The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-10-30
State Superintendent Speaks to
Grady County Teachers at Closing
Session; Brings Message Of
encouragement
BUSINESS OF MEET
Is TRANSLATED
Committees Report on Athletics
and Lively Discussion Follows;
Elect Officers Next Spring;
Resolutions Adopted

They are gone. Every one of them
save few OF the lady members VIII,
remained over this evening to replen
ish their wardrobes from the bouuti
fully supplied shops of Chickasha.
They are gone every teacher ol
them, except as above stated. Tn,
meeting OF the Grady County Teach
ers association for the fall Of 1915 ID
now known only as a memory. But il
was Jim Dandy"
Following the afternoon meeting OF
yesterday the teachers re-assembiAd
in the Methodist church last evenln
for the purpose Of listening to the re-
marks OF State Superintendent VII.
son. for the completion OF the eve
nings program. and for the compile.
tion of any routine business which
might come before them
AT the business session the commit
tee on resolutions submitted its re-
port which was unanimously adopted
as read
Committee Of regulation OF athletics
submitted its report This report
kicked up considerable discussion OF
a lengthy character which resulted in
the adoption OF the report with
numerous amendments
Under the head OF new business"
the matter OF election OF officers was
taken up. Following discussion il was
decided to lay the election Of officers
over until the spring meeting OF the
association. The president Of the as
soclatIon was instructed to appoint a
committee OF nine, who will make the
arrangements for the date Of holding
the next. or spring meeting Of the
association. Committee not yet ap-
pointed.
Upon motion II was decided TO place
the arrangement Of the details for the
intellectual contest. to be held some
time during the next spring, IN the
hands OF President Wickizer.
Upon motion OF Superintendent
Shepard the meeting adjourned to one
Of the theaters OF the city for the
remainder OF the evening
Preceding the business meeting
pleasant and instructive session OF the
association was spent in listening to
the closing numbers OF the program
a. arranged.
p. G. Phelps gave his illustrated lee
ture in demonstration OF the merits
visual instruction"
Mrs. zelma Mae Shepard rendered
a beautiful piano solo, followed by
Miss Porter. OF the o. c. W. with
vocal solo. and a reading. by Miss
Mary O'Neil
Introduced by Superintendent Shep-
ard. State Superintendent Wilson OF
Oklahoma City. addressed the meeting
Superintendent Wilson said in part
that he came before the teachers OF
Grady county the bearer Of messages
Of announcement and good cneeri
that he felt hifhly pleased, as an IN
structor, with the manner IN which
the schools OF the entire state OF okia'
homa had grown within the past rev
years: that this growth during the past
year had been little short OF phenom'
enal and that the growth during OF
the schools. and their development In
Grady county during that period haa
been wonderful.
Mr.. Wilson said that Chlckasha hao
one OF the best, II not the very uest
high school in Oklahoma aud TINS
fact was due to the hearty cooper
alton with which the superintendent
OF those schools was meeting. together
with the hard and conscientious per-
sonal attention he was giving ms
school.
In referring a second time TO the
growth Of tho schools OF the sta'e ~
general, and of Grady county IN par
tlcular. Mr. Wilson said that he te''
the Improvement was largely que 70
the fact that the great part OF 'ne
teachers Of this time we're holders OF
flrstgrade certificates, He said th''