The PioneerClass-book of the Charter Membersof the Fort Smith Junior College

CLASS COLORSBlue and White

CLASS FLOWERWhite Rose

CLASS MOTTO'Through Diligence to Victory"

Fort Smith, Arkansas1929

DEDICATIONTo the Citizens of Fort Smith, to the

School Board, and to everyone who in any wayhelped in the erection of our new building, werespectfully dedicate this book.

PAGE TWO

Contents

BuildingFaculty

ClassActivities

FeaturesMiscellaneous

SENIOR HIGH - - J U N I O R COLLEGE

BUILDING

MEMBERS OF SCHOOL BOARD

G. C. HARDIN, President

DR. C. S. HOLT C. N. GERENJ. F. McGEHEE C. E. LEININGER

J. R. WOODS

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Faculty

PAGE FIVE

ELMER. COOKPRIN CI PAL

J.W. RAMSEYSUPERINTENDENT

MARYK. SETTLEDEAN OF WON EN

[CLARENCE WCINNDEAN OF MEN

PAGE SIX

RUTH HAMILTONForeign Language

A. B. Galloway College, Searcy, Ark.Graduate Work University of Iowa

J. HARLEY WALDRONSocial Science

B. S. State Teachers College, Emporia, Kan.A. M. University of Chicago

SARAH BEAUCHAMPSocial Science

A. B. University of Illinois

BEN I. MAYOPhysical Education

A B. Hendrix College, Conway, Ark.

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VICTORIA KRUMSICKScience

A. B. University of KansasGraduate Work U. of K.

CLARENCE McGINNMathematics

EducationA. B. Arkansas State Teachers College

A. M. Columbia University, New York City

GENE BLACKBURNPhysical Education

B. S. E. University of ArkansasGraduate Work Peabody College for Teachers

Nashville, Tenn., Oregon State College

ROLFE WHITLOWEnglish

A. B. Galloway College, Searcy, Ark.Graduate Work U. of Southern California

State U. of Iowa

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CLASS

P A C K N I N K

CLASS OFFICERS

BYRON DOBBSPRESIDENT

SIBYL DOBBSVICE-PRESIDENT

PAULINE CZARLINSKYSECRETARY

LEONA MARSHTREASURER

STAFF OF THE PIONEER

Harold Pinckney Virg in ia Hawkins Sibyl Dobbs Gordon Cullen Gladys Stone Jack Templeton

PAGE ELEVEN

CHARTER.MEMBERS

SIBYL DOBBSEveryone is wrong except me

Play, Vice-Pres. second semester, AssistantEditor

CLAUDE EGGLESTONHe's a l i t t le man in a big way

FERN SCOTTShe's a bonny wee thing

Chorus Club

HAROLD MOTTRlondes, brunettes, red heads—he's not

particular

Pres. Senatorial Debating Society, Debate,Chorus Club, Play, Basketball team

PAGE TWELVE

.MARGARET WHITTLESEYMargaret Carpenter's partner in crimeChorus Club, Play, Basketball Team

LAWS GALLOWAYHe has that schoolgirl giggle

NELLIE JOYCEThis is one case where still waters do

not run deepBasketball Team, Chorus Club

FOSTER YADONHe aims at nothing and hits the mark

PAGE THIRTEEN

PAULINE CZARLINSKYA different sort of gal

Secretary second semester, Play, Chorus Club

HAROLD PINCKNEYDynamite is done up in small packages

Editor-in-Chief, Treasurer first semester

BEATRICE RELZUNGShe comes to school to get educated

KENNETH BROWNHe has that golden smile

Basketball Team, Chorus Club

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NELLIE MAE BARROWIf personality made queens, she'd be one

Chorus Club

JACK TEMPLETONWhy women tear their hair

Vice-Pres. first semester, Chorus Club,Chorus Club, Basketball Team

LEONA MARSHAnything nice suits Leona

Treasurer second semester, Debate, ChorusClub

JUDSON GREEKAnswer to a squirrel's prayer

Chorus Club

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MARGARET CARPENTERLittle Margaret is wickedness personified

Play, Chorus Club

BYRON DOBBSHe's nosey and he's newsy

Pres. first-second semesters

MARY LOUISE STOUGHShe's so sweet she's candied

Chorus Club

RONALD LEININGERLaws' shadow

PAGE SIXTEEN

VIRGINIA HAWKINSShe does say the cutest things

Chorus Club, Play, Assistant Editor

JOHN WILSONHe likes little things

Basketball Team, Chorus Club

GLADYS STONEI guess we'll call her baby, Miss

Whitlow didAssistant Advertising Manager

GORDON CULLENA wit—both halves

Debate, Basketball team, Chorus Club Busi-ness Manager

PAGE SEVENTEEN

FIRST SEMESTERSTUDENTS

DORIS ANN NEWCOMER

GENE REYNOLDSPlay

GORDON WILCOXPlay, Basketball

JACK BUCHANANPlay

EARL GARNER

GEORGE KONGABEL

IRENE SCHMIEDING

EMMA STAFFORD

FRANCIS KELLY BELLPlay

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Activities

PACK X 1 X K T K K X

CAST OF JUNIOR COLLEGE PLAY

Top row, left to r ight : Francis Kelley Hell, Harold Mott , Margaret Whittlesey, Mar-garet Carpenter, Gene Reynolds. Second row: Jack Buchanan, Virginia Hawkins, Jack

Templcton, Sibyl Dobbs, Pauline Czarlinsky and Gordon Wilcox

"COME OUT OF THE KITCHEN"The Junior College class did justice to their

name when they presented their first play onFriday night , November 23, 1928. "Come Outof the Kitchen" is a clever play, but it was thegood cast that made the production such a bril-liant success.

