The National Beta Club was founded forty-five years ago "to promote the ideas of honesty,' service and leadership among high school students; to reward meritorious achievement; and to encourage students to continue their education. " Several members of the Senior Beta Club attended the annual state-wide convention held in Little Rock on March 2 and 3. There they heard several spee<;.hes and were held in honor for being members of the oldest chapter in Arkansas . Thirty-nine years ago, Harding Academy became a member of this organization. The Academy chapter is the oldest in Arkansas. In honor of this, Harding Academy was presented with a plaque which states: "In commemoration of this the forty-fifth year of charter, beginning the ninth day of April, 1940, given this ninth day of January , 1979. " The Junior Beta Club was very busy with various activities this past year. At the beginning of the school year, they invited members of the honor roll to a skating party to encourage them to join Junior Beta Club. They also sponsored a Book Fair with which they raised approximately $30.00. They used this money to buy books for the library and to pay for subscriptions for two magazines. §ruior 1. DISCUSSING Beta Club activities, Mr. McCoy and Renee Gentry plan for the state convention . 2. SENIOR BETA CLUB. Left - Front Row: McCoy-sponsor, R. Gentry, Polk , C. Priest. Second Row: D. Gentry, Pryor, Robison, Moon. Third Row: Sharp, Pyland , Shackelford. Back Row: Beauers, Oldham, Walker. Right - Front Row, Huff. man, T. Priest, Moore, Ozbirn. Second Row: Flippin , Wright, Smith, Norwood. Third Row: Lyons, Daniel, Hughes. Back Row: Yarbrough , Muncy . Glenn. 3. JUNIOR BETA CLUB. Front Row, Lori Bailey, Shirley, Hale, Kelly, Barden, Lance Baile y, Thomas , S. Ballinger, Ozbirn , Kreitling, Britton. Second Row: Burkett, Pryor, Woodroof, Higginbotham, Coker, Morris, Allen , Barnes , Daughety, Rowan, S. Corbin. Third Row: Citty, Moon, Isom, Baker, Alexander, Cox, Dobbins, Brown, Curry, Browning-sponsor. Back Row: Priest, Campbell, Beck, Howell, Hackman, C. Cor· bin , D. Ballinger, Jewell, Story, Henderson. 350 ~ Beta Clubs ~ 3Juuior 1Brtu ,
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