The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1902-11-24

such that these bonds will be re
deemed at an early day
Three million eixty eight Thousand
FIVE hundred and two acres of land
v re filed upon during the year Of
which 6O6.1099S acres were homestead
entries made by 4OO7 different per
sons The vacant government land
aggregated 3.777sS3 acres. Of which
over 100000 are located in Beaver
county. The greater portion of this
land "a best adapted to grazing. al
though there many localities suit
able for agriculture Two million and
fifty five thousand acres OF land sei
aside by congress for territorial pur
lposes. are now under lease, the income
therefrom amounting in the aggregate
to 100000 Under the present system
the lessee is guaranteed renewal OF
the lease on its expiration for another
term without comptition. The rentals
are not excessive, and the leaseholds
are generally regarded as valuable
property The net proceeds from Ian
leases during the year was s435915.S5
Education in Oklahoma is general,
and the educational advancement OF
the people has been phenomenal. The
public school system. which embraces
rural districts, consists of primary and
Intermediate grades the secondary
school. including the high school and
the university preparatory school; the
normal schools, the agricultural and
mechanical college, and the university
The schools, the governor states. are
well housed. From the very begin
ming the settlers had an ambition to
build school houses. The only terri
torial bonds ever issued we're Issued to
build territorial schools. Almost the
only bonds issued by the municipal
organizations have been for the same
purpose. Even in the new country
over 100 school houses have been built
Most Of them are good, substantial
structures and are ornaments to the
country.
There were taught during the year
2,27S schools. with an aggregate en-
rollment OF 1851 and an average
daily attendance Of 62,79S. The mum
Der of teachers employed aggregate d
2.5O3. TO whom there W as paid g.
salaries s5O2,277 65; PIT SCHOOL hou
were erected a. cost OF s131 95S.72;
1902 pupils were graduated from the
common schools. There was apper
tiond among the various counties a
a territorial school fund, s2671O5.14
The territory offers the best education
al advantages through her several
higher institutions of learning. not
only to her own students. but to those
m he Indian tsl ritory as well. There
is a university located az Norman, two
normal institutions at Alva and Ed
mond. an agricultural ana mechanical
college at Saltwater, an agricultural
and normal university for colored
students at Langston. and university
preparatory school at Tonkawa- Be
sides the institutions OF learning in
dicated, there are many sectarisn aad
private schools aud colleges. The gov
srnment mainfsias an industrial school
for Indians at Chilocco and The follow
ing named boarding schools: Absentee
Arapaho, Cheyenne, Fort Sill, Kaw
Usage. Otoe. Pawnae. Ponca, Rainy
Mountain, Cantonment, Red Moon
Riverside. Sack and Fox and Segsr.
Certain religious denominations
maintain, in addition to the govern
ment lchools. the following missions
S.. Patricks (Ca'holic), Mary Greg
! ory Memorial (P -asbytorfan), Cache
Creek OR form Prsbyterian), an'
Methyin (Me hodist Episcopal South
AT the present time there is but on