l l l l l The American Boychoir practices before their perfomance October 30. The chOir, one of the most popular choral groups in the country, was part of the Lyceum series. Mikhail Gorbachev graciously gives Sara Montgomery a hug and an autograph during the question and answer portion ofhis speech. Gorbachev was the first speaker in the Distinguished Lecture Series this year. , , , , ' TI TheArkansas Symphony scheduleda return trip to Harding for the special anniversary year. More than 250students sang as they performed Beethoven 's Ninth Symphony. The 75th anniversary theme, Celebratingon Eternal Commitment, was recommended by members of the Blue Ribbon Committee and the logo was designedby Tom Buterbaugh, assistant director of public relat ions. Special attractions during the spring semester were comedian Bill Cosby and speakers John Major, the former prime minister of Great Britain, and James Dobson. founder ofFocus on the Family. SayWhat? " I thought that the Gorbachev presentationwas pretty good; however, the interpreter didn't put as much feeling into the speech as Gorbachev did, so it wasn't quite as good as it would have been. " - Charley Graham, junior "My favorite part of singing for Gorbachev was when he first walked on the stage and I suddenly realized that I'd seen this man on magazines for years and now he was standing 10 feet from me. It was incredible." - Hillary Keller, sophomore "I thought the American Boychoir was awesome. I especially liked when the boys talked about what they did at the school. It made them more like 'normal kids.'" - Heather Shipman, junior 75TH ANN IVERSARY IS •
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