The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1905-08-21
SUPERINTENDENT cHAs. EVANS.
Explains to Public School Patrons His
Ideas on Conducting Schools.

city schools. fathtI lndh NHaN mas
been done
As your superintendent. recently
elected. / maintain II IS my imperative
duty TO outline plan for future work
and call upon the teachers the pupils,
the patrons. the reading public and
the board of education to give heed.
then to give confidence and aid.
In formulating course OF study
for q system OF schools. much care
should enter into every sentence ana
point Of view. 4 man who built
a roadway over which the mighty
would travel. who had the best mater.
ial of his day about him. would De
rDckouDd a ltuayc. aid he NOT plan with
the best images and honor BOO his soul
How much more careful, then. should
hc be. who constructs highway for
the true king and queens of the earth
the children Wh.roau they should
travel. not for q day with slulaIst
feet. or gatly capar-uuDl steyd. but
with sensitive souls for years
Believing this ] have summoned all
experience and power ui my own and
with the aid of others coupled with
knowledge OF local conditions here at
Ardmore. have fashioned course of
study which ! believe Will prove prac'
teal. interesting and progressive.
let it Dee understood boy the teachers
and pupils who make his course q
guide that it is guide only. That 10
lis an abstract nucleus about which We
shall cluster the thousand things OF
power and beauty caught from the
text. the supplementary book, the
world Of travel and the glory Of indi-
yidual life. In short. course of
study Is something, but the teacher
behind It, all.
Chief Features.
You will observe that there are
eight grades Of common school, while
there are three or four Cf high school,
as the pupil may choose. For these
features. the last pertaining TO high
school, some What unique. much can be
said
II there be anything substantially
set iu the world of education 10 is the
opinion that The common school. on
uamma. grades. should Dee the cen
tpr of strength of am school
systems. lu Ardmore this must be-
Out of ON. hundred children entering
school in This country, only twenty
finish common school Ont OF these
Twenty. only about eight enter higi
/ school So. II there hD any strength
any cheer to uo found. Jet MS NOT for
ret the grammar chooL Acting upoi
this and tine UHst prgcedcnts, be,ioyins
. ,ha. haste wy NOT mah. waste lui ''
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Diploma 70 etn craze S'uoeh's'
Believing that the u. 70 step D %
u0atiou. when taken boy the child
mould Doe counted as happy and honor
abb, as am other many states of th'
union grant state public school di
uloma 10 tho pupil p2n. "Ing um
grammar grades att@ ttkWg te
quirej examination. While hopin!
We shall have state soon that will dc
/ likewise Ardmore schools will not wal
for that happy time. but will run tt
meet 10. Diplomas will he given thi'
year. and the common school will par
ticipaJo in the commencement cNercis
cs. upon iJs graduates meeting the re-
Ouirrmputs ot the board OF education
and suporin'oudgut