Movie committee in focus C ops and robbers, cowboys and Indians - they all mysteriously appeared before the Harding student body each weekend, but few students were aware of the amount of effort and thought that went into presenting these films for campus entertainment. The Student Association Movie Committee, headed by Darren Findley , consisted of about 20 students who selected movies, advertised and showed them, sold tickets, and cleaned up the Benson after the show. "Our goal is to provide a Christian alternative of entertainment," said Findley. This year the committee struggled with trying to pay off a debt on a new projector, while at the same time providing better films for the students. As a result, the Cooperative Advertising Program was put into effect. Committee members sold advertising to local merchants, and slides of these sponsors were flashed on the screen before the movies. Also, any profit from the committee's button-making machine , which was used for movies, clubs, and special events, went to pay for the projector. "Right now we're just breaking even on movies," Findley admitted, but he was optimistic about the future. His goal was to offer all the movies free, as a service to the students. Findley and the committee also concerned themselves with film quality. ' 'I'm more interested in bringing big-name, more popular movies," Findley said. And in the spring semester, the students saw Rocky I, II , III, and IV, E.T., Silverado, Pee Wee Herman and Cocoon as a result of his efforts. The movie committee efforts did not go unnoticed by the student body either. ' 'I'm pretty happy with the movies we've had," said DavidDearin, a freshman from Ames, Iowa. "I think the movie committee's doing a great job and getting movies that the students really want to see." Good relations with film companies have enabled the committee to provide current movies at comparatively low cost, but the cost for the students still increased this year. Findley hoped that the higher ticket prices would help pay off the projector quickly so the prices could go back down. The committee's job was not an easy one. 'The most difficult thing is scheduling the movies," said Findley, who had to coordinate the films to avoid ball games, concerts, and other major activities. However, despite the complexities involved, Findley enjoyed his job . "I get the greatest satisfaction when I can stand in back of the auditorium and see it full, and hear the audience clap afterwards," he said. 4 Rip it. Rip it good. S .A. Mov ie Committee m ember Denise Crawford, a senior from Pinson , Alabama , tea rs the ticket of Vicki Turn er, a senior from Flint , Mi ch igan. Turn er went to see Silverado, one of the flicks t hat the movie comm ittee was able to show. - photo by ]on Corpuz. S . A. Movie Comm i tt ee. Front row: Traughb er, Easley, San Juan , Findley, Spoto, Sears , Roberson; back row : Crawford, White, Neal , Ritchie and son, Mullins, Factor, Leamons. - photo by ]on Corpuz. S.A. Movie Committee Ill S.A . Movie Committee 157
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