Harding College - Petit Jean Yearbook (Searcy, AR)

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Two for one. Kirk Bradford, :1 member of Chi Sigma Alpha, enjoys the company Susan Carney, a junior from Lake Spring, Missouri, and Cin- dy Paugh, a junior from Overland Park, Kansas, on a beautiful, bright day. - photo by Iohn Radcliffe. Swing-think. Time to study and daydream on a warm September afternoon is found by Ian Moreland, a sophomore member of Sigma Phi social club, as a good excuse to lounge in a swing. - photo by John Radcliffe. Swinging 11

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S W i n g i n g Sentiments r a 1 1 1 F 1 1 J IIEIIIAHIIIYIH urlu HIIIIIIJIAV I I J 'llllrlll III HIIIIIIJ J l. I 1 IIVIII VIII, Ill'll V I I I xtend the first two fingers from each fist and cross them at the fingertips. Then point them downward and swing them. This action creates the sign for Har- ding University that is used by deaf com- municators in the Arkansas area. It depicts a characteristic of Harding that has become well known. The swings that adorn the front lawn are a Harding trademark, but there is much more involved in the tradition than simply romance. History, friendship and spending time alone are also important to the tradition of the swings. When you're down and you go sit in a swing, you can't help but smile. You can't help but be at peace. But the tradition of the swings dates back to before the time couples were even allowed on campus. They were first built in the early 1920's when the campus still belonged to Galloway, an all female school. I Miss Ellen Key, a 1917 graduate of Galloway who lived in Searcy as a teacher and county librarian for many years, said the swings weren't there when she was a student, but appeared soon after. The girls didn't have the freedom to get around town, she said, so the swings were built as a part of Galloway to give them some place to relax. When Harding acquired the campus in 1934, the swings were included. Harve Dykes, grandfather of Latina Dykes, secretary to the vice president of finance, continued the tradition of the swings at Harding. He was the superintendent of construction on the campus and in charge of maintenance. He was the one responsi- ble for the present design of the swings; once they had triangular sides. Dykes' son, J.L. began making the miniature swings that are available for sale in the bookstore. When he quit, Don England, professor of chemistry, con- tinued the tradition. There were always people in the swing, Mrs. LL. Dykes said. The only problem was there wasn't enough of them, since the kids didn't have much else to do. Meeting people and making friends is a special part of the swing tradition to senior Charlene Smith. l'It's a sign of opening up. Some people may think you are upset and they come to talk to you. It's not like datey-datey. It 5 nothing to do with love, it's just friendship. When you're down and you go sit in a swing, you can't help but smile, said sophomore Skye McCleod. The campus is gorgeous and when you swing you can't help but notice. You can't help but be at peace. Studying and praying are other ac- tivities that seem to be popular in a swing. Graduate student Eddie Madden said, Especially during intercession, when it was hot, it was my favorite place to study and read. Junior Laverne Epps said, I sit in a swing to pray because at night you can feel alone with God. Some people even sit in a swing to swing. l'I swing to relax and get away, said senior Todd Wilson. l'l swing, I don't just sit. I can sit in the Student Center. I like to get myself going and then put my feet up. Perhaps a common feeling about the swings was summed up by sophomore Shelly Evans, Sit in the swings? I just don't do it often enough. - Marti H inds Love is in the air. Sophomore Lawrence Underwood and his fiancee, Kim Fisher, are amused by a playful squirrel on the front lawn during a swing-sit. e photo by John Radcliffe. Crushing the swing. Wearing the famous orange-crush jersies, severaltmembers of Shantih social club rush a swing during womens' clubs open house. - photo by Iohn Radcliffe. 10 Swinging

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Rhythm of '85 single spotlight fell on tuxedo- A clad pianist Mike Boustead while he played a simple line of melody. Polyphony ensued, the voices of hosts and hostesses Sharon Healy, Geannetta Walker, Brett Phillips, and Tim Dill joined in, and Bach took on a brave new beat with J. Warren Casey's arrangement of Free Your Heart with a Song. Spring Sing 1985 officially begart. The title theme I Got Rhythm! provided a strong basis throughout the show. Hosts and hostesses shined through with their individual rhythms on solo pieces, maintaining smooth transitions between club acts. Omega Phi, Phi Delta, and Tri Sigma opened the club acts with Oxford Blues. Their preppy schoolgirl attire won them a third runner-up award in the costume department, and they also placed the same position in participation. After Sharon Healy's musicbox ren- dition of Falling in Love Again, Alpha Omega and friends presented Dream Quest, a modern-day fairytale of dreams come true. Then the rhythm of Brett Phillips swung to the syncopations of Off Time. A Spring Sing Show, performed by Shantih, Titans, and Kappa Tau Omega took its theme from the increasing number of generic products on the market today. It won the theme award, took first runner-up in music, costume, choreography, and thus won them first runner-up position in the sweepstakes award. Following a combined effort of the hosts and hostesses in Mine and a special number by the jazz band, Gata and Alpha Tau performed It's a Dirty Job, but Somebody's Gotta Do It, describing the less-than glamorous plight of the janitor. A special visit to the rhythm of the dark interior closed out the first act. Academy teacher Craig Jones starred in this special enactment of a jungle hunt for the long lost Dr. Livingston. ' Act II opened, appropriately, with the jazz band playing I Got Rhythm, and taking their cue, the hosts and hostesses were next, Spreadin' Rhythm Around. The beat grew stronger and reached its primitive peak with the number one show of the evening, Our World Is Caving In by Regina and Chi Sigma Alpha. Coming back from a break last year in their three- year winning streak, Regina and Chi Sigs went cavy and captured first place in all areas but participation and theme: they placed first runner-up in both categories. Ko Io Kai and Sub-T's Dressed to Kill fared well in the ratings, placing second or third runner-up in every area. Next, Tim Dill slowed the pace with his romantic ballad Heart Don't Change My Mind. But Geannetta Walker im- mediately rejuvenated the jive with her rousing number, This Joint Is Jumpin'. Nun of this Monkin' Around, by Kappa Delta Kappa, Sigma Tau Sigma, and Chi Lambda Chi, was next. This clever presentation placed in every category, landing as fourth runner-up in the sweepstakes competition. Then, giving a foreign flavor to the show, the hosts and hostesses, along with a special dance ensemble, tangoed to the rhythm 0 Spain in Alborada. Third runner-up in the club shows was Zeta Rho and TNT's Well, It's About Time! This show highlighted music of the twenties, fifties, and the eighties, ending the show on an upbeat. The night of excitement and fun ended with the traditional combined per- formance by the entire cast singing United We Stand. And, although the evening of rhythm was over for the time, the beat continued, waiting to take shape and be heard once more in Spring Sing 1986. m e Sheila Underwood Monkin' around. Juniors Debbie Burke and Daniel Stovall show the audience that they don't really believe in nun of that monkin around during their award-winning show. 12 Sering Sing Five foot two and eyes of blue. Sheryl Latimore, junior Speech Therapy major, from Memphis, Tennessee sings about those roar- ing twenties as TNT and Zeta Rho say W21, It's About Time . i