hile we all could not experience the thrill of Brenda Hounsel when she was crowned Homecoming Queen, the excitement of being a member of the brother-sister club combination who won the third consecutive Spring Sing Sweepstakes, or the sense of reward felt by Robert Goldstein, who saved the life of a drowning boy during the summer, there were many experiences with which most of us could relate. We all knew the feeling of waiting in line for a telephone, cafeteria food or to register for classes . Wearing Levis, T-shirts and Adidas tennis shoes was the preferred attire. Weekend fun for a lot of us was a trip to little Rock - stuffing ourselves with the Deluxe at Casa Bonita, hitting a movie and rounding the night off with a banana split at Farrell's. On campus there were some significant changes. There was a sense of questioning and then anticipation when it was announced thai Harding was to become a university within a year . Excitement rose with the systematic erection of the new George S . Benson Auditorium, due to be opened in September, 1979. Students of common interests worked well together. Combining talents on a spread for the Bison, difficult cheerleading stunts or even the assembly of the World' s Largest Pizza, developed among us the appreciation for the skills of those with whom we worked. Of course , it would be unrealistic to insinuate that Harding was a social utopia. It was easy to label an individual according to the reputation with which his social club was tagged, or even to judge someone's friendliness by the cafeteria in which he ate. Sometimes working or living together was strenuous on the best 01 friendships. However, the relative smallness of the campus gave the "big family" atmosphere and this was an encouragement to break through the stigmas or to forgive "seventy times seven ." Insights: It was a matter of relating. 8'" Insights 1. RELAXING In their first closs of the afternoon, A Cappello rehearses In the Recording Studio under the direction of Uncle Sud for the Benson Dinner. 2. COOPERATING to put out the plua for hungry Harding ~tudents. President Clifton Ganus. Associate Professor Allan Isom, and student Gary Powers work side by side. Harding Day at Plua Hut . an eoent at which the administration and faculty cook for the students, contributed $2,500 to the college thl. year. 3. NEVER too busy for a friend, Susan Pryor and Keoln Sortln stop to chat berween cla..es. 4. FIRST WEEK actloltles bring tog<ther friends who hare been separated for the summer. Here, Cheri Taylor sUrPrises Boyd Jone. as he helps new students at the Knights' Il1formatlon Booth. 5. STRANGERS become friends when LI/esauers were passed on toothpicks from male to female pledges for club competition during "Anything Goes."
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