Pocahontas star herald., 1910-06-10

The object of this number Of the
programme is to give you an idea
of the class of 1910 of Ouachita-
Maynard Academy.
This class is composed of eight
members namely: Fred Crockett,
Ben Lincoln, Mayme Haven, Burl
Short, Grace Crockett, Nell Leh-
man, Ina Richardson and Tommie
Crockett.
The first name that appears IN our
history of the Senior class of 1910,
is our president Mr.. Fred Crockett.
Near the dividing line between
Black river and Elevenpoints river
near Noland, Ark, is situated a
large farm surrounded by great
groves of trees. Here in a small
house Fred, on the goth day of
September 1891 opened his eyes for
the first time on the busy world
about him.
Fred in his childhood seemed to
have great interest in books even
there in that lonely place he would
get books to read that helped him
to make his childhood interesting.
When about six years of age Fred
started to school at Harmony Hall
a small school house in the south
western part of Randolph county.
After spending two years there he
came to Maynard and enter d
Ouachita Maynard Academy at
twelve years of age. He has work
ed hard and reached the point Of
graduation.
The second page of our history
will be filled by description Of the
past life of Mr.. Ben Lincoln our
vice-president. Near r nden
Springs in an old house built of logs,
on Nov. 8, 1892, Just in the begin
ming of the cold and icy winter Ben
started his successful career. Yet
while small Ben seemed to be very
intelligent. He would often aston
ish his friends with some of his
smarting remarks. He seemed even
then to have some idea of Cicero's
Orations and other famous classics.
Ben's first school days were spent at
Albritton school house situated near
MAYNARD. Next, at nine years of
age he entered the Old Academy.
A large three story frame building,
there he completed his third and
fourth readers at the completion of
the new Academy building he be-
gan work in it. In this he has
worked six years, each year rising
higher, step-by-step until now he is
finishing the Senior course.
The third place IN our history is
claimed by Miss Mayme Haven
secretary of our class. Mayme was
born far out in the old Blue Grass
state near Birmingham, KY, on
Nov. Z, 1898.
When young, Mayme seemed to
have a great desire for music. In
all her play-houses, she would find
a large rock which she would call
on:her piano and which she would
act as if she were playing. The
first five years of her school life were
spent at Point Necessity in KY, a
small school house surrounded by
maple trees. Her next year of
school was spent at West Kentucky
college in Mayfeld- In 1906 she
entered the Ouachita Maynard Aca-
deny taking both literary and music
courses, after four years patient
work she has reached the last rung
of the ladder in the course of the
Ouachita Maynard Academy.
,.,r Next | mention our excellent
sclass member Mr.. Burl Short. In
the autumn of 1888 when all the
leaves had fallen and the birds had
flown to a warmer climate in 9
small log house near Middlebrook
Ark, on Oct. 20 Burl first viewed
nature in all her golden glory.
Burl when quite small often as
tonished his parents and friends by
farming with corn cobs figures thai
seemed almost as if they were form
ed to represent geometric figures
being very quick to learn. He start
4 ed to his first school at Union schoo
house at only four years of age
After spending six years there hi
parents, having moved, placed hin
in school at Albritton school house
He spent only three years there, hi'
next school work was at Middle
brook where he studied hard wher
his parents moved to Maynard
Burl entered the Maynard Public
School, there he spent two years