Emphasis Placed on Professional Improvement The Society for the Advance· ment of Management (SAM) began the year with a member* sh ip drive aimed at attracting students from various fie lds of study not included in the School of Business. As a result, the organization exceeded it's goal of 100 members by 20. Several members with majors in suc h diverse areas as speech therapy, accounting. fashion merc handi sing, and management, benefited from the society's emphas is on strengthening professional improvement in the field of management. Seniors comprised 60 percent of the management group, although membership was open to students of all classifications . SAM began the fall semester with two speakers from the Harding campus, Dr. David Burks and David Crouch. They presented a workshop entitled, "Resume's and Job Placement, " Jim Stewart, of Arkansas Industrial Development, spoke to the group during October, rel ating his experience in the se lection of industry locations throughout Arkansas. Two speakers, Dick Allen and Oscar Davis, combined their expertise in the fields of labor relations and unionizing to inform the students of efforts going on to improve those areas. Club pres ident Perry Johnson believed that, "the new business building was real ly a great addition for both members and speake rs because it helped everyone conduct themselves in a more businesslike manner." 124/Business groups A fie ld tr ip to ITT Higbie Manufactur ing of Searcy and an October hayride prov i ded chances for the members to assemble together in a relaxed atmosphere and to break from the ordinary routine of lectures."<.c. Harding's club for accounting majors and minors, Pi Gamma Psi, worked hard to achieve its goal to "keep abreast of trends in the fie ld of accounting," according to president Greg Rec tor. Representatives from various accounting firms lectured at the group's month ly meeti ngs, presenting modern accounting ideas and relating how thei r firm adjusted to those changes. This year's leadership emphasized membership in the club as being for all accou nting majors - not just seniors. Rector agreed that this accounted for the 45 percent "skyrocket increase" in membership over the previous year. Rector also stated that "the greatest thing to happen to the club thus "far" was the invitation from Arthur Young & Company to tour the fi rm at their expense. Fifty members travell ed to Little Rock in October to participate in what many of them termed " Their first exposure to any of the 'b ig eight accounting firms·'." In order to rel ax from the pressures of classes and to get 1 better acquainted with group members, game nights were held in different faculty homes each month and refreshments and games were enjoyed. "<.c. The Student National Education Association was an organization designed to inform education majors of happenings in the , field . A branch of the National _ John J. Radcliffe
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