The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-03-18

cognize in him a more superior beng
mentally, physically or morally.
The people OF oklahoma, the ci'i'
y.uship Of the state, are composed
and made up Of descendants OF the
SONS of the states most famous IN
cong and story. Alabama, Louisiana,
Texas. Arkansas and Missouri have
all contributed their quota OF men oi
brains as well as men OF Drawn IN
the upbuilding OF his great S'ate'
These men are descendants OF men
/ who have made more history, both in
war and peace than have the men oil
any other nation upon the face OF the
earth since the days OF Ceasar and
hi, Roman legions, o. AerNcs and his
inyincible Greeks.
There is not today page in our
countrys history that is not made
fairer and brighter by having upon II
the name of some son OF one or more
OF the states of the sunny south.
Statesmen, soldiers-men whose
names will live forever; men who like
William the Norman, IN dying left not
only a name but a country which in
its self was an everlasting monument
to their greatness.
We have in the governors chair of
this great state a man who is ma
tive of one OF these great states, a
man who came to this section in the
early days OF the old Indian Territory,
who grew up with the country liter
ally and who is nursing, with fos-
ering hand, out infant statehood
through its swaddling clothes
In the United States senate We are
represented by Thomas Gore, native
of Mississippi and for years an Ok
lahoman. and Robert owen. a native
product of our own soil These men
are all able men, men of national rep
utation.
Born in the middle south or west,
reared in he air Of western freedom.
unhampered by traditions of lineal
descent from regicides. and unbiased
by a century old prejudice against
our own south, the men OF oklahoma
are making her today the bright par
ticular star of all upon the starry ban
ner
This being the case We would ask
lis it necessary to send to the town
OF fads and folles, to the land Of Har-
riet Beecher Stowe and her little Eva
for teachers in our state institutions
of learning?"
DO we want our children educated
10 speak the twang of Beacon street
and have inoculated in their minds
the northern prejudice against the
natal states Of their fathers and moth
ers? We take off our hats with ven
Grafton and awe to the heroes Of Bun
ker Hill and Valley Forge, but we
do not want our progeny TO forget the
heroes of Bulls Run and Chickamau
ga
For these reasons we cannot under
stand the sending to the effete east
for an educator to head our principal
university-an for these reasons We
do not sanction the passing up ol
our men of learning equal to any;
OF men who are Just as good and tho
rough educators as any in the country
, today. who are of this section OF the
union and who are familiar with the
conditions of this country and witt
its history.
The gentleman chosen as head o.
our state university may be a tho
rough scholar. a close student and
trained instructor of the youth, bu
We have as good material (materia
We know to be unprecedented and nm
/ biased) right here at home,
| If our trade journals and our cham
hers Of commerce have cause TO urge
/ the using of Oklahoma made over
alls, plows or brick because they are
Just as good, Or better than those
of foreign make then why should VIZ
not, for the same reason, use Okla
homa brains in educating our child
ren?