Southern Arkansas University (SAU) is a comprehensive regional public university located in Magnolia, Arkansas. This work tells the story of SAU, beginning with its origin as a residential agricultural high school, the Third District Agricultural School (TDAS), established in 1909. The Farmers Educational and Cooperative Union lobbied across the country for such schools, a progressive educational reform endorsed by President Theodore Roosevelt. After Governor George W. Donaghey and the Arkan...