The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-12-28
Mayor Extends
WELCOME TOTHE VISIT.
ING TEACHERS
City's Chief Executive PAYS
Eloquent Tribute TO
Guthrie's Guests.

In his welcoming address to the Wis
ning teachers Mayor Barnes said
it's source Of Joy and pciae to our
people and especially so to myself
personally to welcome this grand as-
sociation TO its annual meeting Guth.
rie opens wide her gates aud our peo-
pie oper wide The portals OF their
homes to give courteous welcome to
he educators of our youth and chill
dren. have today but one message
to convoy, one greeting TO offer YOU,
and that is the assurance Of the great
respect and the high regard we enter
tain for those whose lives aie given
to the cause Of education
We claim for Oklahoma a system Of
free education for every chill. every
hoy and girl every young man and
maiden. not excelled by that Of any
state or coqntry en- the ..lobe
Standing on he threshold Ct a I'M
ion with the people OF The lndian ter.
,itory with whom we viii soor put on
The garb of a full hedged American
state let MS contemplate for a mo.
nent the importance of the perfec-
tion of tho detass Of that system which
viii Gn Tho day Of the union expand
and nclude within its mprehensive
embrace double the number of school
districts. twice the NUN her Of teach.
ers and tire the number Of chit
dren and youth eager to receive the
advantages of education under our
system.
Coming as our teachers have core
from escrv state IN the union with
fifteen years experience here in mold
ing and building up our system Of edu-
cation Il should be and have no
doubt It is The best, the highest the
most practical and harmonious in its
methods OF any in the world And yet
! know that It is The work Of years to
make perfect and practical in all its
details a avstom whicn extends over
so great an expanse of territory. and
has TO do with 50 many indiyiGuals Of
more or less different ideas In the al
plication Of method
This annual meeting OF teachers
from all parts of he terr;tor. in my
iufgnen Is or ought 10 be Ole of the
very bes. and most lmportan, infu.
ences in the perfcctici Of plans and
methods Of the system. Tho results
of your deliberations when boiled
down ard put in form Of resolution and
transmitted TO the legislative and ex-
ecutiSe authority OF the state should
be most helrful and effective in The
passage Of such laws and he a'lop-
ton If such measures as are necessary
from tinar to time TO enhance the
DeneGcence and the blessings that fow
out TO our iscOple from the hest and
most practical system, OF free edIea-
tion. II We get statehood as now
seems probable under the proyisioas
of the Hamilton bin on he fourth Of
March, 1906 orr school system will
spread out and expand over the Indian
territory like the rays Of a rising sun
over the darkness OF The night and IL
is in portant that the laws and the
rules and usages shall ne such that
they may 20 into immediate operation
without friction and without hinder
ance
In short time the legislature viii
meet. il, what we hope will be the
last session Of territorial legislature.
It viii have ample time to consider
end dispose Of propositions for the
perfection of details the curing Of am
higuities and the correction Of mista-
ken legislation if any now exists. The
house aud the council Will be largely
influenced hy euoh reports and recon
mendations A. will be made 10 them
by our territorial superintendent. the
territorial board of education and by