Ouachita Baptist College - Ouachitonian Yearbook (Arkadelphia, AR)

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12 Student Life by Jeff Root ne, two, three o'clock, four o'clock — study; five, six, seven o'clock, eight o’clock — study; nine, ten, eleven o'clock, twelve o’clock — study. You’ve got to study around the clock.” So went the unofficial theme song of many students, whose activities force them into late-night study sessions. The typical over-doer was easy to recognize; he or she was always either doing something or on their way to doing something. The eyes were slightly closed searching for sleep when he remained stationary for too long. The rest of an over-doer’s body may have looked like anyone else’s but he may also have bad posture resulting in the proverbial over-doer’s backache. Just about all the over-doers would fit into one of two basic categories. For our purposes we will call them the early bookworms and the late-crammers. The early bookworms were proba- bly the smaller group and they typically led a much different lifestyle. Roger Morgan, a senior accounting major and member of the Ouachita Baptist Student Foundation steering committee, had an eight o’clock (a.m.) class on every weekday. He chose it that way. (Quite a contrast from the trauma caused by eight o’clock classes to the late-crammers.) The typical early bookworm would rise from the bed about six or 6:30 a.m. and after dressing to begin the day ac- tually ate breakfast (a meal the late- crammers don’t know about) and then hit the books. The exact routine may have varied. Sonja Clinesmith, a sophomore, said, “I work late at night until I get a headache, then I get up early after a few hours of sleep.” Morgan said he always went to bed relatively early and got up early to eat breakfast. His key? Organization. He said he never planned out his day min- ute by minute but he stayed in a defi- nite routine. For instance, every week- day evening from six to eight he did homework and he spent from nine to ten with his fiance, Mollie Smith. “I’m an accounting major so I’ve al- ways got homework. . . but Mollie and I reserve that hour for ourselves,” he said. The predictability of his - homework assisted Morgan in his at- tempt to stay in his routine. It also helps that he was prompt. ‘“There are very few times I have been late for anythin g Getting it done - somehow in my life.” By the constant routine, he avoids the greatest college villain — procrasti- nation. Ouachita junior Beth Laney called it the most universal problem college students have. Students employed three - main plans in which to attack the procrasti- nation problem. One was sticking to a disciplined routine such as Morgan’s. Another was to over-indulge in cam- pus activities in an effort to fill up any time that might be wasted. And the third was to simply put off solving the problem. Most over-doers involved them- selves to the point that they simply ran out of time to procrastinate. “IT need challenges all the time,” Laney said. Sophomore Myra Cona- way said she had to have her activities even though they severely restrict her sleep and even occasionally adversely affect a grade. Would an over-doer make better grades if less time was taken by ac- tivities? Conaway said yes in some iso- lated circumstances but not to an over- all rule. Laney said her grades may even suffer without her activities. “‘I probably would get bored and not do as well,” she said. Two other characteristics were shared by most over-doers. They were in almost complete unison when they say weekends are used for catching up on sleep. Favorite naptimes include Saturday mornings and Sunday after- noons. Saturday afternoons and eve- ning were usually reserved for finally getting some exercise or another activ- ity — on or off campus. Sunday nights are almost always saved for home- work. If procrastination was a problem, it hit its height on Sunday. Another similar characteristic at least among female over-doers was a great affinity (or need) for making lists of things to be done that day. “Tm constantly making lists,” Mollie Smith said. “And it works, I keep up with everything pretty well.” Sonja Clinesmith sounded less op- timistic, ‘‘I used to make them all the time ... but now I’m running out of time to make my lists.” The life of an over-doer may have been a hard one; it was certainly an active one. Very few regret their in- volvement, however. As Myra Con- away said, “Somehow it all gets done.”’ Cc) “always doing something or on their way to doing something.”’ LISTS seem to keep everything organized, until there’s no time to make lists.

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14 Student Life The HPER complex | grew from ideas to plastic models to ground breaking Building by DeAnna Travis he model of the new Health, Phys- ical, Education and Recreation Complex stood under glass by the door in the student union. The dream had been a long time in the making. What had been talked about since 1976 finally reached a visible stage on February 16 in Rockefeller Gym. The groundbreaking of the HPER center marked the beginning of the Ouachita at 100 Campaign designed to raise the school to new level s of strength be- tween 1981 and 1986. “In 1976 we began asking our- selves, what do we want Ouachita to be on her 100th birthday in 1986?” Dr. Daniel R. Grant said. Ten broad goals were formed to be reached by that time. “But this year,” Dr. Grant said, “began the really active beginning of fund raising to meet those goals.” Among the several fund raising sources, the centennial campaign committee concentrated this year on three home based areas; the trustees and former trustees, the faculty and staff and the Arkadelphia residents. “We start at home to get a strong vote of confidence here before we go out to other sources,”’ Dr. Grant said. The first phase of the campaign will 66 ... the most ambitious undertaking in the history of the university.’