The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-02-27

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suggestion recently advanced By Stat
supt. Wilson Is Of prime Importance
70 the educational advancement Of OK
lahoma and II merits serious attention
al The hands of All who desire to SEE
our state schools raised to a higher
degree Of usefulness and efficiency
IN Lrief, Nr. Wilscl proposes that the
various religious denominations main
tain dormitories In connection with
cur state schools. The suggestion has
already attracted attention and wca
commentator among prominent edu.
Gators outside cf the state State supt.
VIM p Evans Ct Missouri. IN a letter
TO Mr. Wilson In regard 70 Il said, Il
believe you are making a great con.
tributIoa to the moral development ol
the rising generation IN Oklahoma. =
while State supt W. p. Doughty OF
Texas said, 1T Is a most excellent
plan Of cooperation on the part Of
both church and state 10 give our
young people the right kind OF edu-
cation at minimum cost"
In explaining his plan. Mr Wilson
says:
This state Is abundantly supplied
with colleges and normal schools
maintained az the expense Of the
state. They all have reasonably large
enrollmenis. while some OF them are
crowded. But our state educational
institutions are all located "a small
towns where board and suitabse roors
are hard to get and oftentimes stu
dents must content themselves with
very unpleasant and undesirable quar-.
tsrs. On the other haad, being locat-
ed IN the small towns The young men
and young women are not brought 50
forcibly in contact wiih the evils OF
city life.
THE state is not az present and for
many years win not be able to main.
tain sufficient number Of dormitor.
les t5 accommodate the students at
tending the colleges and normal
schools. Besides. there are other in
linences which wish could be
brought to bear upon our schools. !
wish it we're possible. and it may be
possible to interest the various church
denominations Ia the erection 81
homes on lots Of their own near the
colleges or normal schools throughout
the state-the churches to build their
own homes. supply their own malrons,
be responsible for the government Of
the home in every respect, supervise
and direct the conduct Of the youag
men ana young women with regard ~
their social and church afiah5. anu
the students to be under full control Of
the school management, while on the /
campus or IN the college. The students
should be required to furnish such |
supplies and equipment as are gener-
ally required for public dormitories
and to pay their proportional part Of
the necessary expense Ct maintaining /
the dormitory, providing the necessary /
servants, fuel groceries. etc. BY this
method. the board for the students will
be reduced to the minimum They
win have the benefit Of church influ-
ence such as the church maintaining
the dormitory cares to exercise. They
will also be educated at the expense
OF the something that the state
ewes to every boy and girl within the
boundaries OF Oklahoma But in car
rying on this great work, We need the
assistance aud support Of the churches
and appeal to the people Of the state
to give this question serious consider.
alton. AS state superintendent and
president Of the state board OF educa-
ton win always be ready and willias
tc lend every assistance possible. It
Is my wish that religious Influences
BE- brought to bear on our state
schools.
'Isa plan Of this kind we're put into
operation, It would increase the enroll
ment Of all colleges from fifty to Gao
hundred per cent am informed by
the president OF the state university
that more than 200 young men and
young women who want to enter the
state uaiversity at Norman this year
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