Harding College - Petit Jean Yearbook (Searcy, AR)

Page 8 text:

THERE WERE MEN OF GOD AS THE wheels of +ime were +urning Hue 20+h ceni'ury info view. four men. pioneers in +heir field. were fosi'ering an idea designed and desi'ined fo combine and co- ordinai'e religion and educai'ion. J. A. Harding, David Lipscomb. J. N. Armsirong. and B. F. Rhodes. Sr., believing fhoi +0 fear God and keep his commandmenfs-is +he whole duiy of man. envisioned colleges where +he word of God would be given firsf place in academic endeavor. A vision in5pired by BibIe i'ru'l'hs guided +hose men +hrough hours of darkness and +oii. wi+h a ray of hope and faii'h drawn ever from Him e+ernally Iighiing +he way. Confideni' 'l'haf +he fuiure of our coun+ry lay in iis

Page 7 text:

g; MINDS. MANY TALENTS ' IVITIES ................................................ 86 awn! Inieresk 88 blur Singing Groups 90 1' -'Drama+ic Organizafions ................................ 96 L iris' House Council ............................................ IOO ' Bison .....v.l0I Who Path Jean IOZ Wfif Jean Queen and AHendan+s,A,A......,...........,VIO4 7. OPLE WHO MADE THE YEAR ............. 122 iOur Leaders and Exemplar: ,,,,,, , ........................... 124 551$ and Mainfenancen...............A. WW, .,,...,A,,,I30 ' ' 153 A......ml69 WWI : -r'j VlEW OF HARDING ACADEMY ........ I90 I92 I93 I94 ...VH..A.202 .H.......203 ., A106 INING SCHOOL ................................ 203 .ARTMENT OF NATIONAL 1 TION 2l0 FRIENDS OF HARDING ARE sa'RTANT, TOO .......... , .................. 7 .......... 212 :aFPETIT JEAN DIRECTORY ...... , ............... 242

Page 9 text:

James A. Harding. born in Kon'rucky in IB48. was known as a great raligious dabafoc. avangelisi and oducafor. His courage. humilify and faiih in God made him H10 great man ihaf he was. David Lipscomb. born in IBJI. was reared on a farm in Tennessee. In addifion to his iniorosl in Chrisiian schools. he was a profound wriier. an ou+sfonding business man and a leader in his community because of his vision and unarring iudgmanf. John Nollan Armmong. born in Tennessee in 1870, devoiad more ihan foriy years +0 H19 work of osfeblishing Chrisiion education. Ha is remembered for his friendliness. devofion in God. unselfishness. and saif-sacrificing 40? his students and school. loninmin Franklin Rhodes was born in Iowa in IBM. He had a keen wii. and a cheerful ouflook on life. He loved young people. iook a grad inferosf in iheir acfiviiias. end was a na+ural fauchar whose firsf aim was io plaase God. o HAD AN INSPIRATION : and ihaHhe - Er . i'hey devofe Their Iabo :unno+ice- id soon men and women of kindred - e of youfh lay in Chrisi-ian educa- eir lives +0 ihai' worihy ideal. I ourage. and resourcefulness did next and -i+ions flocked io +heir cause. Those vines od' - bearing fruit T . ai- ihe mid poin'i of his ceni'ury. Harding . i a memorial noi' only +0 +heir vision bui' 1'0 +he , g d sacrifice by which +hey made ii a realii'y. iv -iri'l'. for which Harding has stood +hrough o 795 i and fo which she pledges +his I950 Pefi'l' Jean is us Q nce in fufurek: