The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-03-02

l.ydick answered III have | GER
tainly want It ic pass"
Mr. Hcss made a prolonged speech
against thc bill "a would do as much
for Jack Ross as any other nemher
but I am against these big appro
priations for 50 many schools. We
should do away with an Of the schools
except about four. and let the a and
N. college be one Of the four then
give all the money TO these feur end
make Of them mamntoth institutions.
pride TO the state. am opposed "a
so many big appropriations for little
schools all over the territryH
M, Candy introduced his remarks
by saying he had introduced bill in
1926 which located the Northwestern
normal at Alva. Ever since it was
built" he said. III has been ral from
garret to cellar. and If thcre is an in
stitution that needs an appropriation
it Is the Northwestern normal"
Mr.. Banineer made happy hit by
saving. 1T has been said on the
aoor Of the horse that appropriations
for such buildings are against the act
Of congress 1 desire to remind the
memhers that at thl present time
congress has not a very good standing
m Oklahoma. Congress is treating
Oklahoma very much like Great BIT
tain treated .he cclonists; it's about
the Same kind Of game I think
Oklahoma feels about like the colo
nists dii-that We are allie TO take
care Of ourselves. We do not like
to he nedged in SO much If had my
way I would cast vote right ncw
to locate every state institution I'll
is right that we should do it. This
IS the only chance western okahoma
may ever have to get any institutions
am for the Ross bill"
Mr. Ross said: 1T has been stated
we do not need this building at Alva.
That is a mistake We have between (
coo and 700 pupils there now. and 1
in addition to the school buildings we
are occupying i've rooms down town
for which the territory is paying rent.
Not cnly is this SO of the normal but
also of the Alva public schools. All
Of them are full and We have gone
to the limit financially to build more
schools. Ccngre IS is now being asked
to let the city Of Ana vote aadi-
tional bonds above tha limitation
for additional schools"
AIr, Daniels was much in favor Of
the lill. saying that "to increase tax.
alton by tuiliing up educational IL
stitutioas was amply repaid by the
increased valuation Of all property re-
snlting from gccd, prosperous schools
Mr. Logan was for the BILL He
sai,i I'VE should snow no pactiai-
ity in these matters. believe we
should give all the territorial schools
all the aid they need in building
them up and making them better"
Mr.. Becker had it figured out that
There are $500 pupils attending an
.ditutions Of .he territory-mcney well
spent. for il costs hut $iS per capita
II the Northwestern norlnnl is the
pride OF oklahoma feel that we
would not perform our duty if we
do not pass this bill"
The bill then went to a vote under
uspensin OF the rules and passed
ayes. BaIlinger l'ecker, Bone Bryan.
Craig Daniels, Fuller Candy Gaynan.
Ingmire, Levy Logan. I.ydick. Prouty
Ross. Taylor, Walker. Wood and Mr.
speaker--1s navs. Ferris, Hoeg. Jes-
;er. Maxwell. Mcbride. NoRsinger and
Proutys Langston Bill.
Mr.. Prorty moved that while the
iron Is hct we advance the bill ID
third reading which gives to the co.,
cred university at Ianeston $20.oep
for an additional dorndtory for girls.
and other buildings" Mr. Levy
quickly seconded the motion and said;