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VOLUME 43, NUMBER 11 HARDING COLLEGE, SEARCY, ARKANSAS 72143 JANUARY 11, 1968 Belles and Beaux Take Flight On Two-Month Far East Tour By Sandra James group were excited about the costumes, sound and lighting trip, the necessity of taking equipment and personal belong Mingling good-bye tears with finals before departure dampen ings were packed on the bus. probably the most exciting ap ed some of their last-minute The "Belles" were limited to prehension they have ever ex anticipation. About half of the only five changes for the trip, perienced, 15 members of the group were still taking finals not including costumes. Belles and Beaux left Monday Monday morning and one mem at 12: 15 on the first part of Mixed emotions were evident ber, Jim Green, even had two as the bus pulled away from the their two-month tour of the Far scheduled for Sunday, both be East. Harding campus. "We're really fore and after church services. looking forward to this wonder Accompanied by Dr. Kenneth Packing and Belle Changes Davis, Jr., director, and spon ful experience, but we certainly Packing for the trip was hate to leave everyone here, es sored bv the USO and the Na finished Saturday night, when tional Music Council, the widely pecially the alternates," said known entertaining group travel Sheri Tipps, an alto in the ed first to Little Rock to catch a group, who has been on a USO flight from Adams Field to Ron Young Added tour previously. Dallas. From Dallas they went According to Sheri, the alter to San Francisco and on to To Spring Faculty nates worked along with the rest Tokyo, with a stop in Hawaii. of the members and contributed Ron Young will become the just as much. "That's why we Governor Winthrop Rockefeller 102nd member of the Harding presented members of the group faculty when he begins his hate to leave them here," she Arkansas Traveler certificates teaching duties with the arrival added. when they arrived in Little of the spring semester, Jan. 24, Alternates and McDaniel Rock. Alternates for the trip were "I PACKED DR. KENNEffi WHO in the bottom of the trunk?" according to Dr. Joseph Pryor, in Dreaming Reality dean. Danette Key, Margie Powers, Belle Jan Chesshir, a junior from Magnolia, does her part The whole idea of the trip has Young (BA'66), who received Rachel Rivers, Carolyn Wilson, preparation for the trip to the Far East. seemed much like a dream to his M.A. in political science Jim Dowdy, Dale Turner, Larry the group, although the reality from the University of Kentucky Costlow, Charles Davis and of it all has been punctuated by in June, will be teaching classes Carol Adams. Also staying be Bookstore Receives Facelifting thousands of hours of rehear in international r e 1 a t i o n s, hind is Hank McDaniel, who has sals for the two shows to be pre government and business. been in charge of choreography sented. Young's wife, the former for the group. During Christmas Vacation "America in Song," a colorful Karen Hardy (BS'66), who was The Belles & Beaux will per history in song of the develop a biology major and cheerleader form for military personnel at By Lynn McCauley Especially helpful in guiding ment of the United States, will at Harding, will be working on bases in Japan, Korea, Iwo Harding's bookstore underwent the selection of the paperbacks be presented at most of the U. S. her M.A.T. here. Jima, Okinawa, Guam and the something of a face lifting dur were the bookstores at Arkansas militarv bases on the schedule, In addition to the 101 present Philippine Islands. Their sche ing the holidays. Shelf rear State University at Jonesboro and "Potpourri '68" will be faculty members and Young, duled performances will be con rangement, a much enlarged and Hendrix College at Conway. given in hospitals or where Dean Pryor reported that the tinous, except for a five-day va selection of paperbacks and a Record selections range from space is limited. school has 11 professors on leave cation in Tokvo sometime dur new record rack are the main albums by the Beatles to coun Although members of the furthering their education. ing the two months. features of the remodeling. try and western recordings by The group is scheduled to re Narrowed aisles and rearrange Eddy Arnold. turn to Little Rock at midnight ment of the shelves and the In order to supply the student Mill£r Leads Cast of 