspects of campus life .(such as school spirit, campus organizations,Spring Sing and fun in the snow)with feature stories and photographs. Colorink was introduced in the Bison for thefirst time in the Christmas issue, as was theuse of personal seasonal ads which werealso used for Valentine's Day.Another first for the Bison this year wasthe 16-page issue, the largest ever, whichwas featured for the Christmas issue andduring the Homecoming and Spring Singweekends.Regular columnists and their columns includedBrian Casey and Amy Tomlinsonwith "Christians in the World"; AndreaDanley, Jeff Douglas and Chris Clarks with"Offbeat" record reviews; and StephanieWhitesel with a movie review column.Tami Kerr was the photo editor for theBison and supplied the paper with most ofthe feature and news photos. She wasassisted by Yo Kurabayashi. The newseditor position was filled by CynthiaBrazzel in the fall and by Shawn Goodpasturein the spring. Sports editor wasBobby Davidson in the fall and WendellHudson in the spring.Associate professor of English Dr. DennisOrgan, who served as the Bison staff'sfaculty advisor, met weekly with the editorsto critique the previous week's edition andto suggest ideas or improvements.Lonnie Jones, the staff cartoonist, drewamusing cartoons weekly, each includinghis trademark mouse holding a sing in thecorner. And Mark Christaldi and RobbieHardison, in the fall and spring respectively,helped to liven up page layouts with artworkand graphics.Business managers Mark Dillingham andChristy Waterson worked to keep theBison financially stable by selling ads andtaking care of the publication's finances.Advising them was David Johnson, assistantprofessor of accounting.Bison StaffMany other reporters worked throughthe week writing stories, digging up information,writing headlines and proofreadingin order to get the Bison ready toappear on Fridays.And Friday, said Madden, was the dayhe enjoyed being editor the most. "It'sgreat," he explained, "to see all those peoplecrowd around after chapel to pick uptheir copies, or to get a compliment fromyour peers, or to hear from some studentwho acutally read the editorial. ""Sometimes it gets to the point that Idon't really like doing it," said Madden,"but I always like having done it, knowingthat I put so much of myself into it." ,,,~,--Rap Session. Assistant editor, Liz Herrel asksDr. Dennis Organ, Bison sponsor, a questionduring the weekly critique session as editor, Ed·die Madden , pays close attention. - photo byJames McCreary .Bison Staff. Front row: Goodpasture, Dillingham, Herrell, Madden. Second ro w: Starnes, Davis,Kurabayashi, Douglas, Kerr, Blankenship, Eckerberg, Hollifield , Harrison, Phelps, Whitesel,Tomlinson. Back row; Hudson, Clark. - photo by James McCreary_Mass media 77

A CappellaChoraleUniversity-sponsored Music GroupsSinging the glories of God, inspiring thespirits of those who sing and those whoA Cappella. Front row: Bailey, Messick, R. Sullins, Shill, Hladky, P. Slater, Rasnick, Buford, Stinson,Means , Richards, Hodges, Williams , T. SuI/ins, Baker, Cheatham. Second row; J. Th omp·son , J. Trevathan, Reynolds. Dean, C. Thompson, McCu/re , Woods, Knapp, Bolls, Robbins,Pearce, Va/yles, McNally, Hamilton, Campbell. Third row: Spann, Powers, Pigg, Baird, Maupin ,D. Thmspon, Addington, D. Slater, Underwood, C. Trevathan , Tripp , Yates, Walls, Davidson, K.James, Sullivan . Fourth row: Daughety, Owens, Seiderer, Bradford, Brown, Keith. Back row:Beck, Sheldon, C0X, Pryor, Faint, Fields, Stamps, Johnson, T. Thompson, Small, Olive, McGee,Clark. - photo by Matt Wissinger.Chorale. Front row: Robnett, Rhinehart, Jeff Smith, Jackson, Holland, L. Thomspon, H. Gentry,Spivey, Guffey, Lemmon, Lucas, Gray, T. Gentry, Blake. Second row: Allen Tomlinson , Wilson ,Stancliff, Jones, Anderson, D. Doederlein, Roby, Gaw, Hamm, Garrett, Bryant, M. Brown,Thomas. Third row: Qual/s, T. Thomspon, Beeson, Stine, Gary, Tumer, K. Brown, J. Doederlein,Whitelaw, Davis, Huber, Boustead, Falkner, Gilreath, Frondolig. Fourth row: Kinningham , Bradford, Huschen, Holroyd, Julie Smith, R. Miller, Chandler, Rowland, Stephens, Nossaman,Walker, Dill, Hines, Robinson. Back row: Healy , Lockhart, D. Miller, Adams, McKamey , Reely,Maxwell, Hattemer, Martonson, Kisner, Reaves, Whittington, Kell. ~ photo by Public RelationsOffice.hear and promoting Christian educationwherever they