Organizations Prepare Students for Admission Exams "Barristers were really formed to see what the (legal) profession is all about," said president Zac Muncy. The club originated at Harding and several clubs have since picked up their pattern. The club has approximately 60 members, with the majority focusing on a career with the legal profession. Muncy said, "Most are serious about law school, some are interested in a related field and the others are just curious about the field of law." The club takes trips each semester to the nearby law schools at Fayettevilte, Little Rock or Ole Miss. Last fall they enjoyed a visit and tour of the Vanderbilt law school. The group stayed with Lipscomb students and while in Nashville, visited the Tennessee State Capitol , the senate and legislature meetings and also sat in on a Tennessee Supreme Court case. The club meetings centered around law school admissions tests among other things . Students who have most recently taken the test come back and relate what it was like. They also bring in speakers such as past Harding students who are presently in l<lw school or have finished .~ The Pre-Med Club, the largest of the various health service dubs on campus, spent the year helping pre-medicine students prepare for medical schools. Members of the organization had opportunity to meet with and talk to various professional people and doctors about the possibilities of 114/Pre-professional groups careers in medicine. Dr. Robert E, Bowling, assistant dean of Admissions of the University of Arkansas at Little Rock Medical School, spoke to the group, explaining certain aspects and requirements involved in acceptance into medical school. Junior pre-med student Wade Huffman said, "It isn't a social organization. It serves to inform the prospective medical student of what he must do to enter the professional field." The club graduated 10 or 12 students each year and was well above the national average in medical school placement. Sixtyfive percent of Harding's pre-med students were placed compared to the 42 percent national record. ~ Signers Bridge Gap to the Deaf Although relatively new, College Bowl, in its third year, enjoyed great participation among the students at Harding. This year, competition was sponsored by Drs. Larry Long, Dennis Organ, and Fred Jewell. These three men seeded teams on the basis of past successes and failures. Four brackets were drawn up to begin the competition and each bracket winner competed in a double elimination tournament. The tournament culminated in the Blundering Herd' s victory over King's Men in a match held during chape l. These highly competitive matches served to ready the eventual intercollegiate team for regional competition at the University of Hou ston . In Houston, Harding stood as one of the smallest s.chools competing. In past years Harding had competed against much larger universities that included graduate students on their teams. For the first time, Harding included a graduate student on the ir tearn. Greg York, a student at Harding Graduate School in Memphis served as captain of the Bi son ' s team. Joel Ragland of AGO, Mark White from the Blundering Herd, and Frank W eaver of King' s M en completed the team of five men. Bobbie Friend, alter-
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