The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-08-09
Artie c. Reeds, Oklahoma 10, Se-
cured by Board Of Education
to Take Place Of Sam Neff,
Who Has Resigned
UNUSUAL RECORD AS
ALL ROUND ATHLETE
Prof.. c. L. Honnold, State Univer-
sity Man with Seven Years
Experience, Will Head New
Teachers Department

huuioib tudt nave DetU bofue tls
rounds for several days that Sam Neff
Central state normal athlete. had re-
signed his position as mathematics in
structor aud athletic coach for Chick.
asha high this winter are confirmed.
Neff resigned 10 accept better posi-
tlon some time ago, but no announce
ment was made OF the fact until Supt.
Ramey and Principal Morrow had
made quiet investigation of possible
material for his place. They have fin
ally secured the man
II took bigger salary TO get him
but the Chickasha school board has
signed up Artie c. Reeds. one of the
best products Of four years OF Bennie
Ovens coaching and man with three
years Of highly successful experience
IN athletic work liz two states. The
new football coach is a brother of the
nation-known Claud Reeds. last years
all-Misouri valley fullback, who was
rated BY an eastern sport writer ahead
OF Brlnkley OF Harvard Ar.ie was
graduated from the University OF Ok
lahoma in 1910. Though he never
made the spectacular record in foot
bah that his younger brother has made
he was better all-around athlete.
The new coach played his full time
on the Sooner gridiron under the tute
lege or the one-armed mentor. and be.
sides he won his letter in baseball, bas
ket bali and on the track. Immediate
~ on leaving the university. where he
took leading part in other student
activities besides athletics. he went TO
Venezuela. where he did geology work
for a year under an English corpora
tion.
Reeds did his first actual coaching
the next year when he had charge OF
athletics in the Alexandria high school
in Louisiana. His work was so success
full that he was made Y NJ c. A. Sec
retary and athletic director at the
mems college In North Carolina for the
next year. and he was reelected.
With two years experience in the
east, he decided he would prefer again
to come west and continue his work in
athletics. The Chickasha school board
thought they got find when they
signed him up for the year. Members
declare they want Chickasha TO stay
on the athletic map Of Oklahoma, and
they believe they have secured the
proper man to keep It there. At the
same time. they desire that high school
athletes should receive the training
the physical body must have from a
man who will place clean athletics and
the teaching of good morals above the
mere winning of games. And we are
satisfied we have him in irtie c.
Reeds" supt. Ramey said. for the
school board this morning. Mr.. Reeds
also has splendid record as teach
er OF academic branches.
At the meeting OF the school board
held the last OF the week. another de-
partment of the local high school was
given a big boost. the new normal de
partment q. L. Honnald, university
man, with seven years of experience In
teaching, was secured to take the posi- !
tion of head OF the department. which
carries with Il the title of assistant
principal He will have complete
charge of the newest feature of what
is becoming the most modern high
school in the state of Oklahoma. He
will review seniors Oh the common
school courses and teach them the
science OF pedagogy and other subjects
that the specially trained school teach
er must have.
With Prof. Honnald at the head Of
the new normal department. graduates
from Chickasha high school viii be
given state certificates good for two
years when they leave the twelfth
grade. That Is. they will be given the
certificates provided they take the
normal work II is not compulsory
II is merely designed by school author
titles to give specialized training TO