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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-03-13
ANSWERS

10 'Af'"r
Harrison county lows Moved 20
Nswln when ,hrss months oii F'ty
gears
Haze ri, trfc. sons. one da9gh
ter.
tao one son Emerson school one
spn fIgr sInH other ivI have corn.
pIr''i IgI f.N..I
sus,H
r-fsi1 about il'.0 1913 r,ms
1911 a1oY, $4,000 u1 na' know
falr blocks from Emerson school
81 ~ county rDti md hrfgo work
only. contract a. g. q lAuiln
Gmdua'si from MEh hool
Mound D.ty. so Attended state Train
Ug SCHOOL, Wsftrrsbufg SO Tuuk
..ffesr0hf'nrs course IN engineering
u five years superintendent u town
huol. FOREST CIV. Np Four years
no grade v.fE. Mound Ui'y. No Was
instructor b" county normal work four
.tars
% Nuno
u-i regird 70 - n profession
"a know ~ many children who can
attend bot huif- f-isy sessions on account
" cougesiti conditions
IS Furnish we'll ventilated ami limited
fDpms M sIHf lent number that none
hfe oyef. crowded obtain best grade
~ teachers possible
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-03-13

night and the striking oonirht be
tween lhc Rrat quantities ol iood
available 10 those having money and
the lnadr1uhc supply 10 the NAV, ol
the population strongly convinced mo
oi the unej,duu 81 ,rndlng food lo
Germany unul some means b devised
iof rhc proper distribution ol exist
ing supple. There IL lack oi fats.
although the supply is increasing nov
no more being used N making high
explosive. and there rs shortage OF
wheat bu' uu amount Of toUl shipped
by tIr allie, could give the fellci both
morally and economically 80 be- oh.
iancd by equitable distribution oi The
present supple. In my judgment d
would be- . grave mistake 10 pour eco.
nomic fclci into G,fmany unless me
allie, absolutely control both food
distribution and unemployment in1em.
nitic,"
"Ihc Hague Saturday The Ger.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-03-13
QUESTIONABLE wa 8 not
mailed to any candidate
for School Treasurer. He
is a bonded official.
QUESTIONS
by
VOTERS LEAGUE

What Ia your name In fun
. where were born what WAS your
age ON your Inst birthday
Are YOU Hlnglc' II married, how
many m family
state number of children In your
family OF school age between 10 and
n years. and what school they attend.
How many yrufy have sou been a
legal resident Of Oklahoma tity'
6-Stste In round numbers about the
assessed yAlus IN OF your real estate
for the year 1917 For the year 1918.
Tax Inform alton Sought.
State In round numbers about the
amount you paid In real estate tases
for the year 1911 For year 1918.
Amount you paid for personal taxes for
same periods
s-Iluvo you any property located
near any of tho present school build
mss Have you any property located
near any Of tho proposed now school
buildings
Are you member ~ any firm
or company engaged IN the handling Of
building material or construction work.
II ~. state nsmn Uf tho company.
iO--Nsme kind ~ school In which YOU
were educatsd-ViE Common school.
high school. business college or uniyer-
slty cave name. location and length
of time YOU attended each and state
whether or not you graduated from any
one or MI Of them.
ii-etsto what experience you have
had IN educational work. either hs a
grade school teacher. or other service
70 state what eNperleuC" you have
Ind In board ~ flfeciors' work Name
several boards on which you may have
served where tho work called for Judg-
ment and decision
pay for Teachers.
I1-po you regard the work ~ teach
Ing Just merely as ~ much labor 10 be
20 for IN day wages. or do you con
sider II as a profession that should
have much better compensation than
now PAID Give your views on this
tli-Whtt knowledge have YOU of the
present condition Of our schools-ro-
garding the accommodation of the chill
dren-gvlns all OF them equal oppor
tuuity TO study and advance What
knowledge havo you OF the course Qi
study for the grades. and method OF ad-
vhuccmcnt7
10 state In general way your ide.h
and recommendation for improving the
school Systorn.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-03-13
ANSWERS

! Amos Tuck.
n Biddetord. NJ. 81 year. las, birth
DAY,
5 Married. Three In family.
T. None.
s. Twenty years.
6 About $1,000. About 5000
7 1917. about slTs. 1918, about $40
Personal about 81 or Sc
g No, No.
3 No
~ Attended common school In Bldde.
ford, Me. ten years Graduated from
same TO high, attended high school
about two years, quitting then to go
west because OF III health.
II. None.
~ Never have served on an educs.
tional board
~ 7 regard teaching as ono OF the
most Important professions. and know
II II a profession much underpaid A
teacher who does her fall duty has about
az many hours Of hard work out OF
school as In, and should be compensated
for same
H. | know them TO he much too
crowded. Where there In n congestion in
numbers II In impossible for a teacher
to do Justice TO all. or the pupils to
properly apply themselves.
10 Raise wages so as 10 command the
best talent Quit changing books every
half year, which In not only a hard.
ship on parents that have 10 buy same,
but also on tho teachers and children
Free books In my Judgment, would
tend 10 remedy that evil.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-03-13
ANSWERS

