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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1939
Page
2
Hope public schools will start Monday September 1 with four white schools led by principals James H. Jones A B Henderson Hattie Richardson and B Hyatt. The district stresses North Central Association accreditation ensuring graduates entry to higher education without exams.
Hope School sets sixteen required units for completion with seven in required work and nine electives. Four years English and three years Social Science including American History are mandated. Electives span Science Math Foreign Language Band Vocational Agriculture Social Science and Home Economics.
Paisley School lists Miss Mary Delia Carrigan, Miss Ellen Carrigan, Miss Bessie Green, Mrs. L. L. Pilkington, Mrs. Theo P. Witt. Oglesby School names Mrs. Howard Byers, Miss Mable Ethridge, Miss Mamie B. Holt, Miss Pansy Wimberly, Mrs. C. Stuart. Brookwood School assigns Miss Luke Allen, Mrs. Kelly Byrant, Miss Helen Betts, Mrs. C. L. Renfro, Mrs. Henry Taylor, Miss Josephine Morris.
Hope runs four white schools: Paisley and Brookwood as primary East and West campuses, Oglesby on North Main as intermediate for fifth and sixth grades, and the High School on South Main housing seventh through twelfth graders. The High School serves students from outlying districts lacking higher grades locally.
The Nashville Scrappers opened training with 25 candidates as the season schedule unfolds. The first game is slated for Friday September 15 against Murfreesboro here, with coach Bo Sherman outlining the slate including September 25 at Camden and October 6 open.
A passenger accuses a man seated opposite of being violent, claiming the fellow pretends to be George Washington. The conductor orders security intervention as the car is stopped at Mount Vernon. The incident ends after a shooting occurs and the train moves to the next stop.
The Hope School Board outlines opening day procedures at the High School and Elementary Schools. Enrollment cards and book lists will be distributed after 8:40 assemblies, with books and texts handed by the High School Book Exchange. The board is led by President J. C. Duffie and Secretary A. Albritten, with multiple committee chairs listed.
Announcement lists K. J. Blakely as principal of all colored schools including Mt. Hebron Rurals and Haynes Chapel with a staff of teachers: James Harvis, Clover, Hamilton, Rainey, Verge, Washington, Verger, Loving Harvis, and Courtney.
Hope High School cites a staff roster with J. H. Jones as Principal and TH Hammmons as Athletic Director. Other faculty include Thomas Cannon Band Director Ruth Taylor Home Economics and Miss Alice Henry Mathematics. Several department heads cover languages science social studies commerce and journalism.
British officials say hunting will continue despite wartime demands as army advances against Hitler. In Doane the gentry pursue a crafty fox while police ponder skin pores and identification shed chaos. The piece quips about scientists, Indians in WPA notes, a missing pelican at St. Louis Zoo, and fruit seed packaging, ending with a playful jab at suiawberies.
Miss Beryl Henry, superintendent of Hope Schools, begins her twenty second year in the role. Her early career started as principal of the Wish School where she served until 150. Since then she has led the Hope Schools as superintendent.
Hope Public Schools announces new faculty additions. Mr. Dick Ligon will head the Latin department after coming from Morrilton where he taught two years and earned an A.B. from Hendrix College. Mrs. Win. Ro Sumnerville will handle typing and shorthand, a graduate of Drsughon's Business School with prior experience. Miss Alice Henry, a University of Arkansas Phi Beta Kappa graduate, will teach Junior High School Mathematics. Mrs. J. J. Pilkington, an A.B. graduate of Lindenwood College, brings several years of elementary teaching. Miss Josephine Morris, A.B. from Henderson State Teachers College with one year experience, will teach elementary work.
The Bobcats announce a season opener at Haynesville on September 15 followed by games at Smackover September 22, Fl Dorado September 29, Walnut Ridge October 6, Jonesboro October 13, Nashville October 20, Camden October 27, Blytheville November 8 and Presentt November 10. Remaining dates include Clarksville November 17, Pine Bluff November 30 and other venues listed.
The student activity program trains students for government work and develops initiative. The Student Council leads most activities including hosting new students and guiding schedules and orientation. Special departments charge tuition and lab fees such as Commercial work two dollars monthly and Band three dollars monthly, with additional costs for science and rent.
A Ros.-dated note describes a Pennsylvania dealer placing pennies for sales tax in a water-filled bowl beside the cash register. Clerks are required to drop pennies into the bowl to deter frequent making of change, a quirk aimed at simplifying bookkeeping. Separately, a U.S. Post Office contraction for normal carriage dates back to 1926.
The Arkansas Jaycees Association sets December 2 as the pretoday date for high school football, causing confusion about Thanksgiving timing and season length. Executive minutes show officials from Arkadelphia, Ashdown, Stuttgart, Jonesboro, Lake Village, and Lanoke discussing the change and related authority.
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