--------------------------------------------------Seniors--------------------------~ i At a school with 3,<XlO students, it's easy to confuse one person with another. But Marvin and Melvin Hill have a special problem with mistaken identity. Marvin and Melvin are identical twins, one of at least 10 pairs on the Harding campus. And there are others on campus who have identical twins elsewhere. Marvin and Melvin. junior nursing majors from Flushing, Mich., have identical features, identical voices and at least very similar personalities. "We even think alike," they agreed. Just this semester. a teacher confronted them with nearly identical test papers. Athletically and academically. they've always been about even, a fact which probably has prevented much sibling rivalry and which has helped them to remain the best of friends. A victory for one is a victory for the other - especially when the coach congratulates the wrong athlete. "Sometimes it' s frustrating," they admitted, "but we've always been a great team." In football, one was quarterback and the other center. "We never had a fumbled snap." In baseball, one pitched and the other played catcher. "If they made a substitution it just wasn't the same. " Marvin, five minutes his brother' s senior, and Melvin come from a long line of twins. Their greatgrandmother reared six . pairs of identical twins. Their father is a fraternal twin. Their parents encouraged the two to enjoy being twins. "We dressed alike until the sixth grade," they recalled, adcting that their mother still sends them look-alike clothing. Often, one was blamed for the other's mischief, but the guilty party usually confessed. "It depends on how bad it was. If someone was in big trouble we'd tell who really did it." But most of the time it didn ' t matter. If one was in trouble the other was too. The two have always stuck together, being separated for a weekend at the longest. "We've even had the same classes, with only one exception," they claimed, admitting that majoring in nursing was a mutual decision. Generally, Marvin and Melvin enjoy the confusion their proximity causes others. Once, at the hospital, someone saw one of them working on third floor, then went to first floor and saw the other. "Man, you're a fast mover!" was the reaction. The twins' situation and personalities create the perfect environment for practical joking. "We started switching classes with each other in the first grade," they said. "We never once got caught, but we told our friends about it, and we got told on a couple times. " No pranks were played on their parents.• 'They could always tell us apart. Dad used to get our names mixed up, but not Mom. She can even tell us apart on the phone." Surely no one can distinguish their voices over the phone. They clarified: "She just knows ." There was only one time when their mother didn't know them apart. "We were about three months old. Everything was identical. We were the same height, same weight. Everything was exact. The doctor said it was unbelievable. She remembered that Melvin had a little mole someplace, and that's how she figured it out. But she was baffled for about half an hour, and it scared her ." People can tell the two apart after a long acquaintance, but at first it's nearly impossible. "We've switched on dates before," they revealed. Even last semester, Melvin said , " I called up a girl and asked her out, posing as Marvin. He wanted to ask her out but didn't have the -courage. She still thinks Marvin called her." There was another instance, some time ago, when Marvin did not want to go out with a girl. "So I posed as Marvin and took her out. She didn't know the difference." The date-swapping has ended, though. Melvin is engaged. At first, his fiancee heard rumors that Melvin was with other gi rls, but" she has grown accustomed to the fact that her "informers" are sighting Marvin. "I guess that's the main difference in us," Marvin said . "Melvin's engaged and I'm not." A wlte is one thing they will not