The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-01-13
CUNNINGHAM PRAISES
LOGAN COUNTY INSTITUTION
Measure Finally Recommended
For Passage BY Committee
Of Whole

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The senate. in ccmmtlec OF the
whole, yoe,cfday rec mmendcd far
hassagc ne biu bs Russell repeating
he present aw for The establishment
and mainienanee Of eonnly hlsh
sehoals. 'fae bll does not conlem
rlate The ahnlshmcnl of the present
county igh sehcels and theg WIN con
lmue long as Che people Of nc e3un
lcs n which they ate 3cated desire
i;irs Up osbste
When Tie bin came un Tor consider
lion Il stirred up Nlat was pefhans
Ne iNellest de5ate ol the session thus
ar many OF the senator's paftlcipatlns
ll,chell OF Cheyenne, was "a the chair
nd tle flrs, senator 90 be recognized
gas Davis who desired % amend the
1w SO as protect the peope Of
reek county, who voted On the prono
lilpn Yesterday
mellon hslng made % report che
I'M fav8ahly HnhldiaG 1ffe-cd d sub.
tltate tEgtthe bill "a not pass n
lpeaking 10 hls melton he statcd thai
be present law Was merely matter
local sel gernmpnt, was Intended
ar ne lfos of higher educasiaD
nd merely Ieft 1t up 10 The people OF
particular unty as @ Whether or
ol they shauld establish a county
llgh school
,anninehani Praises L, c. n Q.
Cunningham believed that II one
ounty desired a county hleh school
hey should be permitted TO do 50 and
t vas no business + any other c1un
81. lie spoke warmly ii praise Of the
ogan eeanlg aigh scheal and said L
sa highly successful intltutlon, u
he people oi Russo Us district wanted
o high school they need not have one
iai other SD nld be permitted 20 10 as
hes wished lie favored the present
law
pr johnson spoke Ter lhc Russell
llll and pointed ont that ln mauy
euntles tie large centels OF popula
lon might he able To control the sltu
ton hy utvotlng the country ats.
rleis. The main benefit he believed
vas 20 the city wherein the school
was LOCATED, the smaller towns muse
help pay the blll ana the school vas
Of little or no benefit TO the poorer
classes He favored rather TIE sin.
ship high schools
Stewart was with CfNnlngham ami
heartily ia favor Of good preparatory
schools, OF which he believed The
county high school 10 be d y oil tgpa
Tie people Of Pusnmasaha and DC.
Curtain counties he said, eonlemnlat
ed The purchase OF some o.d indian
chpels With q view To making them
Into unity high schools, lie was III
'avor Of letting the people rule IL this
IS IN other matters.
Eggerman believed that The county
lga school mesnt simply The taxing q
he country for she benefit o. tlip Town
the Lugan county sch d he believed
% exception. but believed the Hysteni
lnfair % he rural Districts
Franklin also thought the Loga
opniy school q SUCCESS. but an eN
eatlon and believed that most county
hlga schools we're bullt a the expense
The common schools
Cunningham replied that The local
institution Was the product af the best
.houIht OF the county and pplnled OF
hat there is q Ia sc hnnher ol papia
enrolled from The country aud thal
hey are steadily carrying Oh tse llut
ihafe 1 the honorS
W4nne believed that lhe system
made consolidation of rural schools
dlFflrhlt and advanced further aisg
menl for the Russell bill
Davis stated that sueh Institutions
We're great feeders ol .he mlyeFsll,
and other institutions uf higher learn
Ing, and believed thai lie mare y
them the better Trae, they cos
money. said be. but the q isis speH
tor education Afe the best dollars etcl
spent BY the state
cnlvllla tod of two elections helrs
hsl1 5out enc antatlpn II twn ssafa q
ltt district 10 evefy ease most 4 ~,
sete for tie tatabllFElhkNt fHthi
school al cone from TIE LARGER iaWta
etile ihe farmers were almost s9lldl,
aalHs ID
Neager luaiE issue With those whg
! lava.ed lhe esaure a0d bulleyea .hal
lhe psfsase dI llle Rus bll = llis
le + stem haesxard hIle he elites
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