The log cabin Democrat., 1921-12-15
CENTRAL 10 GAIN
 BY NEW POLICIES
CAMPBELL SHOWS HOW
Junior College to Broaden Field of Local SchoOl-TO Show Merits
 of New Arrangement.

Editors Note:-In order that the patrons and friends of Central Col lege may fully comprehend the ad- vantages accruing to the college un- der the new arrangement affecting Baptist educational institutions in Arkansas, adopted at the Pine Bluff convention, Pres. Doak s. Campbell of the college has prepared series of statements in which the new policy will be presented in detail. The first of the series is herewith published)
 The students, alumnae and friends of Central College will no doubt be glad to learn some of the particulars of the recent movement in the Arkan- sas Baptist state convention, causing Central College, for time, to confine it's work to the field of junior col lege. In a series of articles appear ing in our local papers, we are glad to give this information, and hope that those interested will fully ac- quaint themselves with the signifi- canoe of this forward movement.
 In the first place it will help us to an unprejudiced view of the subject if we will get the idea that there is vast deal of difference between the junior college and the second rate institution. In every instance the adopting of the junior college plan has meant the enlargement and en- richment of the Institution. It re- moves a great many limitations from an institution and extends the scope of it's work. And what is more im- portant to have it's work fully rec ognized and accredited throughout the length and breadth of the nation. The question with an educational in- stltution is not how much, but how well. That institution which places the more emphasis upon quality will have little to fear as to the scope of its influence and patronage. The thing most needed in the educational work is what might be termed an educational legal tender" In other words, recognized standards for the interchange of college credits. Edu- cators are endeavoring most seri- ously so to grade and evaluate the work done by colleges, that the term "college graduate" will be made to mean some very definite things; whereas, at present, it is more or less hay and uncertain.
 
 in Arkansas demand that several of the privately supported institutions take immediate steps toward stand This means that the in- stitutions without large endowments should for the time confine their ac- .ivities to the junior college field and | lave their work fully standardized.
 Colleges without large endowments, $500,000 or more, cannot have our full years recognized, and hence lave their work more or less discred- ted even though it may be of the Tery highest type. At present, en- lowments in Arkansas except in one IT two cases are so small as to be al most negligible.
 In addition to this, the educational 'esources in Arkansas are not suf- icient for the maintenance of all our olleges on the four-yea plan. We lave, at present, eight privately sup ported institutions or church schools to do four years of col ege work, and in addition to these ve have our State Normal School and he state university. The average number of college students in these tight privately supported institutions S 101. This does not compare at all avorably with the average of 376 or the United States at large, and We are led to the conclusion that at east for the present, Arkansas is 'ver supplied with colleges and un- Ter supplied with high schools.
 In view of these conditions we feel hat the institution which honestly accepts it's part in the educational world and does fully standardized md recognized work so far as it goes, s by far the better, both to itself md to it's students. The public will lave confidence in such an institution because it is operating upon a sound oasis which will inspire confidence.