Harding College - Petit Jean Yearbook (Searcy, AR)

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. yhu'j 4, COLOR PHOTO BY Wm. WALKER STUDIO. SEARCY, ARKANSAS

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1 . The coHege in perspeche Perspective, outwardly evidenced on cam- pus by the heightening, massiVe columns of the Administration Building, is also apparent in the generally vigorous atmosphere surrounding cam- pus activity. Harding College, an institution of purposea seeks to develop in individuals a sense of direction. Since rigid patterns do not permit growth, a student is led to realize that he usually experiences a readjustment in thinking, which brings forth new levels of understanding. The educational process at Harding is strengthened by the emphasis on spiritual values, the aim be- ing to show that Jesus Christ is the son of God and that his life and teachings bear directly on our lives today. New knowledge and different approaches characterize the students gradual change in perspective.

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PERSPECTIVE IN GROWTH Building program shows the wa: growth of educational plant .-4 human 1-. $65.! During the last twenty years the physical plant of Harding College has hoen greatly ex- panded. As the result of a successful campaign launched in 1048, many modern educational buildings have boon mnslmrtod. Rapidly succeed- ing each other wore Armslmng Hall H.949L Beaumont Memorial Lihrmy MWSOL Cathcart Hall and the Student. Conlor HQJSIL the Admin- istration Building and the Music. Building t1952t. the American Studios Building. Echo Haven. and Sewcll Hall HQSSL Graduate Hall t1956t. and Marrivd Sllldplllhf Apartments and Alumni Field HQSSW. A rlassruum building -- tho BibIP Building h is living used for the first time this year. and a now girls' dormitory, under construction now. is schmhllctl to he completed for use next Seplemhor. Plans fur a new science building are being fnr'nmlatorl. Growth in pllySivul farilitios is indicative of a school which is growing in nlher areas also. Hardingas enrollmvnt rvm-Imd 2m allttimo high this falt with 1065 mlh-gv Sllltlvl'ttst The faculty now numbers apprnxinmtnly svvonty. ahnut one- third of whom hnhl a durlm'ntv. WALKING in the invigorating freshness offer a shower, couples find rehet from the hours they have spent together studying m the library, STANDING serenely In the mrddle of campus, the fountain in the My pool reflects moonlight us if M were sptHing molten metal. CARVED tn bold relief on the new Bible Euining is a statement of the sweeping purpose which serves as a reminder of the reason Harding came into existence. 10