7. Joseph Eugene Mstlock
? Mount Enterprise. Texas Thirty
eight.
J. Married. Two children.
4 Two-girl . years. IN lee school
son. 10 years. In high school
5. Two and half wears
&. No real estate
7. None: SIS.
= No
Q. No
~. College. common school and univcr-
sity southwestern university, George
town, Texas. A. &. T. college, Jackson
VILE Texas Graduated from both.
H. Lecturlng In college. etc. Assist
ant teacher also.
~ Experience directly In line with
school board.
-. Teaching IL n calling which is not
properly appreciated always Teachers
are underpaid They would 10 better
work II better paid. better appreciated
II 4 sufficient knowledge TO say
many improvements are needed. and a
large building campaign should now be
on In this city. I'm for H.
IS The school system can BE- much
improved 10 this city when better facii-
tiles are provided. and better salaries
paid--salaries conducive to calling out
the best talent to he had Again it may
he improved by securing teacher. who
have more In mind than merely drawing
salary.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-03-13
}AO STOMACH; NEARLY
STARVED To Death
Nj. and Mrs. Hampton Both Eat
Anything They Want Now.

Il have had stomach trouble and
constipation for years, could not
cat anything and almost starved TO
death. After | began 10 take MINIS
Emulsion began to eat anything
wanted. | feel Ike new woman ana
am doing my own work again
MY husband also was badly afflicted
with stomach trouble and for long
imn lived on soup and light diet
light bottles Of Milks Emulsion cured
him sound and well and he can cat rs
much solid food m he llkes"-Mrs
George Hampton, b0J North i2th St.
Charleston. H.
Thousands OF people have used Milks
Emulsion with tho same result that
Mrs Hampton describes II costs
nothing to try--it 10 guaranteed.
Mllks Emulsion 10 a pleasant. nutri-
tive food and corrective medicine. II
iestore- healthy, natural bowel action,
doing away with all need Of pills and
physics. II promotes appetite and
auickiy puts tho digestive organs In
shape to assimilhts food. As builder
OF flesh and strength, Mllks Emulsion
"a strongly recommended TO run down
nervous people and II has pr6nuced
amazing results In many cases Of TIL
herouiosis ot the lungs. Chronic stom-
Ach troublr and constipation nre
promptly rciicvsd--usualiy In one day.
This In tho only solid emulsion made,
and so palstabie that II IL eaten with
a spoon like leo cream, truly won
derf,l medicine for weak. slckly chill
dren.
No matter how severe your case, you
sro urged TO try Mllks Emulsion under
this RuaTA nj ee--Taka aiv hotties hotoe
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-03-13

NJ boarding and secret trading
through all classes in proportion 10
their means
Ration Too Low.
"lhr nominal ration today contains
100 calofIc', about one ihifd oi what
healthy person i, supposed 10 re-
qulre. II is, m fact, almost 'tafya
ton allowance, hut II !, perfectly eyl.
dent the population, as a whole, Is not
living on iha, ration Many things.
such as green vegetables, game and
most fish products are not railoned
and great quantities al things can he
bought wilhou, 4 ticket, but much
more important, is the enormols web
Of secret trading IN fatloned aftlt|c'.
"lhc very poor. who happily were
very few 80 long aS great activity m
munlon making went on during the
war, have always suffered and suffer
stlll more today 1, would be useless
10 ignore that real suffering i' creep
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-03-13
. ANSWERS

