, School of , Business comes alive (continued from page 163) The five team members man- . aged a hypothetical company that sold a durable consumer good. They made a decision each week, which was later judged according to how well the company conducted business. The final judging took place in April at Reno. Members of the team received three college credit hours, comparable to the Management 430-Business Simulations credit . Reno games For the third consecutive year, Harding's Business Team competed in national compe tition at the University of Nevada-Reno April 9-11. Harding has been represented in national simu lation games since 1965. Last year's team placed first in its industry at the Reno games. Returning to the team was sen io r David Perkins. New members were senior Bruce Piller and juniors Hal West, Allen Hunt and Walt Smith. The team was sponsored by Dr. David Burks and was assisted by Ken Johnson , who will take-over the sponsorship next year . Perkins commented on the valuable experience that the team members gained by their participation in the project. "We learn how to apply book knowledge in a more realistic way. We learn School of Business how to work together as a group in making decisions pertaining to marketing , production , and finance, " he said. 'Freedom applied to the market place' The Economics Team was directed by Dr. Don Diffine, associate professor of economics and director of the Center for Private Enterprise Education . Team members attended an orientation meeting in Dallas October 5-6 to map out their strategy and meet competitors from the five states in the Mid-South Regional "Students In Free Enterprise" competition , which was completed on April 21. COSPONSOR for the Public Relations Club Mrs. Betty Ulrey and Jimetta Pigg discuss ways to expand the public relations program to attain membership in the Public Relations Student Society of America.
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