The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-06-15
SCHOOL BOARD PLEADS
FINANCIAL STRESS
CLERK Warren Insists Citizens
arc to Blame In Not Listing
Property at Fair Value

Contrary 10 expectation she city
school board last night did not cut
out from the course o. study the
kindergarten. manual training and
domestic science departments. but
did not employ instructors for these
departments or special Instructors
for music and drawing, alleging the
poor financial condition OF the
schools.
The majority OF the board spoke
with regret ut having TO take this
action, but stated THAT under the law
they saw no other way out OF II and
that they intended to employ In.
Instructors In these departments as
soon as finances permitted, which
might be by the time the schools
open next fall They declared their
willingness 70 call a special election
upon the filing Of a petition for the
purpose Of submitting to the voters
the proposition OF an extra mill levy
to maintain these departments as In
the past.
The course of study committee
through it's chairman, Jay E Pick
ard. Withdrew lts report filed last
week whioh called for cutting the
kindergarten department ont Of the
course Of study and filed the substI
tute report above outlined which
vas adopted by unanimous vote.
This committee also recommended
In ltH report that the schools should
continue the full nine months next
year. beginning with September
20 an0 closing May ~, and that
ieacheru be hired for nine months
work with one weeks vacation dur.
Ing the Christmas holidays thnt no
teacher be employed In the schools
iwho does not hold d first grade
teachers certificate and passes q
satisfactory examination submitted
BY The city superintendent and two
members OF the board who are 10
compose the examining board presl-
dent Huffman last night appointed
], u. Melvin and Jay y. Plckard az
the members Of this committee. The
teachers committee recommended
employing the following teachers Tor
the ensuing year at salaries as we're
paid last year
FlftY-fouf Teachers Employed.
The hoard selected flfty.four teach.
ers for he ensuing year OF the
forty white teachers chosen only three
are new Instructors. They are Misses
Nellie Kllnk. Mamie Trlmm and Ruth
C0ckrum IN the coIored school the
fourteen teachers employed last year
we're reelected. In the kindergarten
department. Of the white schools last
wear six teachers were employed. two
teachers IN domestic science. one
teacher IN manual training one su.
pervisor OF art and o director Of mu.
slc, These latter places were not
filled for lack OF funds. IN the col.
ored schools two teachers we're EN-.
ployed In the kindergarten, two In the
domestic science and one IN the man.
unl training department. Under The
new separate school law the county
must pay for the teaching OF these
branches which were also cut out for
lack of funds BY the school board
last night As the constitution pro.
wdes fo eQual school facilities and
the same branches taught In The
white an 4 colored schools the school
board was compelled to cut these De
partmenta out Of the eol0red schools
also.
The teachers selected IN the garl
GUS schools are as follows.
Capital Hin School
Alma Carson. principal: Marguerite
Reece. Pauline Bishop. Nenevleve Da
vesh. Lula Hoyland. Eva Gregory
Josephine Fitzgerald. sugenie Kellogg
Nellie BELL, t1ya Humphrey. Belle
Hemphill, Bette Ratcllffe. D. 4. hig
gins.
Central School
Nora ) Cooney. principal: Adele
BarwEek, Helen FAhey. Mary Dilley
Virginia lilghiower. Cora y. Farrell
Lena 0sbOuFne. Ada Campbell Kate
Duck. Ida Belt. Ruth C0ehrum, I.0lliss
Blincoe. Ida Il0hr and Nellie klinh
Banner School H ias'aai
Marguerite Burns, principals Netus
D0olittIe. Blanche Hodge LaeslA Cal
lin Fanny l. Lang. Hope Frazier. Ma
nile Tfimm, Pearl Calvert. Nellie An
derson. zella Porter, Bessie William
son. Grace Fernandes ami q T. War
rem.
Lincoln echoo
@. F. Terry. principal. Aurora Per
w. j. 4. Jackson, rtban Avery. s el
u Windsor, Ollie Simmons and saal
z Long
Douglas School
A. Scales. principal: Louis Chaml
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