Re:June 14, 2001 issue of the Baptist Message and the fine
article about Louisiana College.
Re:June 14, 2001 issue of the Baptist Message and the fine
article about Louisiana College.
My appreciation of the leadership of Dr. Rory Lee to Louisiana
College grows with each passing year. It is clear that he is being a good conductor
and engineer of the LC railroad as it runs on both rails and seems to be building
up steam each new year. His statement that “the bottom line has to do with
only one thing – being a student college,” certainly focuses on the
right target. To help students to grow both intellectually and spiritually is
a worthy goal of a Christian college.
He establishes a worthy goal for an enrollment of 1,500 students.
It is good that we have a leader at Louisiana College who genuinely realizes
that the college exists for the good of students and turns the focus in that
direction. It will not be easy to reach 1,500 students. A factor that has entered
the picture just recently is the growth of a four-year public university in
central Louisiana. This means that to reach this total, Louisiana Baptists will
need to make Louisiana College known throughout the state to our finest Baptist
youth.
Rory Lee let it be known when he became president of Louisiana
College that he stood in the mainstream of Baptist life and work. He has given
us evidence that this is true. We have seen that he is not afraid for Louisiana
College to be identified with Louisiana Baptists and Southern Baptists. We need
to show him that we support the college as he provides strong mainstream Baptist
leadership to our college.
Carlton Vance
Pineville