Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-09-25

IL Immediately in front OF tho main
| entrance 10 the building. This audi
torium Is supplied with moving pic
ture booth, stage scenery every
| electrical device, and Will seat
twelve hundred people. On this floor
| ere the offices OF the board OF edu-
| cation, the city superintendent, tho
principal. also the rest rooms for
the faculty and the remainder s
used for modern languages and his
tory.
on the next floor Is the CONNER
cial department, furnishing rooms
and laboratories for every branch
Of commercial training. The library
iB also on this floor, carrying sup
ply OF books for reference and col
atteral reading. The entire west
wing Is devoted TO field or science.
The eguipment OF this department
Is elaborate In every dotail.
on tho upper floor Is found the
department Of art, home economics.
| m0chahiGal drawing. biological lab
| oratories and supplementary study
hall, The art department sheds
It's Influence throughout the whole
building az tho. psychological effect
OF artistic surroundings Is realized
by the administration. The home
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millinery fitting rooms and science
laboratories, and added 70 this Is n
complete apartment which the stu-
dents are taught 10 run in practical
manner, aB II II were their own
home.
The roof OF the building is de-
aligned for community gatherings,
root garden, playground and open
air Gchool.
The- building complete has one
hundred and thlrty-siX rooms and
occupies only half the lot on which
It now stands. for It Is the plan OF
the board of education to put up a
duplicate building on the other half
OF the lot when the ever increasing
population shall demand II.
In the high school the curriculum
IL largely elective, having all the
! academic subjects. numerous vo-
/ catl0nal subjects, modern lanEuageG
leading studies In scieAce, normal
training, comprehensive course In
art, public speaking. two years in
music, strong course In physical
training for boys and girls, and MILL
tary work for juniors and seniors.
Athletics are given every opportunity
In coaching. equipment and student
support. Teams in football, and
basketball vie each year for statp
supremacy and are ofter successful
The schools Ot Tulsa are main
tanned at cost OF S55O,00O per year,
nIakinR the expenditure yon a child
In the ward schools S26 and thai
| Of high school students $40 per
capita. At the present time 3I.500,-
600 represents the investment In
buildings and equipment; ,$514,353
OF that amount being In the new
high scohol. The school property
10 easily worth $4,000. 900.
There arc In attendance in the
city schools 1l,B06i students. Five
years ago there were 3,a25. For the
student OF today, Tulsa Ii employing
$50 teachers against 1o7 OF five
years ago. "a.
The leading flrure In the deveI-
opment and perfection of thiA re-
narkable system iy q man OF ma
tionAi reputation ss an educator and
second TO none in this great SOUTH
west, e. l.. Oberholtzer. superin-
tendent of city schools. His schol-
arship is broad; his character
strong, and HIS business acumen in
affairs OF school finance is phe-
nomenal In one Of his profession.
To sum up. Tulsa In doing more
than her share TO build for the city.
state and nation n citizenship that
Is worth while throu.,h her we'll or
Elnized efficiently managed school
system. . ... !