The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-08-08
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CcEI..G ft.J!i ALL SECTIONS
Gtllliy and City School Super
ilfOndentS Meet and
Exchange Ideas

saltwater, Okla. Aug. S.-This
week marked the closing OF the state
summer normal school here at the
A. and M. college. From a point of
attendance. enthusiasm and interest
generally, It has doubtless been one
OF the most profitable normals ever
neld in Oklahoma. The recent law
passed by the first legislature making
it obligatory for teachers to prepare
themselves TO teach the elements OF
agriculture and domestic economy in
the public schools OF the state. doubt,
less caused many teachers TO come
here to the A. and M. college to take
advantage of au opportunity not Of
fered elsewhere to secure this pre-
paration.
The normal was conducted under
the immediate. supervision of Presi
dent j. H. Connell of the A. and NJ
college, While Superintendent Charles
Evans of the Ardmore city schools
and Dean Of the normal here, had
a more direct superlnleniency of the
work as a whole. superintendent
Bilyieu OF Payne county, held his
regular summer institute in connec
tlon with the state normal here and
took a very conspicuous and active
part in the normal work. Nearly
member of the A. and NJ. college fac
ulty were here during the entire term
OF six weeks and mad classes in the
normal. Following is the faculty;
superintendent Charles Evans, Ard
more city schools; +. f. Balcomb
chairman OF agriculture A. and NJ.
college ana supervisor Of agricultural
education for the state Of oklahoma;
r, ID. Bilyieu, superintendent Payne
county. Miss Maud Bondurant, Arl-
more schools; U. J. Griffith, L. J.
Barton, A. and M. college, G. l.. Kes-
ger, superintendent Saltwater schools
L. L. Lewis, A. aud NJ. college; r. +.
Chandler, b. A. Hill, James w. Means,
J. +. Lawrence l.. A. Moorhouse, o.
NJ. Morris. Geo. l.. Hotter, Miss Ian
des, G. Nj. Long, Miss Mckinley, Roy
G. Potts, Ed NJ. McCarrel. Leonard C.
Hanks and Mr. Becker, all of the A.
and NJ. college faculty.
There we're aDout 200 in attendance
coming from. all sections of the state
One rather peculiar feature OF the
normal was tnat there were about
ten young lady teachers in attendance
TO one yonngman-or man OF any age,
$ to that matter This well Indicates
that the education of the youths OF
the new state of Oklahoma in a great
measure is left in the hands of the
women teachers, which really means
the young ladies OF from the latter.
teens in age to, say, thirty or thirty
ive years.
Examination Tor certificates were
held yesterday and today.
In order 10 bring the A. and NJ col
lege I'm closer touch and more familiar
acquaintance with the public and city
schools OF the entire state, President
Connell and superintendent Evans
wisely selected a plan that has be
yond a doubt had the desired effect
On July 18th they issued a call invit.
.ng and urging every county and city
superintendent in the state TO meet
in convention here. A well selected
program was arranged for the super
intendents when they should get here
In spite of the hot and sultry weather
and the fact that most OF the superin.
tendents are busy with their institu.
te work at this time, goodly number
Of them braved the heat AMI other
obstacles, and with the teachers al
ready here run the crowd up to sew.
eral hundred.
The program was carried out to a
letter. save that State superintendent
Cameron could not be here to MI his
appointment. The speechmaking was
excellent and many ideas OF value
r..ora ,axohrnual aUono fha faapharc
and superintendents during the fore.
noon. and the old fashioned barbecue
al the noon hour. with everything
Imaginable 10 go with II IN the way o.
eatables, including a wagon load OF
luicy watermelons, seemed to absorb
as much interest of the superinten
dents and teacisera as aid any one
othes feature OF the days convention