January 24, 2007

Ouachita Baptist College (now Ouachita Baptist University), a private liberal arts college located in Arkadelphia (Clark County) and named after the Quachita River that borders the campus on the south, opened its doors in 1886 with 235 students. The campus, which occupies the former site of the Arkansas School for the Deaf, was first included in the budget of the Arkansas Baptist State Convention in 1925, about the same time this photo was taken of the science building. Over the years, the school has grown and in 2006 had a student body of about 1,500.