Head Administrators Share Wisdom Gained from Experience and Leadership President Eve ry Wednesday nig t11. mo re tl1an 5 00 s tudents met in l1omes arouncl Searcy for l1ome Bible s tudies. This program. ove rseen b y Dwig l1t ancl Barby Smitl1 and tl1c c ide rs o f College Cl1urc l1. inc luded facult y mcmlx' rs wl10 l1os t a group o f s tudent s in tl1e ir homes fo r a w eekl y s tudy o f tl1e worci o r God . one o r tl1esc g roups me t in tl1e l1omc o f Dr . and Mrs . David Burks. Burks and Rich Little w o rked toge the r tllis year to lead a g roup o f 35 Student s in a textual Study o f the boo k o f John . Wilt Martin . c l1a irmnn o r the kincs iology depnrtment. and l1is wife Judy also w o rked with tl1c Burks in tl1i s e ffo rt. 11os ting a l1ome Bible s tuc.ly w as a rela tive ly new endeavo r fo r tile Unive rs it y presiclcnt . Tile s tudy began last year with Te rry Davis as tile s tuc. lent leac.i e r. The initiative fo r Burks to host a g roup IJegan as a des ire to get to know s tucient s on a mo re personal leve l. "We l1ad a fant as ti c g ro up thi s year . I tho ro ughl y enjoyed it and I loo k forward to Wc dnesclay nig l1t s mo re tl1an jus t about any o the r tl1ing tha t happens on arnpus." l1e saic.I. The s tuclent s involved fo und this to l)c a spec ia l time as w e ll . Burks ancl llis s tudent s felt that one o f tl1e s treng ths o f thi s g ro up w as tl w a trnospl1c re o f cliscuss ion. "I apprec iate tl1e open atmos1 hc> re and eve ryone·s w illingness to sha re tllc ir persp ec ti ve on til e Bibl e ... sop! io rno re C11arles 13abb sa ici. Burks sa id tl1at "ge tting to know young people who love the Lo rc.i" l1C1s been a bl essing fo r ilirn . 1le has enjoyed tile oppo rtunit y to learn from them through the ir comments cluring the course o f the s tudy ancl to learn abo ut tile issu sin tl1e ir lives from lis tening to the ir prayers . needs and concerns. "We have a group o r s tudents tl1at l1ave an unusua ll y strong knowledge of tl1e Bibl e . I enjoy learning from tl1e ir pe rspec ti ves." Burks sa id . I lomc Bible s tudies w e re an impo rt ant pcirt of tlw spiritual life of many 1 1 -~rc.iing s tudents . "Tl1is Bibl e s tudy rea lis ti call y clrm.vs me c lose r to tl1e B ible anc.i to Jesus' life in practica l. everydc:iy language." sophomo re Andrew Tl1ompson said. Altl1oug l1 s tudent s saw Burks cacl1 day in chape l. home Bibl e s tuc.l y provicll'c.I an civenue fo r them to get to know t1im on a mo re pe rsonal f)asis and in an a tn1ospilere tha t spirituall y enlig t1t enccl and s treng tilenecl eC1cl1 one. I Jr. I >w 1d /3urkssmilcsus he .. 01·rs clotl'n 011 the f<'ll('f .. o/ Ku rli Blickcnsruf/ (1<1fJ U l)(f ,\/u11J11 ·1l• I 'l1illips c lurin~; I lom <'comino Uicul ch ildren u lu iuys punici{lill('(f in tl w 110111c·co11 111111 court . 