Harding College - Petit Jean Yearbook (Searcy, AR)

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BENSON RESIDENCE UNDER THE inspired guidance of Presidenf Arm- s+rong. Harding College increased in enrollmen? from 280 +0 430 in fhe nine years i! wasrfo remain 3+ Morrilfon. In H34. in H13 mids+ of Hm nafion-wide de- pression. Harding moved en masse io Searcy. If: new planf. formerly occupied by Galloway Col- lege for Women. was +hree iimes larger and con- sidered +0 be worth a haH-million dollars. If was purchased hr $75,000. I1 consided of HO acres and six main build- ings. including Godden Hall, PaHie Cobb. Grey Gables, fhe administrafion building. +he old gym- SEARS RESIDENCE nasium. and he old boiler room. which also housed +he laundry. Also on +he siie were a few tesi- denfial buildings. a garage-siorage room. and Hie swimming pool. I! was in Haese difficulf years immediafely following +he move from Morril'lon +ha+ only 'I'ho sel!-sacrifice of sfudenfs and Faculfy alike lzepf the school in operafion. In I936 +he depression was a? H: worsf and Harding was faced wi+h many serious problems. Yel in ihaf year began a remarkable period of growfh and achievement ouf of'which developed flue school we know foday.

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PATTIE COBB GODDEN HALL.

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EMENS DORMHORES INHRMARY SCENCE ANNEX