The Mena weekly star., 1910-05-19
STUDENTS OF EIGHTH
 GRADE ENTERTAIN
Give a Fine Program to Crowded Au- ditorium Members of School Board Make Good Talks
 to Class.

limit, the Eighth Grade enter tainment was given in a way that was a credit to Mena and its schools and teachers.
 Just before the program was started the members of the Eighth Grade class, who had gathered in the hall below, marched in body into the auditorium and took their seats. Miss Eva Hoge played the march. The class, which is 40 strong, contains IS boys and 9 girls. Prof. E. D. Means of the High school then made a short talk, welcoming the parents and friends of the class and expressing his regret that the hall was not larger so that the doors could have been thrown open to the many other friends. He also expressed the pleasure at having such fine class of boys and girls go out the Eighth Grade to enter into the High school work, stating that he al- ways had had large feeling for the freshmen of his school, or as he said "for the little fellows
 The program opened with the singing of "Flow Gently, Sweet Alton" by the entire class. Miss Eva Hoge then played the piece which won her honorable mention in the school contest which was held a month ago at Fort Smith. The applause given her showed that the audience waswell pleased.
 The last will and testament of the class of 1910 was read by Miss Dorothy Shaver. To the Juniors the class gave "bit of lordly ad- vice." beseeching them, 10 so do and act during their Senior year that they should do credit to the name Senior, and to follow in the footsteps of the class of 1910. They also gave the Juniors a picture of their class, "that they may not pine away" for sight of them To the Sophomore class, which ''is so well advanced al- ready" they gave their blessings. The Freshmen received all their .'disabled books, worn-out basket balls" and other discarded equip ment.
 Miss Beulah Hughes of the Junior class then thanked the Seniors for their magnificent gifts and gently reminded them that all the rights and privileges would have been theirs even if there had been no Seniors.
 Then followed an instrumental duet by Emily Pipkin and Eva Robie, a recitation by Toka An. derson and piano duet by Rose bud Segal and Rene Smith.
 Miss Stella Adams in behalf ot the Sophomores welcomed the coming Freshmen into the school. Faith Kirsch ot the Eighth Grade thanked them for their welcome and thanked their past teachers and principal for the interest they had taken in their welfare and expressed sorrow that they would have to leave them. A Junior chorus then rendered in a very fine way the song, "Beautiful Garden of Roses"
 Judge J. I. Alley, who was to award the diplomas, made very interesting talk in which he stated that the big question to be considered nowadays by parents and the school boards and teach CTS was how 10 interest the young boys in educational matters, and called attention to tho fact that there were more girls who fla ished school than there were boys, and somewhat excused the boys on the grounds that the girls seemed to learn easier than did they; but he told them to get up thelr push and ambition and go through school so that they would be prepared to make men of them selves, saying that now was the time to start. He then awarde the diplomas. Special certificates for their excellent work were giv. en to Faith Kirsch and Myrtle Anderson. It is said that neither of these girls have failed to an. swer questions the teachers asked them. They both made very high grades in all their work. Miss Kirsch lives two miles from town and has not been late or missed single day during the year.
 John H. Hamilton, at Prof. Means request followed C awarding of the special prizes with talk that contained much wholesome advice. He told of a Methodist preacher who in ad- dressing class of young preach CTS told them there were three things that he wanted them to remember. They were, first, 'tEv. erybody has right to an opin ion;" second, "There are two sides the every question. and third, "What we don't know will