Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1946-08-09

Intellectual Starvation that VIII
be what | mean.
First, / call your attention to
the fact that a change is needed
| in the Administration or Presl-
dency of the College and call
upon you to investigate every
thing | am writing to you about,
and make known to the Public
whether it is True or False. II
these Charges are true do like the
Elk Governor did when President
Coggs was head of the Reform
School at Pine Bluff, Viz; Send
committee over after dark and
tell him president Coggs) you
are fired" Secondly Investigate
why the graduates are Pen
allied" so heavily when they
leave Ark. Baptist College to
enter other schools.
1t is reported and investigated
and passed on that certain people
through the years have graduated
from High School and College
by spending one or two years
Coming in and off the Campus,
and not spending the acquired
time as others.
1t is said that at present there
are a number of students who
were 10th grade last June when
the College closed, and upon
their return this year they are
18th grade.
These among others are Rev.
T. S. Jackson, a member of the
Board of Trustees and Pastor at
Warren and Fordyee, Rev. F. R.
Williams of Hope, who is Presi-
dent of a Sunday School Congress
and is Pastor, Rev, c. S. Scott,
Rev. G. w. Sangster, Pastor of
First Baptist Church in North
Little Rock, Mrs. Mockely and
a Mrs. or Miss Ada Greene. The
report has it that the Presidents
Neice Miss Irene CobbS (Who
knows more than her Uncle Tan
dy and who is actually the Pres
ident and DEAN was advised to
work cut a course unknown to
all other members of the Faculty
and that this course costs from
10 to rs dollars that would make
it possible for these five ministers
and others to skip" the Junior
year and graduate SO they can
help to mold sentiment and keep
continued Confusion" in the
Baptist Family of Arkansas. Miss
Cobbs is major in English.
Every member of the Faculty
should be called and see how did
she manage to invade the Field
of Science and Mathematics and
other important subjects without
consulting each Chairman of such
Departments. What about the
questions in Latin, Philosophy
! and everything else but English?
Are we permitting or sacrificing
Scholarship for friendship, fell
lowShip or building up a politi-
Cal machine to perpetuate one
man IN office as President Of a
College that has maintained such
a fine record before he went there
and has given to the word some
OF our foremost Leaders? These
are all compound questions but
i, 1t will pay to investigate the
game, and place the blame or the
Board of Trustees will have to
meet this at Phillipii. Sure, as
/ long as students can skip from
one grade over another, grad
yates will be penalized.
1t should also be investigated
II President Coggs called a meet
ing on the Campus or he had one
OF the Prominent Members Of the
Faculty to call Ministers in the
College and from Little Rock
t and Vicinity to build up "Coggs
PARTY and when the Brethren
Came, the President arose and
laid down his platform and aims,
one Of the prominent Members
OF the Faculty arose and asked
to be excused and stated he did
not know this was the aim of
the meeting, ! will be glad to
supply you with the Name of
TINS Member of the Faculty whom
believe was innocent of any
harm or injury to any one. Better
look into this.
! am also wondering If there
is a "Slueth Department" at the
Ark. Baptist College and what
degrees are granted from this
Department?
For instance recently, the re-
port has it that the President
J sent Scion Anthony a fine young