.:37 8. '7~ '1 P44G ;Q60 C-,~ THE PETIT JEAN FOR 1950 VOLUME XX VI HARDING COLLEGE Sea r cy, Arka n sas HARDING COlLEGE LIBRARY
190 I-J. A. Harding founded Potter Bible College in Bowling Green' ,,K:;,y!;.. _" 1905-Western Bible and Literary College started in Odessa, Mo. 1907-Cordell Christian College sprang up in Cordell, Ukila~' 19 1S-Christians in Harper, Kan. established Harper College. I 1921-Western Oklahoma Christian College replaced Cordell Christian College. 1922-Arkansas Christian College was formed in Morrilton, Ark. 1924--Arkansa. Christian and Harper College were solidated into Harding College. 1928-Harding accredited similar to other private sctlools.\ 1934--Harding moved to Searcy. 193~eorge S. Benson accepted the presidency upon J . N. Armsih-ol'g retirement. 1939-Harding finished payment on $60,000 mortgage. 1910 1 1945-National Education Program activities expanded. 1946-The college purchased Station WHBe;> in Memphis, Tenn. 1948-The Industrial Arts building completed. 1949-Building campaign completed. 1950-Rhodes Memorial Field House, Armstrong Hall , and new library all in use.
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INTRODUCTION - GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT OF HARDING, OUR BOARD OF TRUSTEES, AND OUR PRESIDENT. THE THINGS OF GOD CAME FIRST IN OUR LiVES................................................ 18 Inspirational Daily Aclivities............................. _.. 20 Mission Groups, Vespers.... ........ .......................... 22 Thanksgiving Lectures ................................ .......... 24 Bible F.culty, Student Pre.chers.......................... 26 Work at the County Farm.................................... 28 New Church Edifice.............................................. 29 THE WORK THAT MADE OUR DAYS SO VERY FULL............................................... 30 Classes in Aclion.................................... .............. 32 Student Labor........................................................ 36 Who's Who Members........................ .................. 40 Honor Students, Alph. Honor Society................ 42 Best All Round Students............ ............................ 44 CLUB MEMBERSHIP FOR EVERyONE.............. 46 Club Activities...................................... ............. 48 Individu.1 Club P.ges.......................................... 56 May Queen and Attendants................................ 84
MANY MINDS, MANY TALENTS IN ACTiViTIES................................................ 86 V.ried Intere.Is.. __ .____ ............................................ 88 Our Singing Group•................................. ............ 90 And Dramatic Organizations_____ ...... ____ .__ .............. 90 Girl.' Hou.e Counci!.. .......................................... IOO The Bi.on................................................................ 101 The Petjt Je.n........................................ ........... ... 102 Petit Je.n Queen .nd Attend.nls........................ 104 Athletic• ................................................................ 107 THE PEOPLE WHO MADE THE YEAR.............. 122 Our Le.ders .nd Exempl.rs.................................. 124 Staff .nd M.inten.nce........................................ .. 130 Seniors .... .............................................................. 131 Juniors .................................................................. 163 Sophomore. ...................................................... ... . 169 Fre.hmen .............................................................. 176 A 1950 VIEW OF HARDING ACADEMY........ 190 CI.sse. .................................................................. 192 And Fu "--- .__ ................................... ......................... 193 Activitie•...................................................... ........... 194 Seniors ..................................................................202 Undercl.ssmen ......................................................203 Fe.ture• ................................................................206 THE TRAINING SCHOOL...............................208 THE DEPARTMENT OF NATIONAL EDUCATION ......... .........................................210 AND THE FRIENDS OF HARDING ARE IMPORTANT, TOO........................................212 YOUR PETIT JEAN DIRECTORY................... ...242 5
THERE WERE MEN OF GOD AS THE wheels of time were turning the 20th century into view, four men, pioneers in their field, were fostering an idea designed and destined to combine and coordinate religion and education. J. A. Harding, David Lipscomb, J. N. Armstrong, and B. F. Rhodes, Sr., believing that to "fear God and keep his commandments-is the whole duty of man," envisioned colleges where the word of God would be given first place in academic endeavor. A vision inspired by Bible truths guided those men through hours of darkness and toil, with a ray of hope and faith drawn ever from Him eternally lighting the way. Confident that the future of our country lay in its
Jam., A. Harding . born in Kentudy in 1848. was known as a great religious debator:, evargelist and educator. His courage, humility a nd faith in God made him the great man that he was. David lipscomb, born in 183 1. was rea red on a farm in Tennessee. In addition to his interest in Christ ian schools. he was a profound writer. an outstandi"g business man and a leader in his community because of his vision and unerring judgment. John N.lson Armstrong, born in Tennessee in 1870. devoted more than forty years to the work of establishing Christi an ed ucation. He is remembered for his friendliness. devotion to God , unselfishness. and self.sacrificing for his students and school. B.njamin Fr.n~ li " Rhod . , was born in Iowa in 1869. He h"d a keen wit. and a cheerful outlook on life. He loved young people. took" great interest in their activities, lind was " natural tellcher whose fi rst lIim was to ple"se God. WHO HAD AN INSPIRATION youth and that the ture of youth lay in Christian educat eir lives to that worthy ideal. courage, and resourcefulness did not unnotice , and soon men and women of kindred mbitions flocked to their cause. Those vines ToCia , at the mid point of this century, Harding Coli ge is a memorial not only to their vision but to the resplution and sacrifice by which they made it a reality. To that spirit, for which Harding has stood through years of to which she pledges allegiance In future dedicated. Petit Jean is
8 ADMINISTRATION BUILDING WITH ITS history covering slightly more than half of the first fifty years of this twentieth century, Harding College as such dates back to 1924 when Harper College of Harper, Kansas, was consolidat. ed with Arkansas Christian College at Morrilton. Named in honor of James A. Hardk19. the school had J. N. Armstrong as its first president. The consolidation, an advantageous one, made the school a senior college and enabled it to draw support and students from a greatly broadened field. The campus at Morrilton, a 40-acre tract in the north section of the city, was landscaped with money and labor donated by the students and faculty as the young school began its struggle to survive and to serve. The construction of an ad· ministration building and a girls' dormitory, begun by Arkansas Christian College, was completed soon after the consolidation. OLD GYMNASIUM TRAINING SCHOOL
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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.
