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Revision as of 09:56, 9 June 2010

Hendrix College is a private, four-year liberal arts college located in Conway, Arkansas. Hendrix offers thirty-one undergraduate majors, more than thirty minors, and a master's degree in accounting. The current core curriculum, called the Hendrix Odyssey Program, is founded on experiential learning.

Degree programs and academics

Hendrix Natural Sciences

Hendrix Humanities

Hendrix Social Sciences

Hendrix Interdisciplinary Programs

Pre-Professional Programs:

Other Minor Degree Programs:

Master's Degree Programs:

Athletics

Hendrix College is a member of the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference.

School History

Hendrix was established on October 30, 1876, as Central Institute in Altus, Arkansas, at a place marking the highest point between the cities of Little Rock and Fort Smith. The founder of Central Institute was the Reverend Isham L. Burrow. In 1881 the name of the school was changed to Central Collegiate Institute. It became an affiliate of the Southern Methodist Church in Arkansas in 1884. In June 1889 the school's name changed again, to Hendrix College, in honor of Bishop Eugene R. Hendrix.

The school struggled at Altus, largely over differences of opinion in the running of the school. Moving Hendrix elsewhere was first discussed by delegates to the Arkansas Methodist Conference of November 20-25, 1889, in Conway. At this time local Conway minister E. A. Tabor began encouraging the delegates to consider his town as the new home for the school. At a trustees meeting in March 1890 three finalists were considered: Arkadelphia, Conway, and Searcy. On the fifty-first ballot Conway was selected. The trustees were swayed by an offer of $10,000 from local resident Captain W. W. Martin, and $62,000 pledged by other local citizens.

For the convenience of students the thirty-six acre campus was located about seven blocks north of the railroad station. The land, on the highest ridge in town, came from a deed by J. E. Martin. Fifty-one more acres was added by purchase from J. M. Allinder on April 16, 1890. College classes began as scheduled in three brick buildings in September 1890. Students lived in six wood-framed cottages on the east side of campus. Tabor Hall was named for E. A. Tabor and held a kitchen, dining hall, and classrooms. The two other buildings, North Dormitory and South Dormitory, served as residences. An original President's Home was also hastily constructed. All three were built by architect George W. Donaghey. Some of the rose-colored brick came from local brick mason J. W. Firestone. Other brick came from Henry Stapleton.

There were approximately 162 students in the first enrolled Hendrix freshman class in Conway. Local Sunday church attendance was expected, and each day during the week the faculty members led mandatory chapel services. On so-called "declamation days" students recited memorized pieces. Fresh clothes were supplied by local Chinese laundryman [[Lee Moy].

In 1891 the Main Hendrix Administration Building was finished near the south edge of campus. The three-story building had a clock tower and a basement. The first floor of the building contained the president's office, a study hall, science classrooms and laboratories, and history classrooms. The second floor held the library and more classrooms. The third floor was occupied by the Harlan Literary Society, the Franklin Literary Society, a chapel, and the local YMCA Hall. A gymnasium was organized in the basement, complete with hot and cold running showers. The gymnasium was furnished with dumbbells, Indian clubs, parallel bars, and horizontal barrs. Here students were drilled in calisthenics and "systematic" gymnastics. A stage was added to the chapel in 1907. The tower burned twice in the 1920s.

Around 1895 Colonel Charles F. Martin was hired as the schools first athletic director. Martin organized the Cadet Corps and a tennis club.

In 1903 a preparatory program first started in Altus was restarted as the Hendrix Academy. The school graduated its first Rhodes Scholar in 1910.

Enrollment figures

Presidents

President of Central Institute:

Presidents of Hendrix College:

Campus buildings

  • Admininstration
  • Art Complex
  • Acxiom Hall
  • Olin C. Bailey Library
  • Brown House and Stella House
  • Buhler Hall
  • Couch Hall
  • Eco-House
  • Ellis Hall
  • Fausett Hall
  • Front Street Apartments
  • Galloway Hall
  • Greene Chapel
  • Hardin Hall
  • Hendrix Corner Apartments
  • Hulen Hall
  • Huntington Apartments
  • Information Technology
  • Language House
  • Mabee Center
  • Martin Hall
  • Morgan Center/John Hugh Reynolds
  • Mills Center
  • Bertie Wilson Murphy Building
  • Physical Plant
  • President's House
  • Public Safety
  • The Quad
  • Raney Building
  • Raney Hall
  • Donald W. Reynolds Center for Life Sciences
  • Staples Auditorium
  • Student Life and Technology Center
  • Trieschmann Building
  • Veasey Hall
  • Village Apartments
  • Wellness and Athletics Center

Notable former students or graduates

References

  • Myrtle E. Charles, "Early Days at Hendrix College, 1887-1910," Faulkner Facts and Fiddlings, 2.4 (October 1960): 5-24.

External links

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