Date Original
1912 May
Description
This collection contains one copy of the “High School Yell,” which is a yearbook from Mena High School published by the students and printed by Star Print of Mena, Arkansas. This yearbook contains photographs of individual students, classes, and clubs, stories from students, and advertisements from local businesses.
Biographical/Historical Note
Mena, Arkansas, the county seat of Polk County, was a railroad town that was incorporated in September 1896, just one month after the first train stopped in Mena. Mena was on the route of the Kansas City, Pittsburg, and Gulf Railroad that went from Kansas City, Missouri, to Port Arthur, Texas. The “High School Yell” was the yearbook for Mena Normal High School, published by the students and printed by Star Print of Mena, Arkansas. The Normal School was run in connection with the high school in Mena; however, newspapers report that some Mena citizens were afraid that the Normal School would do away with the high school altogether. Normal Schools were created to train teachers by educating them in Methods, Pedagogy, and Psychology. Mena Normal High School was opened on September 25, 1911.
Physical Description
Document, 8.5" x 11"
Geographical Area
Mena, Polk County (Ark.)
Language
English
Identifier
SMC.0174.0014
Resource Type
Text
Collection
"High School Yell" Mena Normal High School yearbook, SMC.0174.0014
Publisher
Arkansas State Archives
Contributing Entity
Arkansas State Archives
Recommended Citation
"High School Yell" Mena Normal High School yearbook, Arkansas State Archives, Little Rock, Arkansas.
Rights
Use and reproduction of images held by the Arkansas State Archives without prior written permission is prohibited. For information on reproducing images held by the Arkansas State Archives, please call 501-682-6900 or email at state.archives@arkansas.gov.
Disciplines
United States History
