Pryor Scrapbook Clippings, 1955-1980

0 . ' F' New Harding Head is Man of many talents .. Dr. Clifton L . Ganus, Jr., a professional diploma as " Col· ~ucceeded Dr. George S. Ben- ege Executi e'' from Teachers son as president of H a rding ~ Hege. Columbia University in ~ollege fo~owing the gradua - ~ew York City. hon exercises June 3. While attending Harding, Dr. Dr.. Ganus had been serving Ganus was active in extracur– Hardm_g College as vice-presi ricular and scholastic activities. den~ smce 1956. He was als o ~uring his senior year he was charrman of the Depar tment of editor of the Petit Jean year– History and ooial Science cll!.Q <>ck, personal manager of the dean_ of the Sch o Amer1dail ?rehestra, ki~r of Sub T-16 '>tud1es. - 'llen 's social c and named The old~st of two broth r~ to Wlio's Who in A m er i c a n 1nd o?e s1~ter Dr. Ganus was Universities and Colleges. / ~om m Hlll~~oro, Texas, in Outstanding academically, he _.922. After hvmg a few yea was an honor student and a m Dallas, he moved . to N e w member of Alpha Honor So _ Orle~s where his fath~r ciety which required a grade estabhshed and operated a chain point average of 3.5 b Jf restaurants an~ ca feteria s Dr. Ganus was a~:~;=~ In 1943 ~e received a B.A. of the winning softball, foot - _from_ Ha: dmg CoUege. major- ball, volleyball and wresthng · mg _m h1s~ory and Bible. Hr teams. He was aJso named to HARDING'S FIRST FAMILY-Dr. Clifton L. Ganus and his received h1s M.A. and Ph. D - -- -----.. ~. --.- -·-- · family posed for phctographers shortly after he became presi- from Tulane University in 19 , the football, softba1l and basket dent of Harding Ccllege yesterday at noon. Pictured from md 1953. In 1956 he receiv /ball all-star teams. left are Debbie, Clifton Ill, Mrs. Ganus, Dr. Ganus and In 1946 Dr. Ganus returned Charles. \ C\~S to Harding Co11ege as a pr ~ Huddleston became the bride of Edward John Thornton at 6:30 p.m. F-riday in the I Downtown Church of Christ. The bride is the daughter of I Mil". and Mrs. Charles W. Huddleston and the bride– groom's pa,rents are Mr. and Mrs. W. W. TIJoi,n-ton of Jack- · sonville. Dr. James L. Atteben-y officiated. Candlelighters were Bill and Julian Thornton of Jacksonville, ·brothers of the bridegroom. Music was by the Hiarding College A Cappella chorus. Given in maa-riage by her father, the bride wore a floor-length gown of silk or– ganza over peau de soie aecented with motifs of Alen– con lace a•od seed peads. The dress was fashioned on Em– pire lines with a bateau 1 neckline, long sleeves ~d A-'line skirt. The chapel tram was ,attached .at the shoulder with a rounded yoke and tailored bows, and ber bead- dress was a mantilla of Brussels lace. Her flowers I were white ,roses and stepha- notis. I · Miss Cheryl Huddleston was I her sister's maid of honor. Bridesmaids were Miss Cheri I Thornton and Miss Mary Thornton of J ackS'Onville, sis– ters of the bridegroom, Miss , Lynn Ball of LlWe Rock -and Miss J,anyth Martin of Searcy. Junior bridesmaids were Miss 1 Tina Beavers .and Miss Ann , Ulrey. Miss Caroline Boyd and Jimmy Boyd of San Juan, fessor of history. He was one of the instrumental founders of the School of American Studies in 1952 and was named th e first dean of the group. On the high school level Dr. Ganus developed the Semi– nars on Americanism for Youth which included in the summer of 1964 some 2,000 outstanding high school students. T he s e ten conferences were h e I d in ejght states. Dr. Ganus is a member of ' the Southern Historical Associa– tion, Alpha Chi, American His– torical Association, Arkansas ,Education Association, P h i Alpha Theta and other profes– sional organizations. He serves on the Board of Directors of the Boy Scouts of C e n t r a I Arkansas. Dr. Ganus' travels have taken him to Guatemala, Mexi– co, Canada, England, France, Germany, Italy, Yugoslavia , Holland, Belgium, Ireland, Switzerland, Austria and Scot- · land for on-the-spot studies of conditions, social and political conditions. In 1962 he made a two-week trip to Panama, Ecua dor, Colombia, Venezuela, Bra– zil, Uruguay, Chile and Ar– gentina. Puerto Rico, were flower girl _ and iringbearer. t A reception was held at the Johnny Grady of Jackson- Mayfnilr Hotel after the cere- ville was best man. Grooms- m~r -a trip to Colorado, the men were Robert Dale of . 11 id in Searcy , Benton, Jerry Austin of Jack- chple ~th r:.m \ttend Har: \ sonville, Ken Burrows of w ere J J I Shreveport, La., and Dem ding College. q~ 1 Collin~ of St. Clair, Mo.