The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-01-16

started to school. ! nave SAID 10 tnt
student body that your life Is in
your hands and you can make any
thing out of it you want. Should
YOU decide to take advantage, de
sire to help you. There are two
things you must have, health and
ordinary ability, and if YOU have been
endowed with IL, it will enable you
to get an education if YOU want it.
Any one can. We have example
after example of people who have
gone out in the world, that have
gone out and accomplished some
thing like you are going to do here.
And it is with great pleasure that
Ardmore city schools are opening to
you this course of study.
Again thanking the teachers for
your generous offer, will not take
more of your time.
Mr.. Ringers remarks:
Chas. Il. Ringer, member of the
board, responded with short talk.
Mr.. Ringer saw in the attendance of
the faculty an inspiration for every
willing worker in the city. These
people have done their duty for the
day, they have earned all the board
expected of them, all the people are
paying them for, but they are here
to give more service and to make
the night school a success without
being a burden upon the taxpayer
Those who come to the night school
are coming because they mean bust
ness. II is another inspiration to see
these people here who are willing to
learn. They have not gone as far
in educational work MS they want
to 90, they are ambitious to do more,
they are here for work Mr.. Ringer
said he had always been proud Of
Ardmore. but he was prouder now
than ever before for the reason that
Ardmore is looking after the eduCa-
tional interests of every citizen.
Ardmore says to the young man and
the young woman. Here is educa-
tional training for you free. Select
what course you want and we will
furnish you lights, fuel, a handsome
building and an efficient teacher.
Come and be with us and all these
things are yours" The night school
means more to Ardmore than we
realize, and as for me | shall give
these schools my most earnest sup
port and | want to congratulate Ard
more upon having this self-sacrific-
ing corps of teachers.
Superintendent Richards:
Superintendent c. w. Richards was
elated over the success of the initial
meeting. There was earnestness in
his voice when he expressed graft
tude to his teachers for their time
and work given free to the cause Of
the night school He said the teach
ers had bound themselves to him
with hoops of steel and that he would
always love them for their work at
this time. Continuing he said, in
part
We have been endeayoring to make
the schools of Ardmore meet the
needs of the life of this community,
to prepare the boys and girls of this
community to carry on the work of
our own local community. We have
been endeavoring to bring the school
closer to the homes and the homes
closer TO the school. Our motto is,
"The school for the community and
the community for the school," and
| want to say here about the night
school, the first suggestion of it came
to me from the principal of the
Fourth ward. that the teachers of the
Fourth ward had volunteered their
services, and he stated that they
were willing and ready to start a
night school.
Now | don't want to take up your
/ time further, but | want to say this,
we will organize the school tonight
and our plan is that it shall be open
on Tuesday and Thursday evenings,
and that we meet at : o'clock and
work from to 9. We shall have
( three recitation periods Of forty min
utes each, thus giving any persons
who want to carry three subjects the
opportunity of so doing, and meeting
| al those classes. We shall offer a
course of manual training, domestic
science. a commercial course, and
also offer physical training, having a
well equipped gymnasium, and di'
rector who is well fitted for his work.
In addition to this we shall offer a