Harding College - Petit Jean Yearbook (Searcy, AR)

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AHIM- VIEW 0f the Harding Campus shows the many advances thm hove loken pkme during the pas! several years Under consnucrion m a new dorrmfory Whlch wall house rwo hundred girls. PROVIDING Facilities for msrrurnenml and vocal developmenr, the Music Ewldmg contains rooms for mduwduul prucnce and for group instruction NAMED for The lure Dean of Women Emerlms, thcur'r Hull is bth on the suuie plcm 77 u pan of rooms wnh u Connechng bmh. . 11

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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

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HALF of Harding's men sludems live in Armstrong Hall. Burl? in l953, Ehe dormx'r lory houses academy and college students. MODERN in construction and furnishings, ?he newest addition to Harding's campus will be ready to be occupied by two hundred girls in Septemberh I PERSPECTIVE IN STANDARDS Academic offerings stress broad general background As Harding has ngm physically and numerically. her loaders have endeavored to de- velop high standards of quality in all aspects of campus life. Academic standards are of basic importance. Each student at Harding is given the opportunity to enroll in a carefully planned Core of general education courses. designed to give him general knowledge and appreciation. He may Choose his major from among twenty-twu areas, and he is counseled by a prufessur in the major field select- ed. In addition to the general education and ma- jor programs, certain accelerated and special courses are offered to moot individual needs. Although the academic work is the basic part of the college prograrm various activities af- ford students opportunity for developing their own social1 cultural. professional. and spiritual values. Many departnmnlal and special interest clubs supplement and viLalize classroom activi- ties. The Student ASSHCthiUH affords opportuni- ties for leadership devolupmr-nt. The A Cappclla Chum; one nf several music organizations, has gained national recognitiun for its outstanding performances. Dramatics. debating, and student publications have also reached a high level of excellence. STOREHOUSE of wrmen knowledgeh Beaumont Memorial library contains information dealing wnth aspects of the whole realm of learning.