50 Years Ago: Economist chosen to advise in D.C.
50 Years Ago From the Herald and Democrat in 1967 John V. Terry, Assistant Professor of Economics at John Brown University was one of 10 economists in the U.S. chosen to advise with the Department of Health, Education and Welfare in Washington, D.C., in the area of Economic Education.
Dr. Terry left for Washington where he assisted with the reading and evaluating of proposals for Summer Workshops in Economics to be held in the colleges and universities of the country in the academic year, 196869. He spent five days in Washington evaluating the proposals submitted by the schools of the nation and other consulting work was planned for later on. Further proposals and some campuses would possibly be visited for on-the-spot evaluations of personnel and facilities.
Dr. Terry served as Associate Director of the 1967, NDEA Workshop at Henderson State College and then assisted in the direction of three-week workshops, sponsored by the Arkansas State Council on Economic Education at the Medical Center in Little Rock and at Arkansas State University at Jonesboro.
30 Years Ago From the Herald-Democrat in 1987
The Siloam Springs Board of Directors approved the first reading of an ordinance establishing an historic district in the city’s downtown area and requiring the appointment of a committee to review all proposed architectural changes to buildings in the district.
Main Street, Siloam Springs, a non-profit organization made up of city residents and downtown merchants, presented the ordinance for the board’s consideration.
John Elrod, chairman of the group, said the intent of the ordinance was not to make the architecture in the historic district comply with the architectural design of any certain period.
“The intent is to make it as compatible as is possible and reasonable,” he said. “We want to encourage people, not discourage people.”
Elrod said that Main Street, Siloam Springs planned to apply for acceptance in the Main Street Arkansas project, a state-funded program which provides grant monies and technical assistance for downtown revitalization.
A prerequisite for application was the establishment of an historic district, he said.
10 Years Ago From the Herald-Leader in 2007
Will Easley, a sixthgrader at Siloam Springs Middle School, was notified of his selection to the ODP State soccer team. The Olympic Development Program (ODP), is a national program used to identify players who may eventually be selected to a United States national team.
Easley competed against approximately 50 student athletes from around the state to receive the selection.
He was among the youngest of the group as his birthday falls just four days short of the cutoff.
He was joined by 14 other players from Arkansas to represent the state at the Region III ODP Camp in Starkville, Miss., in July. Easley was a member of the U12 Arkansas Comets and played left forward/ mid-fielder.