The theme of the play was woven aroundthe old Dangerfield mansion in Virginia. Mr.and Mrs. Dangerfield had gone abroad becauseof Mr. D's fa i l ing heal th; leaving the children,two sons and two daughters, in possession ofthe house. To relieve the financial situation, thechildren leased the mansion to a wealthy north-erner; then when they couldn't get any servants,they turned servants themselves.

Sybil Dobbs, as Olivia Dangerfield, made agood "Irish" cook. She delighted the audiencewith the naturalness and freshness of her Irishbrogue. As cook she won the heart of BurtonCrane, the wealthy northerner. Crane, playedby Jack Templcton, was a good-natured per-sistent lover.

Another romance was furnished by TornLefiferts, a poet-lover—Gordon Wilcox—who ap-peared on the scene to claim his sweetheart,Cora Faulkner, played by Pauline Czarlinsky.She was the daughter of Airs. Faulkner, a rathersnobbish, society woman, a fr iend of Crane's.

Margaret Whittlesey did excellently in portray-ing this part. Margaret Carpenter was the otherDangerfield girl, Elizabeth. She was extra goodas the maid.

The third member of the Dangerfield familywas played by Jack Buchanan. As a butler hewas very realistic. Francis Kelly Bell was castas Charles Dangerfield, the youngest of thefamily and amused the audience with his loudclattering and breaking of dishes.

The part of Solon Tucker, lawyer fr iend ofBurton Crane, was well taken by Gene Reynolds.He, also, was quite impressed with the cook.Harold Mott , as adviser and fr iend to the Dan-gerfield family , carried out his part in an excel-lent manner.

Last, but by no means the least^ amusingcharacter, was Amanda, the negro "mammy"friend of the Dangerfields. Virginia Hawkinsas Amanda was a real hit. A high spot in thecomedy was the discovery that Amanda andTom Lefferts had been forced in the closet atthe same time.

Much credit for the success of the play goesto Miss Margaret Montague, who directed theproduction.

MARY LOUISE STOUGH

PAGE TWENTY-ONE

DEBATE

DEBATING TEAMS

H A R O L D MOTT B Y R O N DOBBS

LEONA MARSHNEGATIVE

GORDON CULLENA F F I R M A T I V E

GLADYS MAI DAVIDSONCOACH

PAGE TWENTY-TWO

THE JUNIOR COLLEGE CHORUS

The Chorus was one of the main projects of the Junior College

students the first semester and grew out of a suggestion made by MissWhitlow on the first class picnic. The president appointed Evangel

Tatum, Jack McClendon and Irene Schmieding as a committee to makeplans for it. Miss Opal Clark, director of music in the Senior High,

graciously consented to give us some of her valuable time. At first, dueto the unusual time schedule, we met only on Thursday mornings, but

when we moved to the new building, we met every day.These daily practices were given over for some time to the

Christmas cantata, which was presented before the assembly on Decem-

ber the twentieth. The choruses were done by the glee clubs of the

Senior High, but two of the leading parts were taken by college

students. Eugene Reynolds was the bass narrator, and Margaret Whit-

tlesey had the soprano lead. Both did well.Because every one was so very busy, the chorus work was dropped

for a time at the beginning of the second semester, but since everystudent feels that the time spent in singing the old time melodies and

three- and four-part songs is well spent, plans are now being made to

resume the practices. When this little book goes to press we will prob-

ably be having final rehearsals for some spring appearances before the

public.

PAGE TWENTY-THREE

A NUT TO CRACK

There was an old woman who lived in a hutAbout the size of a hickory nut;The walls were thick and the ceiling low,And seldom out doors did the old \\oman go.

She took no paper, and in no bookof any sort was she seen to look.Yet she imagined she knew much moreThan ma,n or woman had known before.

They talked in her hearing of wondrous things,Of the dazzling splendor of Eastern Kings,Of mountains covered with ice and snowWhen all the valley lay green below.

They spoke of adventures by sea and by land,Of oceans a,nd seas by a cable spanned,Of buried treasures—but though she heardShe said she didn't believe one word!

And still she lives in her little hutAbout the size of a hickory nut,At peace with herself, and quite contentWith the way in which her days are spent.

Little it troubles her, I suppose,Because so very little she knows;For keeping her doors and windows shut.She has shriveled up in her hickory nut.

And you, my dears, will no longer growIf you rest contented with what you know,But a, pitiful object you will dwellShut up inside of your hickory shell.

PAGE TWENTY-FOUR

ATHLETICS

Athletics in the Junior College this

year were on a small scale, but were en-

joyed by all the participants—and spec-

tators. The girls gym class devoted the

largest part of their time to basketball

and tennis, though indoor basebajl and

calisthenics offered a diversion. A tennis

tournament was held toward the last of

the second semester.

The boys made their greatest show-

ing in basketball. They played several

High School teams a,nd won about half

of the games. Tennis was confined

mostly to games after school hours.

The athletics were made a successby the willing co-operation of Coach

Mayo anr Miss Blakehurn, whom the

students wish to thank at this time.

