Lambuth College - Lantern Yearbook (Jackson, TN)

The Growth Of A College (Continued) interviewed faculty members, board members, and students of its own se- lection. Finally, at a meeting at 450 Roland this committee announced that it was impressed with what it had seen. In fact, one committee member stated, " Such progress has been made that you ought to be shouting and singing. " Lambuth College was accre- dited a year sooner than expected. Once, Dr. Gobbel ' s efforts to gel money for Lambuth quite literally sent him " to the dogs. " When asked about this accusation Dr. Gobbel re- plied, " I went to the dogs with the Reverend F.A. Flatt. " The Reverend Flatt had heard that Mr. Carl Duffield, a wealthy Texan, planned to enter his dogs in the field trials at Ames Planta- tion. Since gentlemen are naturally in- terested in the hunt, the Reverend Flatt and Dr. Gobbel decided to join the chase. They went to the field trial, rented horses and rode just as close as possible to Mr. Duffield. Dr. Gobbel and Mr. Duffield became friends. Vis- its and dinner engagements were ex- changed. Mr. Duffield was driven by Lambuth College and was shown the plans to increase the seating capacity of the M emorial Chapel. Mr. Duffield