Pocahontas star herald., 1910-06-10

The commencement exercises which
began on Friday evening and end
ed Monday night of this week closed
another successful term of school OF
the Ouachita- Maynard Academy.
The splendid class of graduates con.
sisting of three young men and five
Young ladies', are products of whom
the efficient and hard working prin-
cipal may we'll be proud.
The large chapel hall at the aca'
DENY was filled to its capacity at
each exercise held, and many were
the pleasant hours spent by the nu-
merous visitors, parents and friends
of the school.
For the benefit of those who are
not familiar with the organization
ana history of the school we will
give a brief synopsis.
The Academy was founded in
1900 and at that time was opened in
a frame building which has been
substituted by a handsome three
story brick bnilding, cut OF which
appears in this issue of the Star
Herald. The building stands on a
beautiful rolling campus well suited
to the purposes of school ground,
right in the heart of the town.
The building is credit to Maynard
aud community and is well ventila-
ted. The cost of erection was in
the neighborhood of $4,000.
The school is monument to the
industry and educational spirit of
the noble men and women who have
by their untiring efforts assisted
and contributed to its support. 1t
was established aud is maintained
for the good Of the town and COM
munity IN which it is located and
while its course of study articulates
with that of Ouaohlta- College, the
management of the school is inde-
pendent, being under the direct con-
troll of local interests, The claim |
on the patronage of the people is
based on the belief that every par
ent wishes his or her children to re-
ceive thorough instruction in
text books and to attain high ideas
of conduct the faculty aspires to
do no more. The Academy is a
vital force in the education of the
youth of Northeast Arkansas and
many of its students are now sue
ceesful ministers, teachers and bus
mess men and that means much in
the choice of school.
The town of Maynard is situated
among the beautiful hills of Ran
dulph county, south of the Missou-
ri line and no town in the state can
boast of a better citizenship or a
higher moral tone and the Academy |
is very fortunate in its location.
The entire citizenship of Maynard
seems thoroughly interested in edu-
cation and the moral uplift of the
community and there are no temp
tations for the students.
Maynard is easily accessible from
every direction and while it is true
that it is now off of a rallroad, pros
poets are good for a branch of
the Iron Mountain at a future date,
capitalists now working in the east
with view toward interesting out
side capital to assist in the erection
ofa road.
The hOm,s intowrn are always
open to the students and on account
of the cheapness of board one can
take the course at this place at a
very small cost. The hotels of the
town give a very reasonable rate
to Students and the menu is all that
could be desired. In fact we do
not hesitate in saying that since the
writer has been in this section he
has never been so royalty entertain
ed. The hospitality of the people
here is all that could be desired and
The commencement exercises
opened last Friday night at $50
with an entertainment consisting of
vocal and instrumental music and
ended with an operetta entitled. "A
dav IN Flowerdom." The partici-
pants in this play did excellent and
demonstrated the ability of the in
structors. We would like very
much to give the programs of each
entertainment. but lack of space
and time forbids.