PAGE TWENTY-FIVE

DEBATING

The Fort Smith Junior College broke

even in the four contests with schools

of similar rating in the state. The af-

firmative team lost twice, while the nega-

tive won one debate and took the other

by forfei t from Central College of Con-way. Harding College of Morrilton was

defeated in the Fort Smith auditorium.

Harold Mott and Leona Marsh repre-

sented Fort Smith in this contest.

The a f f i r m a t i v e lost first to LittleRock by an unan imous decision a,nd the

following day to Arkansas Tech at Rus-

selvil le by the narrow margin of 1-165of a point.

The question selected for debate was :

"Resolved That the Knglish Cabinet

Method of Legislation Is A f o r e Effective

in England Than the Committee SystemIs in the Uni ted States." The question

was of interest as it brought to light

some of the good and bad points of both

the English and American systems.

The debate teams worked for about

five months in preparation for the con-

tests. Early in the first semester a de-

bating club was organized with Harold

Mott as president. Af te r the debate try-

outs were held early in November, regu-

lar meetings were abandoned and the

team began meeting twice each week.

This practice continued un t i l a week be-

fore the debates, when an every-nightseries bega.n.

One of the outs tanding successes of

the debating was the work of Leona

Marsh, who was forced to prepare for the

debate wtih only three weeks notice.

Francis Kellv Bell was or isnnal lv chosen

as the other member of the negative

team, but his moving- to Tulsa ma.de it

necessary to get another. Miss Marsh

took up the work and handled it nicely.

Her coolness and poise on the stage won

for her the admiration of the audience.

Gordon Cullen of the a f f i r m a t i v e team

rna.de a remarkable showing for his first

year in debating. In the debate at Lit t le

Rock he ranked as the best debater of

the four ; at Russellvil le he was even bet-

ter, although there were no rankingsgiven the debaters.

The fourth debater was Byron Dobbs

also making" his first public appearancesthis year.

To Harold Mott belongs the creditof instigating and organi; ing the students

to give Fort Smith a creditable showing

in the forensic contests. It was Mott

who conceived the idea and it was he

who put the organization over when it

was threatened with dissolution.

The greatest honor for the record

made by the Junior College debaters

should go to Miss Gladys Mai Davidson

who sacrificed much of her t ime to coach

the team, working raw material into

shape for the contests.

The Junior College hopes next year

to meet Little Rock and Russellville and

avenge the defeats, but the members of

the team are not dissatisfied with the re-

sults of the contests this year, for each

has come through the season a l i t t le

wiser in the pr inciples of public speaking,

with a great deal more knowledge of the

two systems of government.B. DORRS

PAGE TWENTY-SIX

Features

PAGE TWENTY-SEVEN

WHO'S WHO

Most Popular Boy _ Gordon CullenMost Popular Girl Virginia Ha,wkinsBest Looking- Boy _ Ronald LeiningerPrettiest Girl Mary Louise StoughClass Fool Byron Dobbs

Wittiest Boy John WilsonWittiest Girl , Sybil DobbsMost Studious Boy Harold MottMost Studious Girl Nellie Mae BarrowClas<s Grumbler Jack Buchanan

Miss Whitlow: "Give me a compari- always reads a ghost story that is cal-son in two words: something and noth- culated to take her breath away.ing."

T , ^ 4 4 l x r j x. ,, Mr. McGinn: "What's your name?"lack B.: Me and You. T , t r „Judson: |-J-|udson, sir.Mr. McGinn: "Well, I'll just call you

After eating onions Virginia Hawkins Judson for short."

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Miscellaneous

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CONSTITUTION

In order to fo -in a s tuden t organization inthe Fort Smith Jun io r College that wil l includeall classes as the school grows, an organizationthat wi l l f u r n i s h a means for the carrying outof social and business ac t iv i t ies of the s tudentsas a whole, we do ordain and establish thisc o n s t i t u t i o n .

ARTICLE ISection 1. The organizat ion shall be known

as the Junior College Students Association andshall be composed of all s tudents a t t e n d i n g thecollege.

ARTICLE IISection 1. Clause 1. The o f f i c e r s of the

Association wi l l be a pres ident , vice-president ,secretary, and treasurer.

Clause 2. The dut ies of the p res iden t areto preside at all meetings, appoint commi t t eesto carry on the organization's projects, act a:',o f f i c i a l spokesman for the organizat ion, call spe-:ial meet ings on a pe t i t ion of ten per cent of themembership and call meet ings whenever hedeems it ncessary. The pres ident is empoweredto call for the election of a sergeant-at-arms atany t ime he t h inks necessary or he may appo in ta sergeant-at-arms in an emergency. The p,es :-dent shall have all parl iamentary powers as shownby Gushing, except where these powers are con-tradicted in th is c o n s t i t u t i o n or in the by-laws.

Clause 3. The d u t i e s of the v ice -p res iden twl i l be to preside at mee t ings in the absenceof the president and wi l l be bound by the samei ln t ies and powers as the president w h e n he isin charge. He shall be the pres id ing o f f i c e r atall commi t tee meet ings , but not at all depa/ i -mcn ta l meet ings of the cabinet heads. He shallbe a member of the president ' s cabinet.

Clause 4. The du t ies of the secretary w i l lbe to record the proceedings of all meet ings andto carry on correspondence as d i rec ted by the^ r e s i d e n t or the o rgan i za t i on . The secretary w i l lbe a member of the cabinet.

