Harding College - Petit Jean Yearbook (Searcy, AR)

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;-1 SCHLANDERS. Bad Row: tL +0 ' Mary Jo Ham. Juamfa WaHor, Nadean, Ted Nadeau. Front Dick Smirh, AlFred Fefrich WH- 7 Rogers. Mae While, Joy Smith. n-ing: Hugh Mingm. NOT PIC- ; RED: Leslie Burk; Nell Smlfiw, Rufh 1-t.uaob Hora John Hadley, He1en r , Y- '3va CLUB. Back Row: Joe G'iS' Tit Fai Leunq. Front Row: Shirfey - 9. Victor Brnoddus, Mae Brcad- NOT PICTURED: ng Tao Zea. - 1m Oldham, wum Ym, UPS of boy; gaMered in eaziH '5 rooms for brief devotional ' Inf H13 ard oi fine day. F. The AFRICA MISSION GROUP worked For Hue advancemen? of Chris! in +ha+ counfry. Many workers in Africa foday once mef wifh fhis group. The DEUTSCHLANDERS had as H; purpose +he furfhering of +he mission work in Germany. Their ac+ivi+ies included collecfing cloihes for dis- +ribution, s+udying reporfs +haf came back From our missionaries. and making +his information known. The CHINA CLUB was dedicafed +0 fhe pur- pose d faking +he gospel +0 Ctha. The cusioms of the people were sfudied with he hope +ha+ some of Hue group would be able fo go Fn+o +he work. 23

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In addifion +0 +he larger groups. +here were many smaller ones which helped +0 guide us along +he way. Each nigh'r in +he dormifories over 1110 campus. Ii++le groups of us mef for a few minufes of song. a shor? Bible reading. and a prayer. fhaf we mighi close +he day and 90 +0 our resf wi+l1 our minds cleansed of any biHerness or discouragemewf 1ha+ mighf have arisen during +he day. INTEREST IN MISSIONS THE WORLD WIDE MISSIONS CLUE was con- cerned wi+h H15: problems of foreign mission worl: in bo+h general and specific fields. 22 WORLD WJDE MISSIONS CLUB: Bei- 1y Roemer. Donaid Hall, Jackie Fllan, Keith Moumioy, Marilyn i-h'pMey Tom Marsholi, ChuHes Draper. Joe BeHL NOT WCTURED: Bob Andetson. Mary Jo Hare, Ru ! Maiors, Barf Shaw- meker, Hal Hougey. AI Wagnon. Jack Wood Sears. AFRICA MISSION GROUP. Top Row: Chariene Shock. James Shock. Mid- dle Raw: Louisa Shawmnker. Barf Shewmaker. BoHom Row: Lesfer Brif- ?SH. Ruby OHve McReynofds. NOT PICTURED: Bobby Mock. Maxine Mock. Joy BriireH, Rosalyn MHcHen, Ruth Merrill. VESPERS in Faith: Cobb-and similar scenes were halting phce In Easf Wing. Godden Hall. and Gray Gabbs.

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BROTHER BREWER addrused iha largesf crowd of the wool! on Thanksgiving morning. THANKSGIVING AN OUTSTANDING even+ of ihe year was +he Thanksgiving Lecfureship. This series oi lessons has been a pari of The Harding calendar of evenfs for iwenw-five years. To ifs plafforms have come some of Hue greatesf men in +he brotherhood, bringing inspiraiion and knowledge on many subiecis of interesi f0 Chrisfians. Since H: beginning ii has grown wi'rh each year +0 i+s presen? scope. H provides a good oppor+uni+y for 'lhe s+u- denfs. alumni. paren+s and faculfy +0 ge+ fogefher 24 LECTURES, 1949 on +he campus and enjoy +he lectures. along with 1he Thanksgiving dinner. club meefings. fhe faculiy- s+udenf baskefball game. and ofher special evenis which are a par? of The homecoming aciivifies. This year over five hundred visiiors from all park oi fhis counfry and from Canada came to pariah of flue icy cf +he occasion. The general +heme around which +he Iec+ures were buiH +his year was. Chrisiian Educafion in +he Local Church. The subied was seleded wifh +he