Harding College - Petit Jean Yearbook (Searcy, AR)

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Rhythm of the ivories. Ieanettu Walker, a junior from Buffalo, New York, won the crowd with her finesse and style in That Boogie Rhythm during a host and hosteses feature School- irl days. The women of Tri Sigs, Omega Phi an; Phi Delta try to convince the audience that girls just wanna, have fun. Oxford Blues opened the Spring Sing '85 show. h photo by Let's go caving. Chi Sigma Alpha caveman, Kirk Biadford, keeps his woman , Inna Thompson, a member of Regina, in line with a tug of her hair. flames McCreary W13

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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

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Dear Diary I'm pledging a club; is it worth it? Sunday afternoon: Sitting at my desk writing a letter home. Heard a knock at the door. Said, Come in. Sixty-eight young men ran into the room and squashed me into the bookcase. What will they do to me if I don't accept this bid? They seemed so normal at the mixers. Sunday night: Met at the designated time and place with a group of nervous- looking guys. Some of them looked familiar. Some looked neurotic. Some looked away. One of the members got up and gave a rather rambling speech about the Club history and various useless bits of knowledge. He then gave us our pledgebooks. It's mostly blank paper. Do we get academic credit for this week? Monday: Got up. I don't remember when, but the numbers on the clock were small. Stayed up late working on my pledgebook, nametags and self-esteem. My roommate looks funny when he sleeps. His mouth is wide open. Put lint in. It disappeared. This may have potential. Tuesday: Got up. Couldn't see the numbers on the clock. Put fly in room- mate's mouth. It disappeared. Went to morning inspection. Starting to remember names. Problem is, the names I, remember were used by Patton. Scare myself. Hung out in the student center today, getting signatures and passing out gum. Had to go interview the bison the wall. He was very laid back. Told me to relax and have a good time this week. Hard to take seriously anything said by a creature with a Dentyne wrapper up his nose. Next, had to go interview bison at table. Found out she was my church date Wednesday night. I love my pledgemaster. Wednesday: Got up. Put wad of paper in roommate's mouth. It disappeared. Went to morning inspection. Didn't shave this morning. The strange pledgemaster with the whistle rubbed a cotton ball on my face. He cackled and did a little jig. I don't see what's so funny about looking like a cotton gin. Went to class today. Didn't like it. Don't think I'll go again. ' club. She said they sound like nice young Hung out in student center again. Gi came trying to sell her phone number. got her to pay me for taking i Pledgemaster liked that. Gave me merit I'm so excited. Another girl came by, said a weird littl poem about Tiss me Twick o something. I recommend speech therapy Pledgemaster liked that. Gave me merits I'm so excited. Another girl came by, wanted me ta extol her queenly virtues and beauties. reccomended plastic surgery Pledgemaster didn't like that. His sister Took away my pledgebook. I'm so stupid. Thursday: Got up. Looked at room- mate's sock. Couldn't do it. Don't know how girls stand it. The temperature beneath my skirt must have been absolute zero. Don't think an- drogyny is for me. Hope it all goes well Friday night. Called Mom tonight. Told her about the men. Mom thinks Stephen King is a nice young man. I'm scared. m - Toda Thompson Sing it one more time. Rose Arm Hawkins, Jeanna Mumey, and Nancy Graves, all freshmen OEGE pledges, belt out a song showing their pride in their club. - photo by Johnny Couch 14 Pledging a in preparation for Silly Day. Mud pie anyone? Kristi McCartney, :1 GATA pledge, makes her MUDD sign - photo by Johnny Couch