Harding College - Petit Jean Yearbook (Searcy, AR)

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'Wgolzfm This year, as in every year, students had many struggles. For some students, keeping up their GPA was a major task. Finding the time or the discipline to study was not an easy thing. Also, in a small way, chapel proved to be a stumbling block. Attendance became tough when chapel pro- ceedings seemed to be routine or mundane. More importantly though, a few had to deal with the loss of a loved one. There was a certain emptiness that was keenly felt whether the loved one was one of the family or a close friend. On top of all these things, the ever-present wings of weariness hovered, threatening despair and apathy as they dipped closer and closer between vacations. How- ever, in this battle there was always a place of escape for the students to find in themselves, if not the answers, a calm accept- ance of the situation. Pressure weary University per- sonnel found many different things and places of retreat. Hunt- ing and fishing captivated many hearts. The hunters shed their burdens and restrictions as they felt the intense competition be- tween themselves and their prey. But the fishermen sought the lazy, shady creek barely rippling along its own winding course. Others found a secret woodland path in the handiwork of God and felt the spidery network in the leaves of each tree they passed. But of all the escapes and retreats of the students, the serene rocky heights of nearby hills enthralled them most of all. Not only granting an awesome view of the land, but it encouraged the students to have a perspective view of themselves in God's world. g, - Iohn I. Radcliffe 16 Peaceful Moments Once there students found an inner peace that helped assuage their weary souls. There was an almost overwhelming sense of calmness which hardly could be felt in the dorm room. It was a chance to loosen up tightly strung muscles and find a brief respite from the confusion of classes. Be- ing in harmony with God helped the students reach a plateau where their mental and physical proper- ties met in mutual understanding. Through this mental tranquility the pressures of classes and peers were momentarily put aside to behold the quiet strength in God's silence. Living in a world of people who dont focus on the small things in life, such as a complex spider web or the soft fall of snow, students found themselves too many times caught up in the rush of things. They looked at the whole tree, in- stead of noticing each leaf. By having these peaceful moments students did regain their old eye for beauty. They saw that leaf and its intricate threads and prais- ed the Creator for it. - Michael Kelly - Greg Ozbim O

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AT THE BMW 1 t O - v 4 v lohn I, Radrliffe - Darrell L. Truitt g Darrell Truit! 1. and 6. Hosts and Hostesses Art Woods, Veronica Williams, Laura White, and Mark Evans welcome the audience to Spring Sing '83. 2. Ko 10 Kai and Sub T-16 are going to Dat Cotton-Pickin' South. 3. The women of Shantih majestically reign over the men of Beta Phi in Making Light of the Dark Ages. 4. Eddie Shields and Risa Beckloff of Galaxy and lo Go Iu sing, Sneeze on Down the Road in their presen- tation of l'FoIIow Your Nose. 5. Iody Hall and friends are Down on the Swanee River in Whatever Floats Your Boatt 7. TNT and Zeta Rho believe 'tCold is it in All Dressed Up With No Place To Go. 8. The Iazz Band entertains the audience during a brief intermission. 9. Lisa Sloan and Christiana Batty believe The Spys - Darrell Trm'tr The Limit. 10. With a wave of their hands, Don- na Laney and Mary Lou Thompson do a little magic in It's A Tricky Situation. 11. Mark Evans, Art Woods, Veronica Williams, and Laura White crack out of eggs for an Easter Parade. 12. In a melody of movies for the finale production, members of Sigma Phi Mu present Animal Crackers In My Soup. 13. Veronica Williams and Art Woods are proud to be from Big D. 14. Members of Knights, Phi Delta, King's Men, and OEGE listen for the phone in Reach Out and Touch Someone. 15. GATA member Sharon Ashley goes back to the 205 and excluims Those Were The Days. 16. Omega Phi and Theta Psi egg on the audience in 1'Give Me A Break Spring Sing 15

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- Iuhn l. Radcliffe - Iohn I. Rndeliffe 1. Activities take their toll 115 Greg Lucas finds a comfortable place to sleep off the afternoon. 2. Flower petals, expressed by their finely woven veins, help prove God's intricate hand in nature. 3. Like droplets of melted silver, the 1in pool fountain helps cast a peaceful attitude on campus. 4. Sta- tioned at various spots on campus, the red Harding benches give students like Darryl Petree a chance to relax and write home. 5. Silhouetted by the set- ting sun, the delicate detail of the leaves fade into the night. - Chris 021' Peaceful Moments 17