MAJESTICALL Y. the sun rises as Petit Jean photographer Russ Summers waits to shoot the dawn from Bee Rock. BOOSTING Bison spirits, Ronda Street and other members of the marching band add excitement to a front lawn pep rally, held in September for Harding 's first home game against Southwest Missouri State. Harding College Searcy, Arkansas 72143 Kay Williams, Editor Steve Heimburger. Business Manager Dr. Joseph Pryor. Advisor I I ~insights & afterthoughts__ ~ SNOWY days in February bring unusually blue skies. against which the Harding arch is silhouetted. IGNITING the use oj the 1979 spirit theme, "Bison Fever: Catch It," Bison Boosters sold the gold and black hand towels in the fall. BISON fEVER REGISTRAT10N pains Jar Freshman Wayne Colson are relieved some by the friendly counseling of Assistant Professor oj English, Eugene Underwood. The lobby of American Heritage, which has been filled with tables for the occasion, is usually busy with such consultations during thefull three days of registration. Title ~ 1
Insight: 1. the power or act of seeing Into a situation or Into oneself: DISCERNMENT, PENETRATION, UNDERSTANDING 2. The act or fact of apprehending the Inner nature of things or of seeIng Intuitively: clear and Immediate understanding 3: Immediate and clear learning that takes place without recourse to overt to trail-and-error behavior. afterthought: an Idea or notion occurring later: a part, feature, or device not present In a whole as first planned or made.
GROUPS Re.J1lJr stepping out tbIe pear are the IIOdaI ditbe. 0rIen- ..... keeping the • ...,..,..I_ buar. the dub spIdt opetIed up a world of _MI MJpe (...... llighlll) _ pro!IIded loiii of good tIme8. Look Into the orgIIIIIDtIonI MCtIon (page 92) for groupe" ..,......, .. terest. ATHLETES 11aeN _ an ep_de on c:ampua 8de pear at we aU ell'_" BIsdn F_. From the eighth:~dWe Ale dlamplonahlp of the CI'OII8 country team to the loot· ballliIaIon In wblc:h ___ contell4l1\8 for _bar_ iii the oonfeI8I1C8 but Ioet out on the II8Jdoto-lllet game. _ .... wInD... at heart In every sport. SCHOLARS Before you ran ....,. give oat _ aead elldce section a c:ItaIa. Wn.__ the -...-......... _ IaamIng 8JIP8IIeDc:e8 of ........ who In 1979 made the pregraduation tran8ItIoM from college to-" DIe. Check It out! FACES See Who Is Who and view at vantage point the pia you elected to represent you at queens. find your face In the classes section. beginning on page 232. (You'D be ordered by last names. not your 80CIal securtty number.) WILDCATS The pre-college daye were pretty exdtIng for the Academy crew as weD. This section focuses on the changes that made 1979 unique for them. SPONSORS-INDEX Be sure to look through this section for the Harding supo portela In Searcy and other cities. You might even lind the lice of someone you know there. What's faster than letting your lingers do the walking in the Yellow Pages? •.• LettIng them tread through our Index - rearranged thinner columns for easter reading. Contents ~ 3
A man of insights: JimmyAllen 4" DedIcation One of the most difficult courses offered by the Bible department is Romans with Jimmy Allen, yet the class continues to be filled each semester with approximately 100" students whose desire to study under Jimmy Allen is greater than their fear of the heavy memorization and reading that this course requires. Dr. Jerry Jones, a former student of his, says of him, "He does an outstanding job teaching the textual areas . . . he continues to grow and study in every course that he teaches ... he has been a tremendous inspiration to young men who are planning to preach." Having 'received the Distinguished Teacher Award in 1968. this year he completes 20 years of effective teaching at Harding College. However, his' influence is felt weekly beyond the campus through his preaching in cities across the country . His influence is now being enhanced through the six books he has written in recent years . Born and reared in central Arkansas, he enrolled as a freshman in the winter of 1948 at Harding College after a tour of duty in the Army. Coming under the influence of teachers dedicated to the Lord and of students who lived faithful Christian lives. he became a Christian in the spring of 1949 and began preaching the following fall. Approximately 21f, million people have heard the stirring messages of Jimmy Allen and over 26,000 people have responded to the invitation with approximately 7,000 for baptism. He has prpac hed in rurar areas. in 50 area-wide campaigns in major cities of the U.S . and in several fore ign countries. He has'spoken on lectureships at most of our Christian colleges and at re ligious emphasis convocations on a number of state college campuses. "He does an outstanding job teaching in the textual area . . _ he continues to grow and study in every course that he teaches_" He was the second student body president at Harding and he continues to have a keen interest in student and student affairs. An outstanding athlete, he still participates in intramural rag-tag football, basketball and softball. Because of the outstanding influence he has had on our lives by precept and example. we, the senior class, dedicate this 1979 Petit Jean to Jimmy Allen . 1. RELAXING with friends, Jimmy Allen gets to know some oj the Bible majors at a Wednesday night fellowship at Joe Jones' house. 2-5. DYNAMICALL Y, Jimmy Allen expounds on a scripturefrom the Bible in his lecture, "Preach the Word." given Friday afternoon during the 1978 Lectureship in October. 6. PLAYING his favorite sport, Jimmy Allen dribbles the basketball in a game with some of the CCP students.