Clause 5. The d u t i e s of the t reasurer w i l lbe to have charge of ail Assocail ion funds andto render an accounting at the close of eachsemester . A l l d r a f t s on the / A s s o c i a t i o n mustbe signed by the t reasurer and counters igned bythe p res iden t .

Section II. Clause 1. All off icers shall beelected for a t e rm of one semester.

Clause 2. The h ighes t r ank ing of f i ce r of the

preceding semester must call a meet ing wi th intwo weeks af ter the opening of the new semesterfor the" purpose of electing new off icers . If noneof the old o f f i c e r s are in the organizat ion thepr inc ipa l is reques ted to call a mee t ing to iorma temporary organizat ion unt i l an election can becalled. Nomina t ions shall be made and postedtwen ty - fou r hours before the elect ion.

Clause 3. Vot ing at the e lect ion of o f f i c e r svvil l be by wr i t t en ballot. Any other quest ioncan be decided by wri t ten ballot at the requestof any member or at the order of the president .

Clause 4. No o f f i c e r wi l l be declared electedu n t i l he or she has received a m a j o r i t y of tin-votes cast. If no one receives a m a j o r i t y 0:1the first vote, the two highest vv i l l be candidatesin a run-off e lect ion.

Clause 5. Any o f f i c e r may be impeached itit is proven that he has failed to do his dutyor that his moral charac ter is bad. I n s t i t u t i o nof impeachment proceedings shall be a p e t i t i o nto the facu l ty sponsor or to the p r i n c i p a l of thecollege. The Associat ion member sh ip shal l actas a court of impeachment and an o f f i c e r w i l lbe declared impeached when two- th i rds of themembership vote that he has failed in his dut ies> r that his mora l character is bad.

A R T I C L E HI

Section 1. Clause 1. A quorum to conduc tbusiness shall consist of a major i ty of the mem-bership .

A R T I C L E IVSection 1. Clause 1. The execu t ive s taff of

the organization wil l be all the elective off icersand two boys and two girls appointed by thepresident . This staff shall be known as thecabinet, and shal l act in an advisory capacityto the president. Cabinet members shall beheads of various depar tments of the organiza-t ion 's ac t iv i t ies .

ARTICLE VSection 1. This cons t i tu t ion can be amended

on a vote of two- th i rds of the membership. Aweek's wri t ten notice must be sent each mem-ber before an elect ion is held to vo te on amend-nients .

ARTICLE VISection 1. A college council may be estab-

lished at any t ime the principal deems the or-ganization large enough. This council wi l l bethe legislat ive body.

PAOE THIRTY

THE JUNIOR COLLEGE IN FORT SMITH

The Junior College is coming to be a very defini te part of the

American Education program. The large enrollments in the Freshman

and Sophomore classes of the colleges and universit ies of the countryhave made it necessary for some relief to be given.. To meet this situa-tion, the larger high schools in various parts of the nation have added the

Freshman and Sophomore college years to the high school curriculum.

Likewise there has been a demand for college training on the part ofmany young- men and young women who are financially unable to bearthe expense of this t raining away from home. In conformity to these two

general trends, the Fort Smith Board of Education authorized the or-ganization of the first year of the Junior College in the Fort Smith SeniorHigh School with the opening of the 1928-29 session.

The enrollment during this first year has been very encouraging.With the opening of school next session the Sophomore year will beadded. At the end of the two-year probationary period, application will

be made to the North central Association for accredited relations. In

the meantime, students who do creditable work in the Junior College

will have l i t t le or no d i f f i cu l t y in getting credits earned here transferredat par value to any college or univers i ty which they might later decide

to attend.

The Board of Education in providing the Fort Smith Junior Col-

lege feels that it is acting in direct response not only to a, local need, but

to the expressed wish of a great many Fort Smith citizens. Its continua-tion will depend to a large extent upon the manner in which it is pat-

ronized So far all indications are such that the college will grow from

year to year unt i l it becomes an indispensable part of the public school

system.J. W. RAMSEY

PAGE THIRTY-ONK

OUR NEW BUILDING

Our new building is a plant to beproud of. It f i l s a long f e l t need. Jt isan imposing s t ructure f rom the outside,but the real beauty is. in the e f f i c i e n c yof the a r rangement inside.

The bui ld ing" is d iv ided into two maindiv i s ions : secton A, and section P>. Sec-tion A is g iven over to class rooms, li-brary, and auditorium ; section R is occu-pied by the gymnasium, cafeter ia , andshops.

The b u i l d i n g is of f i r e p r o o f construc-tion throughout: the pr inc ipa l materialsused being concre te , br ick, and hollowtile. '['here are no basement or thirdfloor rooms, thus e l imina t ing much stairc l i m b i n g and mak ing i t possible to emptythe building in two minutes .

'The main en t rance , at the southeastcorner , opens into the corridor by theauditorium. 'The auditorium, measuring72x90 feet, has a capacity of 1,100, andis accoustically perfect . The stage islarge enough for any productions thatmight be held here.

The ha l l s are l ined wi th steel l o c k e slarge enough for a s tudent ' s coat, hat,and books. The floor and wainscot ofthe hal ls is constructed of terrazzo. Theclass rooms are all very much a l ike , allwell l ighted by large windows of theDonovan a w n i n g type ( .hree-piece de-sign) which are constructed so that thereis no draft . Besides the usual slateblackboards, there are bui l t in book cases.cupboards, and cork b u l l e t i n boards. Therooms are heated by a radiator under thewindows, which is connected to an e f f i -c i en t h e a t i n g p lan t in section TV Theclass room doors have a ven t i l a to r ar-rangement in the lower h a l f which allowsair to go in to the ha l l , but not from theha l l to the room.

