Pryor Scrapbook Clippings, 1955-1980

celebration and convocation are determined to aiways be the Memphis The in 1974 which brought noted a Christian institution. Our structure .includes the personalities and special university standing in . no college of arts and sciences, events to campus. way alters this basic prin- the school of business, the "Awareof thia threshold in ciple but simply defines school of nursing, the school time, we are striving to Harding's operation as a of education and the Harding continue a tradition of four-year institution of Graduate School of Religion. teaching our students to be higher learning which offers The deans of the dlvisions the best that they can be, graduate programs in Bible are Dr. Joseph Pryor both for the Lord and for and education," he con- (college of arts and scien– their fellowman," said tinued. ces), Dr. David Burks Ganus. "We want to em- Under the university (business), Dr. Bobby Coker phasize that we are keeping status, Harding ~ organized (education), Mrs. Cathie the same solid foundation of in four divisions on the Smith R. N., M. N. (nursing) Christian education. and . we ~ Searcy campus and one at _ A 'University Day' cerem to bury a time capsule will commemorate the icial name change to Harding University on Monday, Aupst 'n ac– cordint( to President CllftoD L. Ganus. The cer81Ilony will bMin at 4 p.m. on the front lawn of the campus. Musical presentatioas by the Harding Band and the combined choruses of the A Cappella and the Cborale will highlight the activities. · Participating in the program will be ,Ganua,.~rd of Trust~ Chairman R9y· •wi• of Sar~ Misst,siPPt, Student :\ssociatiao P.resfdertt,~•• • utta; . President EmeritUS' George S. Beiieon, and Vice President for Academic Affairs Joseph Pry~. ' The time capsule will be buried on the Harding campus and will be marked for opening in 2024, which would be the 100th anniversary of the school as a fom--year institution. , Memo'rabilia to .be placed in the time capsule will include a medallion from the 50th amtlversary of the school, a copy ot the first Harding University school catalog, a historical tabloid from the 50th anniversary celebration, signatures of those present at the University Day ceremony and photqgraphs of __the ·oc- casion. _,. .Piatform guests will · iaclude Searcy M~Y• J~ >- Wisein \!)!ite County .hldp Wa)fne lteatbscot , Searcy Chamber of Comme.rc:e President Jim Wilson and members of the Board of Ttustees. · • •