▁by ▁the ▁local ▁Chamber ▁of ▁Com merce ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 0 ▁was ▁given ▁a ▁new ▁Cad illa c ▁by ▁ 4 0 ▁grateful ▁business men . ▁ ▁Among ▁Roberts ' s ▁innov ations ▁was ▁the ▁establishment ▁of ▁the ▁trim ester ▁system ▁which ▁made ▁year - round ▁use ▁of ▁the ▁facility ▁and ▁allowed ▁students ▁to ▁reduce ▁the ▁time ▁needed ▁to ▁obtain ▁a ▁degree . ▁He ▁lower ed ▁ad mission ▁requirements ▁and ▁Par s ons ▁became ▁known ▁as ▁a ▁school ▁that ▁gave ▁students ▁a ▁second ▁chance . ▁He ▁increased ▁the ▁student - te acher ▁ratio , ▁stream lined ▁the ▁academic ▁curr icul um , ▁and ▁established ▁rec ruit ers ▁around ▁the ▁country . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 1 ▁the ▁football ▁team ▁played ▁N ortheast ▁Missouri ▁State ▁Te ach ers ▁College ▁in ▁the ▁Min eral ▁Water ▁Bowl , ▁losing ▁ 2 2 - 8 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 2 ▁six ▁profess ors ▁file d ▁a ▁formal ▁compla int ▁against ▁the ▁college . ▁The ▁North ▁Central ▁Association ▁( N CA ) ▁conducted ▁an ▁investigation ▁and ▁put ▁the ▁college ▁on ▁prob ation ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 3 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 4 ▁student ▁en roll ment ▁reached ▁ 2 , 5 0 0 , ▁the ▁prob ation ▁was ▁lifted ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 5 , ▁and ▁en roll ment ▁reached ▁ 5 , 0 0 0 ▁students ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 6 . ▁Roberts ▁reported ly ▁ra ided ▁other ▁camp uses ▁for ▁" strong ▁fac ulty