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in others during these war years. Faculties have been uprooted because of war
requirements, and buildings in some schools were turned over to the Federal
Government. Now they have been returned to the schools for regular students.
Reconditioning, even rebuilding, in a number of instances, is necessary. Trailers
and homettes have been called into use to meet the emergency. Endowment
income has shrunk from 25 to 50 percent varying with institutions because of
low interest rates. More than ball" our colleges were inadequately endowed
even before the decrease in interest rates. The Education Commission was not
planned to be a money-raising agency but it was designed to carry out the
fine purposes described in the previous sections of this report. The plan already
functioning as vigorously as our limited funds have permitted has resulted
in bringing the cause of Christian schools and colleges to the attention
of our actual and potential Baptist school clientele.
PEAK ENROLLMENT IN SEMINARIES AND TRAINING SCHOOL
All three seminaries and the Woman's Missionary Training School have
their largest enrollment in their history. There are 2320 students in these
four schools. Faculties have been increased in an effort to care adequately
for this large enrollment but extremely large classes have been assigned to
many professors. It has now reached the point beyond which it will not be
possible to take many more students unless larger lecture rooms can be provided
and more faculty members employed.
SENIOR COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES ARE CROWDED TO CAPACITY
Just as the crowded conditions have been cited in the seminaries it is just
as true of the senior colleges and universities. Four of the colleges and universities
in this group have above 1000 students. One in this list has above
3000. The five in order of enrollment follow: Baylor University, 3106; University
of Richmond, 1969; Simmons University, 1297; Furman University,
1169, and Wake Forest College, 110L Nine colleges and universities have
enrolled 500 to 859. They are as follows: Howard College, 859; Mercer University,
742; Oklahoma Baptist University, 714; Mississippi College, 679;
Meredith College, 613; Ouachita College, 587; Stetson University, 581; and
Howard-Payne College, 574. Only one four-year college has fewer than 200
students. Two four-year colleges have between 250 and 300. All others in
this group have between 306 and 500. Some of our most efficient colleges are
in this group. Their efficiency is based upon high scholarship in the faculty;
sufficient endowment to retain recognized scholars in the faculty; modern
equipment for instructional purposes; and adequate libraries. Some of the
best colleges in the United States have limited their enrollment because it is
now a well-known fact that education of the highest quality demands income
sufficient to provide the administration with funds to procure and maintain
the seven standards enumerated in this report.
JUNIOR COLLEGES AND ACADEMIES
Junior colleges and academies are not all crowded. Eight of the eighteen
junior colleges all have sufficient enrollment to insure good classes, good variety
of courses, a well-trained faculty, and efficient administration. The other ten
should have more students or greatly increased endowment or allocations from
state convention budgets to guarantee first class education. Junior college
presidents and faculties are to be highly commended for the good work they
are doing with the limited resources at their disposal.
The military academies have done splendid work not only during peace
time but during the war period. They have had the advantage of the other
academies because of their easily adjusted program to war time or peace time.
Total Enrollments in the Different Types of Schools
Seminaries ooo
W.M.U. Training School &A6
Senior Colleges and Universities 7?nn
Junior Colleges 7,700
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Total 35,691