The Mena weekly star., 1920-02-19

gng her third year at Acorn, with grades four. five and six, has two con testants in her room Lano Barron, who won second prize in class last year by his delivery of Lincoln's Get { ysburg Address, will try this year for first prize in the same class. Miss , eileen Mcwilliam will represent class { a again this year Miss Daisy D. Miles of Pittsboro, Miss has charge of the primary. Little Miss Hallow 1 May Turner will be in class A in the contest. Miss Hester Hinson will ( sake part in the vocal contset. Acorn school is going in with their usual re- l solve to win. They have always l given good account of themselves { and We will all watch with interest to see if they do as usual Acorn had a number of splendid seconds last { rear who hope to trade their white : medals for yellow ones this year
 ROCKY SCHOOL Prof A. S. Daniels is doing excel lent work this year at Rocky and the patrons are almost unit in praising che school work and the expression of their desire that he will teach , again for them next year He expects , to have several entries in the contset. { Miss Stella Campbell is helping to f srain the contestants. Prof. Daniels , says that the Rockyites will give a !, good account of themselves.
 OAK RIDGE
 t.. kar second year at Oak Ridge and the school is moving along we'll, both in seven out of the eight elementary grades but is also teaching the ninth grade It is to be hoped that the vot- CTS of Oak Ridge will see their way elear to voting to consolidate with the Thacker and Corinth school so that ghe children of the district may have a real high school next year. It is an mpossibility for a teacher, even tho ghey work as hard as Miss Kirsch is doing to do justice to SO many grades
 THAcKER.
 Thacker school under Miss Lillian Callahan. Is doing good work. Miss Callahan is teaching her second term here with liberal increase of salary syer what was paid to her for the summer term. She also Is drilling several pupils for the County contest
 DALLAS
 Miss Beulah Hughes Is teaching her seventh year at Dallas. From patrons of the school it seems that this is the best year that they have ever had Hiss Hughes takes an enthusiastic in- serest in all the affairs of the school district She has just been elected president of the Dallas Community Club, one of the thriving clubs of the rounty Dallas Club is to be con- graduated on her selection. Miss Hughes assured the Superintendent thai Dallas will be heard from March fifth and sixth.
 CRYSTAL HILL
 Prof W E. shinn, one Of the old 0heeihorses among the Polk County teachers is in charge, this year, of Crystal Hill He has a bright school Rith good attendance He takes great interest in school matters and is always in attendance at teachers meetings. being one of the few at Nun ley last Saturday He also is figurins sn several entries In March
 PINE AlLL
 This little school situated southeast sf Nunley is one of the surprises to the County Superintendent A little un painted building on the top of long hHl inside 1t Is full of bright faced hoys and girls who are doing excellent Nork snder the tutelage of Miss Ola Tittsworth The discipline and in- sfruction arc both good This is Miss Tittsworths third year in this. her home school The interest in the club work is strong and the pupils of this little school promise to carry off some of the honors when the club boys and girls exhibit their products this fall
 NuNLEY
 This school is in the charge of Miss Alma Campbell who is teaching her second school She seems to have secured the love and cooperation of aer pupils who were fellow-scholars vuh her this past summer under Mr N Q. White. Miss Campbell IS doing very good work for a young teacher and is giving general satisfaction She s enthusiastic in her cooperation with 1he County Agent and Home Demon sIIatnr in the club work and NunIey boys and girls figure on exhibiting pigs. chickens, corn cotton and sundry Sther products of the club boys and sii1s, and Incidentally, they expect to win some of that premium money, too Hiss Campbell expects to have sever. al entries in the contest
 PIE SUPPER AT ACORN
 Acorn school is expecting to raise her contribution to the medal fund Ehis year by big pie supper next Fri fag night. This is step in the right direction as 1t is hard on the Mena merchants to give all the money for these medals. Then. in another sense 1t is right also, for Acorn to dc this as she has always had libera' number of these medals. Ii is to b. hoped that there will be large atten dance at this function as 1t is for : worthy cause Hon Peter McWillian 3iu officfate as auctioneer. in hi.