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President ' s Message Two hundred years ago George Washington made the following statement: In a country like this, where every man may reap his own harvest, which by proper attention, will afford him much more than is necessary for his own consumption, if there cannot be money found for education, there is something amiss in the ruling political power. In the same spirit on a December day in 1906 in Washington County, Arkansas, the County Farmers Union passed a resolution asking the Arkansas Legislature to provide for four state schools of agriculture. The Legislature of 1907 passed a bill providing for one school of agriculture. At the request of the State Farmers Union, Governor Donaghey vetoed this bill. On April 1, 1909, House Bill Number Two, by Hon. J. J. Ballamy, representative from Lawrence County, was signed by Governor George M. Donaghey. This bill provided for four state schools of agriculture. Thus, this institution came into being. Arkansas has experienced two decades of unparalleled progress. In 1909 there were graduated from the high schools of Arkansas only a few more than three hundred young people. This year more than six thousand students will complete their high school training. This college has each year carefully surveyed the educational demands and needs of the people in Northeast Arkansas. It has conscientiously responded to all demands for service. The result is a highly effective collegiate organization animated by an unselfish spirit which dedicates this college to the educational service of the masses of our people, a dedication which at the same time guarantees the greatest of all safeguards for a permanent democracy, the building of character in those who will in the future be responsible for this government, the masses of our people. V. C. KAYS. z ° 1 108
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Dean of the Faculty Despite all the responsibilities of his office, Dean E. L. Whitsitt is noted for his cheery whistle as well as for his executive ability. Dean Whitsitt came to Arkansas State almost with its inception, and as the college has grown in popularity and in service, so has he grown in popularity and in service. He is an ever ready advisor for both faculty and students, straightening schedules, financial tangles, and extra-curricular problems with a practical hand. It is under Dean Whitsitt ' s direction that the present four year college curriculum has been adapted from that of the Junior College. His foresight and energy have con- tributed their share to the growth of Arkansas State to its present level.
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