The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-11-14
LOGAN
COlJNEY'S
!. PRIDE:

At the general election of 1902 Lo
gan county voted to have established
a county high school. Tle action OF the
Logan county voters was followed q
short time afterwards by the voters
of old Woods county, and today these
two county high schools are the only
two In the new state The agitation
for a county nigh school here vas be
gun by w. S. Calvert, chen county sup
erintendent. and 1t was principally
through his efforts that the school
was established.
The school was opened In Septem
per. 1903. In the Central school build
ing aud in the basement of the Chris.
tian ,church. There the school wa3
continued until December, 1904. when
1t was moved into the present building
a magnificent structure located I'm the
north part Of the city at the end OF
Vine street II is three story struc-
ture, built of white pressed brick. an
contains sixteen class rooms. library
and auditorium. A picture of the build
ing appears elsewhere IN this issue.
The Logan county high school a.
under the direct control OF a board OF
directors consisting of six members
and the county superintendent. The
present board consist of the following
Pres Neil Humphrey, county supern
tendent: vice-presiient Dr. c. s. Pet.
ty; secretary. Joe II Norris: treasurer
J. Frank Laux; Dr. J. w. Duke. Eli
ward Baskins. and w. A. Kelley
Tie school is supported by the coun-
~ Tuition in all departments is az
solutely free to all pupils whose homes
are In Logan countS a separate
school Is provided for colored pupils
at the Lincoln school building There
are two townships not represented in
The ach0ol tlis year.
The enrolment In 1904 was 3Sfi
in 1904-5 It was 800. fo- whites only.
Tne number OF colo7ed pupils enrolled
was not kept on the regular record
and we failed to find il when the data
for this article was being collected
The enrolment Tor 1905-6 was AL.
for 1906.1 II was SOS; this year Il IS
so far 456, which Is fourteen moro
than IL was at this time last year.
The faculty at this time consists
OF twenty members, all OF wnom are
trained teachers. ami III graduates ol
prominent colleges and universities
and normal schools all over She coun.
try Chas. H. Roberts is the principal
OF tie school He is graduate OF
the Kansas State Normal at Fort Scott
and attended the State University az
Lawrence. He has ben actively EN-.
gagged Ia teaching In Oklahoma for
the past eleven years He was city
superintendent of schools at Kingfish-
en- for five years AMI held the chair of
History an~ Civics in the Central
State Normal Gt Edmond for six years
which position he resigned 10 accept
the principalship of the Logan county
nigh school hast September George
w. Derrick is assistant principal. He
is graduate OF Central State Normal
at Edmond and was county superin.
tendent OF Logan county from l903-7.
The work being done by the school
cam best be told by quoting briefly
from the last catalogue What fol
lows will therefore be OF that nature.
she enrolment OF students outside
OF CtihIGe has ben heavy. fully 60 per
Gem coming from the country. Tne
country boy and girl is in evidence IN
every activity OF the school, the prizes
IN the JuniorSenior Annual debate
were wen by une country boys, ami
more thu nhalf the graduating class
last year live outside the city This
Interest taken by the country people
In tlls school means that the work
OF the sch0,ol pleases them end they
are securing something OF practical
value from the different courses of.
fered
The Logan county high school
places within the Immediate reaca of
the children Of the county faculties
and advantages which they cannot
secure without going a long distance
from home; AMI rs courses prIperly
pursued, supply a sufficient founda-
tlcn ler mcst any l4jteaalonai. ur
technical career. Over forty full year
courses are given. including courses
IN the Sciences Languages. History.
AMI tne Practical Arts Diplomas are
awareed 20 graduates from four picked
courses as follows Classical Normal
Commercial ami Agricultural. The
school has graduated 1855 pupils during
the five yean that II has been In
operation
The citizens Of Logan county are
urgel 20 visit the school al any time
Announcements are made from time
70 time concerning lectures and en-.
terta.nments 70 which the public is
especially envited.
During the pasl Yeas the schools
has been unusuall successful IN the
seyerll branches of athletics. The
beautiful Loving Cup offered by the
State University is now the perman-
ent proBefty OF the school. the track
team Of the school having won three
successive meets. However. athletics
are nor allowed to interfere with the
wc-k OF thu school and H,ev 10 much
good In creating school spirit.
Pupils who have completed the
eilht gra es Of smy city o. town
nchcol, or who have passei he caun.
~ school eHaminailons will. on nre.
sentatior ~ their certiaoaieA be a.
mittei 70 the high scnOol without ex.
animation Any student who has had
cher equi sleni instruction. who
shows especial qualifications. and who