Harding College - Petit Jean Yearbook (Searcy, AR)

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I .- Clockwisei ' ' HOST 0 Tim Woodroof HOSTESS ' Katrina Wilson HOSTESS 0 Carol Curtis HOST 0 Ken Dowdy KINGS MEN and Oege enacted For the Love of Angels, a musical narrative of the love story between angel men and devil women, who in the finale are transformed by their love into angel women. -. 1 S 4 S' TNQ SWG. at 2 53 4,4 My Spring Sing 0 29

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Performing For the Love of Angels, King's Men and OECE won the love ofthe audience with their Spring Sing production. Taking the Sweepstakes Trophygand 5200 for the second con- secutive year, the show won in three of four categories judged: theme, music and choreography. The directors were Tim Woodroof and Sue Foley, the music was arranged by Karen Arnold and Cindy Lapp, and choreography was directed by Corrine Brooks, Barbara Fisher and Teresa Simmons. First place in the costume category and second in the Sweepstakes was captured by Galaxy and lu Co lu with their show, Shoe Shine. Shantih placed third for S50 with their production, Keystone Kop-Outs, The participation award was earned by Delta Theta Epsilon. A new tradition of four years, Spring Sing was a part of the annual Youth Forum. lts design is outreach to adults and high school students in providing the opportunity to look over Harding's facilities and experience her Christian fellowship. ln this, the weekend of 1977 was a tremendous success with more than 3,000 visitors from 26 states. l l 28 0 Spring Sing GALAXY and lu Go lu's show, Shoe Shine, was hi hli hted by Travellin' R 2 Shoes, a song popularized hy the Wright Brothers. 1, REMINISCINC the age of silent movies, Shantih, cos- tumed as Keystone Cops, captured the robbers ltheir beauxl. 551 Tint tate 'we Qi

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ummer school provides the 'best educational bu ' The first time I ever saw the Harding campus was on a hot day in july of last summer. A few minutes in the sun would have made a person feel faint. It was a relief to come in out of the heat into the air-conditioned lounge of Stephens Hall. As I recall my impressions of Har- ding that day, I remember most the beauty of the campus, the splendor of the New Gymnasium and the general friendliness of the people that I met. I will never forget what one of them told me. My mother and I were staying in the adjoining room to hers in the suite. She was a friendly sophomore at- tending one of the summer sessions and was anxious to answer any of our questions. Don't form your impression of Harding now, she told us, no one is here now. The place is dead. I thought at the time it was paradoxical, even a little humorous, since I was transferring from a much smaller junior college which, in its regular sessions, claimed only as many students as Harding had on its campus in that one summer session. I understood better what she meant when the fall semester began with its many activities. One of the important lessons I have learned as a college student is to hear the story out. We, as college students for as human beingsj, have the funny habit of magnifying a bad point into monstrous proportions, while taking the good for granted. Therefore, when I began to research the summer sessions, I looked for those hidden good points. What made over 700 students spend part or all of their summer in the hot Arkansas climate in classes, away from home? To answer that question, I interviewed Dr. james Carr, Director of Summer Sessions. It's the best educational buy, he stressed. A student who attends the 216-week intersession and the two 5- week summer sessions may ac- cumulate academic credit equivalent to that of one semester. He saves both time and money. Since he is con- densing I7 weeks of academic work into a period of about 121A weeks, he saves on food and housing costs. It works almost like the trimester system. Intersession was a new addition to last summer's program of studies. In thirteen class days a student was able to acquire up to four hours of credit. Beginning immediately after the close of Spring Semester in May, a student attending intersession was able to be out of school and entering the job market back home by june 1, before many other colleges had dismissed for summer vacation. The new in- tersession, along with the summer sessions, also allowed students to gain a full semester's credit in one summer, working almost like the trimester system. 'fWe had such a fine response from both the students and the staff for the initial program that we decided to repeat it, said Dr. Carr. A total of 143 students attended classes last year and 30 0 Summer School a projected 200 will enroll this year. Dr. Carr also pointed out that the summer sessions were ideal for taking exploratory courses in areas of in- terest, especially by those who were unsure about their majors. Another added advantage is one about which students may not be aware. While there was not as much to do, the grades of those attending summer sessions were normally better than the grades they made during the regular semesters. Dr. Carr felt this was due to reduced distractions. While the ac- tivities on campus were not com- pletely eliminated, the activities did not require planning by the students, only their participation. Therefore, students had more time to study. There were no club functions, which require so much time during the regular semester, however, many social activities were planned for the summer. Opening with a Camaraderie to get everyone acquainted, there were U X e . ...