Harding College - Petit Jean Yearbook (Searcy, AR)

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Child's Play. Theresa Sechier and Debbie Burkett take time out of their busy schedules to go to Riverside Park. While the two are relaxing from the hectic intersession, both regress to their Childhood and decide to play on the seesaw. - photo by Eddie Madden. Lawn Leisure. Lisa Leamon and Jennifer Falkner take time from their studies to watch the activities that are taking place in front of them. As the weather turns warmer, and students gather their books and blankets and head for the front lawn to study and enjoy the beauty of the season. 7 photo by Wes Holland. Peaceful and majestic. From Bee Rock you can see the beautiful countryside. Bee Rock is a favorite spot of Harding students. It is a quiet spot where one can think and pray while enjoy- ing the God-giuen beauty - photo by Wes Hoiiand. Sunrise 5

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Twenty Ques- tions. Dee Tomlinson and Lori Cote try to answer Charisse Ciarkis every question about Shantih Social Club. Shuntih was one of the womenis social dubs that per ticipated in the annual open house on the front lawn. - photo by' Todd Glover. When the sun rose on the Harding University campus on the first day of the 1984-85 school year, there was a certain glow in the faces of those who had returned from the previous year. The number of the first time at Harding students peaked at 821. Most had just graduated from high school and were away from home for the first time. Af- ter a brief period of homesickness. they soon caught from the upperclassmen a deep and genuine pride in iitheir university? The school pride that the upperclassmen had really began to take form in the Spring of 1984 in their support of the basketball team. The pride was best summed-up by Floyd Smith, a senior point guard on the basketball team who started the nRowdies. At first. the itRowdies', was a small group of Bison idealist. They believed the past was past, but the present was now - that anything can be done and any goal can be reached through practice. faith in God. and determina- tion. The menis basketball team fell just one game short of capturing the NAIA Di- strict-l7 Championship. This only seemed to ignite the rowdies and their num- bers began to swell. Spring sports really benefited from the iiRowdies and the tennis team was the first to feel the presence. In several key conference games students were strongly supportive of every Harding player throughout every match. Several of the , Rowdies traveled with the team to support it away from the friendliness of the Bison iiCompound. This support helped the baseball team to win the conference championship, something it had not done since 1938. The womeds softball team also won the conference championship. in the first season the Arkansas Intercollegiate Conference had sponsored womenis sports. It was only the third year that Harding had fielded a womenis team. With the beginning of the 1984 fall semester, iithis new spirit was evident in the fall intercollegiate sports. The men's cross country team was probably the strongest team that Harding had fielded and was favored to win the conference championship for the fourteenth consecutive year. The football team began its season with back-to-back victories. In the second year 01' conference participation in women's sports, the volleyball team, with strong fan backing, was much im- proved. As basketball practice began, both the men's and womenis teams show- ed promise of much improved records over previous year and the beginning of winning traditions. Although iia new beginning may have been most readily apparent in inter- collegiate athletics, there were other areas of the University that were changing with the times. Change took place in the social club structure. The Delta Omega men's social club disbanded and the first coeducational social club - Echad - for single students was organized. A major goal of the club was continuous ser- vice and the founders believed that through the different talents of men and women the goal could be achieved better by men and women working togetherf Induction of members into social clubs underwent major changes for the se- cond consecutive year as the Interclub Council attempted to resolve major pro- blems of the past. The induction period was shortened to two weeks and began two weeks later in the tail semester. A carefully planned and structured schedule of events was followed by every social club. 4 Sunrise

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Taking it Easy. After playing a tough game 0 uoHeybaH, Mary Beth Tennant. Betsy Tafbott. Laurie O'Dowd and friend decide to sit this one Our. - photc by Eddie Madden In the academic area, the outstanding program in the natural sciences and mathematics was further strengthened by the $1.85 million addition to the Science Building. Especially strengthened were the computer science, science education, and mathematics education facilities. The program in mass commun- ication was strengthened by combining the Journalism and Speech Departments into the Communication Department. For the first time, the Master of Science in Accounting degree was offered, designed to attract students with a liberal arts major as well as those with a business major. New efforts were made by the University to facilitate student recruitment and new efforts were made to improve student retention. New programs for orientation of freshmen and transfer students were introduced including the one week of special chapels for the 'inew students. A Marketing Club was organized for marketing majors and other in- terested students. With the beginning of the 1984 fall semester, Harding began a new historical era - beginning of the second 50-year period in Searcy. the University expressed its appreciation to Searcy and White County during the third week in October for the outstanding support given during the first 50 years. . x c c e a 1 r n u l u lift; wu' u '74 .e- l wL .L RHHEL Chi Just a Swinging. A student enjoys the faH-er day by sitting in one of the famous Harding swings. Whife in the swing not only can she enjoy the weather and the swing but also the surrounding campus sights. - photos by Wes Holland. 6 Sunrise