The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-05-14


( SOMETHING IN A NAME.
The matter OF education and insti
mtions for the same succeeds to the
front list OF matters important in all
states at certain times. and ~ this
period. owing 10 the effort to Establish
many new institutions OF learning. for
some weeks or months past, the peo-
pie of Oklahoma are much interested
in these topics.
There are thousands OF educational
institutions in this country, and II can
be truthfuily said the yast majority
{ tnem are good and they can proper
ly care FOR the educational wants Of
the people Among those. however
with national or international fame
such can be listed on the fingers of the
hands
For decaden that high honor was
divided between the universities al
Harvard and Yale but the toga is now
worn by The university at Ann Arbor
and maintained under the direction of
the state OF Michigan II IS perhaps
true there are as good institutions in
the country, bnt II is certain no other
has the fame belonging TO the great
institution in Michigan
Lis;ed in gronp one Of the universi-
ties. Ann Arbor. Harvard, Yale and
Bowdoin are probably better known
than some others which are close 90
II not the equal Virginia Illinois
md Tennessee are three states with
universities Of the same name which
compete with the good schools Of any
tate or country. and Dartmouth
Calllornia's Leland stanford. and
many others are places IN which all
o0d men and women are proud OF and
wish 10 see keep abreast Of. yea, ia
advance of the age.
AS An item nf Importance. the fol
| lowing from the New York World, is
lf much interest
New York furnishes 33S OF the
5000 studenta registered In the
catalogue of the University of
Michigan thus becowlns the third
state on the list in point of repre-
aeGtatlon Last year it was
fourth with 299 students. II sur
passes now such nextdoor neigh.
bors of Michigan as Illinois aud
Indiana The fact gains signih.
cance from the Empire states
own notable richness ia lack OF
institutions for The higher educa-
tion
The name ia this instance shows
considerable value. When we con
slider that the climate and other ele.
ments for comfort at Ann ArbOr are
as bad as can be found IN the entire
United States. and that the population
lf Michigan Is small measured by The
quare mile standard II Is apparent
fhere Is a belief of national dlmen-
sions that Michigan unlyersity Is one
,mong II not the very hest we have
a these United states.
Ga5aioma has n proud school rec
ord llei men and women who made
this land inhahitahln. often under the
worst conditions made many sacri-
fees 20 maintain q school system
commensurate With the requirements
OF Tie time and the many institutions
now established are good consider
Ing their limited span OF existence
/ The paramount idea with an who
cherish The exalted ambition Of hav-
ing good and suitable institutions Of
learning Is how 60 make them grow
better and stronger each year. Il is
( question in which an OF as are great
y interested aud one demanding OF
good citizenship a fair proportion Of
The time which can be- spared for the
lbetterment OF conditions
Only thirty years agl Indiana. then
considered western state. took the
proud position Of having the hes. com
mon schools IN these United States.
and held that position mul the now
state Of Colorado swept into the A
class IhirytwO years a state. and
sim with a common school system
unsurpassed Colorado gave us an
example we should AN strive no emn
late or surpass
n took S63 900 600 of money 10
place the Chicaeo university In posi-
tIon to rival the schools 81 the wide
world and the hope oi rs founder Isl
10 make an Sl00. 900 900 university
one $50 equipped that ih no part OF the
miyorar win there be- an educational
feaure MOI 10 be- had iva Chicago Not
twenty years old, this great institu-
lion has surpasscd in that time what
it has required centuries % accomp
lish ia other places. ana. by reason Of
thai great wealth, there are splendid
reasons Tor thinking We are To have
so the railroad cepter greatest IA.
land city of the world The Qrandem
aud best equipped school of learning
on lliH earth
Aud q W. ~ Ohlahona cam ln some
fparncr drive lo immediate usefulness
'n Institution on great scale. Sc viii
have s9wed 700 for the harvest az
prosperity ihe best seed known "a
man And who shan say, considering