Club meetings are marked by individual participation: 1. BEAU of OEGE, Craig Atterberry smiles as he is chided about his nickname, "Kinky ." 2. JOINTLY meeting, Kevin Granberg and other members of Knights and Phi Delta vote on a Spring Sing Chairman. 3. SECRETARY of Delta Theta Epsilon, Liz Ward raises her hand for a suggestion as the club discusses their outing to Petit Jean mountain. " Getting it together The cl ubs at Harding are one of the ti es that make famil y units from over 1, 500 students. The large room of Bible 100 is a busy center tor club meetings toni ght: 5:45 for the Timothy Club, a spec ial interest club for Bi ble majors; 7: 00 for Kni ghts and Phi Delta, who are meeting jointl y; and 9:00 for Chi Sigs. Also meeting at various times in the Bible Building are Delta Th eta Epsilon , OEGE, and King' s Men. Kappa Phi , meeting at 7:30, are " getting it together" in the Ganus Building. -- Evening: completing the circle It 's 6:00. The cafeterias have closed their serv ing lines and a few students sit around the tables in groups, joking and laughing. Many of them are members of the same clubs . They've already fini shed supper, but the women have changed from dresses to jeans; and since no one has a pressing schedule to meet , they are in no hurry to leave the relaxed conversation. The li ghts are dimmed to encourage their departure, so, hesitantly, the groups break up and, in two's and three's, they string out of the cafeterias . The One Acts, a seri es of short comed ies and dramas (the second set this semester), began at 6:00 in the Little Theatre . Also at thi s time, the videotape of last year's Spring Sing is being shown in the recording studio . In . Bible 100, Gailyn Van Rheenen is speaking to the Timothy Club about preaching to different cultures . The library is occupied by a large number of people tonight, not uncommon for the small building which is quickly becoming inadequate to accommodate the growing number of students . Particularly crowded is the periodical room, where many find art icles for outside reading required in most courses . Joe McReynolds, the librarian for ton ight, is showing a student how to find a parti cular bound periodical. Several men are reading newspapers the headline of one, the Arkansas Gazette , reports that the Panamanians are to vote on the cana l treat ies. In hushed voices, two people discuss an ass ignment in a class after di scovering that they are both look ing for the same magaz ine. Less crowded are the carrels upstairs , which are occupied by t hose who find the dorms too noi sy for concent rat ion. The facilities of the gym are open to students tonight . Others, such as Keith Percell , may be found in the laundry room, studyi ng, wh il e his clothes f inish drying. For just soc ial izing, the Student Center and dorm lounges have ping pong, Monopoly, li vely Rook games , television, and a lot of people. The familiar ringing in the Bell Tower at 10:25 calls students to their respect ive dorms. On the front steps of Stephens, near the pillars of Pattie Cobb and New Dorm, and on the sidewalks near Cathcart and Kendall, couples are scattered, saying their goodni ghts. Almost simultaneous with the turning of the locks to the girl s' dorms, the telephones begin to ring. Most of the telephones w ill be busy until around 12:00, espec iall y the hall phones. In dorms that are not wired for private lines, trying to find a free telephone can be a frustrating task, in spite of the five minute limit on te lephone conversations. The halls are al ive w ith talking, v isiti ng, and blaring music. Around 12:00 the wings are calmer. Many are in bed now. A few with press ing ass ignments are studying. Some who have late permission are checking in wi th the late-duty R.A.'s. One by one, the lights go out. The tired students are closing their eyes for their five or six hou rs of rest after their 25-hour day. Few have trouble gett ing to sleep. The circle has finished itself and begun again. Many have gone to sleep tonight, thinking of what's to be done tomorrow, some reviewing the events of the day . In the sense that it has been a circle, the day of October 24th has been typi cal; yet, the events that were tangent to today's circle have made it unique . When there is this dynamic combination of both the typical and the uniqu~ a lot can happen in a day . One Day. 2S
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