The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-09-01

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.ey sazza IL nov "a the h'iag line
With ,hs oDYs He .s planning 10
have sgery rural scao0l lay out from
Quarter N q halt mile u rJad
and ~ plan, trses On sltn=r aide
and lmyrDye the road he b@i.ey@s a
piece o. model road In each con
munlty will arouse 20 much Interest
and IN much pride hat communities
vii Vie with each other In road
improvement HF. 5gggs has taken
the matter up With the state super
iniendent Of education, and has 20
cured his cooperation. The state sI-.
Derintendent has taken II up with the
4. r. N. College and that institution
IL In line for such A campaign, and
nov the idea will be urged upon ey..
ery county superintendent and
through the county superintendent 10
each rural school Mr. S1ggs' letter
which outlines h.s IDEAS, follows:
Hon. r. r. Wilson,
State Superintendent
Of Public Instruction
Oklahoma city Okla
Ny Dear Sir.
Referring 10 the subject submitted
10 you some time ago. With reference
~ the good roads proposition, / am
taking the liberty 10 write you.
believe that with your hearty Co
operation, We can start an education.
al campaign In the schools Of our
state that In due time will become
most important factor In school
| work and be the means OF perfectinZ
\ the consolidated rural school system
| throughout the state. sincerely
believe that with your hearty approx.
| al ~ can arouse as much interest
and bring fully az many benefits 10
the young people a. are coming 70
them through the statewide move
mcnt Of the organization Of the clubs
to promote the growing Of corn and
cotton and poultry and the canning
and preserving Of frults and yege-
tables The two movements will at
least harmoniZc. and neither will be
Ia the way OF the other. but the in
nucnces OF both movements will com.
b.na toward building those princi
plies upon which good citizenship Is
| based.
Ny idea is 10 organize good
roads and trcc-plantIng club in every
rural school In the state, have the
county or the state highway cngin-
Ger visit the schools following the
organization OF the clubs. proceed to
lay out onc.fourth or onc-half mile Of
! road leading from the school house;
/ the class 10 assist in the survey and
/ In securing the easements from each
/ abu'tng property owner. carry the
chain, set the grade and drainage
stakes. learn just how plans, pro
/ Glcs and specifications are made,
| teaching the class that this piece Of
road win be used by generations to
I come. show them that when the road
/ Is properly drained graded and
/ crowned and the culyerts are placed
/ and the size of same given according
/ to the topography Of the surrounding
| country that the road can be kept up
/ up the use of light wooden drag
| at nominal cost
would not at first undertake 10
/ build any but common dirt road
teach them II in the future they
! desire to put gravel or macadam on
this road that they have a founda'
|. ton already prepared for tiis i'm.
| proyement In this manner We can
teach them to use such material as
is most suitable. and the nearest at
hand The road need not be com
pleted before the planting Of trees on