The log cabin Democrat., 1922-02-06
BOARD FINDS NO
 PLAN FOR SCHOOL
HOLDS LENGTHY SESSION
Local Colleges Offer Little Hope fol Admission of High School Pupils
 to be Turned Out.

After about two hours of consider ation of the school problem, the school board this afternoon at 3:3O had reached no definite decision ex- cept that its members are unanimous m their decision to suspend the schools on next Friday unless some manner IS devised for their operation during the next Is months. The board does not wish to accept any temporary expedient, winch will only result in another such crisis as the city now faces, but wants to make sure now of opera a.;on for the re- mainder of the present and all of the next term.
 An official statement ot the boards position is being prepared and will be given publication tomorrow. All ot the members declared their readiness to cooperate in putting through any plan which will provide more than temporary relief, and will welcome suggestions from any quarter. Pres ent at the meeting, which is being held in Dr. l. N. McCoilums offce, are Mrs. S. G. Smith, w. A. Gibbon, Howard Terry, William R. James, E. II. Allison, R. E. Womack and Dr. McCollum.
 With references to the seriousness of the school situation in nearly all the pulpits of Conway yesterday, the subject continues one of paramount interest throughout the city, The Log Cabin Democrat is in receipt of num- erous communications on the question, some of which are printed today, and others carried over for lack of space This paper is glad to open its columns to free and frank discussion of the situation by all who care to write, but space is limited and correspondents are requested to condense their con- munlcations as much as possible to express their ideas.
 Little hope of local educational ad- vantages for the high school pupils IS held out by the presidents of the three colleges here, Hendrix, Central and the State Normal. Speaking for the Normal today, Pres. B. w. Tor reyson said that institution could not possibly admit the students who will be thrown out of high school. "Our institution already has practically as many students as it's teaching force will justify and has no funds with which to employ additional teachers. We have on file applications for about 1oO new students from other counties who will enter at the spring term and when these arrive We will have the full capacity of our present faculty.
 Tn addition to this," MT. Torreyson continued, ''the school was established and is conducted as place to train teachers of the state, and it of course cannot be used as high school for Conway. Even if the high school stu dents here all desired to train them selves for the teaching profession, they could not be admitted, because the legislature fixes the quota of students for each county. The Faulkner coun- ty quota is already more than taken up and students desiring to enter from other counties would be crowded out if We should accept large ad ditional number from this county"
 Pres. Doak S. Campbell of Central College said that institution could ac- cept a limited number of girls who have completed the work of the eighth grade. We very much prefer, how ever, Whatever temporary advantage 1t might be to the college" he said, that some plan be devised to keep the public school going and Central College is willing to do anything in its power to bring about that end. It will be the worst calamity that has ever befallen Conway and will iniure Central along with all the business and educational institutions for the public school to close" MT. Campbell said the cost of literary tuition in the academy grades is $10O per session, or $50 for the remaining semester. which opens tomorrow. Classes at Gen. tral are limited to 30, he said.
 Dr. J. H. Reynolds of Hendrix Col tege, in a communication published elsewhere today, explains that Hen drix is already full practically to ca paclty and can offer little relief to the high school students and none of course to those in the lower grades.
 The present high school enrolment IS about 250, of which about 40 were
 planning to graduate next June.
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