The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-10-18
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on this page. This is the best moon
light school in southeastern oklahoma
and is located at the little town of
Lutte, in Latimer county, just east of
Wilburton.
Largest Moonlight School.
This is the largest school of the
kind in the state and perhaps in the
United States. 1t has an enrolment
of eighty-four, there being at least five
different nationalities represented in
the enrolment. The ages of those at
tending this school range from 90 to
60 years. A visit to this school was an
eye-opener, and one can see from the
glow of the faces that these men and
women are taking new lease on life
/ And not only are these men and
women happy over having a chance to
learn to read and write at this late
date, but the three teachers who are
giving their time gratis to teach these
simple-minded people are the happiest
teachers imaginable.
The pupiis in this school are learn
ing to read, write and cipher at o
rapid rate, and all express pleasure
over their accomplishment. Some
lstarted in the school that they might
read the news of the day others that
they might be able to write letter to
loved ones, others to learn a little
arithmetic for business purposes, and
still others that they might read the
good book, the Bible
Aside from the benefits the adults
of this community are getting, the
moonlight school is doing another
work no less important. 1t has lined
up the entire community in enthusias-
tic support of the day school. 1t
develops the very highest type of
school spirit and interest in the COM
munity. The whole community is of
one accord in the new worlS-those
who do not need to attend the school
themselves are praising the work and
encouraging those who do need it to
attend People who have not been
inside of a school house in twenty-five
years hare become interested in the
education Of themselves Dnnd their
children to the extent that they are
enrolled in the night school and are
visiting the day school. The question
of discipline in the day schools is
practically soved by the atmosphere
created by the night school
viii Eliminate llIiteracy.
These are some of the side line
benefits obtained by these moonlight
schools at Lutte, and what has been
accomplished there can be accomp-
lshed in any rural community This
movement in oklahoma promises to
do more for the state than any other
one thing ever started, and is receiv-
ing the enthusiastic support of all
classes.
The moonlight schools will prac-
tically eliminate illiteracy in the
state, and in addition do more to build
up the rural schools than any other
movement that could be devised.
The influence exerted on children at
home by their parents who attend the
same school at night is altogether
wholesome, and parent and child alike
learn to love and have confidence in
the teacher who is deyoting his or her
time to their advancement and welfare.
in this way much more and better
work is done by the regular school
children, as they have the example of
their parents to follow, which is indeed
a great incentive
Moonlight schools afford the teach
ers opportunities to know Intimately
the patrons of the day school The
patrons get acquainted with teachers
and better understand and have more
confidence in them. AS consequence,
the patrons work in harmony with the
teacher in his or her every endeavor
to raise the standard of the work in
that school, and the results in all com
where the moonlight schools
have been started is looked upon as
by the best school men Of
the state.