In memoriam Twilight and evening bell, And after that the darkl And may there be no sadness of farewell, When I embark; For tho ' from out our bourne of Time and Place The flood may bear me far. I hope to see my Pilot face to face When I have erost the bar. - Alfred Lord Tennyson S. A. BELL was professor of biology when Harding College began operation as a senior college in the fall of 1924. He had previously taught 17 years at Potter Bible College, Western Bible and Literary College, Cordell Christian College, and Harper College. For many years he taught biology, but in later years he taught exclusively Bible. He retired from teaching in 1954 after 47 years of dedicated service to Christian education. Harding College today is built upon the committed, self-sacrificing work of a small group of teachers that included S. A. Bell. His six children are alumni of Harding and are flIling responsible positions across the country. His first wife having died when his children were young, Bro. Bell married Thelma Lee Dumas, professor of home economics at Harding from 1937 to 1960, in the summer of 1938. Bro. Bell was a gospel preacher for more than 60 years. His life was a great influence for good on many who teach at Harding in 1974. Born on April 20, 1879, in Bedford County, Tenn., Bro Bell died in Morehead, Ky., on April 27, 1973, at the age of 94. JANIE KIRBY was only a sophomore in college and had been at Harding only two semesters, but the beauty of her person and character, the rad1ance of her smile, the genuine intereslShe had in otller people;-andher dedication to Christ had endeared her to everyone at Harding. During the summer of 1973, Janie had worked as a counsellor at Camp Wyldewood and was dearly loved by the young girls in her cabin each session. She was majoring in special education because of the concern she had for children who had some handicap. After attending Mississippi State University for one semester, Janie transferred to Harding because of the Christian emphasis here. She and her brother, Randy, a senior physical education major, were enroute to Saudi Arabia to spend the Christmas holidays with their parents when she became one of 32 Americans killed as Arab terrorists on December 17 firebombed in Rome the Pan American jetliner which they had boarded . Randy received no serious injury since he had walked to the back of the plane. Students and faculty members filled the auditorium for the memorial service held the following day within a few hours after the news of her death reached the campus. Born on September 20, 1954, in Houston , Texas, Janie died suddenly in Rome , Italy, on December 17, 1973, at the age of 19. MAUDE MONTGOMERY joined the Harding community in 1959 when she and her husband, the late Dr. Clyde R. Montgomery, professor of elementary education until his death in 1965, moved from Central College, Pella, Iowa. She first served as principal of the Harding Elementary School and a supervisor of student teachers, but from 1965 to her retirement in 1971, she served as assistant professor of elementary education teaching both graduate and undergraduate courses. Mrs. Montgomery took a genuine interest in her students and was especially helpful to members of minority groups. For many years she sponsored the Harding College Chapter of the Student National Education Association. A prominent Arkansas educator, Mrs. Montgomery began her teaching career at Midway School in Lonoke County and later taught at Sylvan Hills. From 1942 to 1954, she was director of education for the physically handicapped in West Virginia. Born in Jacksonville, Ark. , on March 18, 1902, Mrs. Montgomery died in Searcy on June 11, 1973, after a brief illness. 396 I IN MEMORIAM Ramona Jan. 11010, 1954·1973
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