Harding College - Petit Jean Yearbook (Searcy, AR)

Page 10 text:

INSTILLING the desire to think, Dr. Aneberry motivates his students toward greater creativity by fulfilling their needs as inquisitive young people. ENJOYING each other at home Dr. Aneberry, his wife Ruth, and children Jim and Jan exemplify the ideal Christian family. 6 onot is given wlzete leans: L's baa -- 7964 pearl, can is bebicaeeb 150 :2. games A. QaeAew, When we arrived on the Harding campus as freshmen in the fall of 1960., he had just returned from a two-year leave of absence completing requirements for the PhD. de- gree. Because of the high esteem in which he was held by upperclassmen, we looked forward to being in one of his composition classes. Many of us developed a deeper apprecia- tion of literature in his sophomore humanities class and were amazed at the breadth and depth of his knowledge. Many of us also had our faith deepened through his Bible class on Sunday morning. Many of us have profited from his wise counsel and have been encouraged by his friendly smile. To a man who has given a decade of dedicated service at Harding College and has encouraged us to achieve ex- cellence in all our undertakings we, the senior class, respect- fully dedicate the 1964 PETIT JEAN - to Dr. James L. Atteberry, Jr.

Page 9 text:

Page 11 text:

WHOLESOME exercise and relaxation aid in mak- ing Dr. Atteberry a more challenging personality. James L. Atteberry, Jr., was born in Rogersville. Missouri, September 30, 1923. His college education began when he enrolled in Abilene Christian College in 1941 but was interrupted by a term in the U. S. Air Force. He completed the BA. degree with a major in English at A.C.C. in 1946 and immediately enrolled in the Univer- sity of Texas for graduate study, completing the MA. degree in 1948. He served as Assistant Professor of English at the Colorado School of Mines from 1948 to 1953 when he joined the faculty at Harding. He returned to the University of Texas in 1958 to work toward the doctorate holding first a Danforth Faculty Fellowship and then a Southern Fellow- ship. Dr. Atteberry received the Ph.D. degree in June, 1961, with a major in English Renaissance Literature and a minor in philosophy. He returned to Harding in the fall of 1960 and was promoted to chairman of the Department of English in 1963. Dr. Atteberry married his undergraduate sweetheart, Ruth Drum 0f Forth Worth, Texas, in 1943. The Atteberrys have two children who attend the Harding Academy. With the assistance of his wife and children, Dr. Atteberry con- structed their lovely brick house. Learned societies in which Dr. Atteberry holds member- ship are the Modern Language Association, National Council of Teachers of English and Arkansas Council of Teachers of English. Dr. Atteberry serves on several college committees and as a deacon in the college church.