Harding College - Petit Jean Yearbook (Searcy, AR)

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e neither stood nor walked in line with excellence; we climbed in line with excellence. 1986 saw us, the individuals who made up Harding University, surge onto the scale of excellence in every area. A sometimes gradual, always persistent push upward brought Harding into the national level of recognition academically, athletically, and individually. The standard of excellence reached by the academic departments received recognition by the Commission on Institutions of Higher Education of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools. In their report on Harding, they commended the institution on the high standards in the area of teachertstudent relationships, financial strength, counseling and academic planning, campus upkeep, and alumni and placement programs. The athletic teams upheld this upward drive. Bisons brought home victory stacked on victory and ranked high in the national polls. Academics and athletics did not counter one another; at Harding, they climbed upward together. Not only did the individuals uplift the University, the University uplifted individuals. Spiritually we grew; from lilypool devotionals to the 62nd annual Harding University Lectureship we found vast op- portunities offered to us to learn and grow in our relationships with God and one another. We used those opportunities to grow in friendship and love. We didn't, we couldn't climb alone. We took and, sometimes, carried each other. The Texas Hug, a mass circular hug traditionalized at the lilypool devos, only visually exaggerated the affection and love we felt for one another. We found that if we climbed together, hand in hand, the task became less steep. So we joined hands. Perhaps you can step into line with progress; we opted to climb in line with excellence. m - Karen Roseberry editor-in-chief Ravaging Rome. Senior Gina Conner and juniors Keith Hedges and Tom Heff- ington admire the elaborate ceiling of St. John Luheran Church in Rome while at Harding University in Florence, Italy. - photo by Dennis Organ. I 4 V g9 nrt'tmiw W WW ' I z Streams of color. Evie Green, the 11 A 11 freshman representative for Iu Go Iu A A 40 social club, partricipates in the ceremonious wrapping of the May pole. ' Each spring the May Fete queen is crown- ed during Spring Sing weekend after the ceremony. e photo by Iames McCreary. 2 Petit Jean

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In the tradition of Harding year- book staffs past, we present to an for the students, faculty, and staff of Harding University, Searcy, Arkansas, their yearbook, T h e 1 9 8 6 Petit lean Volume 62 Karen L. Roseberry editor-in-chief Denise Johnston assistant editor Dr. Joseph E. Pryor adviser lack Shock assistant adviser IOhn Radcliffe head photographerh Ex-x-x-cellent! In a gesture of excitement and achievement, Shelle Miller, a freshman from Springfield, Missouri, greets Bo Hill, a junior from Tupelo, Mississippi, as John Goodspeed, a senior from Pine Bluff, looks on. High fives flew up all over the Harding campus in 1985-86. They came to symbolize a way of life .. a lifestyle in line with excellence. ; photo by John Radcliffe.

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Glow of love. Flaunting her new solitaire, Michelle Sutherland, a junior from Dallas, Texas, happily seals a marriage proposal from John Sullivan, a sophomore from Charleston Heights, South Carolina. - photo by Carla Thompson. Chapel Chums. The daily mass exodus from chapel to the student center pro- vides time to talk, see- friends, and stroll hand-in-hund. lay Paul Jackson, a senior from Dyersburg, Ten- nessee, and Cheryl Reed, a sophomore from Paragould, take advantage of the walk to chat. - photo by Iohn Radcliffe. Leisure Lawn. With books at hand, though not in use, Jeff Vaughn, and Carol Whistle, both freshmen, lounge on a blanket on the front lawn. The expansive and spacious area between the Administration Building and Heritage Dormitory, the front lawn, provided room enough for frisbee, football, and friends e on warm full days. - photo by Jeff Robinson. M 3