MEN'S DORMITORIES INFIRMARY SCIENCE ANNEX II
INDUSTRIAL ARTS BUILDING J. N. Armstrong, who retired from the presidency in 1936, left the nucleus for the modern Harding. His belief in adive Christian education and citizenship has been a guiding light through the yea", and that foundation of wellgrounded policies was the rock upon which the greater Harding was built. As the douds of depression were at their blackest, it remained for a Harding alumnus to return after more than ten years as a missionary in China and lead the way to a dignified and honorable niche in world education. Armed with enviable qualities that have placed him high in national recognition. George Stuart Benson displayed above all an unshakable faith in the American people and the system by which they live. Dr. Benson threw himself whole-heartedly 12 into the task and wasted little time in introducing plans designed and destined to get Harding on the road to recovery and into a prosperous future. He was greeted by a $76,000 debt incurred during Harding's heroic stru991e to survive the rocky years immediately past. He was greeted also with a vote of confidence and a pledge of support by those connecled with the schoolmore than a counter-balance. A five.year plan to liquidate the debt was introduced-and accomplished in three years, the forerunner of accomplishments that were to come. Thanksgiving Day, 1939, is remembered as a turning point in Harding's history. On that day, as hundreds of alumni and visitors watched the ceremony, the last of the $76,000 debt was gone forever in the public burning of a $68,000 mortgage on the school. Harding College was debt· free.
During thi. three-year drive the facultystudent sacrifices were still evident, and President Benson had put several income-producing projects into operation. Included were farms, a print shop, •nd others. Adopting every measure of economy, h. and his family lived in an apartment in Pattie Cobb during their first few years on the campu•• In ill few years some new buildings were conItructed, including the pre.iden!'. home. The curriculum was expanaled, the faculty increased, • nd the enrollment continued to grow. Then came World War II and a temporary holt to Harding'. outward progress. The .chool pitched in with all the help it could muster to aid the war effort. When peace again came, Harding resumed its onward trend. In 1946 the first of the building program. WI' launched. To accommodate the influx of veteran. among the .tudent body, Vet Village and Hutville came upon the scene, the former a settlement of apartments for married students and the latter temporary housing for boys. Also constructed were six rock houses to serve as apart. ments for married students and faculty. Then came the addition of two boys' dormitories, the infirmary, science annex, and a new boiler room. Following that wa. the e.tabli.hment of an industrial arts department with a new, $100,000 building• With this progress came the all-time record enrollment for the .chool a. 728 .tudents regi.- tered for the fall term in 1947. Early in 1948 Dr. Benson announced the opening of a financial campaign designed to rai.e $1,500,000 for .even additional building. to complete an ideal campu. facility .etup. RHODES MEMORIAL FIELD HOUSE 13
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L raise $1,500,000 for seven additional buildings to complete an ideal campus facility setup. Two years later, on New Year's Eve of 1950, he announced the successful completion of the campaign. Of the seven buildings planned, three have been completed: a new gym, Rhodes Memorial Field House; a new boy's dormitory, Armstrong Hall; and a new library building. The other four, a girls' dorm, to be built as an ad~itional wing on Pattie Cobb; a new training schooh a student center building: and an auditorium-administration building will be completed in the next two years. Harding's growth these past fourteen years has been a carefully planned program of expansion, both intrinsically and on a scale that has brought the school and its policies national acclaim. As we enter the second half of this century it is well to pause for a backward glance, thank God f9f Qur being and accomplishments, then dedicate our future as students, faculty and as Harding College to serving the needs of our school, our country, and our God. By Jimmie Atkinson 15
BOARD O F TRU STEES: l to R: J. A. Thompson; Neil B. Cope. Secretary.Treas· urer; l. C. Seors; T. J. McReynolds: C. l. Gonus, President; G. T. O'Neol; George S. Benson; W. O. Beomon: Dr. John Young: Dr. l. M. Groves. Vice· President; G. W. Kieffer. EISENHOWER presents Freedoms Foundation Aword to Dr. Benson .
GEORGE STUART BENSON The rise of this energetic native of Oklahoma h.s been ste.dy .nd synonymous with the .dvent of Hard ing College as a leader among educa ~ tional instituti ons of America and the world. Two nation-wide recognitions have come our way, first In .ward to Harding College, the school, for its Nltion.1 Educ.tion Dep.rtment, then • gold medal to Dr. George Stuart Benson, the man, both presented by Freedoms Found.tion, Inc. MARGUERITE O'BANION, Dr. Benson 's indispenst.lble secrettJry. can testify to the long hours and uncetlsing effort which he has ex· pended in behalf of the welfare of Harding.
Toylor, Thompson, Tlrornton, Tidwell, Todd-CHAPEL for most of us wos experienced in olph"betk,,1 order. I NSPI RATIONAL ONE OF these was the chapel service-a period of the day spent in singing, prayer, and talks which helped us and gave us a larger vision of service. It provided a time to relax and let our minds dwell on those things which we had not taken time to consider in our hurry to make classes and get our work done. OTHER OCCASIONS WHICH INFLUENCED AND UPLIFTED US THE MONDAY Night Meetings, where we came together to study the word of God and young men 20 DAI LY ACTIVITIES became proficient in preaching the gospeh the mid-week prayer meeting at the downtown congregation, to which many looked every week as a source of help in living the Christian life. For many, another high point in the week was the Personal Evangelism meeting every Friday night. Its very informality lent an atmosphere of nearness to God. The spontaneous beginning of songs, swelling till every voice was included, the sentence prayers and moments of quiet meditation made us think of God as very personal.
