The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1919-08-21
Correspondence
ACORN.

Amos Lawrence OF SHADY IS WOfk-
ing for JAS Hogan.
Mrs. B. F. Barron and daughter,
Miss Pearl, attended church at Mena
Saturday and Sunday.
Many bushels Of apples are rotting
on the ground. The farmers are too
crowded with work to market them.
The thresher was in the Acorn and
Oak Ridge communities last week.
Wheat didn't turn out as well as was
hoped
The banner for headmarks goes TO
Glennis Newsom in the primary room,
with four head marks in four success
size days, in class Of six members.
Two heavy rains have fallen on the
Acorn community within the past two
days It is hoped the gardens and
other crops will take a new lease Of
life.
This is to remind you that the
meeting of the clubs for the arrang
ment Of the exhibits at the Fair will
be Monday night, August 25 1t is
hoped that there will be full attend
ance that the work Of the committee
may be simplified.
Miss Christa York, our popular IN
termediate teacher, has brought out
her household goods and gone to
patching" in the dormitory. She
says she would like housekeeping
real well if she could ever get started
right. Her brother. John, of Mena
spent several days with her last week.
and her mother, three sisters and
brother of Mena, and her uncle and
aunt, DIR. and Mrs. L. f. Davis of
Earle, Ark. paid her a visit Sunday
afternoon. They exprest themselves
as delighted with the dormitory, the
school house, the well Of water. the
grounds and the surroundings.
G. S. Crews and family have been
enjoying a good visit from his sis
ters, Mesdames d. p. Beauchamp and
W. Il DeShazo, of Horatio. Mr.. De
Shnzo spent the week end here also.
Their children, Fay and Pauline Beau
champ and Elmer DeShazo, were with
them. They returned home last week.
leaving behind them number Of new
ly-made friends
Acorn was fortunate in having -four
club members for delegates to Mag
..sss::aa the agricultural Schools
short course Misses Pearl Barron,
Eileen McWilliam, Hester Hinson
and Brent Barron. They returned
full of pleasure anr profit. These
young people have been prize winners
Ii the various contests and fairs and
Il Is hoped they have gained material
for fresh laurels.
The Troxell family has moved from
the dormitory to their new home in
the village. Miss Hazel has been
spending her week ends at home She
says she enjoys being a school teach
er first rate. Miss Hazel is par
tial product of the Acorn school. and
Acorn is proud of her success. as it is
Of all its students, past or present,
who make good in any direction. The
proof of any school is in its ability to
turn out worthwhile students who are
prepared to do worthwhile tasks for
the world.
Much Improvement at Acorn School.
At the last meeting of the school
directors it was decided to furnish the
laboratory with some much needed ap-
paratus for experimentation in the
science classes. The school has a
large high school department this
term, and provision needs to be made
for effective instruction along that
line. The directors appreciate this
need and have determined to meet il
to the best If their ability. The IL
hrary also is to be enlarged, and the
dormitory screened.
Misses Lottie Golden, Thelma Swi-
ger and Nellie White, with Messrs.
Tom Mcbride and Jack Hogan were
those that attended the fair at Hat
field. They all reported nice time.
The girls spent Friday night with
Prof and Mrs. |. G.. Harris. Prof.
Harris was principal of the Acorn
school the past two years. He is now
in charge of the Hatfield schools, with
Mrs Earris assisting him in his
school work. The girls enjoyed this
visit with their former teachers per-
haps more than any other feature of
their trip.
1t is proposed to turn the teacher
age over to the Domestic Science and
Agricultural departments for labo-
ratory uses Both classes are at
work and the Domestic Science class
is already provided with part of it's
equipment. This use of the teacher
age viii necessitate the use Of the
dormitory as a teachers home. How
ever, the two downstairs front rooms
are reserved for q music room and a
library and reading room The music
department is already we'll underway.
Mrs. Mullins teaches the piano and
organ and Mr.. Mullins the violin. 1t
IS hoped that the library and reading
room will outgrow the school limits
and become community affair Acorn
- exceptionally fortunate in having
the buildings that viii provide ade-
quate room for these classes and ac-
tivities.