The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1920-10-14
EDUCATION AND
GOOD ROADS
Good Churches, Good Schools,
and Good Roads Go
Hand in Hand.

ARKANSAS would not occupy the posi-
tion it does in the standing of states as
to educational rating. if every com
and country was as active and
effective as the Prescott School district.
This school district under the able
leadership Prof. G. NJ. Hirst has estab-
lished precedent that would be well
for all sections of the state to follow,
where the advantages. of good roads
can be secured. The Prescott-Blevins
Highway was completed a short time
before the opening of this term of
school and while it was the source of
some discord and serious objections
while ii was being built and before-yet
since its completion, all those who
found fault or objected have either left
the county or failed to say anything,
for the entire citizenship is loud in
its praise of the benefits of good
roads. The citizenship in this county
is not only progressive in one or two
ways but is ready to take advantage
of every opportunity, as is evidenced
by the fact that this school district is
using an army truck which was secured
through the efforts of NJ. L. Moore and
Prof. Hirst without any cost to the
district and the children of this section
of the country traversed by the Pres
cott-Blevins Highway, are the bene-
factors, for every morning Sam. Cox,
student in the High school, brings in Il
truck load of happy, hopeful children
who are enjoying the advantages of the
advanced schools afforded by Prescott
which would be impossible if it We're
not that the roads were such that Il
truck would make the trip safely and
surely twice every day. The advantages
afforded the youngsters of this section
has been noticed, and the sentiment is
being created throughout the county
favorable to further good road con-
struction because other tax payers see
what the children gain in this chance
to attend better schools. than could
possibly be afforded in the country dis
tricts 1t is very likely that this one
example of good roads will set aside
any further objection to the other dis
tricts in the county and that soon the
entire county will be network Of
hard-surfaced pixies.
The country children are allowed to
attend the Prescott schools for IA small
tuition and besides this they each pay
S1.OO per month for the upkeep of the
truck. This allows each child to be at
home every night and take part in per-
forming the regular domestic duties of
the farm. thereby not deprivins the
parents of the help of the youngster
The idea has proven very popular and
If followed by other school districts will
be big thing, to improve the relations
between town and country. which III
some quarters are rather strained at
times.
Many of the farmers and citizens OF
the country are ready now to express
their appreciation of both the good
roads and the good schools. which Is.
very much appreciated by all who have
been identified with the program of
either.
Many of our citizens have taken
great interest in the movement but III
particular should be mentioned, Prof.
Hirst. NJ. L. Moore and J. ID. Cornish
who were instrumental in securing from
the Red Cross fund.- the money with
which to pay the freight on the army
truck. thereby delivering it to the
school district here without the cost Of
so much as two cent stamp. Keep 1t
up. farmers, town people and all. lets
have better schools, better roads and
better State of Arkansas.