The Mena weekly star., 1920-07-22
|RcAN|zE FOR
/ BETTER SCHOOLS
blk County Branch of Arkansas
Educational Association Came
Into Existence Tuesday-WilI
Extend Over County.

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POLK county Will have branch of
e Citizens Section of the Arkansas
|1ucationai Association. That pro-
sition was affirmatively settled at
meeting held in the courthouse
lesday afternoon when an organiza-
bn was perfected by the election of
|Inor Pipkin, president; T. R. Jones,
!, vice-presidenr ana Fred j. Smith
eretary- The movement
| Il be extended until the entire
unity Is organized. and this will be
|complished BY Athe formation of
|anches at Grannis. IWickes, Wander
orf, Cove. Hatfield, Potter and
her points Il, the county.
The organization was brought
out Tuesday through the efforts of
or. q. e. Dunaway, superintendent
the city schools of Hot Springs,
9 Of four men making tour of the
|ate under the auspices of the Arkan-
IS Bankers Association, the Ar
|nsas Education Association and
|1er organization The movement is
be statewide and will have for its
sentiye these two slogans: "A Com
IN School Education for Every
fld," and "a Mature, Trained, Re-
lively Permanent Teacher in Every
hool Room
Professor Dunaway in his address
asented forcibly the needs of the
Tools OF Arkansas. stating that the
3sent movement to work out a de-
| ffe, constructive and permanent
5&ram for the improvement of edu-
.ional conditions in the state had
inception q few weeks ago when
5ughtful men and women were ap-
He'd by the report sent out from the
ssell Sage foundation after sur
Of the educational conditions in
United States. This report, he
ted, placed Arkansas 46th educa-
ually In the list of states, showing
drop from 43rd place in 1908. the
saker suggesting, however, that
did not necessarily indicate that
progress educationally had been
de in Arkansas, but rather that the
.er states and territories had made
sater progress.
short terms, unframed teachers,
,r equipment, Indifference of chill
IN and parents, low salaries for
|.chers iiiscouraGfng the best In the
5feBsion to seek other occupations
Ire given as some of the causes that
brought Arkansas into the edu-
Fional slough. Five hundred schools
sed In Arkansas last year because
4 lack Of teachers and $500 schools
the state taught last year by teach
below the standard, we're other
nts brought out to emphasize for
| " the critical condition existing in
school System. The fact that
|sre are 100000 illiterates in the
sfe was still another fact that arous-
Professor Duuaway's hearers to
ion. The program as outlined by
Dfessor punaway is to coordinate
Arkansas Educational Association
4 the Citizens' section, and then to
.eci one delegate for each 25 MEM
Is Of each Organization in a county
attend the Eouncil of Education to
held ID Little Rock, November IL
That Council composed of teach
lawyers, bankers, business men
! il men ard Women-the strongest
the stafe-wiI sit as great demo-
tic body and shape the future edu-
fonal policy Of the state.
he program presents an opportu-
FOR men and women to do big
vital work for the best interests
the State, but its fulfillment will
q years. Ii the meantime Mena,
. many other cities of the State, is
lfronfed with B problem that needs
Mediate solution If our schools are
be brought up 70 standard. Funda-
ntaIly the problem here as else
ere is financial one. The income
Mena Special school district under
present system of taxation is in
ficient 70 meet the expenditures.
NE Of the best teachers that have
kn employed are going elsewhere
ause OF better salaries, some even
x: - -:::. :: :. =.=s>s>isss because they
Be better paid than in Mena. So
hr the address BY Professor Duna-
n aud {u4 e1tctlon OF Objects ior
GItI1&n1 section. the problem
51f s n61ne VAS taken up with the
znI! that ppon the motion Of 4. r.
||or, 81. member of the school
ia, The Commercial Club was ask
2fo take hold of the issue and bring
|5oo64xely boforo the patrons Of the
rlcf. III conforuity to that request
Commercial Club. cooperating
b tie members zof the school board
&rrnnGinG TOR = mass meeting to De
e the courthouse on Thursday
| 81 1u1y IS. At that time the
I'D win be ready to make . COM
Ee financial Statement Of the dis
L tor the pAat year together with
jestfmato Of the income and expen-
Flres Tor the coming year. The pa
a. Of the distFsct will then be
I'd to unite With the Club and the
I'D 10 work out Z solution. A move
n hns already been started to have
|>,fessor Dunawey with us at that
80 tht more can hear the vitai
serious MESSAGE that he brings