- Out in the cold. Since they couldn 't find a swing, sophomore Angie Thomas, from Terre Haute, IN, and Jody Loudermilk, a junior from Stuttgart, AR, sit on one of the benches around the Lily Pool . Many Platonic relationships were misunderstood. - photo by Bill Tripp. Never-ending swing searches I t's a Friday night after the early showing of the campus movie. You and your date want somewhere to go, but your declining balance has severely declined , and it's too early to go back to the dorm. Where did you go? Then one of you suggests the swings. That's it! You can go sit and swing for a while. The hunt begins. Let's see.. .there's the swing on the lawn under the trees and away from the light, but it's taken. (It's always the first to go.) How about the one by the brick path? Nope, that one's gone, too. The search continues , but even the one in front of the Campus Ministry House is occupied, and you wonder why there never seems to be an available swing on a campus that by day seems to have more than its share. Actually, the search didn't have to take place only after a movie, or even on a weekend evening. The desire for a swing and a starlit sky were the only requirements needed for a swing hunt . But the hunt was never easy, and a serious swinger found that it required skill to beat the odds. There should have been a Murphy's Law about the situation: If it was dark and you wanted a Harding swing, all the swings would be immediately occupied. The tradition of Harding swings was alive and thriving. Swings provided a little bit of privacy, beautiful scenery, and a chance to think clearly. Alone, swing-time was a time to relax and let the pressures of school fall off of your shoulders for a while. With a good friend , you could get to know each other better in a comfortable atmosphere. Even with three or more friends (about the most any swing could hold) , the swings offered a place that could always add to those special college days we all wanted to hold onto and relive in the years to come. Maybe these situations represented a few of the reasons an empty swing was so difficult to find . It was even rumored that a certain Harding couple began their romance on a swing date during Pledge Week. Supposedly, "Jeffrey" (the names have been changed to protect the innocent) was instructed by his pledge book as one of his 50 minor dates. ' 'Ann" wasn' t allowed to walk on the grass; therefore, Jeffrey had to carry her to the swing. Long after Pledge Week was over, Jeffrey still couldn' t get Ann off of his mind. He finally gained enough courage to ask her to a movie one weekend. After the movie, the couple was lucky enough to find an empty swing, and they continued to get to know each other. As the months passed , Jeffrey and Ann found themselves spending more time together, frequently engaging in conversation on the swings. According to later updates, after two years of dating, Jeffrey bought Ann an engagement ring. He might have even popped the question while - you guessed it - sitting on a Harding swing with his sweetheart. Not every swing date turned into a serious relationship. However, one could never tell. Even the couple who was looking for a swing earlier in thi s little tale might meet their "dream come true" on a swing. That is, of course, if they find an empty one. - Sheila Gaskin Brian Raymond Truex - Beallsville, OH . Accountin George Alvert Tsirgiotis - Rosedale, NY. Bible . Transfer red from Nonheastern Christian Junior Co)I Knights , Timothy Club. Ronald Alan Turner - DeRidder, LA . REdio/ Televis Echad , Alpha Psi Omega , Bison staff (reponer), Ca Ministry, Campus Players, Blithe Spirit , Ten Lillie In dians, The Valiant , Breath of Spring , Dust of the Ro Harvey, KHCA , Petit Jean staff, Reader's Theater, S dent Impact group leader, Channel 12 staff. Sheila Carol Underwood - McRae, AR. English . Regi na , A Cappella , Petit J ean staff (section edi tor, copy edi tor), Sigma Theta Tau. Jeffery Scott Valentine - Searcy, AR. Physical Educa tion . Ti tans (athlet ic di rector, devotional director) . Sig Sigma Sigma Delta beau, Intramural Assistant , Intramural All -Star, Baseball , PEMM Club. Richard Arlen Van Eaton - Memphis, TN . Biology . Stuart Blair Varner - Marietta , OH. Communication Disorders . Lockie Heffington Vaughan - Mt. Vernon, AR. Elem tIJry Education . Transfe rred from Arkansas State Unive sity. Dean's List, Kappa Delta Pi. Felicia Renee Voyles - Crane, MO. Music Education . , Julian Richard Waggoner - Petersburg, TN. Biochemistry . Raymond Scott Waldrop - Banlesville, OK. Math , Physics. Sigma Tau Sigma (athletic director) , Alpha Chi , Thundering Herd , Pep Band , German Campaigns, Dean' Li st, HUF, Intramurals. Patricia Ann Walker - Fraziers Bottom, WV. Management . Transfe rred from Ohio Va lley College, Sigma Phi Mu (devotional director) , Alpha Chi, American Studies, Dean's List , Delta Mu Delta , RA , SAM. Stephen Rainey Walker - St. Louis, MO. Marketing . Beta Phi Kappa , AMA, Dean's Li st , Intramurals. Jeannette Walters - Modesto, CA . Nursing. Kirei Na Ai (vice president) , HSNA, RA . David Eugene Ward - Searcy. AR. ElementIJry Education . Janice Elaine Warlick - Marietta , GA. Management . seniors27r Truex - Warlick Q
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