Shakespeares literaTure becomes olive as Dr. l. C. $ears provides background information on The life and times of The poet to students. LLOYD CLINE SEARS was born May 13, 1895_ in Odon_ Indiana. lIe enrolled in the academy of Cordell Christian College in 1908 and graduated from the College with the B.A. degree in 1915. He subsequently attended the Un iversity of Oklahoma, th e University of Kansas, and the Univers ity of Chicago, receiving the Ph.D. degree in Engl ish from Chicago in 1935. At Cordell he was greatly influenced by J. N. Armstrong, who subsequently became his father-in-law, to devote his life to Christian education. His two sons, Dr. Jack Wood Sears, Chairman of the Department of Biological Science at Harding College, and Dr. James Kern Scars~ a resea rch chemi st for Monsanto Chemical Co., are alumni of Harding College. When Harding College was organized as a sen ior college in 1924, he was appointed Dean by President Armstrong and he served continuously as the academic l eader of the College until his retirement as Dean on Jun e 1, 1960. Under his leadership the institutional studies were made that led to the accreditation of the College by the North Central Association in 1954. I-Ie has served on many educational and civic committees and throughout t he state of Arkansas he is recognized as a scholar. a superior teacher. a capable administrator~ and fI dedicated Christian. In 1966 he received the Distinguished Alumnus Award presented by the Harding Alumni Association. He is cun·ently writing biographies of James A. Harding and J . N. Armstrong - two great men who hold important plar~s in th~ history of Harding Collpg~. FOlLOWING many yeon of active ded icated serv ice, Dr. Seors wos The guesT of honor ot 0 dinner on May 31 , 1960 when he officially retired. 15
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