Editing Mountain Home, Arkansas (section)

===Post Civil War through the 1920s===

In 1893, the Mountain Home Baptist college, known as "The Gem of the Ozarks", opened. It operated for 40 years, offering education in French, Greek, Shorthand and typing as well as teacher training. Most of the money required to open it was raised locally. It closed occasionally due to lack of funds. In 1901, it became part of the [[Ouachita Baptist University]] system. In 1916 it became the flagship of the schools operated in Arkansas by the [[Southern Baptist Convention]]. By 1927 there were 265 students and a 7000 volume library. In 1927, funding was withdrawn to support a more centralized school in Conway and by 1933, the school was closed. The library was donated to the local public library and public schools and the dormitories became housing for the Dam builders.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://encyclopediaofarkansas.net/entries/mountain-home-baptist-college-3581/|title=Encyclopedia of Arkansas}}</ref> In 1901, the Baxter Bulletin was established and continues to operate today.