Jazz Jazz Band. Front row: Hurt, Hertter, Cordry, Crawford, Lockhart, Tebo, Pounders. Back row: Brack, Greenhagen, Howard, Bowman, Davis, Bowen, Hawkins, Hansen , Casey - director. - photo by Bill Tripp. 110 JOY here were eighteen members in the Jazz Band this year. The group rehearsed two times a week for a little over an hour. The band consisted of five saxophone players, four trombone players, four trumpet players, and two keyboard players. One member played guitar, one bass, and played drums. The band performed in chapel during the Christmas season and in March just before Spring Break. In March, the group traveled to Ole Main High School in North Little Rock to perform exhibition in a jazz band competition. At the competition there were approximately ten groups competing and Harding was the only college band there. According to member Jay Lockhart the group "is laid back" and everyone enjoys playing together. He said the atmosphere at rehearsal is easy-going and everyone likes to play. The Jazz Band was formed from auditioned members which are the cream of the crop of Harding band people. "We wouldn't be here if we didn't enjoy what we were doing. We share a common interest in a particular kind of music and we want to play it," said Lockhart. The main purpose of the band is to perform in Spring Sing. They play the program music between acts and they play the tunes for the hosts and hostesses. In general , the band is "very serious at what we do and we love it," freshman Stephanie Bowen, stated. A special group of women on campus formed a service club called JOY. They adapted this name from the phrase, "Jesus first, others, second, and yourself last." Junior Stephanie Elchuck described JOY as, "a club that satisfied needs in a dependable, often unrecognized way." "Unrecognized" seemed to be the key word for the women of JOY. Their reward was the enjoyment of silently serving others and Christ. They also involved other Harding family members in their projects. During the fall semester, JOY threw a Halloween party for the students of the Sunshine School. They held a Christmas party for the children of the Lois Brown home, and also reached out to the Searcy community by spreading Christmas joy by caroling during the holiday season. They also sang to shut-ins and at homes for the elderly. In the spring, JOY had a Valentine's Day party for the Sunshine School. They were also busy on campus, spending a majority of their time organizing a devotional for all of the women's social clubs. Another important event in which they took place was the All Women's Lectureship in the spring. JOY was also involved with on-going projects. They served White County as volunteer probation officers for juvenile delinquents. They were able to act as role models for these and other children as "big sisters." - Janna Wharton and Karen Reynolds Jazz Band I Little boy blue, come blow your horn. Kirk Bowman, a sophmore from Newport , AR, and a member of the 1988 Jazz Band, plays his saxophone in the American Heritage Cafeteria during Student Impact. The Jazz Band played the program music for Spring Sing and played in chapel before Christmas break. - photo by Bill Tripp. JOY JOY. Front row: Smiley, Miller, Elchuck, Carr, Wells. Back row: Mahoney, Swenson , Lape, Bever, Castner, Hicks. - photo by Bill Tripp.
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