The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-12-18
Statewide Campaign to be Organized BY
State Superintendent Wilson
for Better Schools
WILSON SCORES TARDYs
SUPERINTENDENTS
Weeks Of Boosting in which Doctors,
lawyers, Newspaper Men and
Others will Take Part

Better schools for Grady county;
better schools for oklahoma!
That is the yelled slogan embodied
in letter which has just been adj
dressed by State Superintendent r. H.
Wilson to all county superintendent
of public schools in the state of Okla
homa In arousing them to action and
to lively participation in statewide
rally IN educational circles for the first
week IN April Mr.. Wilson says:
Dear County Superintendent:
You will recall that year ago we
conducted statewide rally for bet
ter schools. In our judgment it was
a great success, Notwithstanding
number of the county superintendcnts
took but little part, if any and in
some sections the teachers generally
did not understand what was being
attempted, due to the lack of organi-
zation This year, you will recall, we
wrote every county superintendent o
letter requesting an outline Nf work
to be emphasized throughout the year
Thirty-two superintendents have re-
ported their plans, giving them in de-
tail, and forty-five superintendent 50
far as the records show, are planning
nothing to Improve their schools. Cam
didly speaking, this lack Of emphasize.
ing definite progressive policies is the
reason why the county superintend-
ents office has never been recognized
more than it is today and because OF
this the rural school and the rural
school teachers receive so little consid-
Grafton.
AT tho recent meeting Of the Okla
homa Educational association reso-
luton was adopted by unanimous vote
urging this department to conduct a
statewide campaign. We were not
aware that the resolution would be
presented I'd the association, SO it
came as a very agreeable surprise to
us. However, we are always willing
and glad 70 abide by the will OF the
teachers Of this state especially the
active ones We have decided to have
this statewide rally during she first
week OF April In order that 1t may
be complete success it will be nee
essary for every county supefintend-
ent to organize his county fully and
completely Begin now to secure
speakers and try to arrange for
enough speakers so as to have some
one speak twice il pcs.sble in every
school house during the week on the
subject Of ways and means to secure
better schools The lawyers, doctors,
ministers. city superintendents and
newspaper men should all be invited.
I haye asked Or. E. n Colette. as
sistant state superintendent, and Mr.
e. A. Duke, rural school supervisor. to
suggest program and collect certain
information concerning the amount Of
money spent in rural schools the re-
suits obtained and other information
which they may be able to secure for
use in comparing tho profession Of
teaching with other professions, in
comparing the rural schools with 9th
er industries, in showing the need Of
better rural schools and better rural
libraries; and in emphasizing the COM
mercial value os education to the far
mer, to the mechanic, and to the busi-
ness man as well as to the profession
81 man. When this bulletin is Drepar-
ed we viii furnish you sufficient
copies to supply all Of your speakers
and all other Interested
Please give this careful considera-
ton. talk it over with your business
men. your commercial clubs and espe-
cially the newspaper men and find out
Just what support you can get in hav-