The log cabin Democrat., 1915-03-30
HENDRIX IN HIS
 PUBLIC RELATION DISCUSSED BY PRESIDENT DR. REYNOLDS DECLARES COL LEGE IS NOT A SECTARIAN
 INSTITUTION


 institution, sustaining vital relations to the public, was the declaration
 made by it's president, pr. J. H. Reynolds, in his annual report to the board of trustees.
 State schools make much of their
 public relations and duties and refer to institutions like Hendrix as pri- vate," said pr. Reynolds. "To this view many of our own people have yielded assent. But it is without foundation. Both the state school and the college like Hendrix are en- gagged in educating the people, the difference in support being that in
 one case the money is drawn from compulsory taxation, whereas in the other case it comes from voluntary contributions. The wealth invested in Hendrix College is in no sense
 private, it is not the property of the board nor of the professors, nor can lit be appropriated for any or all of them for private uses. On the con- trary, 1t is dedicated to the cause of education for all time to come and be- longs to this unborn generations. In the highest sense Hendrix is a public institution and sustains vital rela- tions to the public Neither does the church school exist to serve merely sectarian purposes. Whenever that time comes it's day of usefulness Is gone. Only Catholic schools in this country are sectarian. Like the church supporting it the college ex- ists to serve the public. The record of the church college in turning out great lawyers, doctors, teachers statesmen and jurists as well as great preachers is a distinguished one, challenging in this form of service that record of even the state schools. Among the Hendrix graduates 45 are teachers, 26 are preachers, 25 are lawyers, 19 are business men, three are doctors and four are bankers.
 Our faculty is a unit in the view that Hendrix is a public institution and they have been discussing how the college may discharge more com- petently duty to the public. The
 faculty is of the opinion that as soon as finances vii justify it Hendrix ought to develop strong departments of education, social, science and re- ligious education that she may turn out great teachers, statesmen and re-
 ligious leaders. The faculty is also of opinion that the president and fac
 ulty ought to go before the public as much as possible. Since my connec-
 tion with the college I have taken the view, that Hendrix as one of the lead I ing institutions of the state, had an | important part of the work of educat l ing the state, that there are two Hen- drix Colleges-one on the campus consisting of buildings, euipments, students and professors and one on
 the outside, the Hendrix in the minds
 and hearts of the people of Arkan- sas; that the one on the campus would never be any bigger or greater than the one in the prayers, in the hearts and the minds of the people; that as we develop a greater spiritual Hendrix in the ideals of the people on the outside the cue on the campus will be greater. For that reason l have felt that an important part of my work lay in the development of this larger Hendrix on the outside. In this work the Hendrix board can play a large part through public ad- dresses and private conversation. In large sense Hendrix must educate largely the whole church and the whole state. Last year l travelled 12,00O miles, much of it in visiting churches and schools. This year since September I have spent three-fourths of my Sundays in pulpits and have addresses over 2,500 high school stu dents
 It was on Dr. Reynolds recommen- dation that the board of trustees con- ferred the name Martin Hall upon the present main bWilding of the col lege. On this point pr. Reynolds said in his report:
 "The memory of Captain Martin will doubtless always be cherished by Hendrix. Certainly it should ever be kept green. All agree that there should be some memorial on the cam pus in his honor. The plan for Mar tin memorial dormitory on file here is evidence of the interest of this board in the matter It is the latter fact especially that causes me to hes itate to ask you to consider another course, namely, to remove the name Hendrix College on the front of this building and substitute therefor Mar tin hall. But strong reasons urge such a course. Hendrix College is