of Business, 69 in the School of Education, and 43 in the School of Nursing. The School of Education also granted 23 Master of Education degrees. At the undergraduate level, degrees offered in the School of Education included only elementary education and special education. With the exception of six business education majors in the School of Business, all students who cert ified at the secondary level received degrees in the College of Arts and Sciences. The College offered strong preprofessional programs in ar· chitecture, chiropractic, dentistry, engineering, law , medicine, optometry, pharmacy, and veterinary science. Degrees in medical technology and nursing were offered by Harding with the six medical technology majors taking the final clinical year in one of six hospitals affiliated with Har· ding. A tabulation of Harding g raduates admitted to various professional schools for the fall of 1981 revea led at least 10 began classes in humanities, beginning Italian, Bible and Human Growth on a Monday through Thursday basis. Following the final class dismissal on an ordinary Thurs· day, the students were free for a long weekend of travel. Some went to Paris; some to Geneva; others to Pompey. Munich or Venice - but they all went. Pfeifer expressed the feelings of most by saying, "Harding in Florence was a broadening ex· perience. We were able to view other people, other countries , other governments, mission work, music, the arts and much more in our stay. " Coker added, " There were differences in Harding in Florence and Searcy. Daily chapel in Italy was a lot more in· Harding students admitted to seven different medical schools, six admitted to two dif· ferent medical technology programs. six admitted to five dif· ferent law schools, four admit· ted to four different dental schools, four admitted to four different pharmacy schools, and one student each admitted to dental hygiene school , physi · cian's assistant school, and physical therapy school. Several graduates received assistantships or fellowships in various academic fields. formal. With the small group of students, we had a closeness. A fello~ship feeling was built and the classes involved much more individual attention. This was a real plus:' The spring semester found Carl Mitchell and Van Tate heading off with the school's largest student body ever. Thirty.one enrollees boarded the plane on February 3 in search of an international education. Before departing junior Kim Swink of Little Rock gave her reasons for making the trip. "It sounds exciting," she said. " It seems like a very good oppor· tunity to see Europe and get in· volved with the people there while I also get my education." The spring group followed Commenting on three Harding students who were admitted in the class of 16 medical technology students at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee, Mrs. Annette K. Davidson, Director of the Program, wrote, "As you predicted, Rhonda Cash is leading the class academically, and she is such a joy to have. Elaine Darrah and Susan Killen are performing beautifully also, and we fee l so fortunate to have all three of them with us. " ~ the basic academic format of her predecessors with the addi - tion of Sociology taught by Dr. Tate. As each past group has, this large assembly took a week long trip to Greece and viewed Biblical, historical pOints in Corinth and Athens among other spots. The spring semester stay was lengthened by some who reo mained in Italy for summer campaigns which lasted another six weeks. This allowed those students a chance to raise a part of their schooling fee from supporting congregations. Mitchell, who has now been to the Florence school twice, capsuled his view of the Italy program. '" believe it to be a great opportunity for the students, " he said. "They are able to gain more awareness of the rest of the world and get a chance to notice the differences and similarities between other countries and America." After beginning as a tentative experiment, it now seems that Harding in Florence ("HUF" as it is called by many) has truly become an Italian delight. ~ -Jimmy AUen 1. DR. CARL MITCHELL describes to a student the many advantages o{ going to Florence {or a semester o{ study. 2. THIS STRUCTURE pro. vldes both housing and classroom {acHilles {or students studying at Har. dIng:S Florence, Italy campus. 3. DIFFERENCES abound between Searcy and Florence and the streets are one of those distinct differences. Harding i n Florence · 69
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