Harding College - Petit Jean Yearbook (Searcy, AR)

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1-li TAKE Nf5'1'E takes the trophy TAKE NOTE captured the third con- secutive sweepstakes win and retired the trophy for King's Men and OEGE. The director was Tim Wooclroof and choreography was arranged by Teresa Simmons and Patti Lovell. The ,mi s Zi is-71 . , Aj, hail as , . fggii I? . h -gp Q li ,fxi f ll a ig- 2,i , , r - Q 1 3 ' H won first place in 1977 and 1978. This brother and sister club combination were also second in Costumes and Participation in the last two years. ' The members of King's Men and OEGE felt the pressure of being number one for two years con- secutively. One of the par- ticipants commented: We tried not to let ourselves get too 'confident We kind of 1 wi... . 'f-f11ff.'Cj'? Cf--5 '. 'V ,. ' .l. - '914 5 backdrop was electrically lighted musical notes devised by Barry Riley. MUSIC! THEME! CHOREOGRAPHY! psyched ourselves down. We kept telling ourselves that we could take it if we didn't win this year. Although expectations and anticipation was tuned to a low key, the clubs began planning sessions and prac- tices in January, and by the last four weeks before Spring Sing began, the weary members were prac- ticing three to four hours every night. I was a freshman and I wanted to do my best for the club, said OEGE member, Lynn Beason. When you're a freshman, you go all-out for everything. A common sentiment on campus as Spring Sing ap-' proached was the hope that another show would upset the King's Men-OEGE win- ning streak. We didn't want to back down just because we had won it two years in a row, said Lynn. We felt like we had the talent. It was Tim's last year. And it wasn't just the competition: we really en- joyed it. The club members got so close.Winning was an incentive, but it wasn't our only motivation. Spring Sing I

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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

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F' .vii i ' Vi-'i ' 1 1 .E 'i , x Ng- .. ' -- --' . iw - V. ....-...nn l T EN EM CIT EX .i Z 5 Tp 7 I : ' 'QL . ' '-' 'f:a..,....' S L El l jl6a 5' 1 Top: DECKED in red. white and blue, the theme of the Chi Sigs-Regina show was Freedom. Above: FRONT LINE members Beth Wells and Chris Dell sing Mother Freedom. Abundant talent was evi- dent in the '78 Spring Sing show of Chi Sign and Regina, who placed second in the sweepstakes. Using the theme of Spring Sing Freedom, their music was carefully coordinated by their director, Mickey Cox, and included such songs as Philadelphia Freedom, Mother Freedom, Here We Stand. and a moving spiritual. Oh Freedom. The red, white and blue costumes inspired patri- otism and enhanced the choreography, which was directed by Wayne Reed and Vickie Durrington. Tom Clomnger Wh Left to Right HEARTILY Sue Foley sings to the au dience ARMS UPRAISED the chorus on the risers add volume to the show KEEP ING TIME with the other members of the front lme is 'M 53 Q- if Number ons: is a precarious position to main- tain, especially in Spring Sing. However, in 1978, the five-year-old show saw King's Men and OEGE win their third consecutive sweepstakes award, retiring the trophy. The competition was close in the '78 Spring Sing and many predicted a turnover in first place. However, King's Men and OEGE ,grae -W' . . ,ui , - 2?-Q :L lf? 55'-.riff-.' , , . -fu: if i followed their successes in 1976 f C0ca-Cola Can Can l, and in 1977 C'For the Love of Angels l, with another winning show in 1978 f Take Note J. Outstanding choreogra- phy has characterized the King's Men-OEGE shows, and they took first place in that category all three years. Theme and Music have also been strong points, categories in which they