go comprised the purposeand efforts of the 1984-85 A CappellaChorus.The chorus experienced something duringthe spring semester that had neverbeen experienced before that was beingwithout its director, Dr. Kenneth Davis, Jr.Dr. Davis was at Harding University inFlorence. The group had never beenwithout its leader in the 31 years that Davishad been at Harding. Dr. Arthur Shearinstepped in under an awkward situation anddid an outstanding job under the circumstances.The A Cappella Chorus made severaltrips in and around Arkansas during theschool year. They traveled to Greer'sFerry, Newport, Corning and Monticello.They also traveled to Tennessee, Louisiana,Mississippi , Alabama, Georgia,Florida, South Carolina, Illinois and Ohio.During these trips the group made manycontacts for Harding. This was accomplishedby handing out tracts, catalogs andother information about Harding whereverthey sang."It gives me an unexplainable feelingwhen members of the audience come tohim with tears in their eyes saying howmuch they enjoyed the program and howthey were uplifted by it, " said LarryDaughety, a member of the A CappellaChorus. ~!~To promote spiritual, educational,social, public relations and musical talentswas the purpose of Harding's Chorale.'Several tours and activities were accomplishedduring the year. With thedirection of Dr. Cliff Ganus Ill, the Choralemade tours through Arkansas inNovember, Texas in December and Kentucky,West Virginia, Maryland, Virginia ,North Carolina, Georgia and Tennessee inJanuary, They also made trips to Tennesseeand Northern Mississippi later in thespring.About 40 members of the group plan togo on a summer tour to England,Scotland, Belgium, Germany, Italy,Switzerland, France and Spain, giving concertsarranged by local missionaries andchurches,One of the highlights of their year wastheir annual spring banquet which broughtthem all together for one last time beforeschool came to a close."Their goal is to be the best chorus in theregion," said Dr. Ganus Ill. "To bringothers to Harding and to encourage eachmember to reach his or her full potentialmuSically, spiritually and SOcially," ,f{ifi;,78 Music groups

Recruit Future Harding StudentsTime of Day was a university-sponsored,musical group designed to serve as a toolin recruiting future Harding students. Andas the group traveled from place to place,they represented Harding."Time of Day is not just a group of guysthat like to sing. We bring a part of Hardingto people when we perform, and we try torepresent Harding in the best possibleway," Clay Sturgeon said.Gary Cupp has a similar view about thefunction of the group. "Time of Day does aministry because we push Christian education," he said.The life of a Time of Day member was ahectic one.Sturgeon, a four-year member of the 'group felt that things came together quitenicely. "Things seem to be comingtogether quicker than in past years," hesaid. "Both Jim Alderdice and Cupp haveexperience and good backgrounds in performing,which contributed to the initialshow going smoother. And they are bothenjoying themselves and are putting a lotinto the performances." ,As a group, Time of Day had some goalsfor the year. "We want to be in a state ofconstant learning and change . And wehope to perform differently and more enthusiastically each day," Sturgeon said."We also want to develop our musicaltalents and have. a good, tight sound,"Alderdice said. t'f~energy , and keep the audience on theirtoes. ~Time of DayBelles & BeauxBelles and Beaux. Front row: Phillips, Gentry. Back row: Lockhart, Forsythe, Dol/as, Owens, Cal·vert, McKamey, Manning, Carter. - photo by Public Relations Office.One of the most well known musicalgroups at Harding was the Belles andBeaux. It has existed for more than 20years and was under the direction of Dr.Cliff Ganus, III.They have performed in several localconcerts such as Homecoming, YouthForum and chapel. They also performedfor Associated Women for Harding groupsin Arkansas and surrounding states, otherchurches, civics, schools and socialgroups. In April , the group extended theirtour by going to Virginia, Pennsylvania,West Virginia and Michigan.The group has done an outstanding jobin their performances this year and throughthis they hoped to uplift the students andbring others to Harding. To encourageeach member to reach his or her potentialmusically, socially and spiritually