Arkansas State University - Indian Yearbook (Jonesboro, AR)

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a time to work and a time to play . . The first board of trustees — J. J. Bellamy of Smithville, O. N. Hammett of Paragould, C. E. Bush of Antioch, W. L. Banks of Smithdale and J. B. Lewis of Jonesboro — toured northern colleges and C. E. Bush visited schools in the south. Plans for the school were drawn up and V. C. Kays, director of an experiment station in Alabama and an ex- perienced teacher, was hired as principal. On July 5, 1910, the day Kays arrived, the site was chosen. Jonesboro of- fered 200 acres of land, free water and lights, and $160,000 for the school. Classes began in October, 1910, in the Elks Hall on Main and Washington in Jonesboro. Boarding students lived in two houses; the cafeteria was in the girls ' dormitory on Main, several blocks from the boys ' . FAITHFUL OLD MAUD transported passengers in the hack from Jonesboro to school several times daily. SPORTS PLAYED A BIG PART in extracurricular activities.

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STUDENTS OF STATE AGRICULTURE SCHOOL pile in a truck for one of the rare retreats from studying. V

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TYPICAL STUDENTS POSE on the back steps of the Ad- ministration Building, built in 1910 and housing many class- rooms on upper floors with the gym in the basement. THE FARMERS, SAS football team. This is the first football team formed at the College. EVERYONE TURNED OUT FOR EARLY FOOTBALL OAMES. LEWIS HALL, A BOYS ' DORM, was built in 1911. The build- ing has been renovated several times and now serves as a girls ' dormitory.