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e were 2,879 individuals with a broad spectrum of needs. Personalities, backgrounds. accents and even senses of humor were diverse since we represented 47 states, the District of Columbia and 26 Distorted by the pressures of our age, few of our decisions were clear-cut. However, we approached our problems from a different point of view and in the process, gained insights into ourselves. foreign countries. What we did.__________________ have in common was the fact that we had chosen Harding to be the place where we made some of the most important decisions of our lives. We had grown up in a pressurized age. This was evidenced by the fact that suicide was the number one cause of death for Americans between the ages of 18 and 21, with the highest incidence among college students. Although the statistics would be significantly lower. almost non· existant, on the Harding College campus, we were nonetheless affected by the pressures of be· ing young adults. An 18·year-old was allowed to vote, and in most states. to marry. buy alcohol and borrow money_ He was, according to the expectations of society, to be able to discuss intelligently and wisely form personal opinions on issues such as pornography. legalization of marijuana. abortion, homosexuality and the Equal Rights Amendment. Most of us who came to Harding this year had contacted and dealt with some or all of the "big issues." However, the insights of Harding students were different from those of the "typical"' student at most col· leges and universities. The suggested solution to our problems was not synthesized from a humanistic rationale but, rather, was deduced from the life and teachings of Christ. With 10:30 weeknight curfews for women, a modest dress code and rather strict rules on our social behavior, we were ac· cused by some of being sheltered. Perhaps we were. But we were at that impossible "Who am I?" stage and for many of us, Harding was a necessary quieti tude for the sorting of our thoughts. Insights: as individuals, we each had our own set oj them. 1. HOT and weary. Sally Florence cools off with a popside at the Women's Open House . 2. READY to tackle a big one, Matt Johnson clowns for the camera at another first week activity, the S.A. watermelon cutting. 3. REFRESHED by a day in the great outdoors. Cassandra Mahalfy shows off her rowing technique. Club float trips provide opportunities for the members to grow closer and to have a break from the day to day routine. 4. A TTENTlVEL Y. DeeAnn Clark listens to College minister Jim Woodroof at church on the front lawn. 5. HECTIC days of registration call for good humor and bright smiles, such as Jeannie East's. 6. BRAVEL Y facing the danger. Randy Albers meets the eyes of the water snake he has caught from the Buffalo River. 7. BISON football gets underway with an afternoon pep rally as Brenda Hounsel leads a cheer. Brenda was also elected as Harding's 1978-79 Homecoming queen. Insights. 7
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."
Our interrelationships revealed new insights. Our decisions were shaped by them, our friends were chosen to suit them, and often, our understandings were limited by them. Insights ~ 9
10 ~ Insights "Ask, and it will be given you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened." - Matthew 7:7-8 hen one begins to enumerate the spiritual ad· vantages of being at Harding. it is a temptation to start naming off the spiritual "events" of the year: the Wyldewood Retreat, club devotionals, the Lee· tureship, JOY devotionals for women, the Prayer Seminar. the trip to the Tulsa Workshop and so on. These were, of course, opportunities; but we're apt to miss the point. A religious gathering was not automatically spiritual. just as a social affair was not always fun. Of necessity, there had to be a response within the individual, based on the desire to grow spiritually. Senior Becky Mitchell said she gained spiritual insights from the people she talked to "in the cafeteria or just around campus." When it seemed that people let her down, Sophomore Nancy Lowry found understanding in "the Word." Of course, this was not the desire of all the students who were at Harding this year. But for those of us who did seek it, this hope provided a common bond with many other students. And as a result of it, we found something greater than ourselves. Insights: our most important ones were spiritual. 1. SUNRISE at Wyldewood, seen from Bee Rock, shows the beauty of God's nature and provides a peaceful setting Jar club devotionals. 2. SILENTLY meditating, Charline Willis, a black girl at Har· ding, shows a tranquil face to the world. 3. TROUBADOR members Karl Wendt and Scott Cody act oui" a scene in a skit for the chapel au· dience. A new religious dramatics group, the Troubadors present some stirring thoughts for everyday living for students. 4. CASUALL Y dressed students gather on the front lawn for Wednesday night services during the first week of school as Harding's chief goal, a richer life with God, is furthered.
