The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-07-30
MRS. cAsrERS valsuTE
TO kiBlACk
Ore ef Guthrie's Most Estimable
Women Volunteers Compliment
70 Legislative Work

For giving Oklahoma. in territorial
ds5E, moral and humane education
haik which gitill remains intact and
il. effect, a statute second only TO
MASSACHUSETTS, which leads the world
The Humane Socety Of Guthrie gives
s5fnoet the entire credit to the good
Offices OF Mr.. Leslie G. Nihiack who
introduced and championed c. 3. No
c,s and wnl over the prejudice of a
lsrSA majority pf his fellows.
10 was an advanced piece OF lesis-
laIion and there we're many who sat
IN the seatz of the ecorners and Mr..
Nlblack was censured for working for
what vas then thought vicious
hill But he never wavered in his
support and had the satisfaction OF
larins his bill passed and approved
II 10 needless to say that his we'll
earned victory was greatly appreciat-
I'd BIZ the members of the Humane
.pttefy.s society organized by Mrs.
w A. FraSier and whose efforts were
cordially seconded by her husband
cur late lamented fellow townsmen,
NJ ". a.. Erasier. Mrs. Spencer wife
or popular VIII Spencer, Guthrie
fWGlEi Np4AAilEetOutf .lOA IHdBH tdt .,
carried forward the work until the
Humane society. com5osed OF men
and ,womens MAS one Of the most in.
flnentlal Clubs OF the city
1t waa Mraa Spencer who was chief
lobhyist for the bill. The writer has
often heard her relate how very
much her ire and Indignation we're
aroused at the treatment and the
sntagonism manifest toward the bill
SpTne OF the facetious gentlemen
lsmpooned lit Eith iibe and jest, and
others with almost vindlcitlve Slee
tossed II about like a football.
That Mr.. NiNack was able to pro
mote the passage o. a bill that had
70 run the gauntlet of criticism ad-
yfrse to it, shows the firm. quiet de
Termination of the man and the con
sgisnuous efforts and influence OF the
legislator
The FIRST section OF the bill relates
70 the necessity' Of teaching morality
N the broadeEt meaning of the word.
and for the purpose of eleeating and
refining the character of school child
rem up to the highest plane OF life
that they NAV know how 10 conduct
themselves as social beings in rela-
ticn I'd each other, az RESPECTS right
and reetitude' OF life, and thereby
Lessen wrong doing and crime.
Hor statesmanIike the above
sounds what a fundamental basis for
Il political doctrine. and what good
plank that would make for any party
Platform
Section ., contains among other
important things the clause not less
than one-half hour of each week dur
iLE the whole OF each week. during
the whole OF each term of school.
shall be devoted 10 teaching the
school children attending said school
Kindness to and humane treatm snt
and protection OF dumb animals and
birds, their lives, habits and useful.
mesa, and the important part they are
Intended 10 fulfill in the economy of
itature and such studies on the sub
tj4Gt as the board Of education may
sdfpt1s
Section 8. That no experiments up
on any living creature shall be per-
rhftfed ia any public school within
IRE Territory OF Oklahoma.-To Us
tarents nho knew some of the brutal
acts of fivisection that we're conunu-
xliy pfactised in the school room. in
IN bres6nce of children Of eEen tend.
< kftuyears, and Of acute sensibiities.
re have no words in, which 10 express
o.j4 IRA taffdeDthst sucit sickening, and
s,ftitK sfsing scenex uan snot longer. ne
/ sffnitted toHiy in special departments
&: medicine and surgery in the higher
under strictest superyi-
sson. and hold in highest regard a
rian brave enough TO battle alone il
need he to abolish such useless bar
fa rifles among the professional
classes.
Nov. may be excused if J strike
the personal note2
aActire hatred 0 fcruelty, injustice
and oppression is perhaps the main
4 nerence between good man and
! bad one, that is a fine distinction.