The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1920-12-02
POLK COUNTY'S
BIG SCHOOL RALLY
Despite Bad Weather Schools Were
Represented by Splendid Exhibits
Hatfield Gave Liberal Sup
port to Annual Event.

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In spite Of the rain Polk county
was well represented in the school
rally held at Hatfield, % school dis
tracts being represented with splendid
exhibits. These were displayed in the
school building. The various schools
Of the county that were represented
show that the interest in education
Is fast growing in Polk county. We
must note that Rally day is not an
old occasion, for we well remember
the FIRST rally in Polk county, May ~,
1914. under the supervision Of Prof.
w. T. Adams, Polk county's first sup
erintendent. At that rally the spark
was kindled which has spread and
famed into the smaller schools Of the
county that has created a great school
interest not only with the teachers
and children, but with the parents as
well
Just how much Hatfield thought OF
the rally is easy to see, when the good
people Of this town were called on to
raise the money for the various
responded with amounts ranging
from one dollar to twenty-five dollars.
Can that be construed as an anti
school interest? No, | say no. Let
me mention again that the interest
in the little back woods country
school is at the greatest pitch for
good just now that | have even seen
IN the many years work experienced
IA n<ff- f.r lc tu
was exemplffied at the rally so let's
see what we find.
In the primary room down stairs
we find the Acorn school, with a
splendid representation of their
school buildings and surrounding
buildings on the schol premises,
and trees that stand on the ground,
all of miniature size and structure.
This school is under the supervision
of Prof. Mullins. Passing upstairs
the first scene that confronted the
on-luolkers was the splendid exhibit of
the Hatfield school, which contained
work of a very fine class, and it car
ried with it the phase which revealed
to the people that Hatfield was not
only filled with wide awake children
and patrons, but showed that Prof.
" n. huSSCli dlfl HIS dDtt dsniNbftfiio
had toiled with an untiring hand to
make their school stand up in high
class with other schools.
On the north side of the school in
the High school room we find as we
enter the Wickes school with an ex-
hibit, which far surpassed the ex-
hibits heretofore exhibited by Wickes
school This work consisted of gen
.a...r II 4l~ n
ing, pennianship, arithmetic, construo-
ton work in the primary grades and
needle work, it could easily be seen
that the school is filled with enthusi-
asm. This school is under the super
nection with this we might mention
that splendid exhibit of Bowman Spur
which is i rural school belonging to
wicIes. special district. This exhibit
contained the best exhibit of con-
struction work by the primary grades
there was in the entire building. This
exhibit was done under the super
vision OF Mrs Ola NJ Tunnel during
their summer term of school.
Next we find Womac, which showed
a splendid exhibit Of general school
work by the upper grades and con-
This work was also under the super
vision Of Mrs. Ola M Tunnel.
The next exhibit was that of Cen
ter. little school way back ia the
country It represented a school with
a teacher full to the brim of school in
terest, and let me say just here that
we need more Center teachers This
exhibit was worth while. It consisted
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very high class This school is under
the supervision of Miss Annie Billue.
The next we find is Bunch, another
country school. 1t was very highly
represented with work in all the
hibit was planned and prepared by the
pupils of this school under the super
vision of Mrs. oza Embry, teacher Of
Bsnch
Next we find Cove with an exhibit
which simply hurt your eyes. but we
are not surprised for Cove always
comes with her part Her monogram
was Cove spelled on 4 circular card
and under this card was all kinds of
school work, together with some
splendid cartoons, which represented
the two old political parties, which
look toward Cove. There is no use
for me to say who had charge Of the
preparation Of this school exhibit, for
we all know G. NJ. Woods stays at
Cove, for when we have a business
meeting Of the teachers. or there is
anything to be said or done for the
betterment Of schools, Cove always
sends her representative. G. NJ.
Woods, good for Cove and her good
schools.
McCauieY comes next, with a small
exhibit, but it was fine. II showed
that back IN the country, the aim of
the children had been elevated to that
Of higher education. and an interest
stirred that would long be remem-
bered This is the first time in the
history Of education that McCaulev
has ever displayed an exhibit. Mrs.
Stanford IS in charge of this school.
Next and the last in this room
was Oak Ridge. with one of the best
representations Of a real school in the
county It's work consisted Of general
school work and one of the very best
displays Of needle work that was
displayed This school is under the
supervision of Miss Faith Kirsch.
Passing into the seventh and eighth
grade room, we find first, to the right,
a small, but we'll prepared and proper
" exhibited exhibit under the head Of
Eagleton. This was a fine display
] am unable TO call the teachers
name that is in charge of this school,
but the work certainly spells interest
Next we find Corinth school with