The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-01-06
LARGE DISTRICTS
IN EASTERN PORTION
In Report TO Governor Has
kel! Suggests Other De.
sired Legislation

staet Superintendent T. ID. aCmer-
on teday submitted the report Of his
department together with some recon-
mendations as % the school laws that
department wants enacted by the leg
islature. to Governor Haskell which
viii be gent to the legislature by him
ia a special message with recommen-
dations as 10 the passage OF certain
provisions.
As a whole Mr. Cameron thinks the
scn0ol laws Of the state 20 Be the
best In the nation and asks but for
few changes Among other things
that he VIII ask changed In the Okla
homa law Is the enlargement Of
school districts in the Indian Terri
tory or eaatefn portion Of the new
state. He ievOrs from 40 to so
school districts in county in that
part OF the state while the counties
ia old Oklahoma are divided into
nearly tga disstrlcat each This VIII
enable the district schools In tie II
dian Territory rart Of the state TO
have from three 10 four teachers and
conduct a graded school whereas in
the smaller districts IN old Oklahoma
Territory there Is not pupils enough
to fgstlfy but one teacher and as the
result a efaded school IS not main
tained
In some OF the wealthy districts in
The Indian Territory lie advocates
making the districts large enough to
include an entire township and con.
duct the schools on the township or
consolidated school proposition which
has been recently adopted in some Of
tho eastern states A hack VIII be
used to cal fof The children daily az
their homes.
Tho recommendation Ia Mr.. Cam
erons report are as follows.
respectfully make the following
recommendations:
i. That q Uniform text hook law "
enacted aa emergency legislation
2. That three State Normal sch0ols
be Immediately located and estAulish.
ed IN that part OF the state formerly
known as the Indian Territory
81 That the school for the care and
education OF the deaf and dumb be
permanently located and proper buiid
ifigs secured or erected.
&. That a State School for the ed
ucation and care % the blind children
OF the State he at once located and
proper Buildings secured or ere0ed
6. That State school for the
care md education Of the destitute
orphans OF the State be at once pro
gided, that Il be located aud proper
Buildings secubrd Dr erected
6. That O State school Of mines be
provided for and properly located
z. That an industrial school or q
juvenile court school for delinquent
children be provided for.
3. That the relation Of the State "a
national schools be defined by the leg
islature so that the State school offi
GERS may clearly know their duty and
that tho people may also understand
g. That the time for the present
January apportlonment OK the school
funds be extended thirty days 80 that
the enumeration can be properly talk
eTl--and that this be done at once as
an emergency matter.
10. That the law be so amended
that consolidated districts, congress
sional district townships, or rura
graded schools can be established sim
ply by a majority vote Of the territory
desiring 20 form such district-and
that n possible such schools receive
some state aid
IL. That the separate school Law
be changed 50 that Il will be operatiy,