The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-07-15

The increase in salaries last year
gave a decided impetus to all work.
You gave an increase then Of about
three thousand FIVE hundred dollars.
This year II the Council will permit
you have schedule which contem-
plates three thousand more. II Ard
more is To stand with towns in this
new state which mean anything,
this must 20 on. Schools can not
subsist ON luck.
rhe liberality OF the voters in
creating two more handsome build
iags worked marvellous awakening
in the Second and Fourth wards
this year. though the buildings We're
not completed Next year with them
at our command splendid growth will
be had.
THE extension OF the curriculum
and placing the benefits thereof
nearer the homes proved all you
hoped for IT, Music and drawing,
though meeting many obstacles. any
introductory work will encounter,
was decided success from the first.
You placed seventh and eighth grades
in certain ward schools, where they
| had not been before and greatly
/ strengthened the entire system. The
/ end in view is to place an eighth
grade in every ward building, max
ing complete Grammar School at
/ every patrons door.
Your generous care for school prop
erty in giving each building a good
| janitor and demanding from him
clean service, has bred wholesome
respect for school grounds which has
given us the best kept school prem
ises of any city In the two terri.
tories. have visited the schools oi
the best cities in Oklahoma and not
one has the attractive school yard
as found in the First and Third wards
here. The property now ready for
Improvement in Second and Fourth
wards. will be found at the end Of
next year in the same class as the
other two.
The children inspired to respect
and pride for school life. have not
only cared for school grounds, but
have with tasteful enthusiasm TAX
en- up school decoration. | challenge
the Southwest to show prettior a
more artistic scnool room than that
adorned and arranged as a model
school room" by the tenth and elev
enth grades this year. This will 20
on as it has been, steadily and with
plan
The close organization Of the teach
ers moves on to better results. Eacl
week "A ward meeting, each Friday 9
Principals meeting with Superintend
% been acquired assuming that congress
ent and each month meeting of tn,
! whole corps, begets strength tha
is pointed and fine. a teachers
reading circle and club will be main
tanned next year. No teacher eve
was too well Informed or cultured.
Stress OF the three RS" read
I in" 'ritin'." and "rithmetic" ha
+ proved that they need attention. |
e was the universal opinion OF thu
teachers that arithmetic improved II
e the schools this year so per cent
5 This should be kept up.
Il Expressive power In written an
oral English has been the center q
attack FOR tEr last two years frcl
first 20 eleventh grades. The result
disclosed in our literature CLASSES
! our reading classes. our oratorlca
~ and other declamatory contests. ou
Moot Congress" and etc. have cal
- ed forth the highest tribute fror
II both the casual and close observer.
= Perhaps the one characteristi
. which should be given precedent owe
, all others as marking the satisfa r
h growth OF education in Ardmore,
the spirit Of successful doing" whic
.e saturates every grade. Teachers hay
'e but to suggest and up and at 1t z
III the pupils with the parents abol
u givins hearty support. As an examp
OF this, point to school room an
ground decoration, entertainments Il
school assistance the support of Il
ys school paper The Criterion, q
ic Mothers Club, in Fourth ward, ct
d. This has been fostered by making Il
OF schools OF Ardmore centers Of indu
ar try. If progress, OF morality and ha
he piness. These definite ends must
frightened In l907-S.
0H The colored schools have receive
eu their due share Of your care and su
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