Harding College - Petit Jean Yearbook (Searcy, AR)

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THE PETIT JEAN v. 1927 I :3 m Fig . .A THE CLASS OF 27 The class 0f 127 may be considered one hundred per- cent Bible School students, for every member of the class spent from one to three years in Harper Academy and Col- lege before coming to Harding. Lasting friendships were formed, and each parting at the close of a school year was accompanied by a strong desire to return the next year for another period of association as students and fellow-workers in the same great cause. Each of these young people has taught in rural or pub- lic schools from one to three years, except Mr. Oldham who has been attending School since his entrance into Harper Academy in 1921. All of them expect to be teachers. Mr. Oldham, a5 a foreign missionary, will meet unusual difficul- ties and opportunities. Mr. Hazlet will use his vocal talent for the service of Christ in evangelistic singing as well as in his other work. Mr. Surber has chosen history as his major subject and expects to teach in high schools. Here he Will find that his opportunities for spreading the gospel are inn creased in proportion as he takes advantage of them, by his conduct as well as by preaching. Besides Miss Loter there are two other young ladies who are to graduate this spring. They are Miss Ruby E. Matlack of Basil. Kansas. who is teaching at Blackwell, Ok- lahoma, and Miss Clara V. Biggs 0f Seiling, Oklahoma, Who is teaching at Gotebo, Oklahoma. Both of these young lad- ies have attended Harper and Harding Colleges and have taken summer courses in the Oklahoma A. and M. College at Stillwater. They wish to take their degrees from a Christian college and 10er upon Harding as their Alma Mater. F Pa 99, fwcufy-four

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LEWIS T. OLDHAM. B. A. Morrilton, Arkansas ziitu'm': History Harper Academy 21324; A. and M. College. Stiilwater. Oklahumai ,ZSJ'ZIS; Harliing College r24327:; '26-'27. Circulation Manager Petit Jean '26-'27; Leader Missian Study Class: Prospective Missionary to China. iiLEWIS T. One cannot think of Mr. Oldham without thinking of the missionary , idea. That has been his main topic of thought and conversation since he i - first became a student in Bible Schools. Wishing to share his plans with i . Someone, and to have a companion in his lifeis work he persuaded a '2: Aach'opimate to study and plan his: work with him. He married this school- ' : mate, Miss Grace Narron. in the summer following his graduation from -- Harper Academy. During the time Mr. and Mrs. Oldham were attend- fX itng school in Stillwater he was preaching for the church there. This I: . War Mr. Oldham is dividing his time between studying for his degree 'E'EE teaching a class in salesmanship and a mission study class, while . laughter. It is their intention to join Mr. and Mrs. George Ben- ;'.-y 13011 qni'the mission field in China the latter part of the summer, the Lord WiIIi213'. Page twcnty-chree

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