was oneof the main goals they tried to achieve.Their program usually consisted ofseveral country or soft pop music alongwith a medley of many popular TV commercials.The programs were always full ofThe Traveling Trio. Clay Sturgeon, JimmyAlderdice and Gary Cupp not only performedfor the student body and those of the Searcyarea, but traveling through different parts of thestates and recruiting people to Harding is theirmain goal of the Time of Day. - photo by WesHolland.Just Monkeying Around. During the Belles andBeaux chapel performance, Michelle Forsythebegins their medley of commercials by singing "/Love Oscar Meyer Bologna. " - photo byPublic Relations Office.Music groups 79

Chamber OrchestraString EnsembleString Ensemble. Tomasi, Cox, Brant, Martin ,Reed. - photo by Public Relations Office.A Touch of Music. The highlight 0/ th e SpringOrthestra Concert was "Beethouan's FifthPiano Concerto" played by the piano soloist,Cheryl Wilburn. - photo by James McCreary,A Sound For Every SeasonHarding's Chamber Orchestra has progressedgreatly in their talent of music. Notonly was it composed of Harding students,but its best quality performances weremade possible by further auditions ofseveral members of the Arkansas Symphony.The Orchestra, under the direction ofTravis Cox, presented two principal concertsduring the year. The concert in thespring featured several selected workshosted by some Harding students. CherylWilburn, Ken Martin, Maureen Tomasiand Terry Lockhart were a few of themembers who played outstanding pieces atBenson Auditorium .The Orchestra achieved one of its goalsduring the Spring Orchestra Concert thatwas perfomred in April. Its main emphasiswas their piano soloist Cheryl Wilburn ,who played the Beethoven's Fifth PianoConcerto. ,Jlr&.A Sound of Music. Trauis Cox directs the Or·chestra as they prepare themselves fo r their springconcert. - photo by Public Relations Office.Besides the activities with Chamber Orchestra,Travis Cox also directed threesmall string musical groups. The StringQuartet, the most well known of the three,met once or twice a week for rehearsals.This was the first year for the string quartetto have an all student quartet. The memberswere: Ken Martin and MaureenTomasi on the violin, Patricia Cox on theViola and Peter Reed on the Cello.The· String Quartet originated from alarger group, the String Ensemble, whichalso consisted of Harding students. Theensemble included Ken Martin on theViola and Violin , Maureen Tomasi andPatricia Cox on the violin, Peter Reed onthe cello and Becky Bryant on the harpsichord.Both String Quartet and String Ensembleare very similar. Their music consistedof Beethoven , Dvorak, Mozart, Handeland other music ranging from classical toromantic.The groups performed in several placessuch as the AWH meeting in Little Rock, atweddings and chapel.The third string group that also originatedfrom the String Ensemble was theString Trio, also known as Piano Trio. Itconsisted of a violinist, Maureen Tomasi; acellist, Peter Reed ; and a pianist, SandraRiley. This group did not do muchtraveling, but enjoyed giving small concertsduring chapel.The purpose of these music groups asstated by Travis Cox was "to give opportunityfor stude nts and participants of communityplayers a chance to play good symphonicmusic. " f"~The Chamber Orchestra. Under the direction of Travis Cox, the Orchestra is composed of Harding students as well as members of the ArkansasSymphony. - photo by Public Relations Office.80 Music groups

A Tempo Club was the campus name ofthe Student Music Educators NationalConference (S-MENC) chapter number485, which was affiliated directly with theMusic Educators National Conference(MEN C) and the Arkansas Music EducatorsAssociation (AMEA).The 1979, membership began to declinewith lack of interest, leaving only a few activemembers. Slowly, membership increasedfrom six last year to 22 this year.Membership was open to any studentwho was interest in the teaching of music.The purpose of the club was to give studentsopportunities for professional orientationand development while still inschool.The club traveled to the state conventionin February. At the convention they attendedclinics and workshops devoted tosee and to establish contacts with stateleaders in Music Education. Some otherclub activities included involvement i.n"Music in Our Schools Month" and servingas hosts for Music Education meetings orsimilar events held on campus.Members received the Music EducatorsJournal, a monthly publication of articleson the latest music trends, ideas and techniquesof music teaching and conducting.ft.