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HARDING COLLElrt) B·UILDING BETTER CHRISTIANS AND CITIZENS , ~ Vol. 39 Searcy, Arkansas, April, 1964 Graduate School Sets Date For Summer Lectureship, Seminar The Harding Graduate School Summer Lectureship and Semi– nar In Missions has scheduled two sessions, July 21-31 and August 4-14, on the Memphis campus. Seminar classes may be taken for graduate or undergraduate college credit or may be audited. Scholarships are available to preachers and missionaries which will cover cost of room and tui– tion. Classes will- meet on Tuesday through Fridays in the morning and afternoon. C h a p e 1 de– votionals and evening lectures will be conducted on class days. Saturday, August 1, the Get– well Church of Christ will host an all day meeting on "Preach- ing the Gospel to the Whole World." World evangelists from several nations will be the featur– ed speakers. Teachers for the s e m i n a r classes include: Otis Gatewood, president of Michigan Christian College; Lucien Palmer, president of Michigan Christian College; Dewayne Davenport, missionary in Ghana, Africa; George Gur– ganus, associate professor of speech and missions at Harding Graduate School; Ira Y. Rice, Jr., missionary in Maylasia; James D. Bales, Harding profes– sor of Christian Doctrine; Presi– dent George S. Benson of Har– ding and Abe Malherbe, profes– sor of Bible at Abilene Christian College. Edward L. Woodward Is New Development Vice President Dr. George S. Benson, presi– dent of Harding College, recently announced the ·appointment of insurance executive, Edward L. Woodward, as vice president in charge of development at Harding College. Before coming to Harding Col– lege, Woodward was executive vice president of a national in– surance company. He was with the company for six years. In making the appointment Dr. Benson said, "Mr. Woodward has made an excellent record in the insurance business. This is an ideal background for his new posi– tion as director of development. I feel confident he will be equally successful in his new position." Woodward is a member of the National Association of Life Underwriters and the Life Office Management Association. He and his wife, Dorothy, both of Rector, Arkansas, have one son, Gerald. Gerald is a freshman at Harding College. Woodward and his family are active members of the College Church of Christ. Edward L. Woodward Two ladies from Memphis prepare for the methods workshop to be con– ducted by the churches of greater Memphis during tlie Annual Christian Wor!<ers' Workshop August 4-6. Christian Workers' Workshop Scheduled For August 4-6 Ha r ding College's Christian W rk_er:;' _Workshop c.e n.t ere d a ound the theme, "Evangelism Thr ough Education," is scheduled for August 4-6. This year's event will feature 17 different teachers, conducting classes for beginning teachers, classes for advanced teachers and d e p a r t m e n t supervisors and lectures on Bible school methods, leadership for elders and deacons, workshop on bulletin boards, the challenge of the Christian wo– man, men's training class de– velopment, the church secretary, making the Bible class evange– listic, training cottage meeting wor kers, and a methods work– shop prepared by the churches in the greater Memphis area. Other areas of study will be the departmental supervisors class on leadership, the Chris– tian woman's work in the com– munity, developing and conduct– ing the vacation Bible school, de– veloping a singing congregation, women's service in the home and church, personal work program, winning the lost by developing small congregations and counsel– ing young people. Keynoting the speakers will be Dr. H. E . Speck Jr. who will deliver three different speeches each evening from 7:15-8:00. Other speakers include Dale Hulett, James Fife, Joe Hacker, A. H . Graham, Dr. Foy Kirkpat– rick, L. M. Graves, David Ralston, and T. B. Underwood. Teaching classes will be Mrs. Wayne Puckett, Mrs. Opalene Kail, Mrs. T. B. Underwood, Mac Lynn, Paul Brown, T. B. Under– wood, Mrs. Bea Speck and Dr. Kirkpatrick. Others ladies having a part in the program are Miss Melva Ball, Mrs. T. B. Thompson,· Mrs. Cleon Lyles and Mrs. Carroll Trent. Wayne Poucher will be the featured speaker for the Preach– er's Forum on the threat of Com– munism to the church which runs simultaneously with the work– shop. ~agar Promoted To Dairy Manager Eldon Hager of Searcy has been promoted to · manager of Harding College Farm Dairy ac– cording to Robert Street, man– ager of Farming Operations. Hager has been assistant man– ager for seven years. Before com– ing to Harding he was at the Mack Farm Dairy in Batesville for 19 years. Street said the continued growth of the College Farm has made necessary an increase in the working force. Hager's pro– motion is a part of the expan– sion. Street said, "Hager has a better knowledge of processing and sales than anyone I know and he is hard working, con– scientious and intensely loyal."