College Republicans Rank Bicycle Club CenArk Student Grotto Harding's Bike Club, (The Spokesmen) was in a lot of ways like the caving club. Bicycle Club. Davidson, Teague, She/don. - photo by Matt Wissinger. CenArk Student Grotto. Front row: M. Carter , Eckerberg, Heaton . back row:~Smith-sponsor, Baldwin, Mabey , B. Carter. - photo by Wes Holland. 68 Special interest groups First, it was a special interest club ; second it was practically underground. It actually consists of a few close friends who fill their spare time riding bikes, fixing bikes or dreaming about new bikes. These people brought all the aspects of cycling (ie. Racing, Touring, A.T. Bing) together into a small collection of enthusiasts. Their sponsor was Ted Lloyd . The Spokesmen had represented Harding in many local cycling events including the Lonoke County Ride (100 miles), Valentine's Day Metric Century (lOOK, 62 miles) and Harding's own Bison Stampede (20K). The Spokemen was a sleeper waiting for some new blood to come along and renew its popularity. Ill&- The primary purpose of the Central Arkansas (CenArk) Student Grotto was the exploration of the numerous wild caves in Northern Arkansas. Also known as the Spelunkers, the club associated with the National Speleological SOCiety which promoted conservation and safety in cave exploration. The club was under the leadership of sponsor Dr. Carroll Smith and President Eddie Heaton. Experience for cavers was provided by making trips to caves of varying levels of difficulty. The payment of dues provided equipment that would not normally have been within financial reach of the average spelunker. The club had two main goals for the year. The first goal was to increase membership by recruiting spelunkers on campus who had not been members of the club. The second club goal was to finish mapping Cushman Blowing Cave, one of the more highly visited non-commercial caves in Arkansas. Weekend trips to Alexander, Arnold Hollow, Cave River , Cushman Blowing and Joe Bright Caves were the major activities during the semester. Biweekly meetings to plan and discuss trips were held throughout the year. 6 Promoting political policies and Republican candidates and ideals, Harding's chapter of College Republicans has worked together to try to make this year a successful year. The year got off to a good start. listening to Gerald Ford's speech at a fundraising campaign for Ed Bethune was the first major activity for the year. The officers of College Republicans went to the house of a prominent member of the Republicans and greeted people at the door . Bethune , Rockefeller and Ford were just a few of the members they greeted. Another activ ity that started the year off right was a dinner in Little Rock featuring
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