&!;,.Derived from the A Cappella Chorus, theMen's Ensemble performs various piecesof music under the direction of a studentdirector and A Cappella president, LarryDaughety.The group was composed of nine tenorsand basses which traveled on tour with theA Cappella Chorus. During the A Cappellaconcert, the Men's Ensemble splits intotheir groups to make their own harmony.They ususally sang two songs during a chapelprogram each semester. This year theysang "Joshua Fought the Battle" and"Alleluja" which was written by LarryGatlin.Larry Daughety stated that the purposeof the Men's Ensemble was "to show avariety of music for the audience. We wantto show the audience a different kind ofmusic that distinguishes themselves fromthe A Cappella Chorus."There was also a Women's Ensemblewhich was more active during the fallsemester. This also originated from the ACappella Chorus, only they were composedof women who seek to find theirown interest in music.To be in the Ensemble, they must be inthe A Cappella Chorus and go throughauditions held at the beginning of the year.The ensemble gave the musically inclinedan opportunity to become more involvedin smaller musical groups in which theycould feel an achievement of good experiencefor both men and women.In its third year of existence, theTroubadours were the only male chorusever to appear at the Christian CollegeChoral Festival. Under the direction of Dr.Arthur Shearin, Associate Professor of. Choral Music , the all-male chorusspeCialized in traditional male glee clubliterature, sacred works, barbershop, andspiritual selections.Their activities for the year were somelocal concerts in chapel, civic clubs, communityactivities, and American Associationof Retired Persons. In January, theyparticipated in the Christian CollegeChoral Festival at David Lipscomb Collegein Nashville and in February, they traveledto Texas and the Oklahoma panhandle ontour.According to Dr. Shearin, their goalswere to "enjoy fellowship of singing, provideopportunity for male glee club ex­. perience, serving the community andschool and promote the principles forwhich it stands." .f~.A TempoTroubadoursMen's EnsembleA Tempo. Front row: Richards, Reed, Patterson,Lockhart, Shill, Brasher, Brown. Secondrow; Roby, Tubbs, Trevathan , Richardson ,Voyles, Baggett.sponsor. Back row: Casey,Dallas, Stein, Whitelaw , Reeley. - photo byWes Holland.Troubadors. Front row: Jones, Spencer, Shill, Ransom, Robnett, James, Sheppard, Malick ,Clark. Back row; Faint, Smith, Lockhart, Randall, Clark , Stein, Morphis, Kisner, Russell. - photoby Wes Holland.Men's Ensemble. First row: Powers, Shill. Secondrow: Brown, Eubanks, Thompson. Backrow: Beck, Daughety-director, Anderson,Fields. - photo by Matt Wissinger.A Time to Direct. In his ninth year as director,Travis Cox has done an outstanding job representingthe string musical groups at Harding.photo by Public Relations Ojjice.Music groups 81

Concert BandMarching BandMarching Makes Music MeaningfulWith the end of a mostly· rainy marchingseason came time to pack up the flags,Concert Band. Front row: Ward, Baker, Perkins, Birrell, Mayberry, Trevathan, Terry Lockhart,Baker, Browner. Second row: Tubbs, Voyles, Sheldon, Thompson, Kalnins, Reed, Bradford,Lucas, Davis, Scott. Third row: Holdren, Lockwood, White, Carter, Pounders, Cox, Colligan ,Richardson, J. Lockhart, Patterson, Eichenberger. Back row: Yates, Martin , Eubanks, TammyLockhart, Wheeler. - photo by Public Relations Office.rifles and other marching equipmenf inorder to make preparations for the 1985Concert Band. Auditions for ConcertBand membership, which were held theweek before final exams in the fall, resultedin a select group of forty musicians. Workingintently under the baton of AssistantProfessor Warren Casey, band memberscould be found rehearsing daily for theirspring tour. The five·day tour took theconcert band through parts of Arkansasand Missouri.Youth Forum weekend brought thegroup yet another opportunity to performfor both the HardinQ community andvisitors . Later in the spring se mester, theband presented it's annual outdoor concerton the steps of the Administration Buildingand featured several selections directed bystudent conductors. i'!.