The library is one of the show placesof the bui ld ing. It is 29x140 feet withbuilt-inshelves for 15,000 volumes. There

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OUR NEW BUILDING(Continued f rom page t h i r t y - t w o )

are both skylights and electric lights sothat there are no dark corners in anykind of weather. The seating capacity istwo hundred. All f u r n i s h i n g s are stan-dard library equipment .

The gymnasium, which is 52x80 feet,has a floor of blox-on-end flooring. Thisfloor is long wearing, splinterless-, andresil ient. The balcony seats seven hun-dred. The girls' and boys' dressing roomsand showers are located u n d e r the bal-cony.

The woodworking, auto, and printshops across the hal l from the gym, arelarge, light and airy. The very latestmachines are used throughout. Thedra f t ing room, near by is qu i t e large andvery well lighted. There is a completeblue p r in t room in connection.

Above the shops is the cafeteria. Itseats two hundred and f i f t y and has asplendidly equipped ki tchen. The foodserved is very good and surprisingly rea-sonable in price.

The home economics depar tment isanother interest ing spot. There is amodel dining room, pantry, and kitchen,ful ly equipped wi th range, electric re-frigerator, washing machine , etc.

The science rooms are also wellp lanned. The biology room has a sunroom in connection where there is anaquarium and place for p lants .

To f u r t h e r complete the bui ld ing, itis comple te ly wired for a, public addresssystem. There is provision for loudspeakers in each room and microphonesin the audi tor ium and central o f f i c e . Alla n n o u n c e m e n t s and s ignals wi l l be madein this way. The system offers greatpossibil i t ies for f u tu r e use in connectionwith radio development .

The resul t of the h a l f - m i l l i o n do l la rs expendedis a building tha t is "the most e f f i c i e n t l y con-s t ructed and equipped school building in Ar-kansas," and as the state inspec tor said. "In myopin ion th i s h igh school b u i l d i n g represents themax imum of u t i l i t y and the m i n i m u m of fu t i l i t y . "

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PAUL W. SHERIDANSALES AND SERVICE

OUR LIBRARY

If the Fort Smith Junior College isto become a f u l l y accredited member ofthe North Central Association, our li-brary must be up to the standard of theAssociation, or in other words, must con-tain at least four thousand volumes. MissHynes, librarian, hopes to purchase andhave ready for use that many by May,1930.

Already, about two hundred andnine ty volumes have been ordered, rep-resenting an expenditure of approxi-mately seven hundred dollars. Abouteighty-six books are classified, cataloguedand placed on the shelves. The othersare being classified and catalogued asfast as possible. The books ordered arethose we need immediate ly in the vari-ous courses. Drama for book reportsand second year English work has beenordered.

The Junior College books are beingshelved on the east end of the north wall.They are classified according to theDewey Decimal System. This systemdiv ides books in to ten major divisions.General books, such as encyclopedias, areclassif ied unde r 000 to 099; philosophy,inc lud ing psychology, 100 to 199: relgion

200 to 299; sociology, 300 to 399; lan-guage, 400-499; science, 500-599; usefu larts, 600 to 699; fine arts, 700 to 799;literature, 800 to 899, and history, includ-ing travel, 900 to 999. Fiction is ar-ranged alphabetically according- to theauthor's name. Biography is classedunder "B" and arranged on the shelvesalphabetically according to name of theperson wri t ten about.

The cards for the Junior Collegebooks are being placed in the same cata-logue with the Senior High Schoolbooks, but a small 'V before the classi-fication number in the upper le f t handcorner of the card, denotes college books.Librray of Congress cards are used forall Junior College books. These cardscome printed with the name, author, andother information about the book. Thusthe task of the librarian is simplified,because she just has to put the numberon the card and file it.

We have a very fine library, large,light, and well venti lated. The built-inbook cases have a capacity of over fifteenthousand volumes, and there is provisionfor two hundred and twenty students.

NELLIE MAE H A R R O W

PAGE THIRTY-FOUR

JUNIOR COLLEGE PARTIES

In my opin ion , the Fort Smith Jun io r Collegehas one of the most congenial and obliginggroups of boys and girls in existence. This state-men t has been proven in all the class act ivi t ies ,but especially in the social affairs.

The class part ies have been de l i gh t fu l forstudents , sponsors and guests. Our first socialgather ing was a very i n f o r m a l weiner roast onWildcat Mounta in . This af fa i r f u r n i s h e d the op-p o r t u n i t y for the s tudents to real ly get acquaintedw i t h each other. You should have seen the col-legiates so a t t e n t i v e to the fa j r co-eds, roas t ingwcincrs for t h e m , opening pickle jars, and pre-paring the marshmallows. Upon the suggestionof Miss Wi l l i e Mitchel l , we sang songs, both oldand new. The group supposedly disbanded atthe conservat ive hour of n ine - th i r t y .

The first real party was a masquerade atthe home of Miss Virginia Hawkins. Everyoneenjoyed the games and dances, but most of a l l ,guessing who the masked ones were. Earl Gar-

ner, who was dressed as a lady, took the prize.