:. Harlan Gilbert Eastman
Cedar Rapids. Iowa Forty min.
yearr
>. No Three wife. one son and
daughter at home.
:; one. In Ugh SCHOOL Two other
children spent nine years each In Okla
homh city schools
5. Nearly fourteen years
.. About 5000 About $1,000 Also
large holding In Howe Capital Realty
company.
I, About $50. About 40. Abou, -
each year.
3. Have large interest in rsal estatc
company having large holdings near
Lincoln school. No, except as last
above,
2. No
10. Finished Union district school.
Three years In high school in Cedar
Rapids Iowa. business and commer-
cial law course and private tutor later.
II. Eighteen years In daily newspaper
work; about twelve years OF which was
manager OF ono or more departments
ls. Some directors work, but more ns
manager and executive officer Real
estate compnny's board. Travelling
Mems club. etc Also postmaster Okla
noHlh, Okh. NOW ntNe cnhfge OF huHt-
ness OF the Howe Capital Realty com
pany. this city.
~. absolutely regard teaching chill
dren AZ tho most honorable and next
to parenthood, the most responsible un-
dertakinE In tho world. | believe the
compensation should exceed what may
be obtained In any commercial occupa- =
tion whore salary Ia tho reward
II. know that a greater number OF
rooms ara naeded-and l know that
some Of the rooms now In use should
be replaced with better lighted more
comfortable and sanitary and fireproof
rooms and buildings. Rather complete
nom observation OF my own three chill
dren going through the Oklahoma City
schools.
Is Pay salaries commensurate with
the expanse OF time, labor and money
necessary to III teacher for their
work; larger than can usually bo OBJ
tained In other lines or other school
system. Then require a high quality OF
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ANSWERS
! Mary Barber Goddard

Mary Barber Goddard
salem. ohio. Twen,y.onc piu,
No. Three. husband. Horny T.
Goddard. daughter. T. Henrietta God
dard and myself
None attending school.
sixteen years
e-lsi7. 10000 90. 1918. so 900 m.
7-isi7. $3.50 %. 1915. no, Vet nsId
%l'. personal. . 90. 1918. none.
S-A two.story dwelling one block
from whittier school Not that know
s-No.
lO-Gradnhted from grade school and
iilsh school In Salem Ohio. Attended
business college. special preparatory
school and normal school In the same
place. Attended all about II years.
Attended normal school. IN Wellington
ana winfield Kansas. nlso summer
normal In Alvs. Newklrk and blackwell.
Okla. '''
ll-Hsve been grade school teacher
about ID years In Oklahoma
Examining board for common
SCHOOLS IN KAY County. Oklahoma
l3-I am In favor N n high standard
OF efficiency and pOying well fnr sam,
''''''' wv lthlNfT futuli hnlI npI
position on merit alone Politics nrI
influential friends should he lost sigh,
ot Favor home teachers. quallfca-
tions being equal
III have taught school IN slr differ
ent buildings In tho city. Have besn
DONG substitute work for some time |
90 not think all buildings offer tho same
advantages. The knowledge | gained bv
helng teacher for ~ consecutive
years IN Oklahoma city. tho last two
years OF which | did not miss n day.
ina ~ pupils In first grade last year
| taught
le-Raise the standard Of efficiency
enn ENFORCE H. Employ teachers rnr
su.I,y ana not looks nor likes Have
a salary schedule that will moi he flcyl.
pie Try TO get school board members
who KNOW. the needs " our schools De.
fnand nigh standard of morals for ali
connected with school work
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ANSWERS
w. g. purleson

Wv. =. Purteson
. parnhrdsville, n C. Age 10.
a. Married. one, age .; fifth grade,
Culbertson.
81 Mortgage tax 1890, 1911: 1918.
paving tax ise.ss; real estate ssS.Hi
valuation $1,000.
So blocks from nearest building.
No.
e-No.
i0--Common school, BarSardsvipe. N
C. High school. academy OF Taylor
University. Upland. Ind. instead Of the
high school: attendance three years
Collegiate Taylor University. attend
anco three and one-haf years, Grndu-
ated with the degree Of Ph. n okla
homa University. attendance ono year
Graduated with the degree Of A. r.
ii--Superintendent and principal OF
high schools nine years, and teaching
two TO eight classes per day
l2-None except steward In church.
i3-TeachlnE is q profession largely
misunderstood II certainly cannot he
salary IN the main feature, I believs
In paying our teachers tho highest pos
sibis salaries that our finances will
permit.
i'll fuily realize that our present
accommodations are wholly inadequate; I;
! dlsapprove OF the halliday session and
tho use Of the Easements for study
rooms. am in favor. Of building fire
proof buildings and building AZ soon
IA possible I believe In the proposed
Junior High plan. and II elected win
DO all In my power 10 make II = reality.
AZ 10 the course Of study. ana my
familiarity with II, have nothing
tARticular 10 say. moro than have
confidence In tho men 10 whom such
powers are given.
i5--Provide ample accommodate
for every school regardless OF color or
location. continue to do as Oklahoma
City has done for the last two years,
intrust 10 tho superintendent those
powers that riRhtfully belong 10 him,
and keep politics and all other dia-
cordant elements out Of our schools.
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ANSWERS

