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So happy am I to have come to ies Etats Unis. I so looked forwa rd to seeing the College which haq adop ted for its tradition the sad story of my so tragic ancestor. In the classes, I have been richly rewarded by having so many, many friend s from allies Etats. And it goes even farther, to tire cousins of Canada and the ancient civil iza tions of India and China. Trul y, I have come to realize that the deepest appreciation of Life comes from knowing people of all types, nationalities and religions. Guard well these precious friendships, I beg you . •

The Class Sponsors Dr.

JOE PRYOR,

Freshmen

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JACK WOOD SEARS,

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President .................................................. ............ B UD GRADY Vice-president ............................................ NORMAN H UG HES Secretary-treasurer .................... .......... MARGARET PHILLIPS

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FRESHMEN

IT SEEMS that the first week you spend as a Freshman on a college campus is the most terrible and yet the most wonderful experience which one must undergo in becoming an educated being. But we really wouldn't know about that for now we're veterans, you see! Of course we realize that we spent some of those first few days buying chapel seats, getting lost, confusing names and writing home at least twice a day-and we'll admit too that we were here a month or so before we really got organized-but we've lived through all that and pledging too and are about ready to accept the responsibility of being sophomores. We realize some things now that perhaps we hadn't thought too much about before coming to Harding ... the world does not revolve entirely around us ... our parents seem more like people ... friends are pretty wonderful things to have ... and God is real at Harding College.

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FRESHMEN

KENNETH WONG ACH UCK, FERN ADAMS JERRY ADAMS, JUNE ELLA ADAMS ROBERT ADAMS, RAY ALLBRITTON

JOE AUSTIN, MARY BETH BAXTER, BILLIE BEADLES, SHIRLEY BIRDSALL,

PHILIP BRADFORD, ANN BROADFOOT MARGARET BRYANT, SUE BUNT LEY, BILLIE BETH BURGESS, LLOYD BUSH, NORMAN CHANEY, MARY HELEN CLAYTON ROBERT COBURN, WILLIAM COLLINS, CHARLA CRANFORD, BONNIE CROPPER, SYBIL C URRY, WALTER DALE

JnDfY DALEY, THURLEY D'ANGELILLO, JEAN NE DARLING, RUBY LEE ELLIS, BON~IE FEARS, BILLY FORD

BOB FUTRELL, MERLE GARRETT, LUTHER ROLAND GATHRIGHT, JAMES GEER, ROBERT GORTON,

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GRADY

JA:\I ES GRADY, BERNADINE HAGAN, LEONARD HALL, PEGGY HAM, VIRGINIA HANNA, OLAN HANES

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TH ELMA HARMON, BILLY MACK HARRIS CHARLES HARRISO N, J ULIA ANNE HAWKI NS CLIfFORD HAZELBAKER, ERCELL HIGGA NBOTHAM

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JOH" H'I.LlS MARY KELL HOGG BESSY HOLLAXO

ELIZABETH HOLT FRANCES INGALLS FA YE JACKSON LOVERA JACKSO~

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LESTER KEIRN TALMADGE DEWITT KIIHNL THURSTON KIMBRELL

CLASS OF '54

JAMES ROBERT K,NG JOYCE LANGDON PAUL LAVENDER

COLETTA LEMMONS

JORENE LEMMONS

JOANE L,LLY LLEWELLYN LOE

SARAH LONGLEY

WILTON LUMAN

MARGARET JOA NNE LYDIC SUE MCCALEB

THOMAS

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