Christmas jeer. Studen t Association pres ident Mike Gist , a senior from Racine, Wisconsin , pokes fun at senior AI Bates , from Nashv ille , Tenn essee. Darryl Halbert, a junior from Denver, Co lorado, smirks at Gist's comment. Th e three , along w ith other vo lunteers invo lved in the S:A . ,decorated the student center for the Christmas season. - photo by John Radcliffe. Ill Student Association Student Association. Front row (Execut ive Counci l): Henderson , Gist , McCreary ; seco nd row (Comm ittee C hair111en): Davis, Parrett , Cash , Savage, Osborn; third row (Class Representat ives): Findley , M cDo nough , Finley, Mo shier, Cathey, Duvall , Lee, Roder . - photo by Ron Pach eco. ,, CVU're a group that provides students with a means of communicating with the administration, but we also entertain the students with movies and concerts." - Mike Gist, Student Association president. 156 Student Association Ill S.A. entertains, serves IT he heartbeat of the campus, the Student Association (S.A.) planned activities, acted as a go-between, and provided students with a voice in campus politics. 'The S.A. acts as the middleman between administration and students, letting the administration know how the students feel, and letting students know how the administration feels, " said Mike Gist, S.A. president. The S.A. which was sponsored and advised by Dr. Jerome Barnes and Dean Altman, was divided into several committees including Food Services, Spiritual Life, Physical Plant, Dorm Life, Special Projects, Homecoming, and Movies . Through these committees, the S.A. worked to meet the needs of the student body, and planned and carried out all the activities for the '85-'86 school year. A Halloween party followed in October , highlighted by a free haunted house, which the Special Projects committee constructed on the second floor of the student center. At the Christmas party in December, students could have their pictures taken with Santa Claus, who was played by Todd Glover. The S.A. sold over 130 pictures, some with up to five people in them. On January 11th, the S.A. provided a New Year's Eve Party . According to Gist, comedian Andy Andrews was a hit. "Everyone loved him," Gist said. Kyle Reeves supplied the music for the party, and Debbie Ruby served ginger ale to about 600 people. During the year the S.A. also sponsored four major concerts: Don Williams in September, "The Shoppe" in January, 'The Judds" in February and the "Nitty Gritty Dirt Band" in April. In the fall about 1000 people attended the Annual FreshmanTransfer Talent Show, hosted by the Time of Day. The S.A. also provided an elaborate Sadie Hawkins Week, with computer dating, which, said Gist , was a big success. Computer dating forms were handed out in chapel, and students fill - ed them out and mailed them back to the S.A. The results were sent to the girls, who were responsible for contacting their dates. In addition, an artist did caricatures in the student center, and the S.A. sold buttons. Gist was proud of the association's work during the year . "The S.A. really has one sole purpose," he said, "- to promote the most positive atmosphere on Harding's campus that it can through parties, movies, and especially spiritual activities. If each member of the S.A. does this through his or her everyday life, then this objective will be attained. My only measure of success for this year will be if everyone can look back and say, 'I enjoyed myself and grew closer to God.' "11tt -- --
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