Harding College - Petit Jean Yearbook (Searcy, AR)

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As an introduction to student life, the Petit Jean felt that to thoroughly cover the year of 1979 for any year for that matterl, we should discuss an element of life at Harding which must be faced by euery student at least once a day. I ,' QT' A' ff rom atop the Ad- i ,gin l Building ii looks like l a thin snake, lf . ii stretched from the portals of Pattie Cobb to the lily pool. From the beginning of the lunch line, looking back, it ap- pears to be endless. From the end of the line, 'looking ahead, it ap- pears that you won't make it to your 12:30 class. During the month of November fknown in Arkansas as the Monsoon Seasoni, it is quite a colorful sight. as it is covered by a canopy of um- brellas held by the patient students who are standing ankle deep in water on the flooded sidewalks. It would be expected of the average person to be very irritated in such a situation. However, in addition to receiving endurance skills necessary for pledge week, all-nighters, taking notes in Linda Davis' classes, memorizing Jimmy Allen's books, finding a parking place fcloser than Wal-Marti and paying bills with money that is never seen or held in the hand, students have developed passive, matter-of-fact attitudes toward the many long lines for anything at Harding. To be fair in our coverage of this campus phenomena, the Petit Jean interviewed students at ran- dom. The average student felt that he waits approximately 30 to 45 minutes in lines around campus on the average day. It was the general consensus that the supper line was the one most necessarily frequented. Anytime you go to supper be- tween 4:30 and 6:00, there is a line in which you must stand, said one senior student. lCoin- cidentally, it was discovered that about 40 percent of those inter- viewed skipped lunch because the cafeteria line was too long.J The Petit Jean asked what lines were most irritating to students. Many of the expected answers 4 LINES for the Student Association Book Sale the first week of school begin about two hours before the ac- tual sale begins. were given: lines for a phone, for SA movies, for registration, in the bookstore, in the student center between classes, for washers and dryers in the laundry. However, most students seem to have ac- cepted these lines as necessary thorns in the flesh. Interestingly, several other lines were suggested as being par- ticularly irritating. More than once, the lines out of chapel were mentioned. lSorry, Dr. Ganus, the one-minute fire drill evacua- tion of chapel doesn't happen everyday.J What gets me. said one senior, is that l have to stand in line to pay my bill. l even missed a class one time! l mean, after a while, you lose the desire to pay it anymore. Melanie Watson said the line that perturbed her most was the one to the club boxes: l mean, there could be a really important message for you in your club box and you'd never get it because of all the people crowded around trying to get to their club boxes. The meeting could already be over by the time you get to the club box. Other such surprising lines revealed in the survey were: to water fountains, to check out library books. to take morning showers, to use the Xerox machine, to get change from the dorm mothers and to fill out chapel excuses. Even graduation lines were mentioned. Before this article is closed, some mention should be made of the dreaded villains associated with these situations: line breakers. They can be found near for ini every line anywhere on campus. They are chastised by the Student Association and despised by those in line behind them. There has been recent discus- sions on punishment of these of- fenders. However, in all fairness, it should be submitted that perhaps these criminals are vic- tims of social circumstance: driven to their felonies by hunger, tired feet, pressing schedules or perhaps by the encouragement of their club buddies who are break- ing. However, if eventually line breakers are prosecuted, those who let line breakers break should be considered guilty of misde- meanors. lf, indeed, nothing can be done about the long lines on campus, the Petit Jean suggests that Har- ding make the best of a bad situa- tion. Adding to our feat of the World's Largest Pizza, we could assemble the World's Longest Line. A Slow Line Team could be formed for competition against Ouachita, Henderson and the University of Central Arkansas. lFans could be called Linebackersl Standing P.E. classes could be offered to get muscles in tone for the long waits. Support hose should be the only type of hosiery worn by female students. This survey has raised many questions for consideration: Since students appear to be more ir- ritated by short lines than long lines, should all lines be made long? lf 40 percent of students skipped lunch in 1979 because of long lines, what percentage will skip in 1980 when there is one What's m line? -the Harding phenomenon chapel and over 2,800 students converge on the cafeterias at one time? Should class skips be al- lowed for students paying their bills? Should the doors of the new auditorium be made wider? Should club meetings be sched- uled a month in advance? Would grade point averages be higher if students studied while waiting in lines? Finally, what effect will Har- ding becoming a university have on lines? These and other ques- tions related to the line issue must be investigated by a future volume of the Petit Jean or the Fifth Col- umn of the Bison. ln summary, it is sufficient to close with a question raised by one student who was interviewed: What is the shortest distance bet- ween two lines? Life Insights P 15

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I g n1 .il- l llllhl C lhlillllillllwgg The earthy style of .GENE COTTON There was the reap- pearance of a familiar face in October as Gene Gotton returned to the Harding campus for his third con- secutive perlormance. This time he brought his band with him. A more familiar name on the circuits,.he had pro- duced two songs, You're a Part of Me and Like a Sunday in Salem, that had risen to prominence .7-.I f ' . H v H, ,dfji 1- , yi - U' ,litv-J'+f . M 1' it 1 Z Xb, 'fl I PVPPPPPPPPPP on the charts since his last visit in January of 1978. However, the earthy style of Cotton had borne no change, to the pleasure of the Harding students who packed the main auditorium. He related well to the audience with his message-oriented songs and intimate monologues about his family while his band was on break. Y ' - ' ' fn? 4,1 l -X 1: 'z , . ,, 1 r X-3, ' if 1 l . --1. ' iw? ' T 1 at V' mn it .ix-1 , will I -1 Mi' -1' . X V f 3- llyglf . c , ' Qs A part of the lyceum V A series, Meisburg and . Q Walters performed a varie- H A ty of bluegrass, soft rock A and country rock in 1 , A August. The duo presented A several familiar numbers A such as City of New A Orleans, Rocky Top A and Country Roads. The 2 majority of their music, 8: WHLTERS t 17 L f',,..--.. .. however, was original' compositions. .A 1 l 1 . 1 1 lt JP i 1 V F f iffgyw 1 :sw . 'lm 2.1.1 F H 'l -up I- f .r 9. .gas t .2 :'-Eh.. -1-,jx A K ' , 13111.-1 ':g'1r.- tu, .4 g 'I'?fv1,W,. 1- , -y-'y-wait:-, N.-'f:.m s-saflf 4. 5 ' 2 t -r J 1'l4m,::h3g:.-!,'g g , l H N ' .511 'wawfilfpllj' 1 ,gy . -steal' 1 Q - 1 ' g-.J mist,-41,1-,,:,It.i.t -1, ,- I . L a Il . r , 4 E, A.W': ,mf,tm.3t-H gf 1 :. L x t '1t:cQ'JvM15'-1 'Y' ZW l ' gf, ff'-Tak . ' 'win' -- 'w ' . f ' ',.-.,.t-:a?.?win-'fi' l J,i'5lE3f we I . .94- 5 'REQ L1 .13 I ...,,.--a ,A 253 ff. - h L 'I' V Tyr ' ' ' - -T. , V. lm ' S Li A I I 4 1 gp . f c f W g 1 i 1 ,l 1 l 4 I l 1. 4 1