'The Prodigal' Mar. 10. This is the fourth over checkout counter have given the body with the current paper seas tour since the Belles and store much needed room for the back editions that they want and "The Prodigal," by Jack companion, shares his mistrust Beaux were organized in 1959. new additions. Five hundred need, order blanks will be pro Richardson, will be presented of the "establishment." He is current titles in paperback will vided. According .to bookstore Feb. 15 and 16, 1968 by the Har portrayed by Steve Sanderson, Members of the group may be kept in stock, as well as a manager J. L. Dykes, "We will ding College Department of who hails from Kailua, Hawaii. be reached through the fol large number of the latest popu be happy to order any book for Speech. Gwen Horton, of Memphis, lowing address: lar recording albums. students if our source will honor Auditions were held recently Tenn., was chosen as Cassandra, Name of Performer Plans for the changes began orders for single copies. in the small auditorium for the the wily prophetess who was USO Shows Overseas Unit last semester when various "Of course, this will mean nine principal roles. captured in Troy. Praziteles, No. GA-311 bookstore staff members travel that some of the books wanted Chuck Miller from Boise, Id., Orestes' betrothed wife, is play PACOM Professional Enter ed to the various collegiate we will not be able to obtain portrays Agamemnon, King of ed by Patricia Nolle from St. tainment Branch bookstores throughout the state because of the impossibility of Argos, who is returning from a Louis, Mo. APO San Francisco 96323 to see what others were doing. buying a large number of books ten year diversion in Troy. Wait just to get one copy for one stu ing to greet him are Clytemnes dent." tra, his queen, and Aegisthus, On Taxation, Federal Spending_ bigot, priest, lover and cousin to the king. Playing Clytemnestra is Lynda Mock UN Session Bahler from Oregon, Mo .. while Mills Addresses American Studies Bill Keesling, a native of Sylvia, By Jean Flippin Mills, a national Congressman economics and the Federal Kans., portrays Aegisthus. Wilbur D. Mills, chairman of since 1936, prefaced his talk by Government. He noted particu At SCA Friday Exuberent, naive Electra, the the Ways and Means Committee commending both Harding Col larly the recent 10 per cent tax On Jan. 13 Harding will send king's daughter, is plaved by of the U. S. H;ouse of Repre lege and the sponsoring Ameri surcharge bill which was vetoed a delegation to the Arkansas Becky Schreiber from Blooming sentatives, spoke on campus can Studies group. by his committee. Model United Nations sponsored ton, Ind. Linda Frost, from Thursday night as a guest of Then he began the gist of his "This measure was requested by State College of Arkansas at Nashville, Ark., is cast as Pene the American Studies Program. speech, which centered around first by President Johnson in his Conway. lope, Electra's matronly nurse. State of the Union message last Harding students participating . Orestes, who symbolizes youth January," Mills recalled. "He under the sponsorship of Ray ful rebellion, is played by Chuq cited a sluggish economy as the mond Muncy are Richard Wea Parker, of Newton, Kans. incentive for the tax." therly, Robert Young, Keith Pylades, Arestes' inseparable However, Mills and his com Finch, Margie Hammond, Rusty mittee could find no lull to war Barclay and Mike Drake. rant such a tax burden. Neither The representatives will meet Gulf Oil Awards could they get any assurance together as a model of the U. that the measure would lower in N. General Assembly. Each Capital Grant flation and interest rates. college attending will represent A $5,000 capital grant was As an alternative, they urged one particular country in the awarded to Harding College by a reduction in government General Assembly. Gulf Oil Corporation Dec. 20, spending before subjecting the Harding has been assigned 1967, as a part of the company's American people to an addi the country of Jordan. Harding educational assistance program. tional $7 billion in taxes. students plan to give more color The grant is one of 62 totalling "Government officials seem to to the occasion by attending in $855,000 to be given away this think that a tax increase will the national costume of that year to private schools who re cure any and all problems," he country.