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Inside LIFE: Insights feature ~ 14 Spring Sing ~ 16 Concerts ~ 17 , Plays ~ 18 .-1-: Construction ~ 22 Coming "home" ~ 24 Weather ~ 28 Time to Spare ~ 30 Lifestyles ~ 32 Spiritual Life ~ 36 Involvement ~ 40 life ~ 13
14 ~ Life Insights
As an introduction to student life, the Petit Jean felt that to thoroughly couer the year of 1979 (or any year for that matter) , we should d iscuss an eleme nt of life at Harding which must be faced by every student at least once a day. rom atop the Ad~ min is tr a t ion BU ilding it looks like a thin snake, stretched from the portals of Pattie Cobb to the lily pool. From the beginning of the lu nch line, looking back, it ap ~ pea rs to be endless. From the end of the line, looking ahead, it ap ~ pears that you won ' t make it to you r 12 :30 class . During the month of November (known in Ark a nsas as the M onsoon Season), it is quite a colorful sight. as it is covered by a ca nopy of umbre llas held by the patient studen ts who are standing ankle deep in water on the flooded sidewalks. It would be expected of the average person to be very irritat ed in such a situation. However, in addition to receivi ng endurance skills necessary for pl edge week, all~nighters, taking notes in Linda Davis' classes, memorizing Jimmy All en's books , finding a parking place (closer than Wal ~ Ma rt ) and paying bills with money that is never seen or held in the hand , students have developed passive, matter -of-fact attitudes toward the many long tines for anything at Harding . To be fair in our coverage of this campus phenomena , the Petit Jean interviewed students at random. The average student felt that he waits approximate ly 30 to 45 minutes in lines around campus on the average day . It was the general consensus that the supper line was the one most necessarily frequent ed. "Anytime you go to supper between 4:30 and 6:00 , there is a line in which you must stand, " said one senior student. (Coin - cidenta ll y, it was discovered that about 40 percent of those interviewed skipped lunch because the cafe teria line was 100 long.) The Petit Jean asked what lines were most irritating to students . Many of the expected answers ... LINES for the Student ASSOCiation Book Sale the first week of school begin about two hours before the actual sale begins . were given: lines for a phone, for SA movies , for registration , in the bookstore , in the student center between classes, for washers and dryers in the laundry. However, most students seem to have accepted these lines as necessary "thorns in the fl esh ." Interestingly. several other lines were suggested as being particularly irritating. More th an once, the lines out of chapel were mentioned. (Sorry, Dr. Ganus , the one -minute fire drill evacua - tion of chape l doesn't happen everyday,) "What gets me," sa id one senior , "is that I have to stand in line to pay my bill. I even missed a class one time! I mean, after a while. you lose the desire to pay it anymore , Mel anie Watson said the line that perturbed her most was the one to the club boxes: "I mean, there could be a really impo rtant message for you in your club box and you'd never get it because of all the people crowded around trying to get to thei r club boxes. The meeting could al ready be ove r by the time you get to the club box." Other such surpr ising lines revealed in the survey were: to water fountains, to check out library books, to take morning showers, to use the Xerox machine . to get change from the dorm mothers and to fill out chapel excuses. Even graduation lines were ment ioned . Before this article is closed, some mention should be made of the dreaded villains associated with the se sit uati o ns: line breakers, They can be found near (or in) every line anywhere on campus. They are chastised by the Student Association and despised by those in line behind them. There has been recent discussions on punishment of these offenders. However , in all fairness it should be s ubmi tt ed tha; perhaps these "criminals" are victims of social circumstance ; driven to their fe lon ies by hunger , ti red feet , pressing sched ul es or perhaps by the encouragemen t of their club buddies who a re break ~ lng. However , if eventually line breakers are prosecuted, those who let line breakers break should be considered guilty of misde~ meanors. If , indeed, nothing ca n be done about the long lines on campus, the Petit Jean suggests that Har~ ding make the best of a bad situa ~ tion, Adding to our feat of the World's La rgest Pizza, we could assemb le the World 's Longest Line , f,\.-5 low line Team coul d be formed for competi tion against Ouachita , H enderson and the University of Central Arkansas. (Fans could be c all ed lin e backers.) Standing P ,E. classes could be offered to get muscles in tone for the long waits. Support hose should be the on ly type of hosiery worn by female students. This survey has raised man y questions for considerati on: SirtCe students appear to be more ir - ri tated by short lines than long lines , should a ll lines be made long? If 40 percent of stude nts skipped lunch in 1979 because of long lines , what percentage will skip in 1980 when there is one "What's my line?" -the Harding phenomenon chapel and ove r 2 ,800 st udents converge on the cafeterias at one time? Should class skips be al ~ lowed for students paying their bills? Should the doors of the new auditorium be made wider? Should club meetings be sc h e d ~ uled a month in advance! Would grade point averages be higher if students studied while wai ting in lines? Finally, what effect will Har ~ ding becoming a universi ty have on lines? These and other questions related to the line issue must be investigated by a future volume of the Petit Jean or the "Fifth Col~ umn" of the Bison . In summary , it is sufficient to close with a question raised by one student who was interviewed: "What is the shortest distance bet - ween two lines?" Life Insights ~ 15
