-----------------------------------------------------------Freshmen----------------~ Nicknames: Self-styled A pet's name usually reflects its physical appearance, its personality or some humorous incident it encountered early in life. A person's name usually reflects nothing. Because formal, meaningless names are not satisfactory to creative peers, nicknames are often used. When inventing nicknames, even the dullest English student can become a "0 VERHEAD FRED" Jewell fives up to his calling by making a point with the overhead projector. master of allusion, alliteration and pur... In "What's in a Nickname?" (Psychology Today, January 1980), Rom Harre' noted that "nicknames flourish in schools... and other institutions with official hierarchies. " The professors must view nicknames an an occupational hazard. Harding's halls boast of •• Dimethyl Don" England in the chemistry department and of "Overhead Fred" Jewell, who uses projected transparencies to their fullest advantage. Many of the students' nicknames are easily indentified as abbreviations of their real names. There are, for example, Richard "Tex" Teixeira, Charles Maceo "Mace" Gardner, Scott "Rags" Ragsdale and Troy "Rat" Ratliff. More ingenuity was demonstrated by the clever club brothers who dubbed Danny Gillett "Foamy" and Greg Ogburn "Rooster," alluding to shaving cream and True Grit's Rooster Cogburn, respectively. Without a doubt, the campus classic is "Boo" Mitchell. Known only to a choice few as Jerry Wayne Jr., he was first nicknamed by his parents. The original pet name, "Bubba," became "Boo" when enunciated by the younger owner of the name . By the time he entered school, Boo used no other name. He used to write notes to his first grade teacher: "Please don't call me Jerry. My name is Boo." The attention attracted by a nickname can be enjoyable, but repeating the name's origin can become tiring. Boo has the solution. When he doesn't feel like making lengthy explanations, he wears a shirt which clearly states, "YES, It's my real name!" - Snippi Schramm Brenda Musgrave· Bartlesville, OK Sleven Myer· Havertown, PA Scolt Nance· Lafayette, LA Richard Nelson. Cameron, MO Sabrena Nelson. Florissant, MO Tonya Newell· Oak Grove, LA Billy Nichols· Sterling Heights, MI Curtis Nichols· Hampton, AR Robert Nichols· West Memphis, AR Nancy Nickerson· Queen City, TX Connie Nieman. Oconomowoc. WI Marty Ninemire • Salem, AR Jacquetine Northcut • Chattanooga, TN Robert Norvell. Springdale, AR Nancy Norwood· Searcy, AR Charles Nult • Lilburn, GA David Oberholzer • Kouts, IN Dawn Ochodnicky • Taylorville, IL Kathryn O'Connor • San Marcos, CA Michelle Olree • Memphis. TN Johnny O' Neal· Delight , AR Lynn O'Neal. Portland, OR Edwina Oslapowich • Tulsa, OK Lisa Overstreet. Rockford. IL James Owens· Fort Worth, TX Clark Ozbirn • Searcy, AR Tammy Pace • Mammoth Springs, AR Joanna Palmer. Lewisville, NC Michael Parker· Taylorville. IL Sarah Parker· N. Little Rock, AR Mark Parkey· Franklin, TN Latonia Pasley · Searcy, AR Marcia Patterson· Germantown. TN Miehael Patterson· Lake Charles, LA Charles Patton· Paris, TN Edward Patton ,: Houston , TN Gregory Peacock· Me Orab, OH Slephen Pearce· Greenfield, MO Diane Pearson . Harrison. AR Joe Perdue· Memphis. TN Lana Perkins· Jonesboro , AR Susan Perkins· Liverpool, NY Anne Petree· Stone Mountain, GA Ramona Petrich· Virginia Beach, VA Franklin Pettie ~ Marvell. AR Susan PeUle • Marvell, AR Douglas Phillips· Memphis, TN Paul Phillips· Littleton. CO Glenda Pieree • Gulfport, MS 211 Machen-Pierce
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