Harding College - Petit Jean Yearbook (Searcy, AR)

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$ It was an extravaganza. Stripes on the tuxedo pants, hostesst gowns and panther faces sparkled. The Benson stage gave even the largest clubs room to move, and for four hours insects, safari hunters and molars danced across it, displaying a whirl of song and precision choreography. On awards night, participants crowded nervously onto the stage as the judges pronounced Galaxy and Ju Go Juts ttBug Fevertt the third place winner, TNT and Zeta Rhots uMain Event the runner up. Chi Sigma Alpha and Regina detonated when the announcement was made - they had finally broken a tradition of second place trophies with their ttRhythm Revue. . . . Or did they? The uRhythm Revue cast had the victory party and a weekend of glory, but when students assembled in chapel on Monday morning, program coordinator Jeff Hopper announced that a mistake in tabulations had been made, and the real winner had been mfhe Main Event. The misplaced payoff left conflicting feelings - even though HThe Main Eventtt got its name on the trophy, the ttRhythm Revueh cast ex- perienced the immediate glory. And for Chi Sigs and Regina, it looked like, ttAlways a bridesmaid, never a bride . . . . e Dave Hogan 0 . u '.5h I , 4PE;

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3x . 5 located? . tage. , Stage Iimcludemhfoug; lack lights, one stisibeatlight'?na :ix other types of lights, Fangi . 7 m f urpose and intensity from 00d h 0 spot lights. There are 60 dim; i ers. L g f Light colors are avilable in 140 . hades, from Hdaylight blue tom Ichocolate. Colors are produce y covering lights with tinted heat- sistant plastic. The plastic sur- ives the lightsI 600-7000F heat or approximately the endurance f two productions. Typically, ghts are prepared for dress re- earsaL andragain for the second erformanc'eI of ea Vstage produc- on. ' . w In spite of the hot lights, a'ntef-t m ctive cooling system maintains a ' g' I ; 5.. . I fre uent . h ; ,e I, : 0-80O stage temperature. q use T e auditorium was . v M , . t . U ' d: ,. Y t J y? i ,, i L f A typical production in the .sed for chapel, dramgp'rodyg; - , - t .. ,. . . . tlons, concerts, lectures, seminars I ' h .; s: v enson requlres four managers. and special worshi serviee It h V V5 5 v i i ne in the sound booth, one in the m e p - e' Was ' I ., , ' w -e ' i , , . become the center of much cam- t ' A i TOJCCIIOD room, one at the light . . . . l t e 7, 1 A t fpus act1v1ty. In fact, ; as Eftrr - A , '3 t 1 anelzand one backstage to con- . t n . . i t . ,. t 1 . - pomted out, With the ,construce t , . 4 ol cgrtains, backdrops and pgo- . , .. . . , I a , . . g ., tion of new buildings such as the etion screen. The managers HBusiness and Economi' Bnild'i e i ommunicate via a simple DC-op- our eam us will be excshdil 112g, - 1 e MINA . f I rated head-set system to coor- p ,, pa mg 0- t , . I j . . . . . ward the East. In the near . . . r' . t; : mate the activmes. future then the Benson willt 1 $ 5 i R V ' a '3' i The Benson, with its advanced ' I Eu y 1 V become the center of the campus. , I I n. ' I cilities, abundant room and ex- utive comfort, has been put to - Dim Hulluml 23 w , , Inside Benson gr . . , , . .57 ,r

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l. The Main Event jt'nully won TNTund Zeta Rho the first place trophy. 2. Pensively, Ken Stutttalt's a wailx the entrance cuefur the Saturday Matinee. 3. Seniors L ynne Ketteler and David Camp sing, ttTurn the Beat Around in Rhythm Revue, 4. Ricky Qualls, Laurie Robinson, Tonya Hesselrode and Chris Dell emceed the production and provided between- ucts entertainment at each of the four shows; 5. Bug Fever was spread by Galaxy and Ju Go Ju. The sho w placed high in mstume, due in part to the bugs' glowing Iuils. 6. Samrday Nights Allightf provlut'med Tofeb! and Haters in the finale of their production, Living for Satur. duv. - Dave Hogan - Dave Hagan Sweat and sacrifice lead to a glittering climax; in the aftermath, a big surprise for the . . . w1nners? 25 Spring Sing Extravaganza