The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-11-14


x.ving the sovsraor authority 20 rs-
move Al once any public ofhcisl whogs
tuty i Is 20 -nforce any criminal az,
when le iB cSnv.ncer that such pub
lie offcia, through neglect, failure or
vilfUl design. S not enforcing ne
avs and 70 appoint n lls stead . sue
csssor Given -sis authority ] guar
aatee 20 you and 70 the people u 'as
state that Es w.ll 1sve 4 better 81.
torremeut Of The az n Oklahoma dur
ing The next rTo years than we lATs
1ad during -ae past -Eo- The present
method OF removal Of oficsrS, through
The process Jf court proceedings, -
20 -adius and cumbersome as 20 De
Drsct .czlly useless. The method hat
7 propose VII work 10 hardship upon
any honest nan and Tie public ON.
cia whose conduct s called into ques-
ton Will n NJ Judgment, before any
man whom he people Of Oklahoma Will
ever elect % he high 0ftics OF gov
er1or Of the state rsceivs as patient
and fair A hearing as ne would nscsiYe
through The courts
EDUCATION
There IL probably no one subject
that interests more people n OkL2no-
ma -hsn The subject Of education. The
enthusiasm Of our people for higher
educational development mas been
made means BY which self-interest-
sd individuals have effected an sn-
trance into the pockets Of the Tax pay
srs Of his state. Outrages against the
state and against real sducstona!
progress have been 1erpstrated IN the
name OF education. The number OF
well informed men n the state who
believe that the number OF higher ed.
ucationai institutions We now have are
necessary, g 80 small ss 70 be neon
siderable. There q almost a Uniform
agreement on the part Of the people
that some OF taess schools should be
abolished The trouble is, hovsvsr.
thA; there are few men in public lie
Who have undertaken 70 designate no
schools that should be eliminated.
Oklahoma has more schools kns~r
a. higher educational Institutions,
which are supported largely or entire
j. BY state revenue. than any otAsS
state OF ike population in the CnIaA-
II ls hardly probable that OklahoDa
needs this class OF schools more han
any other state; aot is it az all true
that it ia able 10 support ndrs schools
OF this character than other states OF
ike wealth and population. The tssu-
bic with Oklahoma Is this thsse
schools IN many Instances were est1b-
lshe6 not becauss there was general
need Of thsn, Dat because some local
ity desired a state institution, and
was abe TO bring enough influence 70
bear upon former Legislatures 70 sff cot
the location Of such An institution In
that district.
We have a University, an A. 4 n.
College, a Girls' College, a School Of
Mines, two University Preparatory
Schools six District Agricultural
Schools, six state Norma als and an 4.
& N. school for negroes,-nfneteen
IN all. There vas appropriated to main
tain these schools for the two years
ending in June 30th, 1913, 1,4s6, 600,
or an annual outlay Of S748 ,0Ge.01; and
a recent report submitted by the super
intsndent Of instruction indicates that
II will require this much or more to
maintain these schools during the next
two years
Practically thirty per cent Of all ths
revenue collected sy the state for Is7-
ernmental purposes is expended In
these nineteen schools. The question
Ia, how long will the people Of Okla
honna stand this sort Of school system,
and how long will the legislature Of
the state permit this annual raid upon
the state treasury?
According 70 the reports made By
tn presidents Of these various insti-
tutions, the total number Of students
In attendance upon all of them on tAe
9Th day Of December, 1911, was 1872;
the total school population, according
to the census for last year, Is more
than 557. 900 II Ia seen therefore that
less than one per cent Of the total
school population Of Oklahoma ia re-
ceiving the benefits Of these higher
educational institutions.
While We have been generous TO the
point OF extravagance in providing
funds fer these schools the sum total
Of taxes levied and collected by the
state for the education Of 80 per
cent Of school chaldren who cannot
attend these schools, FOR the past year,
should every dollar Of taxation ..
paid, would aggregate only 1925, 900.
IN other words We are spending more
than twice as much OF the peoples
money gathered by state taxation, TO
help educate one per cent OF the chill
dren Of Oklahoma as We are spending
to help educate tho ninety-nine per
cent
recommend that you abolish al
least three OF the state normais. both
of the University Preparatory schools.
and at least FIVE OF the District Agri-
cultural schools There Is iustIfca-
ton for leaving the District Akricultu-
raj school At Goodwell on account Of
us location. condition Of climate, and
the soil Of that section Of the state,
and the further fact that Il Is so e1-
penslye for persons In that section 70
attend the 4 & " College. 7 recon.
mend that you consolidate the School
Of Mines with the State University,-
making n department Of the Univsr.
Atty. ! have conferred with the lead
ing educators all over the United
States. and almost without ezception
they advise that the number Of nor.
mails in a state having the population
NJ mrs he limited 10 two. that pre-