Harding offered many opportunities for students to become involved in the social life on campus. The students desired not only to pursue their goals in education, but also to involve themselves in organizaions that could fulfill their need to be an active part of student life. The organizations on campus provided a wide variety of activities to choose from so that each student could fulfill his or her needs. Organizations set up an environment in which students could put their beliefs into action and, as a result, could gain a better knowledge and understanding of education as a whole. There were approximately 68 different organizations on campus, including all of the musical groups. Each one was under the direction of a sponsor who had either previously been in the organization or had a lot of background knowledge about that particular field of interest. Some of the organizations helped get the year off to a good start. The Student Association provided many activities at the beginning of the year to integrate the new students with the returning students. All the musical groups accomplished their goals through concerts and tours . Many speakers, sponsored by the American Studies program, did an outstanding job in getting the whole student body interested in the world outside of Harding. Also, the staffs of mass media on campus began work early in the year. Many students were involved in Channel 12 and KHCA. The staffs of the student newspaper , The Bison, and the yearbook, the Petit Jean, worked hard in trying to make their publications the best possible for the student body. As a whole, the purpose of organizations was to promote spiritual , educational and social life on campus. Students working together and striving to show unity among the groups showed that there was aways something in Organizations. ~ - Kim Lynn , Organization Editor SOMETHING NEW IN o Academic Groups Business Groups Honor Societies 46 Organizations 48 Special Interest Groups 65 57 Mass Media 74 60 Music Groups 78 - photp by James McCreary.
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