1'11010 ll!J .l<1son Bun. - Me lani e Mattl1cws Chancellor I listo ry is a s ubject which Cl1ance ll o r Cliff Ganus has lo ng enjoyed. A ltl1ough a part o f sc l1ool wl1ich many s tudent s dread . pcr l1aps if tl1ey applied his v iew . tl1ey w ould also find it enjoyabl e . "I lis to ry is tl1e s to ry o f o ur ancestry. It's the good . tl1e bad . the mistakes and til e s uccesses . It's about o ur life ." Ganus said. Ganus, l10w ever . did no t a lways pursue his int e rest in llist o ry . He o rig ina ll y came to Harding intending to s tudy business so tl1a t l1e could re turn to New Orl eans to w o rk with l1is fa ttier in the res taurant bus iness . A ft er preac l1ing his firs t "Sermon ." a sho rt si x-minut e talk . he dec ided Ile w anted to preac l1 . Aft e r l1is firs t semest er . Ganus changed his maj o r to Bibl e. I le had alway con iderc d the Bible t11e numbe r one tex tbook . As l1e s tudied tl1e backg round and settings fo r vari ous books o r the Bible . l1is int erest in histo ry l1e ightened . "Tl1e two subjec ts nre c losely re lated ." he said. I le graduated with a do uble maj o r in Bible and his to ry. and then preac l1ed fo r a few years. When Ganus re turned to Harding in I 946 . upon the request o r Dr. George Benson . he tried to make histo ry come alive for his s tudent s. I le po inted o ut tha t his to ry is living. no t dry o r dead . A teaching m e thod J1e uses is putting himself in a situa ti on as if he w e re really the re . Evidentl y thi s w o rked. Once. whil e teaching abo ut Benjamin Franklin . a s tudent asked a c lassmat e if Ganus had liveci when Franklin did. Ganus w as wide ly recognized b y l1is s tudent s as an interes ting teacl1e r witl1 much to share . His int erest in histo ry in general and in Harding spec ifica ll y natura ll y led him to learn the history of Harding. "Whe re w e arc today is no t an acc ident. " Ganus said o f I larding. "Knowing o ur l1is tory can keep us from making mistakes. w e are roo ted in 1l1e past. " Hav ing lived much or Harding·s histo ry himse lf. Ganus is an e ffec ti ve l1is torian because he knew many o f the o rig inal teac l1e rs and administra to rs. such as J. N. Armstrong. B . F. Rl1odes . L. c. Sears and George Benson . "I have pe rsonal knowledge o f these men because I sat at tl1e ir feet fo r four years. " l1e said . Nex t to the Lord and his famil y. Harding is third in Ganus' life . His g rea t love fo r I larding c learl y show s in tile st o ri es he tells abo ut Harding. And . as he says. it is these s tories and those whi h each year o f his to ry adds to them that make I larding live. - Lo is Voy les T ile Hoa rd o l Trus tees - Sewl'<I : Dun t?ussel l . Shrcucp o n . Lo.: Jom cs Cone. Lirrle JWck . Ark.: Jo/Jn Ba ldwin . I lo l!Jo ke. Colo.: Jin 1 Bill .vtc1nrc1·r . Nc1s l1u ille. T enn. Sranrlin~J: I ll'nry Furru r . Ld)(ln o n . Tl'nll.: I 'c111I caner . Benton uille. A rk .: Hicl10rcl Gil>son . L on g 1 >i('(u . Texas: Jud!J Mo rris . Urtlc /Wck . 1\rk.: ,\/('{ Gurc lncr . Fon IVonlJ. TFxos: !'or Hell . UTiie Hock . 1\rk .: Ho l> /3 ruckc11 . \ 'ero /3eacl 1. Flo . : llussdl Hurch rnn. Kennc·11 . Mo.: Deunnu Smirl1. Memphis. Tenn.: Donuld Shows. Cm ie Spri1 tf}S. Ark.: I !Orr!) Hisenger. ,\tempi iis. Tt'nn.: Du l'icl Burks . SeClfC!J. A rk. : HO!J S CIW!JC'r . Sore/is. J\liss.: t 1o us1o n Ez<' ll . Nnsl1 11i//e. TC"nn /'ho ro l iy .JusonBurr . l:l o 11 r <I o f T r 11 s t e c s 9 1\ (' (/ <I (' Ill i c s
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