Clark Benton (history and law), Kate Richards O'Hare, Bill Cunningham (journalism), John E. Kirkpatrick (author of the American College and Its Rulers, taught labor economics one term), Charlotte Koch (typing, executive secretary), Clay Fulks (law and agricultural problems), E.C. Wilson, Earl C. Hamilton (comparative religions), George Yeisley Rusk, and Lucien Koch. Alumni Gordon McIntire and Reuben Cole, two of the leaders of the Louisiana Farmers' Union. Agnes "Sis" Cunningham, co-founder of the Almanac Singers and The Weavers. Lee Hays, co-founder of the Almanac Singers, The Weavers, and Broadside Magazine. Kenneth Patchen, a well-known poet and artist. Orval Faubus, governor of Arkansas from 1955 to 1967. Notes See also Almanac Singers Congress of Industrial Organizations Folk High School N. F. S. Grundtvig Lee Hays Highlander Folk School Southern Appalachian Labor School (since 1977) The Weavers References Koch, Raymond & Charlotte. Educational Commune: The Story of Commonwealth College. NY: Schocken Books. 1972. Cobb, William H. Radical Education in the Rural South: Commonwealth College, 1922-1940. Detroit: Wayne State University Press, 2000. External links Article from The Encyclopedia of Arkansas History and Culture Arkansas Colleges that have Closed, Merged or Changed Their Names Link to Manuscript Collections at the University of Arkansas Link to Raymond & Charlotte Koch materials in the Reuther Library Defunct private universities and colleges in Arkansas Labor schools Educational institutions established in 1923 1923 establishments in Arkansas