N,nc =. Lindsay
psIhnd, lll g..
Married -Four IN family
two. Hgh school
O. Eighteen year.
s-Resl estate and paving taxes 1917.
tl'I 10, personal so y. zeal estate and
Int.us thN's 1918. 'ili5o, personal
'i5io.
Figures not AZ hand
s-Yes. 80.
$40 u
io-Grauiatc - high school. Decatur.
lll business college. state normal at
Dixon. Ill. also attended Lincoln Unl-
ysrsity.
Have had a number of years .r-
pefiehco as grade school teacher
l,-i regard teaching as distinctly
professional In it- nature Most ~ our
teachers are un1crpaid considering the
expenses necessary IN keeping In touch
with modern methods NJ teaching and
expense N living Some few may he
oNrfpaid considering their qualiflca-
tuna
lI-lInyc been In close touch With the
conditions % our graded schools for the
past eight years. Three years Of that
time having served ~ President ~ Pa
irons club. Was made president Of
hoih the first patrons club and the frs,
klhd"fgNten Mothers club Rt Lowell
school served IN the Mothers club two
years
IL recommend ,.,,s,,u.,t,, -, ,,,.
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ANSWERS

+ Charles Albert German
saiI,r TEXAS %
so. \ wife and three children
Two. Lincoln.
sinre 1917
q POO for 1911. u.2o0 for lsi'
81. oo. lU7. ils0O. 1918. moo,
l9Ij. 81 ~, 1918.
5 $50 No
No.
80 Common schools ~ Texas. Norh
Texas Normal Wsil~go. Denton. TrSa.
ono year clarendon College t,hurDu
.chooD. Cltfoniou Texas. two y,urr.
Southw extern University l0hurCh
school GeUrT''0Vn Texas one year
/ hold no certificate of graduation.
il-Taught five years
i2-Noyer served IN this capacity.
il-Tenching - q profession ana more
than n profession II r. akin a. y call.
ing In many cases teachers are now
receiving Il talary that tends to dis.
hc1ricn rather than give strength 20
better salaries should BE- provided
IL know that $, tho present time
We need more school rooms and mora
teachers VITA which to care Tor tho
actual enrolment u scholars The
knowledge NJ Hu Interested pa'ron ~
tho city shoOls, observing both tho
WORK of my own children and - tho
children whose homes visit. md NJ
q 'iurrn ~ the city who is deeply ir.
,-'od In the intellectual and moral
welfare of her people.
IL endorse most heartily tho lj.g
Incorporated Iu II letter recently cent
ou' by the chamber Of Commerce
touching tho future needs OF our school
~ ystsm and how 20 obtain them An
enlarged school system IL IMPERATIVE
Snfflciont bonds should be voted with
which 70 carry forward this work.
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ANSWERS

John A. Prohl.
? Tounh. WIS ~ yss~
J. Seven In family.
4 Five. This year two grades. two
high Next year, high, one grade.
6, Thirteen years
G. $500: $4,000.
L $50. Have no recollection definitely,
hut believe about 81 or -
s No. have only one property. at
l0,h North Leo street No,
., None. am an employe OF the
South western He'll Telephone company
and have been fourteen years.
10 Common. To eighth grade,
IN None as instructor.
IL Have held executive positions with
largo corporation. Generally made good
lS My opinion Ia that because school
| teachers arc poorly paid they often use
school teaching Ms stepping stone 10 a
better lob" Quality OF citizenship de-
| pends entirely on quality OF education
Quality OF education on quality OF teach
| ers, and quality Of teachers on salary
| paid md environments and conditions
thrown about teachers work We should
| pay teachers enough so they won't he
tempted by offers of commercial post
tlons
H. know from having visited schools
| that our facilities are insufficient to
care for all school pupils In such a man
ner as to give them the best sdyan-
tsges. Teachers and principals are
lsborinE under unfavorable conditions
| because of lack OF room and equipment
We should be sufficiently liberal with
| our means to give ouS>chlidren an op-
portun,ty 10 compete In the labor mar
ket with any In tho United States OF
| America
lb am strong for n wholeSomer ed
ucational diet without form or frill. Let's
be loyal to our citizenship, Let us have
more and larger school buildings Let
us have such schools ns will In tho least
time turn out u finished human product
am for junior high schools, closer super
vision by tho public OF school matters
and greater co-opers tlon between ell.
scns and school heads. am irrevocahly
| committed TO the belief that politics
and educational well being OF our young
won't mix.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-03-13
ANSWERS

