The Mena weekly star., 1919-08-14
YOUNG FOLKS PUT
COUNTY ON NAP
Fifteen Make Enviable Record at
State Normal at Conway While
Another Bunch Take Short
Course at Magnolia.

Twice during this summer have the
young folks Of Polk county put Mena
and the county on the map in doing
the things that were really worth
while along educational lines. The
first was when a delegation of fifteen
young women and men attended the
summer term Of the State Normal at
Conway, and thru their earnest efforts
and close application completed the
required course, each making credita-
bles grades. As a group they won
recognition for themselves and the
home town by winning first honors in
the presentation of the rainbow Choir
US on stunt" night, when the repre-
sentatives from each county We're re-
quired to put on some stunt as a fea-
ture Of entertainment.
The second time was when Miss
Anna Woods, home demonstration
agent, heading a delegation Of twelve
Polk county boys and girls, attended
the boys and girls club short course
held last week at the Third District
Agricultural school at Magnolia. Con-
sidering the distance travelled, Miss
Woods says, Polk county was given
the credit of sending the largest dele
cation to the short course. Even in
actual numbers, the Polk county dele
cation was above the average in at
tendance. Another distinction that
came to Polk county boys and girls
was that each member of the delega-
ton paid his or her own expenses,
while in many other counties the ex-
penses were paid by Chambers of
Commerce, thru the aid of bankers
and merchants, or thru some other
means rather than the efforts of those
attending.
! The Polk county delegation left
Mena Monday, August A, and at De-
Queen they were given a special car
and were joined by representatives
of Sewer, Little River and Miller
counties At Texarkana the car was
switched to the Cotton Belt, and then
without change went to Magnolia.
Reaching Magnolia, they were quar-
tered in the boys and birls' dormi-
tories and were boarded at the college
dining hall, the expenses for board
and room for each individual being 50
for the week, and with that each of
the young folks had to take turn at
waiting on the table.
} The Polk county folks reached home
Saturday. The delegation consisted
of the following; Brent Barron, Eileen
McWilliam, Pearl Barron, and Hester
Hinson, Acorn club; Edith Rockwell,
Mena club; IRA Farnsworth and Or
vile Ogden, Dallas club; Floyd Myers
and Nadene Campbell, Hatfield club;
Samuel Fried, Big Fork club; Lois
Davis, Center Point club, and Gladys
Clinton of the Grannis club.
From the time of the rising bell at
6 o'clock a. M, the young folks were
required to follow regular schedule
each day, which consisted of 30 min
utes for getting ready after arising,
followed by 30 minutes of physical ex-
ercise under the direction of Prof. G..
r. Turrentine, superintendent of the
Fordyce schools, and Prof. George
Lewis, formerly of Lockesburg, and
now engaged in Y. M. c. A. work. Then
came breakfast, after which all gath
cred in the auditorium for assembly.
Following the assembly exercises, the
boys and girls separated, the boys be-
ing given lectures on the preparation
of soils, the selection of seeds, the
growing of the leading farm crops
and the raising and judging of stock,
and the girls being taught canning,
preserving, hygiene and sanitation,
the care of the sick and kindred house
hold subjects. The poultry industry
was also given attention, and both
boys and girls were instructed in the
selection and preparation of stock
and farm products for exhibits at
club shows and community and couny
ty fairs.
On Tuesday night all gathered in
the auditorium for rally and get
acquainted meeting, and Wednesday
night was stunt night at the auditori-
UNI. In this our folks, with Brent
Barron as leaderd, gave their club
yells, Miss Gladys Clinton sang a solo,
and then the entire delegation Joined
in giving my Grandmother Had an
Old Hen" Thursday night was de-
voted to reports of club activities in
the several counties of the district,
Brent Barron being the spokesman of
Polk county. On another night pic
ture show was given free, and as
final feature the citizens had planned
an auto ride for all the visitors, but
We're prevented from carrying out
this part Of the program on account of
rain,
Taken all in all, the trip was a great
experience for the boys and girls, and
the influence of the things which they
saw and heard viii make its impress
in the communities from which they
came, and where from now on they
viii be more active and aggressive in
the upbuilding of the agricultural in
dustry Of the county.
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