The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-11-10
URGES STATEHOOD
DAY OBSERVANCE
State superintendent cameron
Recommends Special Exer-
clses on November 10

! Believing that Statehood Day
November Is. should be observed II
The public schools Of Oklahoma aud b.
remembered as a historic date. State
Superintendent OF Public INSTRUCTION
(. D. Cameron has issued = procla
nation TO the teachers and school OF
ficers of The state asking for q gen
eral observance Of the day in the pub
lie schools with appropriate exercises
The full text Of the proclamation is as
follows.
To The Teachers and School Officials
of Oklahema:
AS stale superintendent want 70
congratulate the people OF Oklahoma
on The splendid progress made By
cur growing. young commonwealth
since the advent Of statehood The
sixteenth Of November is a day that
should ever be remembered in the
history Of our state and should ever
he accorded a place OF honor along
with the 4th of July and other Nation
al holidays. The 4th of July is mon
ument tc The day that marked our Ma
tional independence and SO LEI US
uuht tue lNtH ude VI 4NbN'AA'%A :"
monument TO the day on winch We
gained our local Independence and be
came a sovereign state IN this great
American union.
The difficulties encountered in our
educational work IN the beginning
seemed almost unsu mountable. WisA
Al new counties TO organize in which
there had never been public school
outside OF the incorporated towns
the task semed impossible Of accom-
nlishment in any brief period of time,
but we had band OF splendid ana
willing workers throughout the state
who made Il possible even al this
early date aud to them future gen
erations owe a debt Of gratitude that
can never be paid.
feel Ike congr8tulating the state
OF Oklahoma on its splendid and con
secrated army of school teachers and
especially on having county and CITY
supefintendents who equal in tact
intelligence and devotion to duty ahs
like number of school officers in the
world. ! wish 10 take this occasion
20 thank the school tclchcrs and s'i-
perintendents of the state for their
help and forbearanee In the good
work throughout the entise year
Oklahoma may be young in years
but she Is making rapid strides IN edu \
csiiona work. not only In the line OF
public schools. but also along the
line of higher institutions OF learn
ing
We have established a good univeF
sity, strong A. a NJ college, a scho9i
Of mines. school for the blind. z \
school for the Deaf, the A. & uni
versity for colored people the insti
tute for The colored deaf, dumb ana
blind, the rirIs industrial institute,
the pauls ey tanning school me
institute for the feeble minded, the
Whitaker orphanage. two gplendld
university preparatory schools, slA
splendid secondary agricultural
schools. making In all twenty-five
splendid state institutions that would
be creditable acquisition 70 any
state IN the Union The outlook Tor
our school system is good and we en-
fertain the fond hope that we can
make this the le1ding state IN the
Union in agricultural education ~
many of the new counties we have
laid off large districts 70 conform TO
the idea of the consolidated districts
and In the old counties II Is our pur
pose ~ consolidate the small dis
triets whenever possible, aud befote
our administration Is over. we expect
10 have a fine system of consolidated
rural schools Ia operation throughout
the state that will bring a good oda'
ertion within the reach Of cvesy farm
tr's child IN our grand and glorious
commonwealth Let us cultivate state
pride aud state patriotism. Let 10
baild aa educational system second
10 none. Lot us stand bv or own
and mske Oklahoma good
aud beautiful and strong and great.
May we always point with pride 70
the advent OF statehood and ,Ae fair
advantages II brought to our progrea I
slve people. Lei ali the people as
we'll as our teachers and pupils In the
higher institutions OF learning and
our splendid system Of public schools
statehood day the same
as the 4th of July with appropriate
exercises and ceremonies.
Let us on this second anniversary
uf our Statehood DAY congratulate
ourselves to do all within our power :
% make the future grelter than the
nasi Respectfully. e d. Cameron,
State Superintendent