The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1920-10-07
SCHOOL MoTES

teacher for every piace'
Everybody should be workinpg ,, IN
..,.rast hv fhis time to make Rally
T s1 a'sss s,, ~ This should be the one
10 dav If the year for schools. The
~ o ~. of our school system can
No, ~, he over-estimated, and by Tar the
~reatest thing that makes the system
svbat n should be is interest on the
r 49, ~ the people. Rally Day IS to
stir up interest and enthusiasm.
Everybody connected with the senoois
could well afford 70 spend some time
and effort to make it serve ITS puf-
pose.
On November 10. the Arkansas
Council Of Education will convene IN
little Rock to make plans tol the gem
eral Improvement of the schools Of the
state. This Council of Education IS
composed Of one person out 81 every
Is or major fraction thereof tnat
county has in the Arkansas Education-
al Association. This Association IS
under the same management as the
Arkansas State Teachers Associa-
ton. In fact they are the same or
ganization except that the Teachers
Association must make some changes
in its constitution and name before
thev will be called one organization.
This will be done in November. Amy
teacher who is a member OF the
Teachers Association has nothing
further to do as a member of the new
Association. To become member OF
this Association you should mail one
dollar fee to j. w Kuykendall, II
Kahn Building, Little Rock, or mail
your dollar to the County Superin-
tendent. All teachers who are menu
bers should let the County Superin-
tendent know it and send in votes for
about three teachers of the county to
be members of the Council of Edu-
cation. Citizens should do this also.
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To some it may seem peculiar that
there is a dollar fee to become MEM
bers of this Association, but to the
teachers it is not new. The Arkansas
Teachers Association is more than
fifty years old, and has always been
supported by the payment Of dollar
year from each member. Whatever
progress has been made by Arkansas
in an educational way is due largely
to the teachers who have been mem
bers Of this Association. Let US be
sure and have Polk county well repre-
scented on the Council Of Education.
We should have voice in establishing
the new educational program.
I The State Teachers Association win
meet in Little Rock November 11-13.
Directors should not only see that
there is a fair representation Of citi-
zens at this meeting, but should en-
courage their teachers to 60. The
urgent necessity Of this is because
this association will make recommen-
dations to the legislature for what
ever legislation is determined upon.
Many people Of Polk county are long
ing to see the day when some of our
scnool laws are changed, especially
those regulating the incomes of dis
/ tricts. This is the time to make
known what we want.
1t is very probable that Governor
Brough viii be with us again OH Rally
Day.
The new book case has been placed
IN the superintendent office. The Ii
brary is being built up with new
books. Teachers become members OF
the library association by paving an
annual fee Of one dollar. If fnev ti,ev
nave access to all books free of anv
further charge. This represents =
good saving to the teacher who reads
several professional books in year.
Pupils monthly report cards ara
ready. Teachers who have NOT re-
celyed supply should write for them
A great number Of people call for a
copy OF the School Law. There have
not been any Of these for distribution
Tor some time, and as soon as we do
get them we viii announce it.
The county superintendent conduct
ca an examination at Old Potter and
four girls took the eighth grade az
animation. All Of them passed and
Will take ninth grade at the same
school under Mrs. M. s. MAYS this
winter. Their names are Belle White
Lowther. '''e ''eiia
W. +. Morden. County supt.
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