Ill Bicycle Club Bicycle Club. Webb , Lloyd - sponsor, Sheldon, Teague, Koonce . - photo by John Radcliffe . CenArk Student Grotto Cave combing. A silhou tted figure exp lores Cushman's Blowing on one of the many o utings made by CenArk Student Grotto. Th e group was formed for those who were interes ted in poking around caves. - photo . by Brent Baldwin. Activity groups explore u\Jlany students participated in various hobbies that have been organized by students into clubs on Harding's campus. A few of these organizations were CenArk Student Grotto, the Bicycle Club, and the Physical Education Majors and Minors (PEMM) Club. They CenArk Student Grotto. Front row : Loner. Landis , Agin , Pirtle , Cigrang, Day , Baldwin ; second row: Heaton , O verton, Swain, Carter, Luke ; back row : Carter, Bumme . - photo by Brent Baldwin . PEMM Club PEMM Club. Front row: Mason , Taylor, Kell , Sims, McKee , Maturi , King; second row: Thigpen , Sweany , Jimenez, Drinnen, Shifflet, Holderbaum , Thompson , Harrell, Wallis; third row: Martin - sponsor, Morris, Mayes , Fisher, Tyler, Bledsoe , Ledbetter, Gunter, Alexander; back row : Pugh, Kepler, Roddenberry , Klein, Fox, Blevins , Finley , Jernigan , Hawley . - photo by Janet Lawver. were formed to coordinate student activities in the areas of spelunking, cycling, and physical education. The Central Arkansas Student Grotto, or Caving Club, provided students with the opportunity to investigate the worl.d under the ground. Senior Ken Pirtle, an older member of the club, said that he enjoyed "the mystery of wondering what's underneath the ground and then finding out what it really is," although his main motivation was to have fun. "After spending hours in the computer room, it's fun to be in a different hole in the ground," he said. The club was open to students interested in exploring wild, or noncommercial, caves. Members of the group met regularly to plan trips to caves, including Alexander's Cave, Cushman's Blowing, and Joe Bright Cave, all located in the Bates:ville area . They also familiarized themselves with information from the National Speleological Society, a national organization with which they were affiliated. The Bicycle Club, another club on campus centered around hobbies, was small in number, but still functioned as an organization with a purpose. Senior Rod Teague, vice president of the Bicycle Club, said that the club's main focus this year was to create awareness about cycling and to involve more people who like to ride bikes leisurely rather than race competitively. The club also planned to organize a century ride, with a distance of 100 miles, as a fundraiser for the future and an overnight trip to Blanchard Springs. The group also mapped out various routes of varying length around the Searcy area. The purpose of the Bicycle Club was to educate cyclers on aspects of bicycling and bike safety. They also promoted bike touring, racing, commuting, and off-road riding. One tip that Teague mentioned was, "It's better not to go out on your own. That's one of the reasons we got the club together." The Physical Education Majors and Minors Club was a special interest organization to help prepare members for careers in physical equcation, coaching, and even specified careers in sports medicine. The PEMM Club attempted to stimulate a wider interest in health and recr.eation, to increase professional knowledge in the field of physical activity, and to provide opportunities for Christian fellowship among members who are pulled together by their common interests. J1tt 150 Bicycling Club, CenArk Student Grotto , PEMM IU_
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