MONDAY NIGHT MEETING AUDIENCE, including Dr. Bales and Professor Healy. listened attentively to whet volunteer speaker, Murrey Wtmen, had to say. Each Wednesday night numerous couples, (IS well os some "singles," enjoyed the walk to the downtown church build· ing for PRAYER MEET· ING_ Brother McMillan , here evoking 11 laugh from the PERSONAL EVANGELISM group, 90ve us an inside view of mission work in the Orient. 21
In addition to the larger groups, there were many smaller ones which helped to guide us along the way. Each night in the dormitories over the campus, little groups of us met for a few minutes of song, a short Bible reading , and a prayer, that we might close the day and go to our rest with our minds cleansed of any bitterness or discouragement that might have arisen during the day. INTEREST IN MISSIONS THE WORLD WIDE MISSIONS CLUB was concerned with the problems of foreign mission work in both general and specific fields. 22 .\ I I I \ I .£77- ~ - WORLD WIDE MISSIONS CLUB, Bet· ty Roemer, Donald HolI, Jodie Filon. Keith Mountjoy, Morilyn Howley, Tom Morsholl. Chorles Droper, Joe Betts. NOT PICTURED: Bob Anderson, Mory Jo Hore, Ruth Mojors, Bert Shewmo~er, Hoi Hougey, Al Wognon, Jod Wood Se~rs. AFRICA MISSION GROUP. Top Row, Chorlene Shod, Jomes Shod. Middl. Row: louise Shewmo~er, Bert Shewmo~er. BoHom Row: leifer Brit· tell, Ruby Olive McReynolds. NOT PICTURED: Bobby Mod, Mo.ine Mod, Joy Brittell, Rosolyn Mitchen, Ruth Merritt. VESPERS in Pottie Cohb-ond simil"r scenes were to~ing ploce in Eost Wing, Godden Holi. end Groy Gobles.
DEUTSCH LANDERS. Bac~ Row: {l to RI Mary Jo Hare. JU(lnit" Walton, Setty Nodeau , Tad Nadeau. Front Row: Dick Smith, Alfred Petrich. Wi!- ...~ Rogers , Mae White, Joy Smith. Stir-ding: Hugh Mingle. NOT PIC· ~ JRED: le\lie Burke. Nell Smith, Ruth Hare. 80b Hare, John Hadley, Helen Had ley. CHINA CLUB. Bad Row : Joe Gris- ~ Tit Fei leung. Front Row: Shirley W g, Vidor Brooddu5. Mae Broadd NOT PICTURED: King Tao Zee. T e 1'1(1 Oldhllm, Wilkie Yao. GROUPS of boys gathered in each • " rooms for brief devotionol lerv,:e$ at the end of the day. The AFRICA MISSION GROUP worked for the advancement of Christ in that country. Many workers in Africa today once met with this group. The DEUTSCHLANDERS had as its purpose the furthering of the mission work in Germany. Their activities included collecting clothes for distribution, studying reports that came back from our missionaries, and making this information known. The CHINA CLUB was dedicated to the purpose of taking the gospel to China. The customs of the people were studied with the hope that some of the group would be able to go into the work_ 23
BROTH ER BREWER addressed the largest crowd of the week on Thanksg iving morn ing . THANKSGIVING AN OUTSTANDING event 01 the year was the Thanksgiving Lectureship. This series of lessons has been a part of the Harding calendar of events for twenty-five years. To its platforms have come some 01 the greatest men in the brotherhood, bringing inspiration and knowledge on many subjeds of interest to Christians. Since its beginning it has grown with each year to its present scope. It provides a good opportunity lor the stu· dents, alumni, parents and laculty to get together LEe TU RES, 1949 on the campus and enjoy the ledures. along with the Thanksgiving dinner, club meetings, the laculty. student basketball game, and other special events which are a part of the homecoming activities. This year over five hundred visitors from all parts 01 this country and Irom Canada came to partake 01 the joy 01 the occasion. The general theme around which the lectures were built this year was, "Christian Education in the Local Church." The subject was selected with the
Norvel Young, here ilI ddressing ilIn ilIfternoon ilIud ience, is the aI/thor of ill recent boo~ on the history of our Christiilln Schools, idea of presenting the preachers, teachers , and church leaders who atte nded with an understanding of what is be ing done in Christian education by file local church. and what can be done to help the congregation improve its teaching program. In morning chapel, afternoon discussion groups and ,vening meetings the speakers gave us the inspiration to work for a sound educational system, and OIItlined actual and practical methods for putting ideas into practice. The meetings were held in the Rhodes Memorial Field Hous? with its seating capacity of Ipproximately 1500. Th is was the first time in many years that the whole audience has been able 10 meet together because of the former lack of auditorium space. It was no doubt a great inspirafion to the speakers to face so great a throng of poopl•• assembled to study the problems of the dlurch. Frank Cox of Austin. Texas opened the lectureship at regular church services on Sunday, No- ..mber 24. Other visiting speakers throughout the _k were G. C . Brewer. Riley Henry. Reuel Lem- (Above) the Crowd dispersed in ill hurry, heillding for the d ining hilill ilInd thillt big Thillnksgiving dinner. ( Below) Glee Clubs, Lili rge Chorus. Sextet ilInd OUilirtet, illS well illS the Smilll1 Chorus shown here, performed for .:appre· ci.:atioJe Lectureship .:audiences. mons. L. O . Sanderson. Melvin Wise. and Norvel Young. Several members of the Harding faculty also appeared on the program. An inspiring variation in the program was furnished nightly by the musical organizations on the campus whose well executed music was a source of relaxation and great pleasure to all, a stirring of happy reminiscence to those visitors who were once a part of it. 25
BI BLE FACU LTY. Top Row: S. A. Bell. Hugh Rhode$, Lulie Burke. ~idd l. Row: J"ck Wood SMa F. W. M"ttolC J. D. Boles, J. L. Dyke~. Fron t Row: Fronk Rhode~, Andy T. Ritchie. J. P. Se ....ell. ' , APPRECIATING the need to train young men to preach the word of God with power and conviction, and to be capable leaders in the church, Harding has collected a Bible faculty of able men to teach that greatest of all books. These men, all of whom graduated from Christian schools themselves, are not only extreme26 Iy well equipped as re ligious instructors, but have inspired us students by their wholesome lives and devotion to the cause of Christ. In addition to their opportunity of receiving training under inspirational teachers, young men had a chance to develop their speaking ability in the Evangelistic Forum. From the campus each weekend radiated many students and faculty members, some traveling several hundred miles to preach the gospel of Jesus Christ. Though there was little glory, and the crowd was frequently small, Harding boys went, for there were souls to be saved. Bill JOHNS up in front ot an Evangelistic Forum meeting. These meetings took pl"ce on S"turd"y evenings. under the supervision of Professor Bill Slillman.
