MAY DAY Medieval rite enlivens Harding campus in spring In the medieval British Isles May first was time to go " a-Maying." The villagers would r ise before the sun and h ead for the woods to fetc h flowers fresh with dew. After adorning th e town, th ey would wind the May Pole on the viUa p;e p;r een and honor the faire st maid as Queen of May . To the Britons the ceremony was full of omens and taboos. It influenced courtships and determined wh eth er the crops would fa il or abound. Harding students, however, go "a-May ing" simply for the fun and excitement of th e ce remony and to mark the arrival of spring. Ju Go Ju social club each year brings th0 medieval rite to life . For four weeks last year 32 girls arose before th e sun each day to prac ti ce w inding the pole. On May Day their efforts enli vened the campus with the splendor of the ceremony, the pastels of streamers and dresses, and the green of spring. Nancy Ham was deemed the faires t and reigned as queen, with Sheryl Deay and Pep;p;y Grand i as attendants. One representative of each g irl s' club was also on the court. VIEW from top of the " hangin ' tree" re veals the complexity of th e ma neuve rs winde rs have to learn for the May Doy ritual. DEEMED the fai rest by vote of the students, Nancy Hom is crowned Queen of May by Hardinq President Clifton l. Ganus. 245
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