SophomoreNateFree andJreshmanMaurine Sachs spend time talking on a Harding swing. Several myths developed about the Harding swing, such as, ifyou sat in a swing three times with the person you wanted to marry, you would get a ring - "Three swings and a ring. " It did not always happen, but many students still enjoyed teasing their Jriends. Photo by Kristi Burns. . ' Kimberly \,\/ilson - Ibmona, uHf. L.'llIra \'i?i1son - Maryland Heights, Mo. Mark Wilson - Chalfont, Penn, Rachel Wilson - DeRidder, ~, Stacey Wilson - Springfield. Mo. Sophomore Sallie Chase sits on a Harding swing with a Jriend while talking with sophomoreJill Sutton. The tradition ojthe white Harding swing has been a major part ojthe campusJor a long time. Sitting and relaxing with a Jriend on a swing was one ojbest parts ojcollege life. Many secrets and stories have been sharedwhile sitting on the swings. "When I am much older and I come back to visit Harding, I will want to recapture all the memories Jrom college by sitting on a swing with my oldJriends, " Chase said. Whether talking with Jriends or recapturing memories, students' thoughts oj "tradition" often related to the swings Photo byKristi Burns. Travis \'\forkman - Ibllingcr, TC)(:lS Rand}' Wylie - Sc:lrc)" Ark . Mason Young - Coming. Ark. Stephanie Young - Unwin, Neb. Pam Zoe1:ewey-~k,:wood.CoIo. People 157 tillI
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