~-- • .. .',. ~# .. ~ , ~ , \\ .•.. / it . / 1Z: , . ~\no / i' . t. I b .: ( , '.- . 'I ' ~', ..' ttl i'\ __ r: I ,\ '. I I ~. r '..'., , - \ - '"3 ~ ,. . ,~, ' I I I ","' , I , ... , If I , , " ~I I • I I I m;~~l\;j;'~j I I i , .......1. "'. '·'i"··.~·{I· 1 ! I e re urn 0 THE WRIGHT BROTHERS For the past four years the Wright Brothers have been featured as the first week concert at Harding. After the act broke up a year ago, students voiced disappointment this fall upon discovering that they would not be able to enter· tain during the week. After the group reunited this winter, Harding was the first college audience for which they performed. "We've been accused of being bluegrass," stated group member Tom Wright during the concert, continuing to comment that they felt that they were more "polished" than traditional bluegrass. The Bison described the group as country·pop·rock, which aptly applies to their repertoire. Included in this concert were a Beatles medley, "Travelling Shoes" and "Anna,'! an original composition by Carl Hinkle for his daughter. The group climaxed the evening with "Rocky Top:' a traditional favorite. ENGLAND DAN Be JOHN FORD COLEY Play for 29 000 Laying carpet on the floor of the New Gym. nasium and renting an 80·foot stage were only a couple of the many preparations made by the Student Association when England Dan and John Ford Coley appeared in concert. Their efforts were judged worthwhile when 2,000 people attended the April 20 concert in 1978. The two native Texans launched their act with familiar hits, "Nights are Forever Without You," "Sad to Belong to So· meone Else," and "I'd Really Love to See You Tonight." Later in the pro· duction, the duo featured some harder rock, demonstrating a less familiar, versatile side of their talent. SAC Hosts favorites A three-year member , Melanie Watson served as chairwoman of the Student Activities Committee (SAC) this year. Working under the Student Association, the SAC is the catalyst for concerts, coffee houses, and even frisbee contests. The 15-member committee works with Dr. Erie Moore in fine arts concerts as well. Each year, representatives of the Committee attend a convention of the National Entertainment Campus Activities Association (NECAA), where they have the opportunity to hear groups that may be considered for bookings at Har· ding. By operating on a block booking system in which the artists play at several schools in an area, the costs of bringing groups to Harding is less expenSive. It was through the NECAA that the SAC first booked Gene Cotton and the Wright Bros. A contract is drawn up under the close supervison of sponsor Jerome Barnes and with it are attached "special riders," requiring the band involved to abide by Harding regulations while visiting on campus. There is much preparation to be done for a concert to be held in the new gymnasium. Recalling the spring concert with England Dan and John Ford Coley, Melanie recollected how the SAC spent many preconcert hours building the stage, collecting "every available folding chair in town," numbering the seats, going to Little Rock to get technicians for the lights and sound , and shopping for unusual foods that were included in the can· tract. Feeling that the expense and work of hosting another concert in the new gym was not worth it , Melanie and the SAC decided to save their funds until next year when a big spring concert could be held in the new auditorium. The SAC has become a favorite of Gene Cotton and the Wright Brothers for the submarine sandwiches that are customarily served to . groups before the concert. Due to the raving of Cotton, representatives of other colleges have asked Harding's SAC for their recipe. "The main thing we try to do is present to them the ideals of Harding," commented Melanie. "We take them out for pizza after the concerts and talk to them a long time about the College . I've taken a couple of groups to church with me the next morning. Our goal is showing them what Christianity means to us and, hopefully, making it mean something." Concerts. 17
1. LEADING lady, Mollie Cox as Fiona Maclaren sings of the laddie of her dreams. 2. BEGINNING his dance with swords, Harry Beaton (Chris Davis) sternly faces 18 ~ Plays the "Brigadoon" townsfolk. 3. LOST hunter Tommy Albright (Chris Dell) tells Fiona of the real world.
With a flourish, the Homecoming play, "Brigadoon" I was presented on stage November 4. Selection of this play for production was so important as to lead to the theme of Homecoming itself: "The Magic of Memories." According to actor Bob Perkins, the comedy musical was chosen because "we wanted something that could have a little more involvement in it." Involvement was the keynote for the play because of the large cast, but more specifically because of the number of female roles. Perkins commented that the thing that impressed him most about the production is the fact that "we had so many people working and yet it went so smoothly." He continued: "It was Mr. Parker's first big effort here with a large cast show. We had the jobs so well divided up and the stage manager and technical people did such good jobs. I think anyone that saw it would think that it was a highquality production." Perhaps Chris Dell, who played the leading role of Tommy Albright, gave some reason for the fluency of its production when he said: "You never see these people during the year, but when you all get together and are pulling for this one goal, then you really get to know them. You learn to be courteous with them and see what they like and don't like. It's the person behind the character that you really get to know. That's why you can work so well on stage. You know how they're trying their best. " "Brigadoon" had audience appeal. A typical love story with a happy ending was blended successfully with music 4_ DISMALL Y, Vickie Durrington, playing Meg Brockie, recounts "My Mother's Weddin' Day." 5, ROBIN CANNON teams with Shannon Hawkins, playing Maggie Anderson, during the "Bonnie Jean Ballet." 6. "DOWN on MacConnachy Square" the townsfolk gather to market their goods. 