The night of November 23rd! Will anyoneever forget! Af t e r the College play, "Come Outof the Kitchen," had been successful ly staged,the cast and o ther members of the class, droveto John Wilson's home to finish the eveningwith a regular collegiate celebration. The BlueDragon orchestra fu rn i shed music for one of thebest school p a s t i e s ever given.

The Chris tmas party, at the Dobb's home,was a grand success. The exchange of gif tsand the appropriate use of mis t l e toe affordedmany a hearty laugh dur ing the evening. Theclass presented Miss Kol fe Whitlow, the sponsor,with a beaut i ful pair of d r iv ing gloves.

In closing I may say that the success of theJunior College parties was due to the co-opera-tive spirit of the class, which has been so con-spicuous in everything that the class undertook.

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PAGE THIRTY-FIVE

AN IDEAL SCHOOL

At the present rate of progression in

the field of machinery, it will not he

many years before a person may have or

do anything- he wishes by merely press-

ing" a button.

I n the year two thousand five hun-

dred, when an English teacher assigns

a theme to a student, he will not have

to worry and ponder. He will go home,

and press the button marked "EnglishCompositions." Before going* to school

the next morning, the pupil will open thedrawer below the button labeled "English

Compositions," and extract his theme,

neatly written, well organized, and em-

ploying- correctly the words of the Eng-

lish language. Then, it will not be acompetition between the best minds in

the class, but between the best mechan-

ical devices. Thus it wil l be in all classes.

These generations of the fu tu re wi l l

never realize the toil required to turn

out a beaut i fu l ly perfected composition.

That is, the majority will not. Perhaps,

a few will gain a slight idea of what we,

of the present time, have had to do in

order that we might appease the ever

gaping jaws of knowledge. These few

will learn of our hardships only by such

accidents as the following: The history

teacher assigns the story of the second

un i t to be written for tomorrow. Jane

goes home, pushes the button marked

"History," but finds it will not work. She

sits down, and rakes her mind for sev-

eral hours. Finally, the finished product

lies before her. She wonders how long-

(Continued on page thirty-seven)

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AN IDEAL SCHOOL

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the gruell ing work must cont inue before"History" can be repaired.

Several days later , the history teacher

comments upon the excel lent qual i ty ofJane ' s new contrivance. Jane denies anyrecent acqu i s i t i on , but admi ts that her

"mechanical history" is out of order.

Further investigation brings to l ight the

cr ime which Jane has commit ted. Shehas thought for h e r s e l f !

But, alas! Such things do not exist

at present. Therefore , we must thinkon, un t i l some wi ard can per fec t an ap-

paratus which w i l l make up for menta l

deficiency on the part of the s tudent .

B AT RICE B E L Z U N G

Clerk in store :"This chicken, ma'am?"

Virginia : "No."

"This one?"

"No."

"This one?"

"No."

"Wcll , tell me when I'm getting

warm."

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HOW TO FIND A BOOK IN THE LIBRARY

Every student should know the time-

saving ways to find a book in the library

by the t ime he gets to the first year in

college. For fear some may not, I will

set forth the steps here.

Let us suppose the student wishes to

find Newman's "Vertebrate Zoology/'

Go to the catalogue (it is located by the

door to the librarian's o f f i ce . ) He should

look in the dictionary catalogue for the

author's name, Newman, or the title,

"Vertebrate Zoology," or for the subject

heading, vertebrates (all subject head-

ings a,re in red). The class number in

the upper lef t hand corner of the card

gives the position of the book on the

shelves. Then again, perhaps the student

wants to find Rolfe's "Shakespeare the

Boy." Look for Rolfe, "Shakespears the

Boy," or the subject heading, Shake-

speare. Any other book may be found

in a like manner. Use your head and

consider the librarian !

NELLIE MAE BARROW

CONGRATULATIONS

TO THE

CHARTER MEMBERS

JUNIOR COLLEGE

MORNINGS SUNDAYS

PAGE THIRTY-EIGHT

THE SWAN SONG

"The Silver Swan, who, living had no note,When death approached, unlocked her silent throat.Leaning her breast against the reedy shore,Thus sang her first and last and sang no more,

'Farewell all joys, O Death, come close mine eyes,More geese than swans now live, more fools than wise'."

—ORLANDO GIBBONS

As the first year of the new Junior College

draws to a close, I th ink it befi t t ing that the

Class President give his "Swan Song," for in all

probabil i ty he wil l never again have the honor

of being head of his class organization. It is a

cer ta in ty that he wi l l never again be president

of the charter member class of the Fort Smith

Jun io r College.

This first year organization has done much

to fu r the r the interests of the new school. Con-

sequently, I feel somewhat proud of my posit ion

in it. But the real credit goes to the class as an

organization and not to any one individual. This

is why I am proud of my membership in it and

a bit vain that the organizat ion chose me for the

highest of f ice in its power.

Co-operation has been the keynote of the

college class' success. A f t e r all angles were con-

sidered at a class mee t ing the organization

worked in complete harmony. In a word there

were no cliques in the Junior College. This is

something that is not of ten realized in school

classes.

There have been d i f f i c u l t i e s to face, but they

were successfully met. It has been the aim of

the off icers , and the students, to give Fort Smith

a school of which it could be proud. In a large

measure we have succeeded. In class room work

we have, at least, reached an average; in extra-

curr icular activities the new organization has

proved its power.

There is a great deal of pride manifest

among the students because they are the first in

this project. We have felt that we were pioneers.

