The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-01-19

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but they have been promptly dealt with
and no $ rious results have followed.
The board has had to take action
to prevent the sale Of impure meat in
the territory.
1t Is respectfully recommended that a
Jaw be enacted covering this matter in
full, and imposing penalty that will
/ in the future aid In preventing this
dangerous practice.
Board Of Pharmacy
Tire report submitted by the board Of
pharmacy deals with several things
Of utmost importance to the public.
Your attention is especially called to
the statement OF the board that the
law governing the sale Of adulterated
food is Of little avail because Of a lack
authority to enforce it.
The board a.so calls attention to the
sale Of cocaine. The use OF this fatal
drug is increasing to an alarming ex-
tent. A law Is badly needed to govern
this matter and / respectfully recon-
mend legislative action as a safeguard.
Board Of Osteopathie Examiners
The legislature OF 1903 passed law
creating board of osteopathic ex-
aminers. There MAS considerable agi-
tation over the creation OF this board.
The legislature in making provisions
for 1t. evidently took into consideration
the fact that liberty Of action is one Of
the fundamental principles Of our gov
eminent. and especially when the ex-
ercise Of this liberty harms no one
The doors Of opportunity should be
closed to none. The only test is the
survival OF the fittest."
What is best in the treatment Of d.
seases and the regulation OF practice by
law is hard to determine. From the
days Of Esculapius down TO the Okla
! homa controversy. doctors have dis
agreed. and wise men have reached
| different conclusions
If the Eighth legislative assent Z can
solve this problem, I have the honor
to state that your honorable body Will
/ have filled a long felt want
Public Schools.
The crowning glory Of Oklahoma is
her school work. This feature of her
enterprise and development has been
very prominently promoted during all
Of the history OF the territory.
The report OF the territorial superin-
| tendent shows that during the past
biennlum the sum or S43S .370o1 (s2.17
per capital derived from rentals on
school lands has been apportioned to
| The common schools. That report also
shows that the seven state educational
Institutions have received transfers
amounting to $99 1886 Of money also
derived from rentals on school lands
! This has been a splendid contribution
to cur educational interests through
the policy of utilizing our public lands
/ for educational purposes.
| The superintendent report also
shows that for common school pul-
poses the total receipts were 1885 744.-
IS in 1908 and 81. .Gs6 .76524 in 1904; that
/ expenditures were 81 ,266, ,27S55 In 1903
and 81 .459, ,623.54 in 1904. These amounts
/ include moneys received and disbursed
for all purposes connected with the
common schools teachers salaries
sites, buildings rents, repairs. library
and apparatus" 1t should be remem-
bered that the above amounts represent
what the people have disbursed in the
I districts OF the territory and does not
include the territorial educational in
stltutions for which other provisions
were made.
The disbursement Of 81. .459 .62s54 in
one year by the people for educational
purposes is a high commentary upon
the enterprise and progressive spirit of
our citizens, A people who do things
In that way are centainly qualified to
govern themselves.
Al.
school interests you are respectfully re-
ferred to the report OF the territorial
superintendent.
The University
! Oklahoma is commonwealth of high
destiny Her past achievements augur
splendid future possibilities. This is
especially emphasized In her education
al work. The sentiment of Oklahoma
citizenship has always been to promote
the interests that pertain to intellectual
development and to keep our schools
in the vanguard of progress. From the
beginning of her career az common
wealth the people have hAen enthus-
iastically interested in the deveiopment
Of schools and colleges with a standard
high enough to give them a place
among the beet in the country.
1t is. and should be, the purpose OF
the territory to educate the boys and
girls Of Oklahoma at home. With the
| splendid record which we have already
made in educational work the time
should never come in the history Of the
territory or future state when our boys
I and girls viii have cause to even de-
sire 70 go elsewhere to be educated
The territorial university sho6ld be
elevated TO such standard as to enable
1t to meet all requirements along the
| lines Of higher education In that di-
reetion it has been moving rapidly and
its progress has been highly satisfac-
tory. Its career commenced at a time
when the territory was young and un-
developed but the school has moved
on as steadily as conditions would per-
NIT and is today accomplishing good
work with the promise Of splendid fu-
ture
The university is gradually growing
away from the preparatory require
ment A preparatory department is
still maintained but It Is the policy Of
the management TO eliminate II as soon
as II Is deemed expedlent to do SO.
In all probability the preparatory
school at Tonka,wa and tha high schools
Of the territory win at no distant day
supply the university with students and