The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1901-10-30
KAY COUNTY ISSUES
AN ULTIMATUM
And Call for Election for
Location Of High School
at POnca

Tuesday. Nov o. for the establishment
Of county high school az Ponca city.
Tho following argument Tor It has been
sent out in a Circular
To the Farmers and Voters Of Kay
county'
This letter to yvn Is designed 20 dis-
cuss the objects ana provisions Of
statute, paased by our last legislature.
making provision for establishing county
high schools by the various counties oil
the territory aud to show The adyan-
tages Of such a school In Kay county
No country IN the world has so gener-
al, so complete provision for schools as
this land Of ours. America IS the hon
OF free schools, and free schools are
Americas chiefest glory. This coun-
try has given most generously TO the
different states for the cause OF edu-
cation, and 10 no state more bountifut
iy than to Oklahoma. The fund arising
from the land set apart hy the govern
ment in Oklahoma FOR educational pur,
poses win, in the coming years. prac.
tlcally maintain our common schools.
Fortunate oklahoma to begin life
knowing that her district schools are
bound IN the hearts Of the people ano
rest on strong financial basis.
But IL IS conceded today that our ais.
trict schools DO not and cannot provide
the means for an education that shan
equip our children TO make the best of
their opportunities and to meet IN,
competition OF the new century We
need something between the district
school and the university
To meet this requirement our last
legislature provided for the establish
ment Of county high schools that should
afford better educational facilities for
pupils more advanced than those at
tending district schools The necessary
preliminaries under this statute have
been complied with and an election or.
dered by the board OF county commits
sioners 70 take place on Tuesday. No
vember 9TH, TO see If such school shan
be established IN Kay county
The object is a good one. Ii appeals
70 the highest, the most noble sentiment
OF our prosperous county. First are
our district schools; they are I'm every
community: they are home institu
ton they on first place. and only I'M
this fair land of ours does such an in
stitution exist These district schools
are for All the children, but after the
district school what is there for the
masses, what is there for the farmers
children Our universities are more
technical than practical and their
courses more suited to professional men
than TO men Of business and practical
nhaits To congugate "A Latin verb may
heip a lawyer or physician. but would
be OF little assistance TO a lad 'hc ilns
his way In the world"
The universities are good In their
place, but what we want is a school
lust above the district school, a school
especially adapted to the masses. ana
within reach OF the farmers children.
The boys and girls Of today need some
thing IN advance OF the district school
some school close at home, a school
that shah be thorough and offer the
advantages OF a good education In
tact, We want a school that Is our
own. a high school that the parents OF
AHc 'vuH'N can VISIT one whose every
moral influence shall be under their
personal observation and control.
such a school Is the one proeogei for
Kay county, and 10 be located al Pan.
city n would be free to the children
Of Kay county. Il would be their school.
ana % graduate from II would be "A
splendid complement and an equipment
Tor future work.
There are nov about 1000 school emil i.
qren in Kay county ana iC thoy should
ON an average each attend their dis
trict school for seven years it would
follow that 900 school children ,n
Kay county graduate from our district
schools each yoart ana with that their
school education rs over For the
masfes there is nothing further provld-
"a Very FEW are able to go away 10
me unlycTities The county high
school Is practically "a necessity if we