Harding College - Petit Jean Yearbook (Searcy, AR)

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- lohn I. Radcliffe 1. DeeDee Clements twirls during the halftime performance of the Thunder- ing Herd. 2. Harding homecoming fans yell their support to the Bisons during an exciting play in the game. 3. Attendant Stacey Green, Queen Kellee Citty and Attendant Gina Ward reign over the homecoming football game, as the Bison mascot clowns around. 4. Homecoming Queen Kellee Citty is es- corted down the field by her father, Dr. Jim Citty. 5. Time-outs give cheerleader Karen lones a chance to toss little Bison footballs into the crowd. 6. LCD. Uhatafe moves the ball against the homecoming oppo- nent, University of Arkansas at Mon- ticello. Homecoming 21

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J m mmw . Q uue T i. With economy and employ- ment down and inflation up, the tuition of an institution like Har- ding may seem a little steep. Several students raise objections and question the need for such elevated prices. What some may fail to realize is the list of expenditures that a university has and the fact that a private institution receives no federal aid. The income from stu- dent tuition and board does not even begin to meet the expenses. The totals of salaries, academic support, student services and in- stitutional support already exceed the dollar amount that the stu- dents pay. This doesn't include Tuition Turmoil large expenditures such as operat- ing and maintenance plant and student aid. In fact, the $9,281,874 received from tuition and fees tfrom all Harding institu- tionsl barely pays for salaries and student aid. This forces the administration to raise money from endowments and gifts. This past year $708,000 was expected from endowment in- come the highest figure ever, and $1,148,551 was needed from gifts just to balance the budget. Dona- tions came from alumni, business- es and foundations. These costs don't include the building program. The Science Building Addition under construc- h h l MIIWIIIII I l I tion, as well as the new Mabee Business Center, are paid for by gifts, also. These two buildings together cost over two million dollars. However, Harding is not the only university with this problem. Others such as Lubbock Chris- tian, Alabama Christian, David Lipscomb, Ohio Valley, Freed- Hardeman and York Colleges all have lower enrollment figures but must raise equally large sums. A better comprehension of university expenditures should lead to the students' understand- ing of tuition turmoil and what ex- actly it pays for. Eli; xii Penny Bible h. xx X x AWW 4'3 Tuition Turmoil 23