STUDENT PREACHERS. To p Ro_: l. Roberts , G. Boyd , J. Girdley, T. Richesin , T. Mtlrsntlll, R. Htl re, K. Thompson, J. Htldley, H. Powell , Y. Broaddus, G. Se.,on. J. Mo ney. Second Ro_: G. Pledger, J. Rogers, C. Crtlnford. W. Rtl iney, R. Wtllker. Third Ro_: C. CoItmpbell, O. Hal E. WoItlke r. W. Chutholtm, T. Hesler, W. Johnson, R. Orr. J . GloIt,gow, K. Moser. D. Horn. Fourlh row: G. Snure, C. Drllper, B. Willioltms, L Carithers, O. lemons, J. Sheffield, W. Simpson. W. Co., G. Sholtver. Front row : C. Poit ine, 8. Curlis. R. Btliley, F. Herring, R. WoItgQoner, 104 . 1. I;,hop, R. Adoltms, C. Richmond. Typical of many o f the smell CON. 6lEGATIONS fo r which Harding boys helped to conduct ser.... ices is tr ' 'I one at Hindmen. Arkansas. The lellon that dolty was taught by Charles Droltper, b ut Ken Istre, Emil Menes, end Lester Ba lcom were there , t oo, to help with the singing, end in other ways.
WORK AT THE ONE OF the more unpretentious acts of Harding students was the work done by those boys and girls who went to the county farm each Sunday afternoon, taking the Lord's Supper and con-, ducting services for the unfortunate people there. In addition to these weekly visits, a collection was made at Christmas to purchase some Gravel in our shoes WIIS the usual thi ng, unless it was one of the days for mud up to the tinkles ... but how much we enjoyed these particultH Sundoy afternoon walks. 28 COUNT Y FARM of the things that were needed to make them more comfortable. Those of us who took part in this service can vividly recall the sympathy which we felt, and the joy it brought us to be able to give to these people something of the companionship, hope, and consideration which they did not receive from the world that had largely forgotten them. Hymns of peace ... of comfort . . . o f ioy . . . of exaltation . . . And we knew that our sing . ing was bringing happiness.
NEW EDIFICE FOR IT HAS for many years been the desire of the Ie.ders of the college congregation to provide a b.ilding in which the whole student body of the college might meet for worship. It was their further desire that such a building be off the campus, that people in town might come without the feeling that they were attending a college activity. It was felt that the congregation would be in • better position to carryon its teaching program, and do the work that it should, if it had a building CO LLEGE CHURCH of its own. That desire was turned into fact when the plans were drawn and the work begun. The new building, located two blocks from the campus, at 712 East Race, is a brick building of modern architectural design. With a seating capacity of 1200, it is large enough to accommodate any contemplated audience and will provide for a teaching program that is full and adequate for the congregation, not only on Sunday morning but throughout the week. 29
CLASSES GOT US UP FOR BREAKFAST SOME didn't make it to the dining hall 'til 7:29, and .ome didn't make breakfa.t at all, but 8:00 o'clock found most of us skipping off to meet class in the Science Annex, Ad Building. Auditorium, Indu.trial Arts Building, or the new Gym. Our classes ranged in scope from Experi. mental Cookery to Differential and Integral Calculus, and in size from a single trembling tenor taking a private voice lesson in Mrs. Jewell's studio to t.he one hundred and fifty wide-awake .tudents who eagerly attended Dr. Jack Wood'. General Biology lecture. on Tue.day, Thursday and Saturday mornings. Each represented a contribution to CUT AND SEW .•. 32
SIGHT SINGING dGSS identjfies fa for Mr. Moore. Rosie, Morgen and Per~. getting technictll in the PHYSICS I,b. the well.rounded, though varied courses of study of some eight hundred individuals who were studenls at Harding during the year 1949-50. These studenls, from all parts of the United States, as well as several foreign nations, took work in fourteen groups of studies offered at Hardingart; Bible and religion; chemistry and biological sciences; business and economics; education, psychology, philosophy; English, speech, journalism; home economics; industrial education; foreign languages, including German, Greek, and Spanish; mathematics; music; physical education; physical sciences; political science, and geography. PATIENT HOURS WERE SPENT ... By the art students, laboring in the studio with oils, pastels, watercolors or charcoal, and by the piano students, pounding away in the practice rooms. Sometimes we burned the midnight oil endeavoring to finish an English theme. or a term paper dealing with the history of psychiatry. Our Bible classes privileged us to walk the shores of Galilee with the Master and to sail through Mediterranean storms with the Apostle Paul. They included many things, from Professor Burke's insights into the Greek to Dr. Bales' convincing arguments on Christian Evidences. DEBATE cltlss wtlkhed the birdie. The SPEECH department included a course in Rad io Speech. Here Dick Smith and Keith Thompn yodel betwee n programs.
"Bughouse Blues" Of, "Why I alwtlys st!!ggered to supper on Wednesday evenings." Though sometimes the Irog-cutting in Biology Lab was a bit ted ious, at other times we were fascinated by our first glimpses of wriggling onecelled animals through a microscope. -Those weary hours spent struggling with the problems of an accounting set only to culminate in disheartening mistakes were offset by the more pleasant things that happened-1uch as the debate in Mrs_ Stapleton's Teaching-ol-English cia.. as to whether round or square roosts were better for the chickens . The cookery girls spent domesticated moments cracking e99s and sifting flour in the Home Eco This is II wotchbird. watching his TYPING students. HIGH SCHOOL students were the guinea pigs for many t.I prtlctice teacher. Practicing here is Walter Johnson.
