movies almost every weekend, watermelon cuttings, float trips, intramural games, candlelight buffets, and a Saturday trip to Blanchard Spri ngs and the Ozark Fol k Center. Two eariy orientations characterized the summer. Dr. Carr was enthusiastic about the response to these reporti ng that almost 60 per cent of the freshmen attended one of the weekends. A favorite event at each of the orientations was the supper club. Served by members of the faculty, students and visitors enjoyed good meals and "floor shows." The entertainment at these shows included Jack Ryan and his "ragtime" piano, a quartet composed of faculty members' wives, Dot Beck, and student performers. 1. POLITELY, Virgil Lawyer, associate professor of history I helps future freshman Carla Johnson with her chair. 2. THE CALM CAMPUS provides friends with a chance to get to know each other beHer. 3. ART MAJOR Kathy Reichel, from Munich, West Germany, is counseled by Elizabeth Mason at Early Orientation. 4. AN EARLY ORIENTATION VISITOR is assisted by faculty member Maurice Lawson. 5. A HIGHLIGHT of the supper club is a ragtime performance on the piano by lack Ryan. In addition to the regular summer classes, there were also several special programs and workshops offered on the Harding campus in the summer months. There were workshops to fit the needs of upper level and graduate students. Other programs were held for specific groups. For example, there were workshops on social studies, teaching Bible in public schools, environmental science, and to improve readi ng. There was an Advanced Studies Program for high school juniors and a Developmental Program for freshmen. "It was great just to have the thneto spend with friends." Many of the students I talked to had favorable impressions of the summer sessions. Sue Berlin, a senior speech therapy major, said, "I didn't mind that there weren't that many activities on campus. I just enjoyed the time I had to spend with my friends." Less obligations gave students more time to spend on their own. Weekends were often spent at Heber Springs or Little Rock. "Stump devotionals" were held every Tuesday evening by some of the summer students. "The floaCtrip and the weekend we went to Blanchard Springs was a lot of fun," Sue recalled. "The supper buffets were great. I really enjoyed it one night when they had Time of Day play for us during dinner. And oh yes - the movies were free!" "I'm really a summer school advocate. It's a great way of getting an education quick." Beverly Nail, who transferred in the summer from another college, found it a very good time to adjust to a new place. " It helped me get used to the campus and make some good friends before all the fall activities started. I also got to know some of the teachers well." Perhaps the most enthusiastic about the summer sessions were the teachers. Virgil Lawyer, who taught American Government in the intersession and summer sessions, asserted: "I think they' re both marvelous. The students I had really seemed to enjoy it. I'm really a summer school advocate. It's an advantageous method of getting an educatior. quick." He also believes that summer sessions are easier for the students because the sequence of classes are closer together. Jo Cleveland taught Studies in Poetry in intersession. She called tne three-week addition "the greatest thing that has happened to summer school in a long time." - Kay Williams Summer School • 31
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