Harding College - Petit Jean Yearbook (Searcy, AR)

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f - ' 1 L 1 . r ff 1. AGONIZINC over a knee injury suffered in the Homecoming game, senior Robert Goldstein is assisted off the field by Dr. lim Citty and trainer Kent jones. 2. POOH on the Tigers - we want a Winnie! is the caption on the sophomore float. Kim Adams, riding the winning entry, waves to the crowd. 3. INTENT on following the direction of drum major Mark Hud- son, members of the drum corp per- form at the Homecoming halftime. 4. A PAINTED Sue Coker grins for the camera as she mingles with the crowd at the parade. 5. PREPARINC for the party scene in The Sound of Music, Chris Davis tops off his white tie and tails with skillfully applied makeup to add years.

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who is from Memphis. The nameplate on her door provided evidence that she has adopted this country as a second home. It read, Shinobu Otsuka - Birmingham, Iapan. Shinobu, or Boo, as she is known to her friends, has been home twice since 1976 -- once for Christmas and during last summer. This summer when I went home I had forgotten how to use chopsticks, she related, and when I got back, I had forgotten how to speak English! She also told of an interesting byproduct of the international lifestyle she has. When I go home, she said, I dream in japanese. When I'm here, I dream in English. Speaking of her adopted home in Arkansas, Shinobu said of Harding, It's pretty hard, pretty good and pretty expensive.f', Qf the state she observed, Arkansas is a fierce country. Also from a non-English- speaking country, Richard Andrzejewski came to Harding from France where he learned about Harding from Dave and Rick McAnu1ty, who 'attended school here. l N Learning English was only one of the changes Richard experienced in adjusting to Harding life. Another was the shift from drinking alcohol, since beer and table wine are an inherent part of the French culture. The congregation he attended in France served wine for communion, as is customary in most European countries. Worshipping here with 3000 members of College church, Richard related that he missed the closeness and warmth of his home congregation of 30 members. The people there are closer, and I feel there is more concern and warmth at the services, he said. Arkansas is a fierce 1-3. GESTURING in a typically European manner, Richard Andrzeiewski discusses his homeland with a French Conversation class. 4. IAPANESE citizen Shinobu Otsuka takes advantage of women's open house to spend some time with Doug Fonville. I will always be a defender of the U. S. if I should go somewhere else. - Mark Zuccolo two years ago, Mark, with his wife Louann, decided to come to the U.S. to be around Christians. Since coming to America, Mark has developed some definite opinions about the country. If I had to choose between this country and another country for a new homeland, he commented, I would choose this country. This Iranian crisis makes me realize that it is easy to criticize 'without knowing anything, he continued. But, though the U.S. is criticized much overseas, I still find the values here, although they may be hidden. You just have to xmcover them. Speaking further Mark said, I country. - shimbu Otsuka The reasons for coming to Harding were quite different for Mark Zuccolo than for Richard, Shinobu, Tom or Debbie. With a degree in social sciences from Milan University, Mark, 27, has lived and worked in several different countries. In Geneva, Switzerland he worked for a multinational company as assistant to the president for international relations. After becoming a Christian feel very comfortable here because I believe in basically the same values. I will always be a defender of the U.S. if I should go somewhere else. However, while Mark remains, and as long as others like him continue to attend school here, all Harding students can benefit culturally from an education which could not come from the classroom alone. - Patti Farmer Internationals

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