Dean Sears' SHAKESPEARE ledure was really better than urfa in e.pressions seem to indicllte . •itchen. The pleasant odors originating thero drifted down the halls and mingled with hydrogon sulphide lumes Irom the chem lab, all 01 which was most disconcerting to those 01 us trying to absorb In American History ledure at the time. When our calculus had us stumped it was a joy and reliel to go to that Coaching-ol-Basketball ..... in the gym, or the swimming dass at the pool. Somehow our dasses seemed to complement each other. and round out our activities. We ended each quarter feeling a little more broodened, and as we lined up on tho following Ngiriration days, it was usually with a renewed cIot.rmination to study harder, put off less, and t••• a little better advantago of the collego education which we were being privileged to receive. Sometimes you couldn't mllke your wily through the ART studio mob lit /Jill. Mery Klltherine King, PIANO student, plllYs the PIANO ot her PIANO lesson for her PIANO tellcher, Mrs, 8"9ne tto. 35
STUDENT LABOR : the symbol of a well earned education. Employed · by the college this year were more than two hundred "will ing to work" students, engaged in various types of labor in order to wholly or partly finance their education at Harding. Jobs ranged from milking cows at the college farm to pounding typewriters in the offices. Some who worked in the cafeteria had to get up at 4:30 in the morning, to have breaHast ready for the lucky individuals who got to sleep until 6 :30 or 7:00. Many who worked back in the kitchen, or in the offices, or swept up classrooms after hours weren't seen much , but were nevertheless an important part of what made Harding tick. R"y lewis lInd Don Rowen. overjoyed "bout the leaf situat ion. Workers formed lasting friendships as they cut hedges, or washed dishes together, and 'most anyone who did it can testify to the real joy they found in serving toast to their fellow students, hunting books for them in the library, selling them cokes in the Inn, or putting up the mail for them. STUDENT LABOR KEPT THINGS GOIN' 36 Dining h,,11 workers h"d their own worship services on Sundey morning. so thet dinner could be re"dy for the others when the doors opened et noon.
T the INN •.. for a hamburger and chocol"te mil:, .pcokes and" coke, notebook po per and 11 pI: 'r razor blades and soap . we went, (lnd there was /I busy crew to serve us. LIBRARY lIssisttlnts, Joyce Tidwell tlnd Ktdhryn Yingling, tend to business,' while " "customer" br )wses, BOOKSTORE derks, Don H"II and Maya White, ,,~d smirking Boohtore visitor, Nolen lemmons. T ~ . ie J."n Hu lett, catching remains from the LAUNDRY $ button collector. t ( OI. time was tetl time. ..•
O.K.. so Paul did have to take the electric milkers off the cow to pose for this picture ••• the P.J. photographer had his orders! Dutiful Dolly Clark dusted dirty corners. Those of us who were working students knew what it meant to pass up a cherished activity because we had a responsibility to fulfill. We spent hours working when we'd much rather have been relaxing or sleeping-but as we worked, we received valuable lessons in responsibility, and we frequently felt the satisfaction which comes with achievement. 38
Velme Oavis, secretary to Mr. Cope, and Melba Haws, were only two of the many girls who assisted in the Ad. Building OFFICES. All the Pattie Cobb gals got a whad. at serving as receptionist, but this time it was Faye Hare . Banquet progrtlms, monthly news letters, calling ctlrds. play tickets, handbills ..• the PRINT SHOP did all kinds of business. Here Sam Roach "nd Wesley Howk were making corrections on BISON type. 39
MILDRED BELL LOIS BENSON THOSE OUTSTANDING WERE NOMINATED TO ONE OF the highest honors a coliege student may achieve is that of being given a place in the annual publication, Who's Who Among St udents In Ame rican Colleges and Universities . This book, modeled after the original Who's Who, exists for the purpose of extending due recognition to college students who have proved to be outstanding. Selecled by the faculty, these students have been chosen on the basis of charac· ter, scholarship, leadership, participation in extracurricular activities, and potentiality for future usefulness to business and society. We are proud of the nine Harding students who were officially accepted for this recognition this year. MILDRED BELL, industrious and mild-man· nered home-economics major, made an outstanding scholastic record, while earning her own expenses. LOIS BENSON, an art major, was an enthusiastic participant in many campus activities, especially in the fields of music, art and dramatics. 40 RUTH BORNSCHLEGEL, selecled for Who's Who a second time, majored in art, minored in extra-curricular activities, and piloted the 1950 Petit Jean through a successful year. JOE BRYANT, a qu iet, industrious married man from Florida, made an excellent scholastic record, while preparing for Japanese missionary work. JOHN HADLEY, a chemistry major with a fine record at Hard ing, has made evangelistic work his 'field, Germany his goal. MARILYN McCLUGGAGE, smiling and al· ways willing to do more than her share, has contributed greatly in musical. dramatic and home economics organizations. KATHRYN RITCHIE, wife of our beloved Andy, managed a home and attended coliege at the same time-and did both jobs well. NORMA LOU SANDERSON, an English major , earned most of her own expenses in college, while providing tough scholastic competition.
JOSEPH BRYANT JOHN HADLEY MARILYN McCLUGGAGE WHO'S WHO IN AMERICAN COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES KATHRYN RITCHIE RICHARD WALKER, a speech maior, and transfer from Freed-Hardeman College, was an excellent student, and outstanding in many campus activities including music, dramatics and his home field of speech. NORMA LOU SANDERSON RICHARD WALKER 41
To p row: Mrs. Andy 1. Ritchie, Jr., Joe Bryant. Bottom row : S"rah Kerr, Jea nnette B09gett. No t pictur.d : J ack OMendl. RECOGNITION OF SCHOLASTIC ACHIEVEMENT IS EXTENDED each year through selection of two honor students-the boy and girl who have maintained the highest scholastic average-and the invitation of a strictly limited number of juniors and seniors of hi9h scholastic excellence into the membership of the Alpha Honor Society_ Established to promote scholarship, the society annually presents a medal to the 9raduate with the highest scholarship record through their four years of attendance. 42 TraditionaUy at commencement time, the Alpha Honor Society banquet brings a noted speaker with a subject of current import before its members and the citizens of the town. This year's honor students were Vonda Gifford, a sophomore Business major, and Joe Bryant. a senior who has majored in History.
