The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-10-06
REVENUE
FOR SCHOOL
SYSTEM
Places Oklahoma Schools in
Splendid Condition.
MUCH LAND RESERVED
Which viii be Valuable After
Statehood Is Secured.
MUCH LAND RESERVED

{ Guthrie O. T.. Oct. 5-one thing that is
little understood outside those of OKLA
homa is the public school system, says
the Edmond Enterprise.
There are today a little over two and
a half million acres of land reserved for
the public school fund. This land is
leased by the quarter section and the
income derived therefron is devoted to
the support Of the common schools and
the higher institutions Of learning, and
the income from section 80 is set aside
| for what is called the public building fund
IN the large tract Of land known as the
Kiowa, Comanche and Apache country,
| four sections in each township, namely,
sections l6, So. 10 and SO. were reserved
for the public school fund. and rs these
lands are just opened and not yet all
leased it is impossible 10 say in exact
hgures what the revenue win be, but the
rental value viii increase each year. This
source of income makes plenty of good
schools POSSIBLE and reduces the taxes
that are paid by the citizens Of the ter
ritory
The last figures given out by the terri
torial auditor said: There are 1876, $50
acres Ce08 quarter sections} yielding an
income Of about S225,oo0 for the common
schools"
Think Of It; a quarter of a million OF
dollars for public schools without tax
alton
There are 32.seO acres G.956 quarter
sections) yielding an income of $4,000
yearly devoted to the colleges. There are
3O6.2lO acres asa quarter sectionsl yield
ing an annual income of So. 900 for what
is known as the public building school
fund"
There is now in the treasury over $780,
900 in the plhlic building fund and this
is being added u now ut the rate of S35.-
900 annually. This money VIII be expend-
cd, wnen Oklahoma becomes q state, for
the state institutions. such as insane
asylUnns blinu ard deaf and dumb in
stitutions reform school and peniten-
tiary. All, or nearly all, of the expense
of building these institutions VIII be saved
To the people of Oklahoma When the
territory is admitted as state, sections
% can be sold. There arc in sections
80. 3o5.29 acres, which sold at $1p per
ttttE N0ltt mean over AAtEt Lf44liDA tAbl-
lars secured TO build the public penal, cor
receive and charitable Institutions OF Ok
lahoma, without taxing the people.
This meter of light taxation is worthy
of consideration by those seeking homes.
The schools OF Oklahoma have no su-
perior.
Take the Territorial Normal school at
Edmond, for instance; everything is free.
Drawing is free. all the laboratory work
is without fees of any kind. Stenography
and typewritipg is free. Music is free.
In the music department not only is the
piano course free, but there IS no charge
for instructions or stringed or band in
struments. IN charge Of that department
is the best band man in Oklahoma, Prof.
oscar Lehrer, who is the leader of the
Edmond band, that is in attendance at
the Des AIoines, Ia, carnival
Families making their homes at Ed
mond or in the farming country about
can educate their children without cost
at the Territorial Normal in the useful
branches that viii prepare them better
to make a livelihood. and in the arts and
sciences that viii better enable them to
enjoy life.