The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-01-22
Reports 10 State Superintendent Re-
veal Gratifying Growth in Okla
lahoma During the Past
Two Years
TEN PER CENT GAIN IN
DAILY ATTENDANCE
Number Of Teachers Increases and
Higher Salaries Paid 296
New Buildings Erected
IN the State

Oklahoma City. Jan. 22 Supt r.
H. Wilson today issued the following
statement concerning the progress
made by the public schools during the
past two years
The summary of the county super
intendents' annual reports shows very
gratifying reaults along the lines of
the public schools progress. Taking
the summaries Of the reports Of 1911
and 1913 for comparison, OF, in other
words, two years of growth, VIZ find
that there has been an increased enum-
GRAFTON Of l50 pupils in the state. that
there has been an increased enroll
ment in the public schools of 26,5S2.
an increased average daily attendance
OF 24,l6S or nearly 10 per cent increase
in the daily attendance of all pupils.
The percentage Of attendance of pu-
pills enumerated has been increased
from 65 per cent to II per cent The
number Of white teachers employed
has been increased from 1924 to l0.-
529, or an increase of 1905. The num-
Der of colored teachers employed has
been increased from 79G to sos. The
number OF first grade teachers EN-
ployed has been Increased from 2470
to 3es5. an increase Of 1855. or approx.
imately 60 per cent. The number OF
second grade teachers employed has
been increased 325, while the number
Of third grade teachers employed has
been decreased 2s6. The average sal
airy paid first grade teachers has been
increased from S66.S0 TO s7l.O3. The
average salary paid second grade
teachers has been increased from
s5c.OS to s5s.2O, The average salary
paid third grade teachers has been in
creased from S4s.54 to S5155.
Two years ago the public school
property in the state was valued at
sl1. .457, ,l59, while now it is valued at
$17OO7. 444. showing gain of $3.50
2S5. The number of new school build
ings in two years is 296 In addition
to these the schools generally through
out the state have been furnished with
better equipment.
The foregoing statements do not in
clude the enrolment nor the valuation
OF any of the state educational insti-
tutions
TWO years ago there were only two
high schools in the state affiliated with
the North Central association. Thir-
teen additional schools have been add
ed to this list, and am informed that
this number will possibly be doubled
this year. The humber of high schools
AFFILIATED with our own university has
more than doubled in the past two
years and in addition to this very
large number Of schools are doing high
school work where such work had
never been done before. These facts
are very gratifying to all who are in
terested in the public school work. and
we have every reason to believe that.
with the increased efficiency of teach
ers and facilities shown within the
next two years we can expect even
greater growth. We state. without
fear OF successful contradiction. that
nc state can show a greater develop
ment educationally within two years
than does Oklahoma and that no line
Of business can show as great per-
lcentage of increased development in
the same length Of time as does the
school system"