The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-06-14
of rdmore Schools Ends With Big Commencement
Major John Alley Tells of Advantage
OF Public Schools to Economic Life
In Community in Commencement Address

In community Ill "
That the public school system OF Ard
more IL "a great financial asset To the
city was tho keynote OF the commence
ment address OF Major John Alley
Showing the Increased earning power or
tho educated individual rs compared
with those who have not taken advani
age of the schooling years OF their lie,
he proved conclusivey that the acadcm
ic training is an economic benefit to
the community, state and nation.
The speaker also in his address held
up the standard of high attainmonts
before the young ladies and gentlemen
who are stepping out on the threshold
of life.
Major Alley said In part:
81 congratulatr YOU members of this
class upon the successful completion oil
the high school course! And | can
gratuate you citizens of Ardmore on
the splendid system of free schools
which YOU have maintained, which mas
made this event possible; which has
enabled this group of earnest and tai
euted Young citizens To equip them
selves for efficient service to the com
munity and commonwealth.
you can figure In dollars and cents
exactly how much your schools have
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Financial value
Let me illustrate the material value
Of education by "A comparison of two
American states which stand at either
end of the scale in relation to the pub
lie school system. In recent year
Massachusetts spent Sl3, $50, ,S3S, on edu-
cation, or $3.50 per pupil. In the
ame year Tennessee spent 81, CPS, ,3l3 or
S4.6S per pupil. In the same year the
citizens OF Massachusetts produced an
average of sl44, each more than the |
citizens of Tennessee. If Massachu-
sets pays $l2 1000, 900 more for schools |
and her citizens produce $403 600, 900 |
more per year, how much does that
state make on her investment?
But there are other ways Of meas
uring individual efficiency and success
than by the products Of human effort. |
Every year there is published in the
United States volume entitled who's |
who in America" Please note that this |
volume is not put out by university |
professors or those interested in the |
business of education. 1t is compiled |
by firm of hard headed business men. |
In u recent year this book contained |
the names of 7,S42 distinguished per
sons of the United States, an analysis .
of the condition of education through
out the population of the United States .
in that year showed that there were in
the country 100000 who had no edu-
cation and of this number 81 persons
attained distinction; there We're 49,
600, 900 who had an elementary edu
cation, and of these sos attained dis
tinction: 100000 with a high school
ducation and of these 1,245 attained
distinction. 100000 with a. college
education and Of these 5.7G8 attained
distinction.
In other words. a child with no
schooling has one chance in one hun
lred and fifty thousand of perform
ing distinguished service: with an ele-
education he has four times
the chances: with high school educa-
ton he had eighty seven times the
chance and with a college education
he had 500 times the chance.
What you citizens of Ardmore have
really done for these young people
by giving them the benefits of. your
Tree system OF schools, instead of al
Owing them TO enter life with no
schooling has been to multiply by eighty
seven tunes their opportunity to per-
-oTm soou seTNlce. Is II worth the