The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-12-09
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DED|CATORY
EXERCISES
Handsome New West Side
School Building GIow|OgIy
Eu|OgIzsd

> j. Ntu the ueulCdllOu exercises AT tnt
Cotteral school building yesterday af
ternoon. Special street cars brougn
three hundred or more school child
dren Of the sixth, seventh. and eight
grades who took part in the program
The flag raising by the kindergarten
! children was very impressive ant
shows that these little folks are be
ing started right. Rev Lewis. of the
West Side NJ. E church. gave tn,
/ invocation after which several must
cal numbers and number OF address
,es'were given. Mayor Frank Olsmitt
insisted upon his interest in educa
ton and its value to young people be
ginning the struggle of life and de
clared himself opposed to any move
ment that would lessen the number
OF schools in the state
Rev White. of the Christian cnurca
gave an address setting forth that the
great purpose of the schools and OF
education is to make the right kna
Of men and women and attention was
called to a number or great men of
the past whose lives have meant SO
much 10 mankind
Autumn Days and a Morse Lullaby
were sung by school children and
showed that they have been well
trained, 1t must be noted that nc
time was taken from other studies to
prepare. only the regular time for
music Autumn Days is one of Miss
Arnolds own compositions. There Sc
lections were enjoyed by all.
Joseph w McNeal in the address
ha " t,.tI IA
Miss Alma Carson who has served in
the Guthrie schools since their first
organization.
Professor Brooks, owing to the
heightened program spoke just a
minute or two. giving a part Of the
address which is here given.
What our Schools Stand For
1t is a task to try to set forth what
our schools stand for. because the
problem of education is one of the
most difficult as well as the most inn
portant problems before cummu-
nty at the present time. 1t is diff
cult because SO different from the
trades, the other arts and erofes-
sions. In the factory the raw ma
terial, cotton. wool. iron ore, etc, Is
subjected to the. action Of machintry
and comes cut a dnished product,
and it is known definitely what the
product viii be, having given the raw
material and the machinery The
physician can know and does know
with a large degree of accuracy what
results follow the action Of certain
he prescrbes Experiment
will determine this with a greater or
less degree of accuracy.
But the school problem is different,
when your children come TO school
you expect and demand that more be
done than merely subiecting them 70
the action Of a certain amount of
writing, spelling, arithmetic,
etc. Factory processes wont do.
These children must come out men
and women, ready to take their plac-
es in the life of the community Eyi-
IDENTIFY mere instruction in the vari-
)us branches of the course Of study is
not sufficient. and we see something
)f the inherent difficulty in the
school problem.
The problem is very important be
;ause from the schools Of the present
must come the citizens of the next
II is a pleasure TO endeayOr to se'
Orth what we aim to accomplish IN
he schools because this magnificent
and your presence this af-
ernoon indicate your concern AMI in
crest in them. On benalf of the
eachers, pupils and board Of educa-
ion ! desire to express our appre-
iatioD and TO ask that you earnest.
y cooperate with the teachers for
he best interests Of those for whom
lone the schools exist, the children.
The schools have charge Of the
hiIdren five or six hours day out
# twenty-four, and five days per week |
# the seven If the best results are
0 be secured parents must look at |
or them carefully during the out-ot- I
chOCi hours. To quote prominent
ducator mot only purposive influ-l
nces educate, but also all chance en- I
ironment The slums educate as
orcibly as do Grand avenue, the
hurch. tho school; a candidate for (
he penitentiary helps 10 educate our /
oys no less than does the Sunday |
chOOl teacher" How important that |
II this 0ut-of-school education which !
as more lasting effect than in !
choo education. should be carefully /
Joked after by parents and guardians |
Speaking in broad. general way |
ne schools aim to help develop AMI !
rain the boys and girls into men ana !
'omen who are socially efficient. So ,
ial efficiency means good citizenship. /
be ability TO earn a living Will o J.
aspect the rights of others. and /
filingness To contribute 70 the ad-
of fellow-workers
Specifically: Earning living |
Gems TO be far more difficult than Il
as fifty years ago. A first essential 4
a sound. healthy body. This must 4
e the schools chief concern. Be
ides this there must be mind and
and, keen. active, alegta 7 his must
e provided for. But strong weA-
evel0ped bodies, and keen minds
i'll not enable our boys and girls -
ecOme the best possible citizens
Iany Of the most notorious criminals
nd the great political grafters are
trong bodied and keen minded.
trong bodies and keen minds give
be- motive power. but there must be
developed in the boys and
iris to give direction to this motive
lrce Here home school. and church
an find a large opportunity for uni
I'd enort. There must be developed