Hf' Jennie Erickson Louck.
l-Bofn In Oklahom, CITY. rs years
Maui'I. my husband hru been 30
q ssf'ice year ma half. IN France
','r - year. ] accepted position plsnD
lrfifYlt0r university after he went into
service 10th Of my brothers also Hr.
lively engaged in the war. Arthur
Ir'ks.u lieutenant g. s air service
took iaft ~ air raids on German toNr7.
oscar ITrks1n senior lieutenant In
navy IN command ~ the 4 s. warden.
% destroyer on which hs slw active
service in the submarine war zone
4 80 children
'-ResIdsnt u Oklahoma Cl,y All my
s--one 10, about 800. 1917 il2s. 1913
7-tl0O. 1917. 800. 1878. personal
'aIuS s. 10. 1917. o. N. 1913. halou {
had Tim" 20 acquire Trti estate. mY
father owns q lot " fssl estate. aIvpy.
. heavy iAipey'f. one yeaf paid g. 300
hte' last year about tl.7ol
so Ns
9-No.
10 graduated Washington school,
1901. from hirh school 1917. from state
University Norman 1915. receiving
both N. ~ A. and II VI degrees
IL had charge of English depart
ment IN the Davis high school one
year. taught one year Oklahoma coli
lcre Tor Women a. ChiokAsha. piano
instructor have been piano Instructor
two yeaff state University
~ Have held important positions In
cub Work all through my school years.
have been active ln womeu's clubs
wherever ! have been. have done
church work since have been old
enough 20 take part
l'Hl regard teaching R- one ~ the
highest and most respon1ihlc pro'es-
.ons. believe salaries should be paid
accordingly
~ Since graduated from hlgt
school have kept IN close touch Witf
conditions there and I know how crowd,
cd II N. ! have also kept up with th'
course Of study for the grades and -
status Of other schSolS through ny
teacher friends hero In the city.
Isl am heartily In favor Of AM
measure that will improve the schoo
system snd I sincerely believe we ough
10 have some women on the hchoo
| board
As n schnrl teacher know something
about schools II elected I will he pains
| taking In my duties and viii DO N
very best 10 make our school system a
efficient as possible.
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master add, the iyllosng Farmers
complain oi excessive ,qulslonng OF
their Nu.t They Ay even me dairy
bfcedlng ,ii'le ife MOI spared, yet
figures are there g. show hundreds OF
ibou,and, oi head 81 c4illr are d4ugh-
tered dauieuncly every ycar The
gfpNcr 4IHays declare after every
potato harvest that lho whole crop
down 10 the tsfy lat pound has been
delivered a. ihr Collecting center get
hundred, mas. thousand. n Illicit
dealef, wlo daily descend IN swafms
90 these favored region, still continue
T., any ~ hundred, of double hun.
dredweigh'' ~ fruit. hundreds Of dou.
NE hurtfciaoyhi, Il butter all Of
which ihry url4Hiully transport from
the country INTO the towns
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Ebert May Not Last
ANSW WERS

Roger =. Coates
2--Mob"rly. No. IoriI-Ulgh' years.
; Married. wife and tRp children
Two. They attend Ilawthoruo
school.
3 Eleven years
C-lsl7 about 81 .ooO m. 1919 about
i1.jOO0J
7-i9i1 real estate tax about 90 lu.
1918 real estate tar about 80 M fDrur.
owner Of real estate hrIutfrl A. fyI,
paid 1913 taxes thereon amounting o.
So 90. Personal taxes g. 10 p,f year.
s-No.
no
lo-COmmon shool years Iigh
school Mobcrly, so Mcdaniel Bust.
ness College one year Graduated
il-Hnve made a clos, study ~ edI-
cationnl work IN the state of Oklahoma
ana IN other states Have visited and
inspected schools In ~ percent of the
county seat towns and know person
ally many teachers ali over the state
ls-I have been member Of oklahoma
'lty hoard OF Education about three
Years and am thoroughly familiar with
the boards work and plans sir years
service on church board and member oi
finance committee Eleven years a,-
tive business In Oklahoma CITY
ls-i regard teaching as a profession
which above all others offers greatest
opportunity for public service 1 public
~ advocate securing the best teachers
ana paying them adequately for the
service they render
IL am thoroughly familiar with ,h.
present conditions OF tho schools, the
course ~ study ana advancement AMI
Know that Accommodate have NOT
been sufficient for all tho schoN. chi
dten ana better opportunities must be-
aroucd them
l5-Our schoo, .ys,om will be I'm
proved by uJ Ringing tho parents in
closer touch with the schools 90 \
thorough system OF medical inspection
~ increasing vocational training 90
More strict supervision over play
grounds go Frank reports from teacher
Ia parents ns 20 progress OF children
lo Cooperation between teacher and
parents.