Every member of the class has had the oppor-

tunity to work as an officer or committee chair-

man. This experience will be of great benefit

to the individuals in later years, whether they

cont inue in school or enter, immediately, into

some field of work, for experienced people arc

always in demand.

Fellowship, the companion of co-operation,

is very evident in this class. The students gath-

ered in informal meetings, without presiding offi-

cers, to discuss the matters of interest . These

meetings usually took the place of regular pro-

grams. They were nei ther scheduled nor called,

the students merely gathered. Very few official

neetings were held. These were held at the call

of the president when there was an immediate

need, and even these wrere as short as possible.

During the coming summer we will part, go-

ing our separate ways, maybe never to see the

"old crowd" again. Next year there will, no

doubt , be another congenial body, but it will

not be just the same. We, who are pioneers,

may never meet again unt i l sometime in the

f u t u r e when there will be great "homecoming."

Then we shall forget, for a moment, the "Swan

Song" that is in our hearts as this term closes.

BYRON DOBBS.

PACK THIRTY-NINE

WHAT I LIKE ABOUTTHE JUNIOR COLLEGE

We are just one big family—happy,contented , and wi l l ing to work. No taskis so great that it can not be done by

the organized work of the students.

At first we were blessed with a mem-bership of thir ty- three, but of course,

there were some that had come to play,

and so the weaker ones were l e f t by theside of the road. There are only twenty-

four of us now, but they are the tried and

true.We were on new and unknown

ground. Jus t as the early American pio-

neer had to f e l l trees, clear the land, and

build homes; we had to formulate rulesof procedure, establish the precedents

and ideals for the Jun ior College of the

fu tu re . The task was d i f f i c u l t , the bur-

den heavy, but we came through because

the idea of impossibility was unknown.M a n y a wil l ing shoulder was put to thewheel and soon it was l i f t ed from the rut

and started on the road to achievement .

We found the great law of life—success through co-operative work. In

later years when we go forth into the

world to replace our elders, we shall find

that this st i l l holds true. I t may be our

lot to run the affairs of the city, the state,or even the nation, but wherever we go,

our tasks wil l be made ea,sier because wefound this t ruth.

We have experienced the joy of agood work done, we have learned toovercome d i f f i c u l t i e s , and give and takewith a smile.

We have laid the foundation firm andstrong. May there be bui l t on it an insti-tution worthy of the name "The FortSmith Junior College."

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Miss Mary Hines, our beloved libra,-

rian, has a plan for the Junior College

which she hopes to be able to carry out

next year. Her idea is to transform

room 120 into a comfortable brousing

room for the College students. She

would like to furnish it attractively with

a table, a few good chairs, and perhaps

a pretty rug- or two. With a few attrac-

tive pictures and seevral good books and

magazines, the transformation would be

complete.

She fur ther suggests that it would be

nice to have occasional book teas. There

:ould be interesting and informative dis-

cussions of latest books, led by some

member of the faculty or book loving

person from the city as our guests.NELLIE MAE BARROW

PAGE FORTY-ONE

THE JUNIOR COLLEGE MOVEMENT

My HAROLD W.

The junior college is a new addit ion to theeducational field. It had its or igin in the Uni-vers i t ies of Michigan, Chicago, and Cal i fo rn ia ,only a few years ago. The growth of the move-ment since then has been almost phenomenal.

The j u n i o r college provides the f i r s t twoyears of u n i v e r s i t y work to those high schoolgraduates who cannot, for financial or other rea-sons, go away to school. It serves both as apreparation for f u t u r e work or as a finishing forthose who do not expect to cont inue. It al.-oprovides a place for the adolescent boy or girlwhose parents t h i n k it inadvisable to send awayfrom home. The sma l l e r classes in the j u n i o rcollege make ind iv idua l help f rom the teacherpossible. The jun io r college relieves the univer-sities of a great number of those in the fi,\st twoyears. It is est imated that 60% of the univers i ty

PINCKNEYs tudents are in the f irst two years, t hus c lut ter-ing up the scene and h inder ing the real work ofthe i n s t i t u t i o n . These two years arc really jus ta c o n t i n u a t i o n of high school and should be con-nected wi th the high school.

There are always two sides to the quest ion,and the other side of the j u n i o r college quest ionhas been taken by several. They contend thatit is h a r m f u l to the s tudent . They say that thef a c u l t y is i n f e r i o r , though Professor Koos, of theUnivers i ty of Minnesota, test i f ies to the contrary.They say that the s tudent needs the inf luenceof un ivers i ty l i f e ; needs to be where there aretipperclassmen to associate with.

Considering both sides, I s t i l l th ink thej u n i o r college is here to siay, because it fills adef ini te need. We should not overlook the fact,though, tha t there may be danger in ca r ry ing ittoo far , for an excess is always to be avoided.

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Those Punctuation Marks

"Oh, dear," sighed Warren, as hecame in from school one day, "I wish wedidn't have to learn so much about peri-ods, and comma,s, and semi-colons. 1hate them !"

Mamma laid down her sewing andsaid, "Why do you hate them, Warren?"

Why, it 's hard to remember when touse them, and besides I don't th ink theyare of much use. I don't see why wecouldn't write sentences without putting"any punctuat ion marks."

Ma,mma smiled, rose from her chair,got a piece of paper from the desk andwrote : "The l i t t le turkey strutted aboutthe yard and ate corn half an hour af te rhis head was cut off."