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Skits were presented by the girls' clubs for the freshman girls. The Om_g" Phi, too~ a tour through the years. Mr. Agony, with helpful advice to frustrated freshmen, wos presented by the GATA, . FI RST WE INFORMED THE FRESHMEN AS THE school year began we greeted our club brothers, or sisters. joyfully. eagerly anticipating those first few meetings of the fall when we met, tal~ed over summertime experiences, enjoyed each other's company, and too~ up important matters Evelyn Rhodes lind Dot Tuttoss g"ve the JU GO JU inter. pretation of "An Old Fashioned Walk." <4S at hand-a main one being that of selecting pledges from among the new Hardingites. Twenty-eight different clubs! From the freshman point of view it was all very confusing-the Alpha Sub Stratas, the Kappa Phi Jugo's, the Lambda Tau Gatas, and the Delta Chi Omega Phi Iotas were just so many nonsense syllablesand the question of which of those many colored jac~ets--red and white. white on green, purple on gold, blue on orange-belonged to which club was equally perplexing. The girls' clubs got together and planned a program for the purpose of introducing each club group to the freshman girls. The boy's club members were content merely to seize every opportunity to publicize or emphasize their own dub, striving hard to ma~e favorable impressions on the innocent minds of those green youngsters. And as the days went by, the freshmen become better acquainted and the confusion began to diminish.
MET A H MOES held. pow-wow, right there in front of everyone! Hord to guess, but this was the OEGE presentation. Club me m be r 5 mingled with freshmen ofter the pr09'tlm, lit the RECEP· TION held in the Rendezvous Btlnquet Room.
Coy Campbell took notes on the efficiency of his shoe-shine·boy pledge. PLEDGING WAS PERHAPS THE most' eager, excited, breathless group to congregate in front of the mailboxes during the entire year was the huddle of freshmen which met there at noon on the Monday that club bids went out. Girls squealed with joy, and boys beamed with pleasure. They donned their emblems of crowns, pins, garters, socks, or ties, and off they went to face . their pledgemasters, and a week filled with all the tortures which those fiendish superiors could conceive. And what a week! Shoes shined, trays car· ried, futile fishing in the fishpond, girl friends serenaded, polls taken, windows counted-and all at the expense, and sometimes much to the humil· iation of the unfortunate pledges. First course in blind.flying resulted in wet feef. 50 They d idn't even need an ",udience-the DelTA IOTA pledges just 5""g for the sheer joy of it. HECTIC BUT FUN
The~e weren't very efficient pledges-didn't c"tch " thing. • . . lind these disappointed boys d idn't catch a thing either. Some of the smarter ones exercised the fine .rt of making themselves scarce, but none of them ..caped completely, because they had to come out into !he open for classes and meals. Free toothpicks were handed out as the chow line filed into the dining hall: Mohican and Sub-T time was announced on the minute every minute; and free entertainment, though of a questionable quality, was pro- ,ided by the lambda Sigma tin-can band, and by pledge trios, quartets, and full choruses around the mailboxes after supper. Bu! pledging had its advantages . . . Most ..tryone agreed that the dating part of it was no! bad at all, and probably more of it took place tha! week than during any other given one throughout !he year. Shy freshmen, both boys and girls, were provided with a wonderful excuse for being forward, and who knows how many dating, "going dt.dy." and even married couples have resulted from Harding College pledge dates? Then there wos the sad case of at least one pledgemaster who lost a perfectly good girl friend to one of his own pledges. That was nothing less than poetic justice. The pangs and pains of pledge week were IoIowed by initiation ceremonies. Formal in the .. of most of the girls' clubs, they were held at the homes of dub members or sponsors, or in the .al studio. They are remembered as beautiful IIId impressive occasions by all who took part in them. The boys' club ceremonies, though mostly "aeleriled by extreme informality, were equally ~ud Velent ine humbly sweeping a seat fo r the SUB-T S~ippe r. n.. KA,,... KAPPA KAPPA initiation ceremony.
52 The Discipline Committee was rOlllly herd on students that night. "Mule Treeeoein!" Impersoneting DELTA CHI OMEGA girls, the Andrews Sisters convincingly rendered "Buttons end Bows,"
The BORESOME FOURSOME, comprised of Jim Porter, Dudley Spears, Jimmy Gtlrner, and Tex Oldhem, end eccompanied by Sally Croom. supplied musictll etmosphere. HAVING to return to school before the New Year came in could have been an even sadder experience if the dubs hadn't come to the rescue with • big New Y.ar's Eve party. Sponsored by the GAlAs, and held in the College CafeterIa, the program of skits and fun luted from 9:00 to 12 : 15. Each girls' club teamed with a boys' club to present some sort of enter· t.inment, and three hours of laughs were the reIU~. Though faculty impersonations seemed to pre. dominate, other acts included the Ju Go Ju.Galaxy IMrber shop scene, Omega Phi·T.N.T. minstrel show, ft.. featur{ng of John Mason, in a shod program of song s, and the K.K.K.• A. T.A. wishing well, to Exci tement was high that night, as Dr. Benson Mgan his announcement of the results of the ..iJding Fund Drive, and tears were in the heads of many as he stated that it had been successfully dormitory for 9irls would BARBERSHOP quartet quarteted, and the manicurist manicured on ...
