;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;===Freshmen WeI/-Grounded Beginning The first-year student was faced with many surprises as he left the comfort of home and family to take his place in Harding's society. Here he was expected to make decisions, find his chapel seat quickly, and live comfortably with three in a dorm room. Yet one of the biggest surprises for the freshman class seemed to be a feeling of acceptance which most did not expect to exper ience. "I've never grown so close so Jamie Aaron/Vi cksburg, MS Sunday A. Abakwue/Aba, Nigeria David E. Adams/Creenwood, IN Elizabeth Adeniji/ lagos, Nigeria Kr istine Ahlberg/Sacramento, CA Kristen Anderson/lake Crystal, MN Roberta Anderson/Bridgeton, MO J. Benjamin Armstrong/Sitka, AK Sharon Ashley/Arkadelphia, AR Brian Alan Baber/Benton. AR Julie Bagley/Pine Bluff, AR Candace Bailey/Searcy, AR Lori Lynn Bailey/Searcy, AR Belinda Baines/Sa li sbury, Zimbabwe James Hubert Baird/Rolla, MO Staci Baird/Buriington, MA Debbie Anne Baker/Mt. Dora, Fl Sandra Kay Baker/Coshocton, OH William Kevin BakerlSearcy, AR Angela Balch/Balch. AR John P. Bales/Trumann, AR fast to any group of people with such a great common bond. How can I help but enjoy being where friendliness is 'in'? " said freshman Merrill Maxwell. The new students also noted the attitude of their teachers as something they did not anticipate. "Harding teachers genuinely care about you - not just as a student, but as a person, too. Because of their attitudes, I've found it a lot easier to be friendly and meet people," said Tommy Debra Jane BallingerlSearcy, AR Alice Barnes/Houston, MO Karen Barnick/Trenton , OH Lisa Barringer/ little Rock. AR Julie Ann Bashaw/Waller, TX Holly Baten/Houston, TX John A. Bates/Nashvil le , TN Beth Ann Baughn/Columbus, OH Kevin Bay/Decatur. Il Paula Jean Bean/Cau lfi eld, MO Betty Jean Beasley/Arlington, TX Weldon Beasley/Ar lington, TX Jason Ike BeatylJacksonville, AR Melody Beck/Searcy, AR Drinnen, a freshman from Knoxvil le. Because of the acceptance, the experiences, the friendships, and the d isciplines, the freshman class took on the challenge of separating itself from the security of the home nest - the challenge to grow and spread the wings that wou ld take them through the next three, four, or more years of Harding life and even beyond.",< - Mariann Cox freshman Class Officers. Staci Baird, treas. ; Mandy Mullens, v. pres.; Terri Lowe, sec. ; Richard Hawkins, pres. Julie Ann Beeson/Sherwood, AR June Beth Beeson/Sherwood , AR Gregory Bell/Knoxville, TN Joy Carol Bell/Starke, Fl Steve L. Bender/DeQueen, AR Mark S. Benton/ london, AR Andrea Berry/N. little Rock, AR ..#J...). ' . fJ- ~I ~- ,- Donny Berryhill/Judsonia, AR Melanie Berryhilllludsonia, AR Marc Bettich/Red Wing, MN Lori Anne Bias/Shreveport, lA David Paul Black/W. Memphis, AR Elma Blackburn/C len Mills, PA Henry Paul Blank/Memphis, TN 254/Freshmen '\ - ... \ \.
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