"Why, how funny!" exclaimed Warrenwhen he read it. "How could a, turkeywalk around eating corn without anyhead?"

"He couldn't," replied mamma, "andyet I have wri t ten just what I intendedto write. I have, however, le f t out allpunctuat ion marks."

Then she bent down and punctuatedthe sentence. When Warren read itagain the meaning had changed. "Theturkey strutted about the ward and atecorn; hn l f an hour a f te r , his head wa,scut off/'

"I see," said Warren, and then andthere he resolved to learn all that hecould about the marks of punctuation.

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Junior College BanquetThe Junior College students climaxed

a term of hard work and play Wednes-day, May 29, with a banquet at the WhiteGate tea room. Mr. and Mrs. G. C.C. Hardin, Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Cook andMr. J. A. Federhen were guests of honor.

Some of the highlights of the pro-gram were toasts by Mr. Hardin, Mr.Cook and Mr. Federhen, and a song andtoast by Mr. Clarence McGinn, class ad-viser. Another feature was an explana-tion by Ronald Leininger on how he be-came so handsome. The program endedwith a quartet number with GordonCullen, Laws Galloway, John Wilson andHarold Mott singing.

Mr. M c G i n n : "If I cut a piece ofpaper into four parts, what do I get?"

Margaret Whit t lesey : "Quarters.""And if I d ivide it into eight?""Eighths.""Or" 8.000?""Confetti."

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We, the members of The Junior College of Fort

Smith, invite members of the Fort Smith Gradu-ating Class of 1929 to join us next year.

Gordon was hungry and "broke." He

stood for some moments looking longing-

ly in the butcher's shop, then went in.

"If 1 leave security equal to the amount

I take, you will trust me won't you?"

"Certainly," t h e clerk a n s w e r e d ,

"Well, give me two of those pork chops

and keep one of them till I come back."

Nellie Joyce: "That's a bad cold you

have. What are you doing for i t?"

Leona Marsh: "Well, today I 'm doingwhat Nellie Mae told me to do, it's

Harold Mott's t ime tomorrow. I think

Beatrice is next. I f 1 am not better—or

dead—by Sunday I will try yours. Just

write it on this card, please."

Barber: "Is there any special way We" could tell some more jokes, but

you would like to have your hair cut?" what's the use? You would only laughGordon: "Yeah. Off." at them.

PAGE FORTY-FIVK

Virginia: "If i stood on my head ajl Byron: "If I were to steal a kiss,

the blood would run to it, wouldn't it?" would that be petty larceny?"

Beatrice- "Yes" Gladys: "No, that would be grand."

Virginia: "Then why does it not all

run to my fee t when I stand on them?" Claude: "You want to be ready to

Beatrice: "Because your feet aren't jump when Gabriel blows his horn."

empty." Laws: "Oh, is he coming in a car?"

Mrs. Dobbs: "Why are you wearing Miss Krumsick: (in zoology) "Weyour glasses in bed, Byron?" wjn now name some of the !ower animals

Byron : "Well, you see, I'm getting so starting with Harold Mott."

nearsighted that I can't recognize the

people 1 dream about."Jack Buchanan's first report was

promising: "Trying."

Margaret Carpenter: "No, I don't kiss The second was encouraging: "Still

men." trying."

Jack Templeton: "Oh, that's all right, But the third dashed all hopes: "Still

I'm only a boy. See?" very trying."

CATALOGS YEAR BOOKS ANNUALS STATIONERY

PAGE FORTY-SIX

Fort Smith Junior College invitesHigh School Graduates from FortSmith and nearby towns to joinher ranks for 1929-30.

CALENDAR OF THE YEAR

September 10-15—Registration

September 13—Classes began

September 18Officers elected

October 5Picnic on Wildcat

October 8—Cabinet meeting

October 31—Tryouts for the play

November 5—Colors selected

November 14—Debate tryouts

November 23—"Come Out of the Kitchen"

November 29—Thanksgiving vacation

December 3—Moved into new building

December 21—Christmas cantata given

Christmas party(Continued on next page)

PAGE FORTY-SEVEN

CALENDAR OF THE YEAR

December 22— March 26—Christinas vacation Margaret Carpenter got to school

at 7:50January 2—

Back to work again March 29—Easter vacation

January 16— , , ., , k , , ,*\ Kelly Bell back on a visitExams

, .. . April 1—January 17— , _.

PicnicMore exams

April 2—January 28— _,

rern bcott back arter an illnessSecond semester began

April 3— !Incidentally, we got our semester .

j Gordon smoked a cigar for agrades .change

History class was considerably re- Chorus started practicing againduced as a result

April .February 1- Fidd

Officers elected- t 1 - April 8—February 15—

XT i -i i - 1 1 - i Miss Whitlow absentNew building dedicated

February 28— APril 9~Mr. Cook gave his permission to Mid-semester test in Zoology

annual v .. 10April 12—March 18— Cullen surprised us all by having

Jack Buchanan "just visiting" Eng- his hair cut shorterlish class

April 22—March 20— , r , r ^. r , . A 1 ,. Mr. McGinn forgot his Algebra

Mary Louise btough s birthday class

Sibyl bought a dogApril 23—

March 21 Announcement of Miss WhitlowDebates here and at Little Rock going to China field trip

March 22— May 3—Mr. McGinn back from Little Miss Davidson taught Physiology

Rock in Mr. McGinn's absence

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