The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-02-21
Board Of Education Makes Statement
Showing Necessity for Proposed
School Bond Issue
GROWTH in PAST TWO
YEARS UNPRECEDENTED
ChiCkasha's Finances in Good Shape to
Support Issue Asked for in Interest
Of Coming Generation

The Board Of Education Of Chicka-
sha makes the following statement:
AS has been previously announced
the Board Of Education is asking the
citizens of the town to vote on a $685.
600 bond issue with which to provide
more room fur the relief of the con-
gested conditions in the schools. The
purpose OF this article is to state some
reasons for this call
The attendance in the schools Of
Chickasha has gradually increased as
the town has shown growth. During
the past two years, it has been re-
markable There are now enrolled in
all the ward schools of the city 237S
with Pip belonging OF these AIS en-
rolled with 800 belonging are at the
South school 591 enrolled with $40
belonging are at the West school, 57S
enrolled with Az belonging are at the
North school, 1856 enrolled with 331
belonging are at the Junior High
school, 351 enrolled with 800 belonging
are at the Senior High school, Pupils
are dropped from the records after an
absence of three days and are not
counted belonging. This gives to each
teacher in the grades an average of SO
enrolled with 43 belonging at the
South school, 60 enrolled with AZ be-
longing at the West school, 81 enroll
ed with Az belonging at the North
school, 43 enrolled with 81 belonging
at the Junior High school where the
work is departmental and each teacher
handles more than 125 different pupils
per day Because there are more pu-
pills in some grades than others it is
not practicable to give each teacher
the number OF pupils as indicated by
the average.
Glasses over-crowded.
The above figures show the increase
IN enrolment to be over crowding some
schools and to be giving some teach
ers more pupils than they can satisfac-
Lorily manage. The normal number of
pupils to each teacher should range
from thirty to forty pupils. The COM
Dlete scholastic census for this year
shows 1902 children in the city betweenl
-ba uao af CIV anI t.yo,,t,t n.,r, i,,oi,.d l
ng 614 c6lored The colored school
more room but we hope this
we'll be provided by the county com
nissioners. The county meets all ex-
oenses in the colored schools.
The increase in attendance of the
ichoas is now ten per cent over what
t was one year ago. People are being
irawn to Chickasha from all parts of
he county and are making their homes
iere in order to educate their children
At'the same time they themselves join
n the business enterprises of the city,
Poor Economy.
It is a poor sort Of economy to
,rowd fifty children in one room un-
ier one teacher She cannot do eff
,ient or individual work with so many.
While these children may pass
through they can not be developed
md trained as they could be with the
formal number Of pupils to the teach
sr. For want of thorough personal
due them at this stage they
often become discouraged and fail in
he higher grades. No school system
AN be strong and efficient that neg
ects the best provision for the chill
iren in the lower grades. It is said
nat ninety per cent Of the children
school at the age Of six years
lrop out Of school before they finish
he eighth grade
The board leaned to the side Of econ
,my and was too conservative in the
,alling for funds to erect a Junior
High school building. This with the