The ALPHA PHI KAPPA q uortet practiced on its fellow du b members. Who t Boy Scout built thot sidly fire ot the T.N.T. foil outing ot Red Bluff? OUR VARIOUS club shindigs and undertakings kept us occupied and active all year long. Besides regular meetings and frequent "stag" activities such as Thanks91vln9 breaHasts, or bunk· ing parties, there were the "special" events that most of us looked forward to with the greatest of enthusiasm. The winter months were heavily scheduled with formal banquets and gay club .parties; and when spring came, there was at least one club outing every Monday, and three or four on most. Sometimes the planning and preparation for these occasions was troublesome, but when the plans were worked out, and the event ended up being a real success, we looked back on the get· ting.ready part as half the fun . Nearly every club carried out some project. Some of these were the sponsoring of an orphan, the furnishing of needed equipment for the mi,· sionaries abroad, the donation of labor for work on church buildings or at Camp Wyldewood or, SUB-Ts gother oround "their" orphon ot the Morrilton orphon's home. It wosn't 0 very orderly meeting the Mondoy night the GALAXY boys took over the skoting rink. Searcy's finest French restaurant , Pierre's Parisian P(lvilion, catered to the GATAs for their winter bonquet.
Umbrelltls in the htlnds of onloo~e(s indicate w6tlther conditions the dtly of the 19i9 M tly Fete . NELDA CHESSHIR WtlS the lovely queenin • li9hter vein, presenting chapel entertainment Ind, lor the Ju Go Jus, the sponsoring 01 the May Fete. Traditional in the springtime at Harding and I cherished memory for May Day enthusiasts is tt..t lovely ceremony. In it a host 01 pastel .ttired ,iris we.ve • colorful pattern winding the May LIZ RUSSELL and EVELYN RHODES her grtlcious attendants. poles, .nd one girl, previously selected by the student body, is crowned Queen 01 the May. Early morning practices preceding it, nervous specul.tion concerning the weather, and the h.ppy surprise of finding out who the May Queen is are .11 part 01 our memories of th.t d.y. 55
To p row: IS/I/I<; W illi/lms, Joe Betts, Bob Cron, MOrl;!on Rich/lrdson, W /lyne Gurg/lnus. lo.4iddl, row: Bob Morris, R"ymond Hogi ns, Glenn Olbricht, Rolph M /lnsell, Bill Wilson, Robert Smith. Kenneth Leopllrd, Hugh MinQle. Bot tom row: P"ul Wisenb"ker, Boyd Le/lth, Jimmy M /luey, Eddie B/lggett, BilJ Coo~ (sponsor). No t pidur.d : Tommy B/lird, Sidney Hubb/lrd, J unior Fowler, Alvin Moudy. ALPHA PHI KAPPA OFFICERS AS DID many other clubs, the ALPHA PHI KAP· PA'S made their first appearance on the Harding campus at the beginning of the school year in '46, with Stan Heiserman and Brodie Crouch as originators. From fourteen charter members the club expanded to include twenty members , a size it has mainta ined since that time. President· Vice-President. Secretary-Treasurer ALVIN MO UDY EDDI E BAGGETT JIMMY MASSEY Although the club is not primarily a musical group, both past and present members have demonstrated talent in this respect and, as a result, chapel programs have been given featuring var· ious soloists from among the group as well as ensemble numbers . One rad io program has been presented by the quartet . 56 To Professor Leslie Burke goes the credit for the club's name and its challenging molto: "Unfail. ing in Abundant Fruit Bearing."
THE WORDS Adelphi Tu Amitos mean literally "Blood Brothers." Although the membership in the dub was comparatively small this year, loyalty characterized its members. Because the group was small and well acquainted, an unusual feeling of doseness pervaded the atmosphere at the winter banquet which was held in the Blue Room of the Rendezvous. Talent ran high in the ATA. Their trio, composed of Cliff Seawei, Bill Stephens, and Ray Herr. nt was ready. willing. and able to perform on any occa sion-invited or otherwise. (,'Dear Hearts and 6.ntle People.") The club members all agree that Lucien BagIMtto is one of the best of sponsors. President - - - Secretary-Treasurer ATA OFFICERS CLIFF SEAWEL BOB FARRIS !ob Farris, Roy Herren, Norman Ollllis, Cliff Seawel. No t p ic:turtd: Bill Stephens, Bobby Grimes, Ch"rlcs Dillord, Harold Grohom, lucien Bagnetto (sponsor). 57
) Top row: Charles Pate, James Bridgeman, Jimmy Ballenger, Charles Stubblefield. ~id dl . row: Fronk Rllodel, (sponsor), Ray Wright, Clillon Hinsho"", Don Rowon, H. J. Wo!Iten. Bottom row: Bruce Brown, Chlrle1 Cranford, lin Wright, Percy Witty. Glenn Wall, Bill Belk,..ap, Leo Richardson. Not pictur. d : Cliff Alexllnder, Charles Cook, Joek loy, Leonard Redm/ln, Pout Moore, Weldon Hagemeier. CAVALIERS OFFICERS THE CAVALIER Club was organized in the year 1928 for the purpose of fostering social life of the highest order on the campus of Harding College, with membership coming from all classes. During the school year of 1943-44, every member of the club was either called into, or volunteered for , service in some branch of the Armed Forces. The year of 1944 was the first in sixteen that there was no Cavalier Club on Harding's campus. President CHARLES CRANFORD This year the club had 23 members with Dr_ Frank Rhodes as its sponsor_ Dr_ Rhodes has sponsored the club for many years and he has comm~nded the respect, admiration and confidence of every Cavalier, both past and present. Vice-President H. J. WATERS Secretary-Treasurer LEO RICHARDSON 58
