MAY QUeEN NOMINEES . FRONT ROW: Kathy McVicker, Judy limburg , Ann Crawfard, Betty Garretson, Patsy Smith, Sandy Childers, Martha Tooke, Barbaro Williams, Ann Hoynes. SECOND ROW: Sandi Fields, Dee McCarley , Heidi Heid , Shoron Shipman, Naito Jean Berryhill , Doris Bush. Jean Thompson, Anita Green, Paula Columbus, Nancy Cope. MAY DAY Festive ceremony welcomes spring with beauty The coming of Spring brought many activities typical of the season to the Harding campus. One such activity, characteristic only of the Harding campus, was the early morning rehearsals for the May Fete. Early in tJ, e month of April, girls began to emerge from .their dorms at 6: 00 a.m. to practice winding the May pole. As May Day approached their steps became surer and their anticipation grew. On May 1 all early rehearsal hours were for - gotten in the presenta tion of the May Fete. The three queen candidiates were introduced and the May Queen was crowned. Following the crowning ceremonies, the queen and her court, composed of representatives from the women's social clubs and escorts from the men's socia l clubs, watched as the May pole was skillfully wound by girls in pastel dresses. The multicolored streamers were woven into intricate patterns as the music of the Nutcracker Suite played. The pageant, a project of the Ju Go Ju women's social club, has been held annually for the past thirty yea rs on the front of the campus. Each year it is enjoyed by many I-larding students and visi tors to the sch ool. REFLECTING the majesty of May Day, the Jily pool doubles the effectiveness of the occasion.
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