attempt to share . But certainly, their closeness has outweighed their curiosity. And they've accepted the fact that their identities are frequently confused. They tend to answer to whichever name is called, avoid lengthy explanations when POSSIble, and above all refrain from playing vicious pranks. .. I try to make Marvin look as good as possible," Melvin laughed. "If he looks bad on campus, 1 might be the one getting the dirty looks!" - Snippi Schramm Sandra Jane Jesonis - Scarborough, ME. Special Educalion. Transf(r Slud(nt from NorlhUSI(fn Christian Jun ior College; Big Sist(rs; JOY; Pelll JHR; SNEA . Melonie Ann Jewett - Flint, MI. Special Education-Learning Disabi lities . Transfer st ud(nl from Michigan Christian Juni or College. Chi Lambda Chi, Spring Sing Director; Flag Corps; Choral(; Dactylology Club; Dramatics; May Fete Royall y; SNEA: University Singers, Robert Lee Johnson - Proctorville, OH. Bible. Transfer sludenl from Ohio Vall ey Colleg(. TNT; A Cappella. Ke"in Lee Jones - Walker. WV. Math. Transf(r SlUd( nt from Ohio Valley Colkge. AGO: Who's Who, Inta-national Youth. Allen Jones· Wynne, AR. Physical Education. Alpha Tau Epsilon: Intramurals; PEMM Club. Da"id Ryan Jones - Ringling, OK. Businm Education. Kappa Sigma Kappa. GATA Club beau; In tramural AII·Star; Inlercoll(giat( Alhletics, Football . James Christopher Jones - Middletown, OH. Social Work. Chi Sigma Alpha; Chi Lambda Chi: Hot Lin( Staff; National Association of Christians in Social Work; University Singers; Alpha Della Mu; Social Work Honor Sociely. Brenda Alayne Hounse) - Shre"eport, LA. Vocational Home Economics . Ko Jo Kai. Vice·presidenl; AHEA: Cheerl(ad(r: Sub T·16 Queen; Intramural AII ·Star: PEMM Club: SAC; Harding Alhl etic Committee; Senior Girl Speaker al Harding' s Developmcnlal Council Meeting. Linda Susan Housley - Morrilton, AR. ~r(\arial Scienct". Theta Psi. Pr(sident, Vice'presid(nt, Athl(lic Dircclor; In lramural AII-Slar, Volkyball; May Fele Royall y; Winter Festival Class R(prCM:nlaliv(. Michael Allen Howell - Rockledge, FL. Accounting. Alpha Tau Epsilon; American Studies: Int(rcoIlCKiat( Cross Counlry Alhlclics: InI(rcoliegiale Track Alllietics . Mark Edward Hudson - Gaines"ille, FL. Music Education. TNT, Spring Si ng Dir(ctor: A Cappella; A T(mpo: Band, Conc(rt, Marching, Pcp, Slag(. Drum Major; In ler· national CampaillnS; Chamber Sing(rs; Cllorale; Orchestra; Stagc Band Director; Outstan· ding Student in Music Departm(nI: OUUlanding Ba ••d Member; Baglett Memorial Scholar· ship. Robert Gregory Hurst ¥ Dallas, TX. Mass Commumications and Journalism. Kappa Siss; Bison Staff, R(port(r; Tri Kappa beau; Inl(rcoll(giale Alhlctiq; , Foolball: Inter· collelliat( Spctth Arts; KHCA Staff. Ne....s DirCClOr; Public Relations Club; Television and Radio Compcliton Award, Forensics Tournamcnl at UCA. Damon Coy Ijames - Ellington, MO. SI. Lou is Campaigns: Resid(nl Assi stant: Timolhy Club; Ganus Award. Mary Ann Ingram - Jasper, AL. Social Work. Transf(r sluden! from Alabama Chr isl;an Coll(ge. Theta Psi, Hi slOrian: Alpha Chi; Chicago Campailln; Alpha Oclla Mu; Honor 5oci(ty for Social Work; NACSW. • Blair Ke"ln Isenberg - S. Williamsport, PA. Music Education. Chi Sigma Alpha. Band, Conc(r t. Marching, Stage; Inlernalional Campaign; Chorale. Barbara Jean Istre - New Orleans, LA. Nursing. OEGE: Student Nursing Association. Brad D. Jackson - Ft. Worth, TX. CompUler Application. Transfer Sludent from Univ(rsily of Tex.as al Arlinllton. Galax* Intramural,; Chorale. Randall A. Jackson - Lowell , A. Syst(ms Analysis. Alpha Tau: C(nark Stud(nl GrOllO; GATA bf:au; Intramural AII ·Slar; Cross Counlry Inlercollelliale Alhl(tics; In l(rcolle,ial( Alhktics. Track; AII-AIC; AII·NAIA Disl. 17. Kevin ~ Janes ' · Hanhille, OH. Art. Art Guild; Bi, Buddies; Inlramurals; World Evang(li$m Forum. James Richard Jennings - Hurst, TX. Busi ness Manag(fIl(n t. TNT, Presid(m; Am(rican Sludi(S; Della Mu Delta; Inlramurals. 167 Gulley-Jones
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