The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-12-13
EX-GOVERNOR HASKELL AND
THE STATE SCHOOLS

New State Tribune,
Speaking collectively OF an these
/ Institutions, preparatory schools
state normal schools. Girls Indus
trial college. school Of Mines. and
District Agricultural and Mechmt
eal schools, We. n our official ca-
reer. both in Tie constitutional con
veniioa ana in ihe governors office.
aided aHd encouraged File establish
meni 81 every one of them The
state legislature. Of course. had tie
power which 81 exercised FIJI creating
an these schools and the governor
had merely the right Of concurrence;
Id fact without the governors ap-
Jroval of the legislature might have
established everyone Of them. But
we Do not seek to avoid any 81 the
governors responsibilities or 10
shoulder any criticism upon the mem
bers ot the former legislative bodies
Of this state. AS to the definite loca-
tion Of Institutions the governor never
at any time indicated any preference
for the location Of any OF these insti-
tuiions. excepting solely the North.
eastern State Normal al Tahleqnah-
for that institution he governor did
recommend to the legislature tie Tah.
lequah location for the reason then
expressed, that the good work carried
on for sixty years by the Cherokee
Marion should properly be respected
and commemorated BY converting the
Cherokee National Female seminary
into a State Normal school, otherwise
there never was a suggestion made by
the governor as to the location Of any
Of those state institutions
However, the editor Of the Tribune
does not seek to avoid any re-
sponslbilitles
We believe that every one Of these
intermediate schools were properly
created an dshould be forever main
tanned.
Why do we believe in these insti-
tutions2
In the course Of education from
childhood up to manhood we find the
educational life divided into three
periods
First-Elementary education pro-
yided for in the common schools
throughout the state.
Second a intermediate education
being the advance step after the
common school which fits the pupil
for any Of the ordinary walks of life
and the conduct Of ordinary business
into which the great army 81 human
10y finds their life work.
Third Higher education intended
70 fil the young man ana woman for
The professions requiring finished edu.
cation. doctors. lawyers, ministers,
professors. and the like. and for which
me great universities are provided.
Then If we are to contemplate the
duty Of The state to its citizens it is
proper for us 10 contemplate the great
est good to the greatest number and
where The burdens Of taxation neces-
sary to maintain these three classes
OF Institutions are found too great for
the state to contemplate I'll is certain.
ly wisdom to restrict that class Of IN.
stmhons that serve the smallest mum.
ben and encourage and promote that
class that serve by far the largest
number OF our people.
Suppose. for example. that the tax.
payers Of Oklahoma should decide
that they could only support one Of
the three classes Of educational insti.
tutions are there any who would say
abandon the common schools, abandon
tho intermediate education and con-
centrate your money on the great uni
yersity? That would be like unto re-
solving that the house in which sou
desire to live after you build a foun-
dation and then the walls upon. and,
third, cover it with a beautiful dome
was going to cost more money than
you could spare, and, therefore. you
would have no foundation you would
lave no walls but would devote your
money to building Inc dcme suspended
in the air Think for a moment OF a
university which would be idle nom
sense unless fhara urara efudnn4o r.,