St . ndin9 : Marilyn EQgers, Martha Clark , Thelmo Oldham, Mrs. A. S. Croom (ipoMor), Wilma DeBerry, A~drey Sdaefer, Betty Roemer , Joyce Burt, Claro Hoddock. S•• t . d : Moe W hite, Eunice Shewmaker , Genevieve Henry, Normo lou Homilton. HAVING SUCCESSFULLY survived pledge week, 1M DELTA CHI OMEGAS opened into their third yo.r .t H.rding November 19, with. a format initiation in the home of the ir new sponsor, Mrs. A. S. Croom. With ten new members.they set out for a YHr 01 fun and friendship. On February I ~ they transformed the banquet room at the Rendezvous into a "Land of Cupid" and invited their dates to a Valentine banquet. Dean L. C. Sea.. was their guest speaker The climaxing event of the Delta Chi's activities was their outing to Latona. Although they rewea ry feet, the consequences suffered were well worth DELTA CHI OMEGA FALL OFFICERS President Vice-President Secretary-Treasurer JOYCE BURT GENEVIEVE HENRY MAE WH ITE WINTER OFFICERS President - AUDREY SCHAEFER Vice· President . - - CLARA HADDOCK Secretary-Treasurer - NORMA LOU HAM ILTON 59
Presiden t et ..- ~ To p row: Ray l ewis, Wallace Ray, Bob Mar.ascQ, Bob St ring fe llow, Ken t BurgeH. Midd le row; Obert He nderSO ll , Bob W"990ner. J ack. Crowley, Charles Cr" .... ford, Tom Manh,,11. Bott om row ; Glenn Olree, Bob Sewell, Clyde Ke irn, Clarence Richmond, Dale Welsh, Willis Chea t h"m. Not pictured ; W illie 0' 8"nio n, Bob Roe, J oe Sheffield, O"'e Todd, Jack Glosgow , Jtlck Groy. Dwight Heuan, Harry Olree, J immy kheudllsil, Carroll Sparkm4 n, Sieve Todd, J . D. B,,'es (sponsor) . DELTA IOTA OFFICERS THE DELTA IOTA Social Club had its beginning in the fall of 1944 with the purpose of creating better social relationships among the students. and to uphold the Christian standards for which Hard. ing College sta nds. Many of the original traditions remain today in their activities such as pledging of new members and their unique initiations , this yea rs' being held at Camp Wyldewood. The fe eling of fellowshi p which each member manifests toward his brother increased the good t imes at their stag outings. Vice -President Secreto ry-Treosurer Porliome ntorion - CLARENCE RICHMOND WILLIS CHEATHAM GLEN OLREE BOB ROE One of the projects of the Delta Iotas this year was to paint the bulletin board in front of Godden Hall. 60
RICHARD TAYLOR and Bob Hare organized the FRATER SODALIS Club in 1946. Richard had been • member of this club at George Pepperdine. The membership that year grew to twenty. The club projects this year were partially supporting a child in Morrilton's Orphan Home and sending money to Jack Nadeau in Germany to help pay for a slide projector to use in his work there. All of the charter members of the club gradu. ated this year. Most of the members of the Frater Soda lis are married. The banquet at the Mayfair in the fall was a big event in the history of Frater Sodalis. The out. ing to Petit Jean on May 8 was equally as much fun. FRATER SODALIS President Vicf!- President Secretory Treosurer - OFFICERS ISAIAH HALL JAMES LANKFORD KENNETH FRANKS WILLARD COX Top row : Bob Hore, Homer Horsman, Jamet lankford. Joe Burrough, Andy Ritchie (sponsor). Midd le row: Ted Nedeau, Richard Veteto, Roy Farmer, Bill Peanon. Bottom row: Bill C'Neel, Francis Herring, WiHord Cox, Is,iah Hall, Randoll Blankenship, Gene Cotterton, Kenneth Fronks. Not pictured : Poul Hllrvey, Bobby Mock, Ralph Sweet, Tommy Richesin, Eddie Johns, Ed Ronsom. 61
Preside nt TQP roll .... : Bill Johns, Percy Froll nci s, John Wel sh, JQhn Merris, Kern Seollrs (spenser). Mi ddl, rQw : Ted Diehl , Larry Roberts, Glenn Beyd, Bill Curry, Dolin GoIIrner, Wayne Shewmollker, BQttQm row: King Tollo Zeoli, Gerollid Kendr ick, BQbby Peyton, Kenneth Rhedes, Ralph Diehl, Robert Hall. NQt pictured : RoIIlph Braden, Jack DolIyi $, Beyd DoIIY;$, Shirley Smith, Sidney Horton, Bi l ly Smith, Byren Cern, GALAXY OFFICERS "HITCH YOUR Wagon to • Star" was the impressive theme of the first GALAXY banquet in 1947. That year they also had a fine outing at Red Bluff and bought books for an orphan home's library in Kansas. How is that for a Year's activities for a newly organized club 1 Since then they have had many excellent club projects: selling Harding's home study Bible courses in Searcy and nearby towns; inserting a copy of the Harding Alma Mater in the college song books; and starting a bulletin which is mailed regularly to the Galaxy alumni. Vice-President - Secreta ry Treas urer GERALD KENDRICK TED DIEHL DON GARNER GLENN BOYD The Galaxy Club colors are blue and white. They have their regular club. meetings on Monday night and their club sponsor is Dr. Kern Sears. 62
Top row: Joyce Fuller, Joon Smith, Alice Stroughn, Katie Hollingsworth, Sally Croom, Rickie Arimuro. Middl. row: Jeonnette Be9gett, Mary lou JohMon. J uanitll MtGuire. Maxine Rithesin. Mrs. Don Hellly hpoMor). Mr5. Jen Rhodes (sponsor). Ann Morris, Marilyn Hawley, Ruthie Bornschegel. l o ttom row: Wendo lou Smith, Joyne Pele, SUlie Sheuberger, Jenie McGuire. Not pidurtd: Betty J ohnl, Jeon Roge", Doris Straughn. THE GATA year started off successfully with the _dion of eleven nice new muds, who turned out to II. the pride and joy of the older members. When the Christmas holidays were scheduled I. end belore New Years Eve the GATAs came 10 the rescue. They worked oul the plans for an Al-Student party. The clubs pitched in and proYidod three hours of "varied" entert",nment-<lll i. good lun, Ihough perhaps somewhal at the exponse .1 impersonated faculty members. Pierre's Parisian Pavilion, Searcy's most exclusivi French restaurant, was reserved for their wi"'" banquet. President Vice-President - Secretary Treasurer - GAT A FALL OFFICERS ANN MORRIS DORIS STRAUGHN ALICE STRAUGHN SUSIE SHAUBERGER WINTER OFFICERS President ALICE STRAUGHN Vice· President - MARY KAY HOLLINGSWORTH Secretory - - - - - - SUS IE SHAUBERGER Tre.surer - - - - DORIS STRAUGHN 63
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