The sun., 1910-06-05
ADA, OKLA, SENDS A DELEGATE
PROF. SEARS WIZ me- ar THE
CONGRESS on EDUClTION.
Hes Familiar with Eleven Languages. -
Nhy ne Dtsturb-d m Addresses AFe
Ia ne Made IN siN Hes 10 see Al
og Europe Before ReturninE HoWe.

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Oklahoma has appointed an envoy
- the third international Congress Of
Home Education. which meets In Brusseis
in the latter part of August The Delegate
got this far on Friday night.
Ne " Dr. R0lla g. Sears and he b
professor of history In the State Normal
School al Ada. which il town OF 5000
Inhabitants. in the Indian territory part
of the state. This Is DR. Searss frat visit
% New York and he admits that We are
something of town. hut you can find
almost everything you want n see in Ada,
~ Dr Sears did not waste long in this
place. when dawn came Yesterday morn
ing he left the Hotel WOlcott. whore he
had stopped over night. and said he vas
going out of town. but Wo0ld return In
time 10 catch the Baltic on June u.
I took my degree at the University
of Wisconsin In eleven languages. said
the Oklahoma professor on Friday night.
4 am quite familiar with Hebrew, Aryan
end SansCrit and think could hold my
own In conversation in any Of the eleven.
] am 70 be- Joined here by Prof = l..
Black of the State Preparatory School
at TonkAwa and We expect to DO Europe
from top 10 bottom between now and the
early part of september.
We shall 90 a. far as Constantinople
sndeven 10 Athens. continued DR. Sears.
Then We shall visit the passion play at
Obarammergau. | have an extended
leave ol absence and shall tour EurnDs
in the Interests of the study % history
In fact expect 20 see everything there
N IN he seen IN Europe and shall 90 TO
Rome and Berlin and everywhere
And Russiag- was suggested.
We'll, no: don't expect to. but may.
have passport all ready in case decide
b. 90 % the domin ions of the Gar
Here Dr Sears made an announcement
which may appeal strongly 20 oar 'edu-
Gators at Columbia OF Harvard or Yale
who may contemplate tours similar 70 his.
4 have a new plan. said DR.. SEARS
Elm one Of my grips carry the textbooks
We uss. propose 90 study each place
/ visit by the aid Of the textbook, ~ az
b. get knowledge first handed. a. Il were.
and cOmplste, for the benefit 0f the
Normal School. Both Prof black and
speak German fiuently.-
@Do YOU speak French asked the adj
miring inquirer.
-frenchs huhl- was the reioinder.
swhy / can read French book a. easily
a. / can Englshl' And DR. sears OF
course expects 10 visit Paris.
We shall probably start with London
and do the other PLACES in turn. We
hays obtained our tickets. including
.nA To- a.,
trip from an agency, and these ticksts
also include hotel accommodation
wherever We stop. We expressly stipu-
lated thai We did not want guides. for.
said the doctor with q confident smile.
4 guess We shall have no difficulty getting
about
As 10 whether he would deliver an ad-
dress before the educational congress
the delegate was non -cOmmittal except
that ne said he understood the adj
uresses would be delivered IN six Ian
gIAges and lntimatsd that he oOuld under
stand thsm in every One.
1 look forward with considerable
pleasure the doctor volunteered TO
making she acquaintance OF and o0nvers-
ing With n their own tongue some of the
leading q tiKens Of the various countries.
for some time ] have had dOnbts whether
the specimens 81 Greeks and Italians
We get cut our way ane really Representa-
tive of the nations 10 which they belong.
! anticipate taking To some Greek cii-
Heus Dol speak Greekg Why teach ID!
-Nes. the doctor admitted after a slR-
gesti0n. Oklahoma IL doing a great deal
Tor the cause Of edncation lOu see thsy
ielt that the state siuHyiy ought Ia lse
represented at the congress. and then
ghe subject Of this historical Investigation
came up Why we have jwentv-thre.
State Institutions. including The state
university, the agricultural school aud DO
fewer than SIX state normal schools. ul
which thr-e Hrr new ! giless that -
about as many a. any other State can
boast OF In 0lr school although tins
is IL iirst wear. w. have Co. students
Then 80 arr urganIzmg district agrl-
cultural schooI- ior the sons Of farmers
to attend in order 10 study scientific
agriculture.
Ada ! guess. j. about like any good
Eastern toWn e its size the doctor re-
ylied 10 a question. 1T IL IA the Ghicka-
saw Indian district aud In the midst ~ a
cotton region. The streets are Aaphalted
and there is a million dollar cement plant
m the town