'Brigadoon:' memories of magiC that enhanced the motions of the plot. Dell felt that not only did the musical "bring out the talent of the cast," but it was also "more fun for the audience because it broke up any monotony. " Although people who tried out for "Brigadoon" declared what part they wanted, some were cast into parts that were not their preferences. Bob Perkins, who played Jeff Douglas, did not want the part of the "comedian," which was similar to the one M assumed in "The Fantasticks." He said: "I was afraid of getting typecast as the person who just does the funny things. Comicals are fun, but they don't always have a lot of characte¥ development. When I first read the part, I said that I didn't want it because it wasn't as deep as some of the other parts. But the more I got into it, the more I found out that it had other sides to it too: he was the funny man for the lead straight lines. I got a lot better reception than I thought I would." Vicki Durrington shared a similar experience in her role as Meg Brockie. Although she did not try out for that part, she was later told by many that she "fit the part perfectly." Vicki found her part as a comedian was difficult to assume because of the temptation to "play out to the audience." There were many experiences that only members of the cast of "Brigadoon" could share. There was the first show, when Vicki began a song on the second verse. Perhaps more disastrous was Chris Dell's accident on a platform extension of the stage where he spilled coffee that subsequently dripped into the lap of a woman in the audience. The accidents of the production are taken lightly by the actors, however, and as Chris said: "No one has lived until he's been up on stage and forgotten a line." Plays ~ 19
r;;:::::==::::=::':=======::::=::::=:::;;:;;:::;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;:;--:g:estures , the director must A look inside 'Othello' 20 ~ Plays Having left audiences awestruck with her performances of the leading female roles in ;'The Fantasticks," and most recently, "Brigadoon," Mollie Cox decided to give her skills a try as assistant director for "Othello ." Tediously recording the blocking instructions of Director Charles Parker, Mollie jokingly commented that "the assistant director usually does the dirty work ." However , her labors did give understanding into the technical and directing aspects of a production. With experience both on the stage and behind the scenes, Molly was able to give insights into what is involved in acting. "You have to read the play real carefully. Each gesture and every movement you make has to be from motivation, from something that is happening. In Shakespeare you especially have to let the audience know what you're saying because some of it is difficult to understand. By your gestures and movements you have to give the audience clues as to what is happening ." RealiZing the importance of utilize both his understanding of the abilities of the actor with whom he is working and the personality of the character to be portrayed. "If the talent is there, it takes a while to build up to the performance level," Mollie said. "Usually the role of the director is to give them the motivation for all of their lines; to make them see why they're feeling the way they are feeling; to try to get them to put themselves into that situation." Mollie's observations of Director Charles Parker indicated that his job as motivator never moved beyond that realm into dictating the every movement of the actors. Leaving the actor freedom to develop his own portrayal of the character, Parker only rarely suggests gestures to be used and sometimes allows the actors to do their own blocking. Looking back on the February 19 production of "Othello," Mollie felt that the play was a success. However, there were some problems caused by the weighty Shakespearan language. "Each character had the responsibility of making each word and each syllable understood, which could be accomplished by their gestures or their articulation ," Mollie explained. This made the play flow slowly at times , since "it was hard sometimes to speak slowly and keep the pace." Mollie described the members of the "Othello" cast as very disciplined. It took a whole lot of discipline as far as the energy. They had to learn to be energetic and still relax. Most of them were very serious about what they were doing." Citing Jonathan Cloud, who portrayed Othello, as an example, Mollie commented that "he took directions so well; his energy and his body, his timing, and every movement was so well controlled." 1_ PLOTTING against his own daughter in this year's production of Shakespeare's "Othello," Karl Wendt as logo speaks with Roderigo (&011 Cody).
One Acts: comedy and farce, short and sweet Those who like things short and sweet would have enjoyed the four one-act plays presented in Harding's Little Theatre, September 23. The "Four Vaudevilles," written by Russian playwrite Anton Chekov, were produced by students and members of the faculty. Selections included in the quartet of one-acts were titled "Marriage Proposal," "A Joke/' "The Brute," and "The Harmfulness of Tobacco." Director Charles Parker described "The Brute" as "a trivial little farce in the French style." It focused on a confrontation between a bill collector and a recently widowed woman. The bill collector, finding himself in love with the woman, asks her to marry him. Each of the other selections also included their own unique humor which was characteristic of many of Chekov's one acts. Produced to provide acting opportunities for those interested in theatre, the "Four Vaudevilles" were also presented in competition in little Rock and Fort Worth. As part of the Arkansas College Theatre Festival in Little Rock during December the performers were awarded an opportunity to present their work at the American College Theatre Festival in Fort Worth, February 7. Similar to one acts in their Inegth but different in acting style involved Reader's Theatre productions. This year Mollie Cox directed and acted in the Reader's Theatre piece, "P.S. '78." The selection predicts what public school will be like in the future. According to it, students will be mechanical in their response to their teachers , and likewise, the teachers will be mechanical in their presentation of material. "P.S. '78" also represented Harding in theatre competition at the Speech Communications Festival in Little Rock March 2. After presenting the production there, the cast performed in . chapel April 20, and later at the Ozark Interpretation Festival. 2. AS PART OF the first semester production "It All Started With Eve." Reso lorn portrays Josephine, the Wife of Napoleon. 3. NON-CELEBRATING at the time, Mrs . Merchutkin (Billie VerkJer) receives comfort /rom Shipuchin (Chuck Parker) during the one-act ''The Celebration" 4. SCORNFULL Y. Scott Cody looks at a fellow student who gave an unacceptable answer in the Reader's Theatre production "P. S. 78. " Plays ~ 21
