The Future Homemakers of America planned ac tivit ies each month designed to enhance the home economics program and to relate to the FHA state project theme, "Touch All Genera tions. " Eleven new members were formally initiated at the candlelight ceremony on September 26. An informal party afterwards at Laura Hendon's house gave old and new members a chance to eat , play games, and to ge t to know each other better. At the federation meeting on October 22, the Harding chap ter entered several events and performed well , with members placing in the categories of interior design, job interview , and public speaking. Beth Stan ley presided as Federati on Songleader at the meeting, and Kim Rowan was in - stalled as Third Vice President. In November, the main events were the Daddy-Daughter Progressive Dinner and a personal - Ken Shllckelfo~d - Kelt S!tllckelfo~d co lo r ana lys is demonstrati on. O ther activities throughout the year we re a candy-mdking demonstration , a needlework workshop, a luncheon for the elderly I and a picnic to which each girl brought a small child as her guest. The Mother-Daughter Banquet at the end of the year featured a modeling show and the insta ll ation of new officers for · the 1984-85 yea r . The Future Business Leaders of America 's first major activity was attending the FBLA region conference at the University of Central Arkansas on October 4. At the conference, members attended seminars on various sub jects related to the business fie ld. The Harding Pa rl iamentary Procedure Team , consisting of Mike Allen, Gregg Barden, Laurie Priest, and Marty Spears, was well qua lifi ed to share their experiences and demonst rate proper procedures . The conference al so included tours of the UCA business offices and equipment. Earl y in the yea r, Greg Hende rson, Bryan Burks, Mike Allen , Brad Altman , Renee Butterfie ld, and Debbie Cox began meeting at lunch to parti cipate in the Harding University business games. The members used the informat ion provided to make deci sions concerning producti on, sales, and advertising relating to their imagina ry business, selling telephones. After meeting and working for about nine weeks, the team made a presentati on at the University, along with all other competing teams, to defend their dec isions. The busi ness games provided an oppo rtunity for the FBLA members to put their business knowledge int o pract ice . The Harding FBLA chapter entered severa l individuals in the region competition, and winners at that level went on to compete on the state level. tW PECIALINTERESTSSPECIALINTERESTSSPECIALINTERESTS 330 FHA and FBLA - Mllrty SpellrS 5
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