University of Arkansas Monticello - Boll Weevil Yearbook (Monticello, AR)

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“Grice on the lips, - Ferever on the hips ton County Farmer’s Union adopted a resolution to be sent to the Arkansas General Assembly, requesting four ag- ricultural schools, regionally located so as to accomodate as many farmers as possible. It failed. Luckily for UAM, a bill was passed in 1909. Two cities made acceptable bids for the Fourth District Agricultural School, Fordyce and Monticello. After a heated session in the Capitol, it was announced that the bid had been awarded to Monticello. The introduction to the history of KARLA CUNNINGHAM poses for photographers during a Sigma Kappa Halloween party. MONTICELLO SUFFERED through one of the worst winters recorded. Although the ice damage was extensive, it created a wonderland of beauty.

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ESPIE MOORE pulls the ‘big ewich: with a student, during halftime at a basketball game. : : ‘coatless’ ‘Gays during an oe severe we - gress in any form. It first requires a Starting point. In the case of UAM, September 14, 1910. UAM, with a different name, appearance, and hat date. Why was the school created? Many people believed that every- thing has its roots in the political sys- | tem. UAM is no exception, for it was tgs poly the brainchild of a powerful Ar- A UAM COED stroils to class during one a the few | 2 7 is atten. difficult to gauge pro- : there is no better starting point than personality, first opened its doors On kansas Farmer’s Cooperative Union, one of the strongest organizations in the state at the turn of the century. Its statewide membership consisted of all classes, for farming was the predominant way of life for the poor to the affluent. For many people, farming was absolutely essential to survival. A crucial problem developed at this time, one which certain Farm- er’s Union members had enough foresight to recognize as requiring immediate action. The problem was the need for scientific farming, rela- tively unheard-of in Arkansas. The Arkansan farmer, sitting upon a wealth of some of the nation’s most fertile soil, was diligently growing cotton, while having to import food, livestock, feed, and many things that he could easily raise himself. The an- swer was education. The process which culminated in the creation of what we now know as UAM, began in 1906. The Washing-

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BLACK-EYED SUSANS, an abundant fall flower in South- east Arkansas, signaled the end of summer to. UAM Students. TIM WALLACE, a Monticello senior, wanders through Sorrells Hall between classes. UAM was complete. One-hundred thirty-seven students enrolled for that first semester, a number which seemed surprisingly large. The land now occupied by UAM was donated by the heirs of the late Judge William Wells. Judge Wells was responsible for the construction of Weevil Pond. It seems that a group of Irish immigrants, railroad construc- tors, were stranded in the area when the company went bankrupt. Judge Wells took them in until they could obtain new jobs, and in return, the immigrants constructed the pond. | The first classes were held at the former Hineman University School, since no buildings existed on the donated property. In 1911, with the