Making a HOME away. from home 24 ~ Coming Home "Harding's my home, not that I don't feel close to my parents or anything. It's just that I've been living with my parents most of my life and now Harding is my home," said junior Ben Sanders. Ben is the owner of a bed ten feet tall, a life-size plaster owl , and a sign from the eighteenth century White Horse Tavern; and he has put it all in his Keller 3-A dorm room. By building additional features in his room and adding plants, posters and shelves, he is making a home away from home for himself . "It was the kind of thing that fell together really by itself, " he said . "A friend of mine that had a room just like mine had had carpet made for it and he was moving. He moved to a different kind of room and the carpet didn't fit. Well, I got in on the deal and got if from him for a really silly cost. Then I got to putting lots of things in my room. " The most unusual aspect of his room is his bed, which stands ten feet in the air. "I just need a lot of room and we didn't have it ," he explained . Having escalated his bed, Ben then used the area underneath as a small-scale den. Adding a chair he had made, book shelves and a flourescent light, Ben enjoys privacy in the area by closing if off with curtains. Ben said that it was not homesickness that caused him to fix up his room, but that he "couldn't stand to live in a boxy, sterile atmosphere ." He continued, "A lot of it is just that I'm a pack rat." Kevin Cave and Mark Hudson , who are roommates in American Heritage , have also experimented in dormitory interior decorating. Building frames seven feet high, they put their mattresses on top and their desks underneath - "kind of like a bunk bed without the bottom bunk, " Kevin explained. He said that they had copied the idea from someone else and that about half of the men on their wing had done the same. The only difference is in the styles: "Some of them are in an L shape and some of them are side-by-side, and the ladder goes up the middle between them. "
The men have found that by raising their beds into the air, they have more floor space. "To begin with," said Kevin, "the rooms in Heritage are smaller than most dorm rooms. The beds took more than half of the space in the room, and you just had a little place to walk around. We needed the extra room because we felt really cramped. It's more a matter of convenience than anything else." Kevin and Mark had added the personal touch to their dorm room by decorating with seascape posters, beach towels and maps reminiscent of their hometown, Gainesville, Florida. 1. DESCENDING from the stratosphere where he sleeps, Mark Hudson begins the climb down /rom his customized bunk in Heritage as his roommate Kevin Cave looks on. 2. ANOTHER Mark Hudson, R.A in Armstrong, makes his "home away from home" complete with easy chair . and braided rug. 3, PERCHED atop his ladder, Ben Sanders looks down at the world from next to his special-built bunk in Keller. 4. PROPPING up her foot, Becky Johnson makes herself at home in her room in Kendall, 5. PLANTS give life to a room and Ann Evans plans to add a lot of life to her room in New Dorm. Coming Home. 25
L~lJGHT %~ THE %~fL~T%D~ LRlJ~LH Of all the American pockets across the nation, perhaps those hit hardest by the inflation crunch were those belonging to students. As a private institution, Har· ding was of necessity con· siderably more expensive than the average statesupported colleges. With an increase of $3 per semester hour, which brought tuition to $59.00 per semester hour t students were forced to turn to a variety of sources for financial aid in 1979. It became a confusing matter to the amateur applicant for financial aid, as he armed himself with a load of tedious forms which was to be filled out. The first plan for the average student who realized that scholarship resources were limited was to apply for the Basic Educational Opportunity Grant. This consisted of 6lling out an FFS distributed by ACT. An alternate method may have been to complete an FAF distributed by the CSS. As a result of either of these applications, the student would soon receive his SER to show if he was eligible for a BEOG. If this plan failed, there are other sources of financial aid for a student to seek; such as the SEOG, CWS, NDSL, and GSL. Even for students who became aware of the presence of these sources, it was difficult to understand t.he eligibility requirements. 26 ~ Finances While the employees of the Financial Aid Offce made a concerted effort to make students aware of the possibilities, it was an impossible task to make an hidividualized financial plan for each Harding student. The ignorance of some students caused them to get a Federally Insured Student Loan at 7 per cent interest, when they might have been eligible for a National Direct Student Loan at 2 per cent interest. According to workers in the Financial Aid Office, it was not unusual for a student to graduate with an accumulation of $4,000-$5,000 in educational loan debt. For those students with perseverance and th~,e:,;:~u~ investigate all p bills could be paid combination of aSilds~'~~:=:~i from academic s to campus employment and to loans and grants. Near the end of the year, however, news became more optimistic. Russell Showalter, director of financial aid, announced in the February 16 Bison that more students will be eligible in 1980 for federal grants and loans. Cars., d:::t~~=1 by many
Left, STUDENTS line up in the bookstore to purchase one of the biggest necessities of col/ege, text books. $7,000 for a '79 car on market. Since Harding many students from miles from the rising cost of considerable budget as c:. DEPENDENT STUDENT LIVING ON CAMPUS ACADEMIC YEAR 1978-79 (9 Months) MINIMUM BUDGET MAXIMUM BUDGET $1,888.00 $ 944.00 Tuitionr"-$59.00 per sem. hr. 32 semester hours normal" load 135.00 67.50 Regular Registration Fee 175.00 87 . 50 Books and Supplies* '" ,. ,. , '" (; ~~ ~ t , \\4,l ...., 769 .00 468.00 400.00 200.00 $4,035.50 ,.. ..... ""' ... , ,S -. » ,,)"\" , , per price increasToyotas, 'oU<swall,ms and average student's .