Mayhem and Mischief A new dimension to the Harding swing. One of Harding 's oldest traditions is the latest victim of the many pranks on the campus. There were many creative stunts throughout the year from the rolling of offices to the " relocation" of a friend's car. - photo by Jerry Traughber. t he conspirary was conceived. Suzanne, David and I had set out to plan a web of intrigue and mystery. Little did we know what our prank would entail over the next few weeks. We began by rolling Denise's office, the editor of the Petit Jean. It would have been great fun to have taken credit right after the fact but much more devious to frame someone else. Jack, the perfect victim. Soon our assistant advisor became the scapegoat for our antics. We proceeded to leave a Diet-Coke can, Jack's infamous trademark, at the scene of the crime. But the final noose around his neck came when we put his box number on the ransom note as to where to send the money for the things which we had taken. It worked, a brilliant job if I say so myself. However, tragedy soon struck. Someone else decided to get in on the action by rolling her office for a second time. Well, we could not have him stealing our glory so we removed his "calling card" and made it look like Jack had been up to more of his tricks. Well, by this time Denise had begun to think that Jack might not have been the one. In a last ditch effort we enlisted the aid of Candi, a good friend to all involved, to plant some of the objects we had taken in Jack's office; fortunately for us she worked in the building where his office was. Jonathan Doyle White - Searcy, AR. Biology. Karen Lynn White - Indianapolis, IN. Marekting. Zeta Rho, Athletic Director, Terasurer; Alpha Chi; American Studies; Campus Ministry; Dean's List; Delta Mu Delta; Intramu rals; Marketing Club. Kay Ellen White - Columbus, GA . Communication disorders. OEGE, Historian; SA committee, movie; Student Speech and Hearing Association, vice-president . Kevin T. White - Greenback, T . Radio-television . Mark William White - Jefferson City, MO. Accounting. Transfer from University of MissouriColumbia; Beta Phi Kappa, Vice-president, President; Alpha Chi; Dean's List; Delta Mu Del ta; Pi Gamma Psi. Lori Ann Wh itehead - Franklin, T . Nursing. Orpega Phi , Devotional Director; Campaigns - Panama; HS A, 1st vice-president; Student Impact, energy group leader. Russell Drew Whitehead - Augusta, AR. Marketi ng. Pamela Rose Whitelaw - Milan, Ml. Music education. Transfer from Michigan Christian College; Phi Delta, President; A Tempo; Band, conce rt , marching, pep; Campus Ministry; Celestial Singers; Chorale. David Lee Whitefield - N. Little Rock, AR. Ministry & psychology. Sigma Tau Sigma, Secretary; Alpha Chi; Campaigns - orthwest; Campus Ministry; Dean's List; French Club. Donald James Whitfield - St. Catherines, Canada. Accoun ting. However, the fact that Jack had an alibi for the nights of both instances helped Denise draw the conclusion that he was not the one. So we had to find another way to shift the blame. We decided to frame everyone else who worked on the yearbook who had the ability to have been the culprit-including ourselves. We began sending Denise a photograph (from the ones we had taken from her office) each day of one of the staff members with a note that read,"Could he be the guilty one?", as well as sending each "framee" an object which we had taken through campus mail. (We did take quite a bit.) It went on for weeks. There were many times that we had to profess our "innocence:' We requested the aid of Sharon Kunkle, organizations editor, at the onset and were forced to tell Sharon Bowles, sports editor, because she had figured it out. The whole thing turned out to be like a cheap B movie. In the end it waas a triple dirty deception; Sharon Bowles had been the one who had rolled the office the second time. By the time it was all said and done, we all had a good laugh from it. It provided comic relief from our yearbook deadlines as well as from our classes. I am sure in the future we will be involved in more mischief as will a great number of other people on this campus. ~ - Bobby Knight Michael Dale Whitfield - Jacksonville, AR . Elementary education. 116 Shades of Seniors
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