The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-09-08
ENROLMENT WILL
BE OVER 1900
Many New Teachers in High School
Some Misunderstanding in
Regard to School
Books

with an enrolment estimated to be
over ls0O the city schools Of Chick
asha opened this morning upon what
is expected to be the most successful
year OF their existence
City supt Ramey reports everyone
Of the sixty intructors at their posts
al o'clock this morning and every
thing going smoothly for the first day,
Definite enrolment figures cannot
be obtained before tomorrow morning,
however, Mr.. Ramey reported at
o'clock this afternoon. hut prospects
are encouraging for the heaviest en-.
rollment We have ever had
AT the high school, Principal Edgar
Cowan reports an enrolment Of over
two hundred for the first morning,
but these, as ia the grades official
4 figures cannot be obtained before to-
morrow morning. The high school
faculty this year has undergone
greater change than at any time for
several years. OF the ten Instructors,
only five, Principal cQWan, Miss Bell,
higher English; Miss Goodnight Ger.
lman Miss Pueketi, mathematics and
Miss lnglis Of the commercial departs
ment, hold over from last year Those
employed for the first time this year
are; Miss Newly Latin Miss Brad
ley history Mr. Albert biological sct
ence Mr. Gee. manual training, and
Miss Kirkpatrick, domestic science
land domestic art
"A great deal Of Interest IS helms
taken in the more practical depart.
ments domestic science and art,
manual training and commercial
work Edgar Cowan reports, "and we
expect a highly successful year for
these departments
Prof Gee is a graduate Of the man
ual training department of the Cen.
trail Normal and Is teaching his first
year. Miss kirkpatrick is a teacher
with special training IA her depart.
lment and has had several years ex.
lperience. Mas lnglia Of the CONNER.
clal department. has had charge of
THAT work ia the high school for sew.
eral years and her ability is well
known to the school patrons n cong
menting on the high school faculty,
Principal eowan stated lhat il was
one Of the strongest the school has
ever secured and a highly successfui.
year could be expected
supt Ramey stated thai some mis-
understanding among tue pupils over
school books existed No new books
are to be bought Il their use will be
affected hy the litigation now before
the supreme court The hooks not af.
fected are the primer. first. second
and third readers, the Higher En-.
glishs and the speller with the ex-
oeption Of these books. old copies that
may be secured by borrowing, Of buy
ing from the book store. It necessary
will be used till further developments
are made in the book question
To Prof Gee will fall the task Of
plotting the 1918 football squad
through a season that promises to be
stormy in the extreme. stormy how
ever, only as regards the hostile foes
to be encountered. which condition
arises from the fact that at the end
Of last season some Disputes arose as
to the state championships
St. Joseph's school
Saint Joseph's school opened this
morning with a good enrolment and
prospects for a most successful year
Last years enrolment was nearly aoo
The number is expected to be inereas
ed considerably BY the time school
gets in real running order thls year.
At the time os going ta press, offie
ial enrolment figures could not be ob
4 tanned.
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