~::;~ hall to include a good • of versatile clothing as as essentials for educa- \ MEALS -- 2 CAFETERIAS (STUDENT'S CHOICE) 384.7S Pattie Cobb Cafeteria American Heritage Cafeteria ROOMS-- 234 .00 Non-air - conditioned dorms New air-conditioned dorms Graduate Singles 200.00 Personal Expenses** 100.00 Travel Expenaes*** $2,017.75 • 4lnd travel. A simple could be bought for , but since the emphasis of the trends was more layers and more accessories, an outfit could become considerably more expensive with the addition of a $30 pullover sweater and an assortment of $5 ties, stickpins, scarves or necklaces. Class dress for men could include a wardrobe of $17 Levis, $30 cords, a variety of $35 sweaters and $175-$200 suits. Boots were the fashion for both sexes, and they $1,888.00 $ 944.00 135 .00 67 . 50 175.00 87.50 833.00 416.50 s:n.oo 265.50 400.00 200.00 200 .00 100.00 $4,162.00 $2,080.00 averaged $50-$100. The complaints from many female coeds that frequency of dates were less than plentiful could have possibly been attributed to inflation. A meal for two, consisting of quarterpound hamburgers, fries and soft drinks ran about $4.80. Eating pizza was comparable to "eating gold," as one male coed complained, with the average pizza costing $5-$7. Spring club banquets were budget-busters for both male and female students. with costs of meals, flowers, favors and pictures totaling $27-$35 for the host of hostess. Considering all facets of the financial scene, most students would probably agree that the economic outlook for students was a dismal one. Some found the circumstances just too depressing and quit, going home to work part-time and commute to a local state ·college. While this possibility probably entered every student's mind at some time during his c~llege career, there were still some 3,500 who considered the Christian education worth the financial strain. ," ) Finances ~ 27
WEATHER·f VARIABlE/: RAln./un.flEET.fnow 28 ~ Weather June and July brought a long dry spell that made soybean farmers anxious for their early crops and summer school students wish for winter. With the month of August, however, came the much-needed rain, reviving crops and producing one of the largest yields on record. The fall was a pleasant one. Although accompanied with the expected rains , temperatures remained in the high 70's, as the long Indian Sum- - . • mer tarried until the first week in December. The first snow came during final exams. It was an icy snow and students could not enjoy its beauty , fearing hazardous roads for their pilgrimages home . The return of warm temperatures melted the ice, however, and roads were clear by the end of the week. The return trip in January was not as safe for many students, however. A glacial ice storm covered much of the
South, freezing roads from Dallas to Nashville, and making several highways into Searcy, inaccessible. U. S. 64 between Memphis and Searcy was solid ice a majority of the stretch, causing many students from the Southeastern area to detour through little Rock when coming back to Harding. The first chapel of the spring semester Dr. Ganus announced the suspension of the :lress code for the coeds in preparation for cold weather. Snowing twice and sleeting several days in January, the precipitation did not seem to equal that of the previous winter which kept sidewalks and roads icy for almost a month. However, the combined temperatures of January and February set new records for an average low. It was the heaviest snowfall on record for February, a total of 15 inches, resulting from snowfalls of 6'12 inches and 7'12 inches and three lesser snowfalls. 3 1_ PERVADING the campus, an early morning haze provides a somber backdrop for a group of students as they cut across the front lawn. 2_ UNPREPARED for Arkansas' "monsoon" season, Vernon Starling makes do with what he has to guard against the rain. 3_ SHROUDED in a white blanket 0/ snow , the campus becomes a "winter wonderland ." 4. HIGH above the world, Nancy Weaver and a friend take advantage of February 's record-breaking snow/all to build a snowman on the roof of Patti Cobb Dormitory. 5. NO RESPECTOR of persons, Laurie Pylkas attempts to bean photographer Brad Watson with a snowball. 6. ENJOYING the unseasonably warm weather during early October, Nancy Huett , Melody Abbott, Mike Turner and Ruthie Tabor sit and visit on the Administration Building's steps. Weather ~ 29
a time leagues are full and girls are begging to get in because there for team worK is noplace else to parti~ipate m that kmd of ball . "Nothing besides reading the The Stars adopted their Bible can give you the feeling name from a similar league that that competing in sports does." was organized two years ago. This expression by Paula War- That team , according to nack was the common senti- member Paula Warnack, "won ment of the lO-member female all the way," and the 1979 basketball team, the Searcy Stars are "trying to uphold their Stars. Composed of Harding record ." students , many of the girls had In another sense, they are participated in high school also trying to follow a trend set basketball teams , and missing by last year's team, the Bullets, the teamwork and competition as well: Competing last year in of organized sports, they Memphis at the Amateur Athformed their own team through . letic Union Tournament , the the Carmichael Community Bullets missed first place by a Center. Each girl pays $75 , small margin. When giving out and they practice 10:00- 12:00 trophies, the Bullets were in the old gym. honored when the officials said ''The team has a whole lot of that if a sportsmanship award talent, and there is even more could be given , it would have talent wasted by girls who want gone to the Searcy team. to participate but can't go over "Even in a community league, the 10-person team roster," we represented the school we commented the captain of the were from ," recalled Paula. Stars, Karen Blackman. The "We didn't argue with the biggest disadvantage of the referees and we didn't make league is a rule stating that any fun of anyone ." Then turning team having over two girls from to a more personal note, she the same college is not eligible said, "I belive that as a woman for a trophy. "You can see that and as a Christian, I can glorify we play because we want to ," God in sports." continued Knren . "Recreation 30 ~ Spare Time • - ---.. ' ~ 1. SPENDING his spare time with a friend on a sunny afternoon, Donn Hines serenades Kathy Clark on the bleachers at the old in· tramural field. 2. JUMPING high, Kristie Rollman seeks to control the opening tip for her team, the Searcy Stars. Refereeing in the ciy league competition is Harding junior Roger Ledlow.
