18Introduction “Everything Harding may undertake will succeed or fail according to your attitude toward it. At least, any undertaking that you solidly support cannot fail… As we conclude, we want to say once more that we believe in you. We believe you will do whatever is necessary to keep Harding College that standard institution that it is. We are counting on you to watch its progress, to know from year to year its needs, and to stand solidly behind every campaign launched to supply these needs. Finally, we love you, we are for you, for Harding College.” “To Harding Students of Nineteen Forty One: It is a genuine pleasure to record, through the medium of the Petit Jean, a message to those whose faces make its pages immortal. The year 1940-41, which has been a banner year for Harding College will go down in history as a most crucial one for our nation. It has witnessed the alarming approach of the raging conflict of Europe; the development of seriously increasing tension in the Pacific; and gravely growing internal dissension. In this hour of National crisis I appeal to the students of Harding College to stand fearless and steadfast in their faith in the Lord Jesus Christ, remembering that it is God who sets the limits of the habitations of the nations. Righteousness is the greatest asset of any nation. Therefore in your desire to be of service in these crisis, I appeal to you, above everything else, to labor to increase righteousness in America.” “There is no way to measure the good that the Harding family has done for us. They taught us when we were ignorant, supported us when we were weak, and encouraged us when we were sad ... They walked with us in the darkest hours and held up our hands when we were feeble. They nurtured us when we were weak and helped us fight our battles with sin. They visited us when we were sick. They cheered us when we were unhappy. They helped us rear our children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren. We can find the Harding family all over the world. Being part of the Harding family for all of these years has been a little bit like Heaven on earth. Of course, it has never been perfect, because human beings are involved, but I think you would have to go a long way to find a better group of people working together with the spirit of Christ.” John Nelson Armstrong Dr. George S. Benson Dr. Clifton L. Ganus iii 1924 – 1936 1936 – 1965 1965 – 1987
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