~Marching Band. Front row: Eichenberger, Trevathan, Tammy Lockhart, Tomlinson , Dabbs ,Utley, Terry Lockhart, Hamilton, Browner. Second row: Lucas, Baker, Whitelaw , Ward, Birell,Mayberry, Hawkins, Richards, Hansen. Third row: Perkins, Brooker, Bradford, Colligan, J.Lockhart, Thomas, Richardson, Voyles, Patterson, Hodges, Boustead. Reed. Fourth row: Kalnins,Scott, Sheldon , Anderson, Casey, Tubbs, Carter, Wyatt, White. Back row: Lindstrom, Waldrop,Holdren, Caldwell, Kays , Lockwood, Pounders, Cox, Eubanks, Wheeler. - photo by Public RelationsOffice.Hello Debbie! From the musical "Hello Dolly,"Debbie Richards takes a break between songs toshow off her teeth. - photo by Wes Holland .Stan-ta Claus. Entertaining the basketball fans ,senior Stan Manning shows his Christmas spirit.- photo by Public Relations Office.Tweet! 4:00! It's time for MarchingBand practice! Fun! Excitement! The thrillof serving your school and backing themighty Bisons!The Harding University marching band,"The Thundering Herd," played a vitalpart in the fall semester of the school year.It performed at every home football game,and supported the Bisons whole·heartedly.Under the direction of Warren Casey,the band began working on the show priorto the beginning of classes. The season ac·tually began at Camp Tahkodah musiccamp where old and new membersgathered to review the fundamentals ofmarching, to have fun and to fellowship.During the week of registration the bandmet daily for rehearsal and various try·outs.This marching season, the band was underthe field direction of Richard Kalnins, asophomore English major from Gulfport,Miss. Richard gained experience as a drummajor throughout high school and ex·hibited his ability this year as well.Although the Bison's season wasplagued by inclement weather, the faithfulfew showed up to root the Bison's on tovictory. Daphne Richardson c:ommentedthat the game she had the most fun wasthe one where she had to stand in pouringrain.Along with football games, "TheThundering Herd" participated annually inthe White County Fair Parade. They en·joyed doing this because it was a service tothe school and the community. 4""82 Music groups

Composed of seventeen members, Harding'sJazz Band performed both on andoff campus several times throughout theyear. With performances ranging fromchapel programs to a March tour to theH ouston area accompanying the SpringSing hosts and hostesses. The group'sschedule grew to be quite demanding andhectic at times .One of the more notable accomplishmentsof this year's ensemble was its recordinga casette featuring its repertoire. Thejazz bands recordings were sold duringSpring Sing weekend.Steve Thomas, the band's first trumpetplayer stated that being a member of thejazz band "it's work , but we also have fun ."The group's pianist, Mike Boustead explained,"My participation in the jazz bandhas given me the opportunity to learnmore about a different style of piano playingand jazz arranging. The responsibilitiesof concerts, recording sessions and SpringSing was good self-disciplining and in theend was rewarding." #!~Harding basketball games would not bethe same without the support of the BisonPep Band. The band was formed eachyear just before the basketball seasonbegins. It was composed of students interestedin supporting and entertaining thebasketball team and their fans.Besides playing the "internationally"famous Bison fight song, the band alsoplayed many popular tunes such as "Talkingin Your Sleep," "25 or 6 to 4" andJazz BandPep Band"The Mupper Show Theme." The PepBand showed its enthusiasm at games byleading the "H.A.R.D. I. N.G. cheer,"dressing in some strange apparel and beingsupportive no matter what the outcome ofa game was .The Pep Band was under the directionof Lisa Reed, a music major, working onher master's degree. ~Jazz Band. Front row: Richards, Lucas, Reed, Scott. Second row; Lee, White, Cox, Pounders.Back row: Hughes, Colligan, Lockhart, Thomas, Richardson. - photo by Wes Holland.One Man Band. Greg Lucas does a solo on hissaxophone during a Jazz Band Concert. -photo by Wes Hal/and.Let's Play. Directed by Senior Brian Casey, the pit Orchestra spent much time rehearsing for theHello Dolly Production. - photo by Wes Holland.Music groups 83

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