UNDER THE inspired guidance of President Armstrong. Harding College increased in enrollment from 280 to 430 in the nine years it was-to remain at Morrilton. In 1934, in the midst of the nation-wide depression, Harding moved en masse to Searcy. Its new plant, formerly occupied by Galloway College for Women, was three times larger and considered to be worth a half·million dollars. It was purchased for $75,000. It consisted of 120 acres and six main buildings, including Godden Hall, Pattie Cobb, Grey Gables, the administration building, the old gym10 BENSON RESIDENCE SEARS RESIDENCE "asium, and the old boiler room, which also housed the laundry. Also on the site were a few residential buildings, a garage·storage room, and the swimming pool. It was in these difficult years immediately following the move from Morrilton that only the self-sacrifice of students and faculty alike kept the school in operation. In 1936 the depression was at its worst and Harding was faced with many serious problems. Yet in that year began a remarkable period of growth and achievement, out of 'which developed the school we know today.
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