Harding College - Petit Jean Yearbook (Searcy, AR)

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Glance Across. As you walk towards the Administra- tion Building you can? avoid seeing the Bell Tower h and Pattie Cobb. Both are a major part of Harding. Patti Cobb houses the freshman ladies and the Bell Tower signals the five-minute curfew. - photo by Wes Holland. A Placefor All People. Harding offers a variety of different settings. If you like the peaceful quiet times or if you need the hustle of varied activity, then maybe a social cfub is what you need. No matter what your need, Harding has it, - photos by Todd Glover. Ancient Ruins. Harding University in Florence fHUFi students spend a reiaxing day a! the Acropolis in Athens, Greece. This is just one of the many sights the students see during their semester in the HUF program. - photo by Don Robinson. Sunrise 7 J

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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

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Wildlife. Har- dingts campus is flowers, trees, shrubs and, of course, anie mats, This baby blue jay is just an exampte of one of the ani- mals that also makes its home at Harding. -. photo by Eddie Madden, Nice and Easy. Larry Ch and Matt Scorzelli gentty to Andrea Hi into the Lih'y P- - photo by Wes HoHand. Even the chapel period seemed to have greater meaning and significance to most students. The chapel speech made by senior Mark Hudson detailing the ttnew life,' he was pursuing and challenging his peers to genuine Christian com- mitment was long remembered and made a real impact on the campus. He urged the students '10 start the year anew and to make a genuine change in their lives. Students participating in the fall Harding University in Florence Cltalyt pro- gram had to delay their departure about two weeks so that the new villa pur- chased during the summer could undergo needed renovations. The special non- degree program for the education of preachers became the School of Bibiical Studies instead of the Christian Communications Program. The format of the an- nual fall Biblical lectureship was new, beginning on Sunday evening and con- cluding on Wednesday evening. Students were requested to provide an evaluation of Harding in the preparation of the Selt-Study Report submitted in December to the North Central Association in preparation for the on-site visit in February by the accreditation team. The 1985 Petit Jean has attempted to cover the events of 1984-85 at Harding University and present in the best possible photojournalism a panoramic view of the year. The preparation of the book was an effort by the staff to recapture for the students the unique as well as the traditional events of 1984-85 so that they can see that they played a vital part in THE START OF SOMETHING 9; gamzatlo Soeial Clubs: Sports Academics 130 166 1208 . '1 266 292 I Academy 8 Sunrise