Freed Hardeman University - Treasure Chest Yearbook (Henderson, TN)

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Restructure Selective Service has it. Professional sports have it. Now Freed-Hardeman has it. It is a draft, As a result of this year's social club re-structuring, new students submitted applications for membership and ranked the clubs in order of their preference. Using this information, clubs drafted their new mem- bers, The re-structuring committee made sever- al other changes in the system including a redistribution of trophy points. Activities are now rated according to the amount of time each takes. During the fall, points are award- ed in sports participation and performance, community service projects, meeting atten- dance, scholarship, Homecoming float, cha- pel program, and the one-act play festival. During the spring semester, clubs com- pete for points in sports participation and performance, Makin' Music, Silly Saturday, speech festival, service projects, meeting at- tandance, and chapel program. New students now do not join clubs until mid-term of the fall semester. On Monday of the week the selection process took place, each club president and four representatives of each club met in Pruett Banquet Hall to review all of the applications. Thursday eve- ning of the same week, the clubs, in a prede- termined order, chose applicants one at a time until all the applicants had been draft- ed. On the following Monday, invitations and response cards were sent by the clubs to the students they had chosen. The draft seemed to work well. A student could accept or reject the invitation. If the student rejected it, however, he or she had to wait until the next fall to reapply. Once accepted, a stu- dent will remain a member of that club un- less he or she decides to re-enter the draft. The draft system seemed to work quite well. According to Jim Selbe, dean of stu- dent services, only 23 of the approximately 350 applicants did not get into the club that they listed as first choice. Rules regarding meeting attendance were changed as well. Only absences resulting from conflicts with intercollegiate sports or trips with school related groups are consid- ered excused absences. 18 SOCIAL CLUB RESTRUCTURE Is Working Jim Selbe, assisted by Scott Sewell and Rhonda Hall, informs committees they only have approximately one minute left to make their choices for members. photo by Micah Brinkley Size of club membership has new limita- tions also. For the 1986 fall semester clubs were allowed no more that 175 members. This limit will be decreased each year until 1990 when clubs will be allowed only 100 members. This move should encourage the formation of new clubs and the rebirth of currently inactive clubs. Mark Miller, sopho- more, likes the idea of the smaller clubs. Everyone has the chance to be recognized as individuals since the clubs are smaller, Miller stated. When asked how he felt the new system was working, Dean Selbe replied, unbeliev- ably wellf' Selbe says the change to the new system has been much smoother than we thought it would be. Selbe is enthusiastic about the student response to the changes and says, Students feel the system has been upgraded. Due to the changes that have been made, the social club system at F-HC will be quite a bit different in the future, better it is hoped, than it has ever been. They should give stu- dents more opportunities to grow and chances to have fun, and this is what social clubs are all about in the first place. W

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Grace Abouriding L'Grace Abounding was the week-long theme for the 51st Annual Freed-Hardeman College Lectureship. lt began with Norman Hogan's Amazing Gracen chapel lesson February 2. It continued throughout the week with many featured speakers including Alan Highers, Juan Monroy, Franklin Camp, William Woodson, Billy Nicks, and Guy N. Woods. Mr Woods is the only speaker who has a standing invitation to speak at the annual lectureship. Each year a student is chosen to speak during one of the chapel services. Each year has brought forth students with a great tal- ent and a willingness to preach the word. This year was no exception as Kelcy Hahn spoke on the topic Here Am I, Send Me. He was chosen by the Lectureship commit- tee. Along with many fine lessons, there were daily classes focusing on The Gracious Womanl' by Mignon Dorang g'Theistic Evolu- tion by Ralph Gilmore and many others. Many long hours of work and preparation by Winford Claiborne, director, made this 20 LECTURESHIP year's Lectureship a success. Because of his dedication and hard work, Winford Clai- borne was honored at the Appreciation Din- ner. While being a member of the F-HC faculty for eight years, he is also known in the area as a preacher. Not only does he conduct several meeting throughout the year, he also holds many workshops regard- ing the Christian home. Many nightly activities were held during the week to allow visitors to become better acquainted with the students. A devotional was held in Scott Dorm with Brother C.W. Bradley, former F-HC faculty, as the speak- er. Also, V.E. Howard brought his annual Sing-Song to the college this year. One of the highlights of the week for the student body was the announcement of Mr. and Miss F-HC. This year's recipients were Brad Camp and Jeanna Massey. QIQ What can I say that hasn 't already been said, was the reaction of many people as they had their turn to express their gratitude to Winford Claiborne at the Appreciation Dinner. photo by Richard Claiborne. Large crowds filled Loyd Auditorium to capacity throughout the week to hear outstanding lectures and classes from very knowledgeable men. photo by Rich- ard Dobbins.