Class of 1929 Wh e n Hardin g Co llege o p e lH' d ill St' I) \ t'lll her , t!J 25. fjft y~thr('c li H· l y. ambiti o us F r es hme n n :p o rt e d fo r dut y. Fo r ('a c h O IH' o f Ihl'1Il co ll ege li fe w a s :l n ew ex· IJc ri e ll Cl'. Ea c h w a s a w a y f r o lll hOlll e in (:o llege. " Wh y an' we he r e'] What :0'(' Wl' goi ng 10 d o? How long s ha ll "'t' " ta ~'?" Tlwsl' :lI1 d o lll l' I' qu esti ons PI't-' sl' nt c d IIwlll selvl'S t o th e 11('WCO Ill ('r s . Soo n, ho\\,('\'(' ,', thi s cl ass w a s o rgan izl' d a nd bt'gan i ts work wi th det e rm in a t ion t o w i n. Oll l' Yl'ar Ja il'r', in Sep te lllber, 1926. t he Sop ho lll o r e class til ... rt'po r kd fOl' \('l'viCt, in cl ud e! 1 Ihirt y· lhrel' III t 'm b l' I's , m any o f w holll h : ld Iwen f r esh lJlen :11 I!; n'din g d u ri ng th e p recedi ng yt'a l ', So Il l(' of t ht, origina l g ro up d rop ped Qui of sc hoo l t o wo r k, w hi il- o t ht'I's en t el"(' d SUIIlt' olh ..' r st.' hools, As Wt.' han' o ft t'll 1I t.'ar d . l irc is a si Ftin g p rOCt'ss by whic h in dh' i(lua ls <l I'C tcs l t.' d .IIHI Iri t.'d, T h t, Inl l' a nd II'il' d win th e race, Th t.' Cla ss or I U29 now in c lud t.,s l' igh tl'l' n (' nl'rg"' !i c .Jun io rs, ro u r t ec n or which t.'ntl' I'l'd Il<tn li ng tog l:lhcr in 1925, Th r('t.' . o r th e n: lIl a i n i ng ro ur , gl':lilu a t ed r rOIll Dav id I.ip sco lllb .Juni o r Co ll ege la s t )'t.' ;II ' , The ~· ha ve I'l'cei vc d H heH l't y we lcoll1(' int o th e r ;ln ks o r th e .Ju n iors. Th e il' 1:II (' nt anti l' llel' gy have add ed s tr e ng th to t hi s c lass, Alth o ugh th e Ju n io l' c la ss is no t so la q{l' n<.; it w a s o ri g in n ll y, i t is gl'ow i ng: in q ua li ty; aFte r a ll. i t is qualit y an d no t lj ua n tit y that coun ts, In thi s :.\I'O up o r e ig ht een s tud en t s ar(' " p('akt'rs, lIl us lc ian s, :l I,ti s ts, an d a lhlt,t es, Th e mos t 1I 01t., « soc ia l ac ti \' it ~' or th t., .J un io rs was th ei l' l' n le "t ~lin i n g the Senio r s a l n IJa nqu l' t. Wht' ll th t'st., Ju ni o r s ('ntl' r ('d co ll ('ge, Iht.,y \\'I..' I't.' con fr o nt ed b y ma n y IHlzz lin g q uesl ions . O f course, t hl'rt.' wao;; joy in n nt ic i pn t ing the ex p erien ce o f t h e ca ,'ee l' hl'fol'{.' th l' ll l. :\ow t h ey an' pass i ng th e third mil es to ne or th e ra ce , Th e p as t Ihl'el' yt.'a l'S wi th thei r ma n y, m a n y joys a n d pit-a s tin's an d fe w so rrow'S a nd d is· a p poi nt me nl s a r e hi s t o r )'~ hi s tory w hi c h no Oll l' ca ll ap p,'ec ia te unl ess h e h as t'x pel'iellce tl it. W itho ut quest io n it i 'i th t, happi es t part o r an indi vidu a l 's l ire . With thr l' t' yca l's or th e il' co ll cgc car ee r h.-o ug ht to a cl o~c, these Qu csti o ns :I r e now con fr o nti ng th l' Vers t'H.'ri ng Juni o rs: lI ow m:1Il Y o f LI S are comin g I);t c k nt'xl yea r ? S hall we co nt i n ue the ra ce t o til l' e nd ? What s hall w e d o? How Can Wt.' p ut out a n ann ual? How c nn we d o all the o the r thin gs r equired or Se ni ors'! lI ow :11'(' you, .Ju n ior, go in g 10 a nswe l' thes(, Qu ('~ li o n s? Let cac h Ol1e answ(' I' li1 l' llI fo,' hi msclr, thus I wi ll be h ere nex t )'t."1I' wi th new e l1 e l'gy lUl U zeH I to bear m y part of th l' c nj o ynbl e ta s ks, and d o all that I can t o m ak e the cl ass of '29 th e bes t i n th e hi s t o l'), o f Harding, 28
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