The Bison 64th year - Number 12 Tate crowned Festival queen last Saturday Most 10-year-old boys don't concern themselves too much with pageants and queen-crownings, but for many years it has been such an event, which ·s called Winter Festival, that several areaboysandgirlsget to go to camp each summer. Each January, GATA social club crowns a Winter Festival queen. The Harding stu– dent body nominates and votes for queen candidates. Thisyear's queen is sophomore Jill Tate. Sophomore Carrie Crider and junior Vicki Johnson were the other nominees for queen. President David Burks crowned Tate at halftime of last Saturday's Bison basketball game. Jessica Brown, 3, daughter of Phil and Susan Brown, andAn– drew Starks, 4, son of Donald and Debbie Starks, helped carry the flowers and the crown. But the crowning of the queen is not really what sends kids to camp. Instead, donations made during the event do the job. After the crowning, new GATA members this year, spread out a sheet and walked in front of the crowd, asking for donations to be thrown into the sheet from the stands. Members also collected· money for the children at the door before the game and in the dorms. The club has raised nearly 300 for the fund which will be given to Camp Wyldewood to help pay for several children to attend the camp this summer, Becky Michell, president of GATA, said. There were also representatives for each class at the festival. Tara Buss represented the freshman class; Tami Hollihgsworth, sophomore class ; Jenna Shipman, junior class ; and Courtney Cheyne, senior class. Friday, January 27, 1989 Searcy; Ark. 72143 WINTER FESTIVAL THE GATA WINTER FESTIVAL court (back row, from left to right): Court– ney Cheyne, Tami Hollingsworth, Vicki Johnson, Jill Tate - who was crowned queen - Carrie Crider, Tara Buss, and Jenna Shipman, (in front) Jessica Brown, 3, daughter of Phil and Susan Brown, and Andrew Starks, 4, son of Donald and Debbie Starks. • •
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