• .,...-. 294 Oose-ups Yankee Doodle Dixie "Impossible. It can't be done." That was what Percy Howard III of Long Island, New York had to say on a topic that John Stanley • Nashvil le, TN Walter Starks • Florence, Al Karla Starling • Arnold, MO John Stein. Baltimore, MD Paula Jane Stevens • Malvern, PA aecky Stewort • Searcy, AR Linda Stewort • ~t. louis, MO Pam Stewart • Warren, OH Jacqueline Stinson. Jennings, LA Paul Stoellie • Houston, TX Alan Stone • Gonbury, TX Greg Stone • Flint, MI Kenny Strasser • Wynne, AR Ronda Street. Memphis, T~ Teresa Stretch • longmant, CO Calsandra Strickland • Corinth, MS Randy Stuart. Texarkana, TX Kim Styron • Houston, TX RUII Summers • Durham, NC Karen Surber. Cincinnati, OH Elaine SuHon • Sikeston, MQ Rebecca Swartwood. Waodbridge, VA Jan Sykes • Paris, TN Ginny TalboH • Riverdale, GA Tye Toylor • Norman, OK Dole Templeton • Bongs, TX Charles Tesch • EI Cajon, CA Julio Te.ers • West Berlin, German,Y John Thee • Windemere, Fl Kothy Thomos • Nashville, TN Cliff Thompson. Afton, TN Nancy Thomton • Bolivar, TN Potricio Tidwell • Memphis, TN Lcturie Till • Caruthersville, MO lucl Tincher. Atlanta, GA, Jomes Tindle • Hinesville, GA Jason Toye • Nashville, AR Deni.. Trayis • W. Covina, GA Charles Trotftr • Memphis, TN Mona TI'\lIn • Dallas, TX Mary Tucker • Arbyrd, MO Tamara Tucker • Memphis, TN Sophomf'res many Harding students faced: the adjustmento r-being a Northerner in Southern territory. Since Harding is a widelyrecognized Christian university, it attracts students from all parts of the country, many of whom have never experienced the South before. These "Yankees" had to acclimate themselves to Southern differences, Language was one of the first barriers to overcome. "You gotta stop saying 'you guys,' " said Lori Watson of Terre Haute, Indiana. Phrases like that, which are second nature to Northeners, tended to be replaced by Southernisms like "y'all" and "what's the deal?" Non-Southerners also contended with accents. "It was three days before I understood anything my roomma te said to me," commented one Ohioan of her Arkansan roomie. Several Northern students interviewed showed traces of a Southern drawl, the result of a few years at Harding. Eating was another matter that required adjustment. "We never ate grits or black-eyed peas or okra or any of that gross stuff," said a student from Illinois. However, many students developed an affection for okra, and they introduced it to the family dinner table back home. The views on Arkansas' everchanging climate were mixed. Most females disliked the hurpidity t finding it almost impossible to keep hair in the desired style for a whole day. Many students also could have lived without the massive amounts of rainfall. Some Yankees missed the bitter winters. "There's hardly any snow; it doesn't get cold," complained Philip Lockwood of De Moines, Iowa. Getting used to the slower Southern lifestyle was another conversion Northerners made. "I like the change of pace," said Schenectady, New York native Joe Hamilton. 'That has been a good adjustment for me. Life, I think, should be slowed down more in our society. . I appreciate the slowness here." To a freshman, the differences probably seemed distinct. But as time passed, they faded. The South and its customs rubbed off on people. Perhaps the final view of most Northerners could be summed up by the slogan on a T-shirt worn by Sara Sheridan of Rochester, New York: "Nowhere else but Searcy." - Laura Brown ~ OKRA is standard fare for Coleen Tatom , a regular diner at Pattie Cobb cafeteria.
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