Memories of ... Nine O'clock Chapel? Well, Excuse Me! "My dog ate my car keys." "Well, the power was out in my room." "I thought it was Saturday." "Don't we get out for Arbor Day?" There have been hundreds of excuses put forth for missing chapel. But why would anyone want to skip? Chapel was the one time of day when everyone was together. Where else could students have seen such wide variety of programs? One thing could definitely be said for chapel, it was never predictable. Chapel services offered a special time for students and faculty to gather together in worship. Daily devotionals, whether brief or not, helped GREETINGS. David Allen greets Jim Mitchell, Resident-of-theMonth from a Searcy retirement home after he was honored in a chapel program by Dr. Burks and the Social Work Club. - Photo by Jeff Montgomery. THREE PIPERS PIPING. Duane Jones, sophomore, Kristin Ford, junior, and Angie Treat, sophomore, lighten up chapel as members of the Pied Pipers. - Photo by Jonathan Nail. to instill the fact that God is the most important thing. Chapel also offered a lot of entertainment throughout the year. Who can forget such distinguished guests as Nerdly Greenback? He had such a talent for shedding darkness on the most complex of topics. And remember those encouraging words from Hans and Franz? They did their best to pump (clap) us up for Bible classes. Slide shows were also a big part of chapel. Presentations that encouraged mission trips or a semester of study at HUF certainly offered a taste of what was beyond Searcy. Probably one of the favorite chapel programs of the year was put on by the Holiday Band. Students couldn't wait to get their keys out and accompany the band in "Jingle Bells. " But what would chapel be without a visit from the Pied Pipers? No where else could 3,200 grown adults have sung silly songs and made buffalo ears? Yes, chapel was certainly a big part of the Harding experience. One graduating senior said, "It's too bad that in the work worId you can't take 35 minutes out of the work day to concentrate on what is really important." -Aven Humphreys Chapel 27
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