▁under ▁the ▁leadership ▁of ▁Par s ons . ▁They ▁were ▁Le a ▁College ▁in ▁Albert ▁Le a , ▁Minn ., ▁John ▁J . ▁Pers hing ▁College ▁in ▁Be atrice , ▁Neb .; ▁Charles ▁City ▁College ▁in ▁Charles ▁City , ▁Iowa ; ▁College ▁of ▁Ar tes ia ▁in ▁Ar tes ia , ▁N . M .; ▁Hir am ▁Scott ▁College ▁in ▁Scot ts bl uff , ▁Neb .; ▁and ▁Mid western ▁College ▁in ▁Den ison , ▁Iowa . ▁However , ▁by ▁ 1 9 7 3 , ▁all ▁had ▁fallen ▁into ▁bank rupt cy . ▁In ▁August ▁ 1 9 7 4 , ▁the ▁campus ▁was ▁purchased ▁by ▁Mah ar ishi ▁International ▁University . ▁ ▁Notable ▁al umn i ▁ ▁William ▁E . ▁Andrew s , ▁U . S . ▁Congress man ▁from ▁Neb r aska ▁ ▁Ron ▁C och ran , ▁television ▁journalist ▁ ▁Mar uta ▁Gard ner , ▁educ ator ▁and ▁community ▁activ ist ▁ ▁H . ▁Robert ▁H eller , ▁board ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Federal ▁Reserve ▁System ▁ ▁Mike ▁H enn igan , ▁former ▁NFL ▁player ▁and ▁college ▁football ▁coach ▁( T ennessee ▁Te ch ) ▁ ▁Richard ▁L . ▁Law son , ▁United ▁States ▁Air ▁Force ▁General . ▁ ▁F . ▁Dick inson ▁Let ts , ▁federal ▁judge ▁ ▁Allen ▁E . ▁Paul , ▁Republican ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Indiana ▁State ▁Senate , ▁representing ▁District ▁ 2 7 ▁from ▁ 1 9 8 6 ▁to ▁ 2 0 1 4 . ▁ ▁Claude ▁R . ▁Por ter , ▁member ▁of ▁the