The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 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
ELECTROMAGNETIC 6eautifyine Of
Homes to Be Taught.
There Is to be an educational urllft
In Oklahoma If the state committee
to promote the university extension
movement should succeed In It's plans
This committee Is composed Of the
Rev. a. Grant Evans, president of Ok
lahoma university; A. 9. Scott of Ep
worth university; J. W. Scruggs presi,
dent of Kingfisher college, John ID.
Benedict of Muscogee, superintendent
of schools in Oklahoma for the federal
government: Henry Meier of the sto;p
university, l.. =. Whltcomb of the
Southwestern Normal school Mt Wealth.
intendent of education. The commit.
tee lately outlined its plans and adopt
ed course Of study.
Superintendent Cameron said the 9th.
err 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
intendcnt of education at 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 broader
course for persons of all ages, even
college graduates, whose credits for
study will lead to university exten.
sion diploma Citizens of intellectual
attainment in the state will be invited
to deliver lectures covering the course
of study. Students will be required to
pay 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 a 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 in all its phases. domes
tic science. domestic art. commercial
law. electrical engineering, history
economies. 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 o
beautiful home surroundings, that thu
monotony and depression of unlovel!
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 IL
friendly discussion of all problems af
fecting good citizenship and good gov
ernment.-Guthrie (Okla) Cor. Kansas
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