The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-02-04
CENSUS GIVE GAIN OF
255 DURING YEAR
COngesled Conditions Indicate Wisdom Of
Preparedness" Teacher-PshOn Club is
Proposed; Marked Advancement
in New H. S. Departments
BY W. r. RAMEY.
IN superlntendent q sehooIs. }

The summary OF the reports OF the
different city schools for the fifth
month ending January 2sth, shows
total enrolment to that date Of 1,2i2
boys. l.29G girls, total 2,53S; average
daily attendance of boys 1,0l2, girls
ss3, total zoos. There were enrolled
curing the month as new pupils 10
boys. lO6 girls, q total OF PIC. The
extremely lad weather which has pre-
vailed during all this month lowered
the daily attendance.
There are now enrolled in the
high school 326 pupils. This breaks
all previous records on high schoI
enrolment
The report Of the enumerators oi
the scholastic census for 1916 has
Just been received and shows the pres
ent school population to be, whites
I.2Oe males, .205 females, total 2.4ll.
or the negro children there are 2l2
males and 242 females. total 454. The
grand total OF all OF school age is
a.se5. The school census one year
ago was 2.6le. There is an increase
OF 255 children for the year.
This report on the school census
shows very clearly what is causing
the congested conditions in all our
schools. II further indicates the wis
dow Of preparedness" for more room
next year The enrolment OF PIG new
pupils during the fifth month OF the
present year and the increase of 255
scholastics since last January indi'
Gates that we are limiting our capac-
ity in endeayoring to prepare room
for 300 pupils In the new building.
The interest in the schools and the
school work on the part of pupils and
teachers was never more apparent.
The teachers have the spirit Of pro-
gress. There has been maintained IN
each Of the schools a teachers club
for study Improvement This in
clndes the high school and the negro
schools. The teachers Of the grades
are making a study Of "Froebels Edu-
cational Laws" while the high school
teachers are studying "Parkers Meth
ods Of Teaching in the High School.
Every teacher in the system is mem
her Of the club in his or her school
The matter Of organizing teacher
patrons club is being agitated. Doubt
less such an organization would prove
very helpful in bringing patrons into
n closer relation in the solution OF
The special problems of the home and
the school.
The fact that we are to have funds
for the equipment Of our high school
and the erection Of an additional
building to be used as junior high
school lends much announcement to
the situation and work of all the
schools. When these things are done
the efficiency of the whole scnool
system can be greatly improved.
Referring again to some advance
ments made in the schools this year
we mention the organization of two
literary societies in the high school
and these are being well sustained
There are eighty pupils in the manual
training department and ninety in the
domestic science with forty pupils
in the commercial department. There
is much interest shown in the normal
denartment. Some Of these pupils
will doubtless take rank among thc
best teachers of the county. They are
being trained in the fundamentals ol
instruction and school management
and at the same time have the oppor
tunitv to observe varied teaching II
The grade schools OF the city. AT th'
West school the syste Of home cred
i,s was adopted early in the year an'
same is being attended with a goo'
degree of success. The first thrif
club Of the schools has been organiye'
in the North school. The North an'
the West schools are the first t
r1aca a vfctrola each in the school