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100 YEARS AGO Nov. 24, 1919

FAYETTEVILLE — The summer session of the University of Arkansas is one of the most economically managed in the country, is the information contained in a recent bulletin issued by the Federal Bureau of Education on “The Summer Schools of the United States.” The bulletin shows that the summer school at the University of Arkansas has grown until it is larger than the average, although it falls far short of the large enrollment in the summer schools of the universities in the North.

50 YEARS AGO Nov. 24, 1969

CONWAY — Lawrence Porter, son of Mr. and Mrs. Elbert M. Porter of Atlanta, Tex., won first place in the recent State Piano Contest for senior high school students at State College of Arkansas here. The contest is sponsored jointly by the Arkansas State Music Teachers Association, and the Music Teachers National Association.

25 YEARS AGO Nov. 24, 1994

■ Little Rock city directors on Wednesday approved two fiber optic access network franchises that will require 30 days’ notice before any trenches are dug in city streets. Providing notice will allow other utilities to share the work and prevent trenches from having to be excavated again, said Chandra Russell, director of the city’s Public Works Department. Various utility companies have dug trenches in several downtown streets over recent months, sometimes repairing them only to see another company dig them up again, city officials said. Unwanted results have included downtown traffic problems and complaints about unsightly asphalt patching of lengthy strips of city streets.

10 YEARS AGO Nov. 24, 2009

■ St. Vincent Health System officials announced Monday the establishment of a new neuroscience institute in Little Rock expected to treat complex cases from all over the world. Doctors with the Arkansas Neuroscience Institute have been treating patients and conducting surgeries at St. Vincent Infirmary Medical Center since the second week in October. Dr. Ali Krisht, Dr. Ossama AlMefty and Dr. Ian Dunn moved to St. Vincent’s from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences to create the institute, which will also include research and training. Neurosurgery is the branch of surgery involving the central nervous system, including the brain and spinal cord. St. Vincent’s, which got its first neurosurgeon in 1941, plans to eventually raise funds to provide the Arkansas Neuroscience Institute its own building and add more surgeons.