The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1911-06-22
JUNE TEACHERS
INSTITUTE CLOSES
Resolutions of Thanks of Mena for
nt--Recommend the
Adoption OF Course Of Study
for Polk County.

The Polk County Teachers Insti-
tute closed its regular flve-day ses-
sion Wednesday at noon and the af-
ternoon session was turned over to
the Polk County Teachers Associa-
ton. Tile retiring president called
the meeting to order and the asso-
citation Immediately went into the
election of officers. There was on
ly one nomination for president and
Prof. j. Il. Earle was declared elect
ed by reclamation. Prof. w. s.
Wheels, principal of the Cove
schools, was next chosen vice pres
ident, and Miss Florence Thomp-
son of Acorn as secretary and treas
urer.
The president appointed the fol-
lowing persons to serve as pro-
gram committee to arrange for the
fall meeting: J. ID. Holman, Miss
Beuah Davis, Miss Lou Durham,
j. w. Ryals and Charles Shackle-
ford.
An executive committee was then
appointed, consisting of Professors
Shinn, Moon, Wheels, Adams, Hol-
man and Handy.
A committee TO draft resolutions
was appointed and while they were
formulating a report talks were
made by several teachers for the
good of the organization, and all
seemed vitality interested in the fall
meeting. The association heard
the report of its committee and adj
journed for the organization of an
Oratorical and Musical Association.
The following resolutions were
adopted by the association:
We wish to extend our thanks to
the people Of Mena for their gem
erous hospitality in entertaining
the teachers of Polk county during
the June institute, 1911, and espe-
cially the Grand Leader for fur
nishing us lemonade.
We wish TO express our profess
slonal feeling and sincere thanks to
Prof. Adams for his untirlng eff
forts as conductor of this institute.
We wish to further extend our
thanks to the Hon. Minor Pipkin for
| his valuable services to Polk coun-
| ty in the enactment of laws for the
educational uplift of our county and
state, and, be it further
Resolved, That we express our
appreciation to the school board of
Mena for their courtesy in extend
ing to us the use of the high school
building; also that a copy of these
resolutions be furnished each of the
county papers for publication.
That we extend our thanks to the
retiring officers of this association
for their faithful service during
their term of office.
Professors Wheels, Higgins, Hol-
man, Rifles, Thomas and Shack
leford, Committee
Supplementary Resolutions.
The following resolutions were
also proposed and passed:
Whereas, tt is the sense of this
association that Polk County sadly
needs a course of study, and
Whereas, This state, through our
representative, the Hon. w. NJ. Pip
kin. has succeeded in establishing
a standing committee for the pur-
pose Of meeting this requirement;
therefore be it
Resolved, That a committee be
appointed to draft the outlines of a
plan for a course of study, which
will enforce same, thus securing
definite results, and submit same to
said state committee for considera-
ton.
Whereas, While our instructors,
Messrs. Shinn, Handy, Holman,
Earle, Moon, Mckinney, Shackle-
ford, Durham, Johnson, Higgins and
Wheels have at great inconveni-
ence been persent daily and have
given us the very best of instruc-
tiens in conformity with the laws
of the mind, therefore, be it
Resolved, That our sincere thanks
are due them for the sacrifices they
have made and for their accurate
and decidedly normal instruction,
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