Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1909-05-21
UPL|FT IN OKLAHOMA,
Popular Higher Education Plan
ned by School Officers.
ESPECIALLY IN THE COUNTRY

Courses In School and at Home In
Wide Variety of Subjects Intended
to Benefit Persons In All STAGES Of
tnlishtenment-The Beautifyina Of
Homes to Be Taught
There Is TO be an educational uplift
IN Oklahoma if the state committee
TO promote the university extension
movement should succeed in its plans
This committee is composed of the
Rev. A. Grant Evans, president of Ok.
lahoma university; A. &. Scott of Ep-
worth university; J. w. ScruggS. preSi-
dent of Kinglishcr college; John u.
Benedict of MuScogee, superintendent
or schools In Oklahoma for the federal
government; Henry Meier of the state
university, l.. L. Whitcomb of the
Southwestern Normal school at Wealth
erford and L. ID. Cameron. state super
intendent of education. The commit
tee lately outlined its plans and adopt
ed a course of study.
Superintendent Cameron said the 9th
er day that the only further step was
to finance the undertaking. which he
believed could be easily done. 1t is
probable that Professor ScruggS may
be chosen as superintendent Of the
movement and his headquarters estab-
lished in the office of the state super
intendent of education ut Guthrie
The state committee is rich in plans
and purposes to carry the opportuni-
ties and benefits of education and cul-
ture into all the homes of the state,
especially In the rural communities.
First course of study will be pro
vided that will enable boys and girls
deprived of high school advantages to
gain credits by home study that will
give them entrance to the state uni
versity and to the agricultural and
mechanical college.
In addition there will be Il broader
course for persons of all ages, even
college graduates whose credits for
study will lead to a university eXtcn-
sion diploma. Citizens of intellectual
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to deliver lectures covering the course
of study. Students will be required to
pay a nominal sum for the expense in
Cured in these lectures. and the diff
ferent state educational institutions
will be called upon for funds TO sup
port the movement. a superintendent
will be employed at fixed salary.
1t is believed that students preparing
for college may get valuable assistance
by taking this course of study. The
committee will try to put library into
every country school.
The state committee has adopted
these subjects for the course of study:
Agriculture I'm all its phases, domes-
tic science, domestic art, commercial
law, electrical engineering, history,
economics, pedagogy and applied
psychology, literature. bird and nature
study, geography. sociology, scientific
road building, home sanitation, tree
planting and culture, music, astrono-
my, physiology and business admins
tration.
The committee has most compre-
hensive purpose in its selection of
these different departments OF study.
In domestic art will be taught the
making of beautiful homes and Of
beautiful home surroundings, that the
monotony and depression of unlovely
things may be taken away. In sociolo-
gy an attempt will be made to revive
the old fashioned debating society,
where persons of all ages may meet Ill
friendly discussion of all problems af-
fecting good citizenship and good gov
ernment.-Guthrie (OklaD Cor. Kansas
CITY Star.