The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-06-26
ARDMORE SCHOOLS
ABOUT S,05O PUPILS WERE EN-
ROLLED DURING PAST YEAR.
Courses of Study Arranged to Fit Needs
of Children Of the Communicates
dustrial Branches Are Given Special
Attention.

Ardmore boasts one Of the most e.
ficient public school systems in the
southwest
About S,O50 pupils were enrolled dur
ing the past year, 400 Of whom were I'm
the high school. The average daily at.
tendance was 1900. Seventy teachers
are employed, including a supervisor
Of music, drawing. penmanship, and
physical training. The most modern
high school and ward buildings, valued
at S35O0O0, form part of the equipment
of the system. The four ward build
ings contain twelve and fourteen rooms
each, all equipped with the best appa-
ratus Of the most modern type.
Ardmore's Distinct Features.
The Ardmore public schools are
schools with distinct features. Among
these are school during the entire year,
promotion every three months. visit
Ing teacher, musical organizations and
literary societies in which every pupil
inthe high school takes a part Ard
more schools were the first in the Unit.
ed States to have a visiting teacher.
all-year school and the frequent promo
tions. Other cities or the country, in
cluding New York. and Philadelphia,
have added these features since they
were first started in the Ardmorc
schools. The high school chorus club
and orchestra are champions OF this
part Of the state
The courses OF study are arranged TO
fit the needs Of the children OF the COM
munity. Besides academic subjects in
the grades. the children are taught ir.
dustrial branches. such as domestic
science, domestic art and manual train
ing. Supervised play completes the
well rounded course Of study.
In the high school, courses are offer.
ed in college preparatory work, in bust.
ness. manual training, domestic science,
printing and in professional teachers
work. The business graduates OF the
Ardmore high school have taken re.
sponsible positions after leaving school
and have invariably made good. Sew.
eral Of the Ardmore graduates have
entered the federal service. superin.
ltendent c. w. Richards says that he had
a dozen demands for business graduates
last term which he could not fill.
Course In Printing.
The course in printing in which the
pupil gains actual knowledge OF the
print shop is something new in school
work. The Ardmore high school boasts
the only complete printers outfit TO
be found in any school in Oklahoma.
Thirteen pupils In the normal training
course received state certificates this
year signed by the state superintend-
ent, which made them valid I'm any coun-
ty In the state. The domestic science
department Is considered one OF the
best In the country. The pupils are
given actual experience In the prepara-
tion OF food for the table. and in the
domestic art classes the pupils are
taught TO make articles OF clothing to
be worn.
The work Of the members OF the
classes in manual training this year
was considered the best OF its kind ever
done anywhere. All kinds OF articles
OF furniture were made which COM
pared favorably with factory products.
In fact, some OF the work was finished
80 perfectly that experienced men were
unable to understand how school boys