Alumni/ram many classes.fill theirplatesforthea1111 11al Black and Gold banquet. Dr. Kenneth Davis, fr ., former director q/ the A cappella Chorus, received the Distinguished Alumnus Au•ard during the dinner. Photo byJason Burt . HOMECOMING rekindles old friendships ---- Homecoming... the mere thought of the term conjures up special meaning - reunions , special events, reminiscing, hugging, laughing, confessing, eating, sharing, worshipping, watching a footba ll game, singing the alma mater, honoring sp cial people, reaching milestones ... The campus was flooded with visitors October 28-30 as alumni, friends and relatives came "Back Home to Harding" to be a part of the great Homecoming tradition. The schedule was packed with activities for students, past and present, to get them into the spirit of the occasion . Induction into the Golden Circle (comprising alumni who graduated 50 or more years ago) , presentation of the Homecoming queen in chapel, the Black and Gold banquet (for alumni of all ages), the Homecoming musical, class and club reunions , the football game ... all the u ual traditions were experienced. Unique to this year's festivities was an atmo pheric surprise, a rare occurrence at Harding, especially in October... snow! A cold front passing through Friday forced the temperatures down and the steady afternoon rain turned to snow. Extremely cold winds on Saturday forced all but about 200 fans to vacate the stands during the football game. The team fought the cold to pull out a victory over Arkansas Tech. Families and friends worshipped and ate lunch together Sunday before parting to return to numerous destinations, full of joy that only special times with special people could provide. Fa1111_J •Brice(jessica Pel/)si11gs of ..Sadie, aclie. married laczi • ··in a scene/mm the Homecoming 11111siccil. funny Girl. The S(J 'l1e-,llerrill production u ·as 11•ritte11 by Isobel Lennart . Photo byj(!SOll Burt. Troy Smith eludes a Tech tackler to ga in yardage for the BisollS in their l'icto1y aga inst the A!C ril'cil. The 11 •i11 left the BisollS u ·itb a 6-2 record. Photo hy.faso11 Burt. Homecoming -s=-t_u_d,e-_n_t -L=---i:-t;:;e------~ 21
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