The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1905-12-14
COMMERCIAL
CLUB MEETING
Report Of Committee on High
School Received Mill
Proposition Taken Up.

Friday night, with fairly good at
tendance.
The proposition Of } G Ward, Of
Springfield, Mo-, 60 construct a -four
ing mill In Vlnita was accepted and a
committee, composed of y. y Rat
cllli and 4 l.. Churchill, was appointed
"a secure options on suitable lots upon
which the mill Is 70 he built
Following Is the report " The High
school committee appointed al a pre-
yious meeting Of the club.
TO the Oaicers and Members of The
Vinha Commercial Club
GENrLKMKN Your committee
appointed 10 inquire into the adFiSa.
bllltY of establishing here free public
High school hegs 10 report as follows
superintendent Ford has estimated
thar L viii require aa additional espeuse
next year of a. goo iof high school
should oue ~ established This sum
would cover the salary o. an additional
tcacher, who soula a. eautse have 6 he
ateaebef of higher grade than any nos
employed. the eosl Of atsine % saasieut
room Ia the Aldneb Cottage. and me ad
aiti0nal iauitor serxies and coal requieed
Mg Ford states thai L viii b. necessary
IN any event % employ an additional
teaeher "a 1905 Coz the graded schools
bni a second teacher would hs required
solely fof the high school
This one teacher, together with what
tiuue PROT Ford coald gise. eoali BE- abls
to teach two grades d q high school
Therefore. II school is established,
while the ar.i cost eiil be 81 ooo per year
additional. after The afst year the eosi
vii Be greater and with four grades g
viii perhaps in three years require q ooo
Or even somewhat more than ihai
A. 70 the need iar high sel1ol. There
are is the present eighth grade shout g
student who vii be ready next fail 70 en.
ter either high school or "a academy
A poll has shown that they arr almost
unanimously 10 favor Of high school
operated in connection with the city
schools. and that practically every one
q them sill enter saeh school, vhils Il
they are required % 50 away from hesas
Or enter the local eollege many q thsm
vii be anable % oblaia an education,
being unable % psy tsition. either away
from hama o. here Ia kiaita
Claremore i Tho onlY other town iu he
Cherokee nation ol any sias which has
not high school There are high schools.
Or the beginning Of high schools. in
weIeh. Aaair. bar seville Grove, Nawata.
and practically every other town thai
might BE- named. All she leading tawns
of the territory have high schools. Nus.
kogee, Tulsa, Saath MeAlsstsr. Arsimore.
ChickAsha. and - en- II il n course m
necessary 20 observe thai svery town q
vinita's aise. and cven smaller. .asoagh
out the north, east and vest has hieA
school and thai people eomiag here from
those cities and towns vii expect 20 and
here equal educational advantages ieI
those they are leaving
Your committee has alao considered The
effect the opening q free public high
school would have on Willie Halssll Col
leFe Il would 4 arsi eause some ioss u
patronage. it must be admiliea, bus at
the same time Is the end ~ believe 4
woala be beneficial The college, Il it
u 10 continue g exist, must become
college IN fact e. well as name, aud
plaoe whore thuse children frain the eoEn.
try who are denied high school sdgsn
tagcs may pursue beth high school and
college, courses ~ course fsr aai-ai.
town stadeats the high school vouIa not
eosapeie x u uilhef would i Be able 10
offer the special Instruction in music. the
fine arts ard commercial college does uew
OF viii soon offer But even we're ibis
not Ne, yaar committee would favor The
establishment q srse public high school
believing Il would be much better Goa the
city IN the way Of attracting lmmiera.
AtNAtl HHM itHH#NHHtN btAttA fHA tAt NAsst
dren. IL that It offers ths benefit of edu.
cation % Al alike. whether nch Or peer
Il maf ue remarked III passing that
several hundred dollars are sent oat
OF tosn each year which would he
spent here It the children we're net
compelled to 80 out of town FOR their
hikh school edneatlon
Your committee. therefore. favors
The establishment Of a free public
high srfnol fef The following reasons.
I. II slll u0t require : bond lssue.
ana merely q slight sneFease Ia TIA
annual expenditures inf teachers and
general running expenses.
Z Every other town II the Chero.
kee kalloo and the Indian Terrific.
~ Of ana standing haa high school
ana Kinlta alse must have such =
aallool 10 be II equal standing aith
them