The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-01-11

NN"FLI HH q ANUNNNNNiWNNANAf INV I'Nift'
have been enthusiastically interested
IN the development n schools and
colleges with a standard high enough
to give them a place among the best
in the country
i u IS. and should be. the purpose
of the territory &C. educate the boys
and girls Of oklahoma at home With
the splendid record which we have al
ready made in educational work the
\ time should never come in the history
of the territory or future state when
our boys and girls win have cause to
even desire TO 20 elsewhere to he ed
ucated
The territorial university should be
elevated to such standard as to en-.
able it to meet all requirements along
the lines Of higher education. Ia
that direction It has been moving rar-
idly and IS progress has been highly
satisfactory lis career commenced
: at time when the territory was young
and undeveloped but tho school has
moved on as steadily as conditions
would permit and is today accomplish
ing good work with the promise Of a
splendid future.
The university Is gradually growing
away fram the preparatory require
mont a preparatory department is
stfl maintained but It is the policy
of the management - eliminate It as
soon as it is deemed eSpedient so do
so
In all probability the preparatory
school at Tonkawa and the his
schools Of the territory will ar no dis
tant future day supply the ulIversity
with students aud thus eliminate its
preparatory department.
Il University Preparatory.
The University Preparatory school
located at TonkSwa has accomplished
much during it's short career. It's pur
pose is to give instruction in ele
mentary work and prepare students
for the university.
THIS school has during the past year
had an officer detailed by the war de-
partmeut TO give instruction in mill
tary science There are two cadet
companies. The government furnished
detail of arms and other equipments
amounting C something aver five thou.
sand dollars in ,alue.
As this Is preparatory school Il
was deemed hest 70 ask the war de-
bartment for this detail as the drills
and training not only furnish splea.
did opportunity to the boys for physi-
cal development, hut promote obed
ience to discipline as well.
This school has been we'll patronized
from the beginning. II has oeen oT
especially great value to the boys ani
girls who live upon the farm many of
whom have taken advantage OF the op.
portunity which it affords It has
often been called ",he school Of thc
people"
, Tn. Agricultural and Mechanical
College
Oklahoma is an agricultural coun-
try That fact has been clearly dem.
onstrated Her wealth is IN the fer
tility Of the soil and the energy of her
people The almost unbcunded POS
sihlities Of our splendid young coih-
monwealth are being realized MOI e
and more every year by he peopie
who have laid the foundation for her
future greatness. The sentiment
amcng all progressive people is TO pro
note education along all lines and this
especially holds good in Oklahoma.
rhe day has passed into history when
it was believed that those who tillcl
the soil and those who directly repre-
sented our great industrial develop
ments did not need the advantages of
education aad specia. training along
chesel lines OF enterprise
The Agricultural and Mechanical col.
lege of Oklahoma. while not neglect
ing the culture features Of education,
makes a special EFFORT to qualify stud
ents to do things in life and empha.
sizes the demands Of the day for an
industrial education.
An education which does not con
template the practical things is in
complete
The student should not only be
taught to think, but should be taugh,
TO DO
More prominently than ever before
the requirements of existing conditions
point to this idea as q distinctive fea-
lure in our educational work
Our territory is just at the begin
aing Of a career full of hope prophecy
promise and possibility. We shoald