With classes, clubs, campaigns and other sundry activities with which the average Harding student obligated himself, spare time became a precious commodity for most. For some, spare time became "wasted time," which meant that he really should have I been busy doing something else but couldn't work up the incentive and, therefore, felt guilty. For others, spare time became "bum around time," which was not equivalent to "wasted time," in that it was a period specifically allotted for relaxation. "Wasted time" or "bumming around" could include throwing frisbees on the front lawn, sitting in the student center drinking Cokes, visiting in rooms in the hall after curfew, and going to get pizza with the gang. There were, however, those who used their spare time for tangible benefits. Originating as pasttimes, their activities sometimes D'fought unexpected rewards. spare cash 3 . AFfER relating a humorous story to their friend , Paul Arnold and Kregg Aterberry watch with delight as Zane Howard writhes on the ground in laughter. 4 . ENGRA VING wood with his router which his grandfather patented, Monty Lynn uses his spare time to make presents and extra cash . " an unusual set of attachments for his router. Allowing him to for spare tOlme vary the depth of engrav109, the attachments make possible various kinds of script The business of Monte Lynn began as a hobby. Having been introduced to woodworking when he was young. the skills he has developed are wellknown . With several examples of his work displayed around campus, students have become his advertisers as they spread among themselves his reputation as a craftsman. Frequently working on the second floor study lounge of Keller, he makes signs to sell and sometimes just to give away. He often assists friends in making banquet favors as well . Last year he worked full-time making signs for campus houses and for some of the faculty houses. "This summer the woodwork was a full-time job. and it gave me a chance to work out a business for myself as well as working with a framing shop. Here, it is supplemental and it doesn't take a lot of time." Monte's grandfather, who taught him the skill, made him and Old English lettering . "The tool 1 use is real special," he noted. "There are only about six or eight of them made by my grandfather." Woodworking combines two of Monte's loves : art and the outdoors. "Doing something when you're working with wood , something from the outdoors, you begin to appreciate your surrounding and have a closeness with nature that you might not otherwise obtein," he said. Monte has also experimented with some photography. drawing and watercolor painting. He prefers to spend a lot of time in the summer camping and backpacking. Monte also feels that his hobby is worthwhile use of his spare time because it is selfsatisfying : "There is so much that you can change and improve in your technique . There's an endless number of kinds of lettering and ways to apply your talent . You're always learning ." Spare T;me .. 31
From Harbin to Houses There's not many ways of getting out of it. Unless one transfers to Harding or has an older brother or sister or good friend who is willing to claim him as a roommate, he will probably live in a freshman dorm. The biggest adjustment to making Cathcart , Paltie Cobb or Armstrong one's home was the situation at the beginning of the fall semester when fresh32 ~ Lifestyles men were cramped three to a room. In the fall of 1978, housing recorded 147 rooms that were shared by three occupants. "The room was a decent size ," recalled freshman John Vlahakis, a resident of third 1I00r Armstrong, "but when you get three people in there and try to get to class at the same time in the morning, it's a problem. Two other guys were in the adjoining suite, so that made five of us. That was an adjustment. It was awkard. It was like everything was somebody else's and you didn't want anybody to use yours. You had to get in the hang of sharing things. " Armstrong, Cathcart and Pattie Cobb are the three of the oldest dormitories on campus, and they are not equipped with air conditioners. For $35 a semester, a student can have a window air conditioner installed to help fight the humid Arkansas heat characteristic of the early fall and late spring semesters. The reasoning of the administration for grouping freshman in the same dormitories is logical. Without the acadmic burdens of a declared major to be concerned with, occupants of freshman dorms tend to be more rowdy than other campus housing residents. "We had to set down rules when we had shaving cream fights ," commented John. "We said we wouldn't destroy anything we felt good about, like some of our club
stuff, or something that can't be washed; not to mess up beds. We just try to stick with fun pranks." At first the stereo system of a neighbor was a problem, but John and his friend devised a code: "I beat on the wall three times if the stereo is too loud and they usually turn It down. We had a little problem with that this semester, but we managed to work it out. We got a little bit upset when they'd wake us up at 7:00 in the mor· ning when we didn't have a class until 9:00 ." Perhaps because the curfew on the men's dormitories Is more laxly enforced, John did not have much problem ad· justing to the curfew when he came to Harding. "We just always put that we have late permission and sign 'Caesar Augustus' and just walk in. They never check it anyway. You find that out the first semester." While life in the "Armpit," as it is nicknamed by its residents, required some adjustment, John thought that freshmen who did maneuver their ways into upperclassmen dormitories their first year at Harding, missed something. "Living in a freshman dorm is kind of like pledge week," he said. "It's an experience and you need to go through it. Then you can sym· pathize with the incoming fresmen next year." "Cathcart Is a step between living at home and living away," commented freshman Barbara Rice. Having lived in Cathcart one semester, Bar· bara moved into Kendall spring semester. "KendaU was one of the cheaper dorms," she said, "but to me ifs a lot quieter than Cobb and Cathcart and the rooms are friendlier than New Dorm and Stevens. We have more group devotionals. The phones in the other dorms keep people apart more , and its more of a cold atmosphere." Kendall shares a plight com· mon to several of the other dorms . Not wired for private telephones in the rooms, one phone is shared by an entire wing. "At night It's really hard to get a call through ." West Dorm, more commonly known as New Dorm, is one of the few residence halls that is allowed to have private telephones. However, Beth Stanfill, who lives on the se· cond floor of New Dorm, does not feel that they have hindered interaction of the residents. "Each individual wing has its own personality," she said. "The people feel a lot more like upperclassmen here." Beth liked the rooms of New Dorm more than those of Cathcart, where she previously lived, because "the beds are made better and I like the way the rooms are constructed. The only drawback is that It is a little farther to walk. But the rooms offset the inconvenience ." Whereas the wings in Ken· dall have their own per· sonalities, so does Grad Singles. Grad Singles is the only hall on campus that has rooms made for just one person . Paul Parten, a sophomore from Houston, Texas, moved to 1. INDEPENDENCE, or at least a measure 0/ it, can be gained by living "off campus" in college-owned housing. The residents of Berryhill House, clockwise /rom /ront , are Greg Nance, Steue Smith, Ricky . Sawyer, David Enlow, Don Thurman, Tommy Deason and Al Wright. 2. WHILE the Bahamas may be more fun, reading a text· book proves to be a late-night necessity for freshman Catherine Jackson. 3. KENDAll resident Lisa Pratt brushes her hair before stepping out of the dorm. 4. MELODIES fill the north stairwell of Keller Hall as Scott Clark strums his guitar and sings. Owen Whit· tington and Mike Roden stop on the third /loor landing to listen in . Lifestyles ~ 33
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