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 <strong>Harding</strong> 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 <strong>Harding</strong> 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 <strong>University</strong>to compete in the Regional Tournament.Greg York, a student at <strong>Harding</strong> 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 <strong>Harding</strong>'s All-Star team had everachieved. Through the results of the pastperformances, <strong>Harding</strong> 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