The log cabin Democrat., 1922-03-10
PLAN 10 SEPARATE:
 COLLEGE, ACADEMY CONSIDERED AT HENDRIX
Propose to Trustees that Separatt Academy be Pounded or Dropped
 at College

Under plans which will be submit ted to the trustees of Hendrix College at their annual meeting here on March 28, the academy would be l abolished or separated from the col lege and removed from the campus to another site in Conway. Dr. John Hugh Reynolds, after considering. the status of the academy and consulta- tlon with various educators and cit- zens interested in education, has come to the conclusion that one or the other of the suggestions ought to be adopt ed Tn order to maintain Hendrix's standing as college of the first class. Other advantages would also materialize from the change. pr. Reynolds said.
 The entire proposal will be shaped up so that the trustees ma ytake def- mite action at their one-day meeting, and the plan adopted by them put into effect without delay. Options have been taken on several sites in Conway for the convenience of the in stitution should the trustees decide to found a separate academy, which now seems likely. Dr. Reynolds stated that in the event this course is ap- proved, temporary buildings would be erected and the academy made ready for work by the time of opening in September.
 Several advantages would accrue immediately to the college. About 50 students of academic standing would thus be removed from the campus and their places in class rooms and dormi- tories made available to as many col legiate students. By separating the two classes of students, the college would also be better able to handle matters of discipline, while the aca- demic students separated from others of higher rank would be given the benefit of discipline better suited to their needs. It would be the intention of those in charge of the academy, Dr. Reynolds said, to establish and not the strongest secondary insttu- tions in Arkansas.
 Another factor which has weight at the college is the increasingly strong insistence of educational boards, commissions and the larger universities that college and acade- my be kept separated. Recognition is more readily granted to colleges which are operated independently of academies, an dthere is a possibility that a part of the high prestige won by Hendrix will be lost should the academy be retained as an integral part of the institution. All factors considered, Dr. Reynolds is certain that both collegiate and academic stu dents would be greatly benefited by the separation.
 Valley Springs in Boone county near the Newton county line has been selected by the North Arkansas con ference commission, of which Dr. Reynolds and Prof. M. J. Russell are members, as the site of the proposed coolege or institute to reach the young men and young women ot north Arkansas, Valley Springs made an ooffer of $18,O0O, pretentious sum for town of its size, for the location of the school there. This offer, to- gether with other advantages appar- ent when the location was insected by the committee, influenced it favor ably. The conference will add to the amount given by Valley Springs.
 It is the purpose of the conference to establish an institution which will give students of that section a start toward classical education and will also offer strong courses in agricul- ture and other industries on smaller scale. Valley Springs was considered an ideal location for school ot thls kind, being in the center of the ter ritory whose population it is hoped to reach.
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