The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-08-26
BEGINS
. SEPTEMBER a
IN ARDMORE
TEACHERS WILL BEGIN lNSTl-
TUTE WORK HERE SEPTEMBER
FIRST - PUPILS WILL BE cLAS-
SlFIEO SEPTEMBER II.

Remaining here just long enough
to put the wheels of school in mo-
tion, City Superintendent c. w. Rich
ards has gone again. This time to
Frederick, where he will deliver a
series of lectures to teachers,
While here Prof. Richards said:
81 have gone over the city and
observed closely, | do not find a va
cant house. Every fall witnesses
the moving in of many families who
come for the advantages of school,
and | do not see where Ardmore is
going to house the families, and
cannot see where we will find room
for them in the schools. As | pass
these homes, | see children every
where. Almost on every doorstep |
see children playing; almost from
every window they peek their little
heads out at me when | pass. This
is a wonderful opportunity for Ard
more-a wonderful opportunity for
teachers WilIiue little hands to
work, willing little minds to study,
and willing little hearts to obey.
"You ask of equipments, compared
with last year?
We'll, let me tell you: Workmen
are now busy installing heating
plants in the ward school buildings.
Every little tot will be comfortable.
Every teacher will have her work
lightened from last year, there will
be no poor fires and there will be
no rooms full of coal smoke. All will
be in readiness for uninterrupted
work when books are called on the
first morning. Ardmore people can
scarcely realize how the school board
has worked. These men are devoting
their best time and thought to the
educational interests of these people
Theirs is an unselfish work, they de
serve the hearty cooperation Of ev
cry parent in the city.
The first morning | refer to, is
Monday morning, September IA. Or
that morning | want to see ever!
child properly classified and in hi!
right seat, ready for the winter siege
No use to take up any of the frs
week of school in classification work
| want every pupil at his prope
ward building on Friday, Septembe
II. Books will be assigned, classifi
cations will be made. This work vii
be gotten off hands so everything
will be as regular as clockwork, ol
Monday morning.
"The first session of the teachers
institute will convene at the higl
school building Monday morning, SEP
tember I. All the teachers are urge
to be here on the spot. New text
books this year will require NOR
preliminary work on the part of tn,
teachers. On account of the nev
books ! was not able to get out
course of study before school begins
The teachers and | will work on
this course of study. We will al
be familiar with it, and it will prob
ably be printed. have number
of requests for my course of study
and wish the books could have beel
in earlier so it could have beel
prepared in advance.
my corps of teachers this yea
is simply great. If l had all tn
country to select from and had al
the funds l could dream of using
not one change would l make will
the entire faculty. You are going t.
see some pretty work, you are goin'
to know that Ardmore is reckone,
with in school matters before tn,
end of the year. | want and neet
the hearty cooperation of the peopl
not just a few, but of every mai
and every woman who patronizes tn
school, and every man who love
education and that includes ever,
person in Ardmore."