To the Students of Harding College Once again we come to yo u in this, QUI' annllal message, to lay upo n yOU!' h ea rt s o ne of th e great est Ill'l'ds of til(' co ll t.'gc that is su dear to li S all. Though like evcry othe l' pl'ivale i ns titut ion of learning, ilanling College hao; many need s. The re is 0 11 (' Ilt.'cd th at 'i t untls out pn'('mincnti y at thi s t ime. T h e gr eatest asset any ins titut ion of Ica rni ng can have i'i it s student bo d y. a nd , w hil l' Hal' din g College tws a most ('xct.' lI c nt s tuden t body rcp r csl' nting nineteen dirrerent stal es- a stude nt bo d y thai is un exce ll ed in cond uc t and in loya lt y to th e colh.·Sl' an d it s id eals- o lH' o f its gn'a t l's l need s a t thi s linll' is more studcnts . If the co ll ege e nro ll lllent ca n h ~lvc ~nl in c r ease in 1928·29 o f one hundr ed ~tudents and the acadenlY an in cn' asc o f [in y s tudl'nt s, many of Hardin l-f's m ost urgent need s will be automatically su ppli ed , With the pl'csell t faculty, th e inst ituti on wi ll becollll' "e lf s lIppor tin g in so far as CllITl'n l expensl'S aI'(' co nce rll l' d , T hi <.; wi ll bl' a lIlar \,(, lo us thing fo r :I s tllndant st'nior co llege in the firth yt'(.II' o f it s life and will rtood with new zeClI and en thus iasm the e ntire institution, And how easi ly it ca n bl' do ne! If each o f yo u to whol11 thi s IlH.'ssage CO lII l'S w ill r('so lve to sec urc durin g the SlIlIIlIl er o ne new student for the fall e lll'o llmcn t , I-lardin g will hCl\' C to build "shn cks" ill o rd e r 10 hOll se the students. What. Hit inspiration to your fncuity, to yo ur fe ll ow students, and 10 the board o f I'ege nl s an d the loyal fricnds o f yo ur sc hool. Evcry thin g IIm' dill g 11111)' unci e rtake w ill succced 01' f:,il Hccording to youl' attitude towtl l'd it. At leas t , any lIlHlC'l, t tlki ng that yo u so lidly SUPPOl't ca nn ot f:liJ. As in th e past. we ha n' tunll'd to you fOl' help , in this, o ur annllal message, we wa nt to la y on your h e:II' l s thi <.; IHillll' need o f J-i tlnling College. We most ea rn es tl y app('a l to yOll to make it you r ch id o bjec tiv c during the approaching SUllllller. Sun' I~' ill your lown 01' cOlln t y YO ll ca ll find Olll' young man 0 1' WO lllall fo l' Harding. If you canno t 1'{' tUI' Il youl' st.' lf . I't'llouhle yO lll' efforts that your place mAy be fi ll cd ill your a bsence, As Wl' cOll c lud(', wc wnnt to say o nce morc Ihal we believe in you, \Vic beli eve you will do w h a tever is necessary to keep Hal'din g College the standard i nstituti on that it is . \Ve are counlin g o n you to watch its progress, to kn ow fr om yea r to year its needs, and 10 slnnd solidly behind every campaign launc h ed to s uppl y these n('cds. Finally. wc lo\'e yO ll , wc arc for you, fol' Hardin g Collcgc, BI10TIIEil A:,(D SISTEH ARMSTHONt; . 14
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