The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-06-15

Rector. Ruth johnson and Mae Gar
rett.
Club Women Oppose Dropping pe
partments. .t,4. -
A number OF The City Federation
club women who were present az
the meeting SPOKE against the action
OF the board In not employing teach
ersf or the kindergarten, domestic
science and manual training depart
ments. Mrs. n. M Carter stated that
she was opposed TO any change ~
the system whatever and that the
people OF Guthrie would stand be-
hind the board II they would put
into effect next year the same sys.
tenn. She was confident that the
citizens would willingly vote the ex-
ira tax needed. She declared that
the city had the best public school
system In the staie, that the citizens
were justly proud OF II and that the
board could not afford now TO take O
backward step Mrs. ". J.. Rhodes
also spoke against changing OF ne
school system, declaring that last
year the schools were never IN a
more flouriahing condition and that
there never had been more sue
cessiul school year since the schools
we're established, She insisted that
the new departments had interested
the students IN school work ana had
been the cause Of keeping many In
school. The ladies were heartily np-
plauded by the citizens present
Represents Business lereste.
r. o. Lutz, who was delegated 10
represent the uhamber OF commerce
and the business men OF the town
spoke against the action of the board
In cutting down the force OF teach.
ers. He declared that the citizens
would stand behind the board II they
would put IN effect the same system
next year and that some way would
be found TO meet the deficiency com.
planned OF. He reported that from
$4,000 TO $4,000 back taxes were
being collected By the tax ferrets
which would help the board out.
Walter Warren. clerk OF the board,
stated that the former school board
was 10 blame for the present flnan.
clal condition; that u had been
warned last year that a special cleo.
ton should be called to vote an
additional mill for school purposes
II the school system was to be kent
up. He claimed that the taxpayers
were alone responsible IN failing 10
comply with the laws and list their
properly at a fair cash value He
cited figures from the county clerks
books to show that the real estate
valuation this year In The city was
S350000 less than last year. when
hunkreds Of dwellings, and many
store buildings had been built during
the year. ile showed that other
cities ia the state did not have the
domestic science and manual train
Ing departments and that they re.
turned much larger tax valuation
than here, He stated that the az.
sessed valuation al Sapulpa was
much greater than here and that sa-
pulpa had but twenty-five teaehers
IN the schools while last year seven.
ty.five teachers wese on lae Guthrie
pay roll.
II, ". Dodd and other citizens
pledged support to the City Fedora
ton TO at once circulate q petition
calling for special election 10 vote
the needed money 10 keep the schools
up TO the standard.
In addition TO the regular month
" budget OF bills allowed claim
amounting TO between $500 and $500
for school desks, which were bought
hy the purchasing committee without
having secured bids, and had been
held uu pending investigation was
allowed and ordered, but the finance
committee served notice on The pur-
chasing committee that no more such
bills would be allowed aud that the
law must be complied with,