The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-05-09

schools.
We have curriculum covering
with a commendable degree of accur.
acy civil government, History,
Science and Mathematics but to put
our trust in these as means for
creating the best type of citizenship
is futile; we may make scholar or
coal bandit or a profteer, but so
far as good citizenship is concerned
we have made only an incidental con.
tribution.
The war service our children did
in the Red Cross and kindred orga.
nizations instead Of disorganzing our
schools as II was feared complete.
ly revitalized the soul and body of the
school, for the children found it
more interesting to learn to be o,
service to the community than they
did TO make painstaking study Of
people use TO live.
And it Is this idea Of service that
our schools must accentuate as the
first essential of good citizenship.
Can you judge "A school lacking
in that particular that can pro.
duce such essays as we had in our
oratorical contest in February? do you
recall Walter Poole's essay on Ser
vice.?
That wiz in itself is recon
mendation for our schools that ma.
tional educators will recognize.
We Will lot try to measure our
superintendent by trivial standards:
he is big enough to be measured
by National standards.
We are entering up a renaissance in
all cultural studies; thrilled with
pride in our schools when you see
many of the new ideas advocated By
eastern universities already success.
fully carried out in our city schools.
IL is also claimed that Mr.. Rich.
ards devotes too much of his time
10 outside affairs.
There is no use assembling, gen.
tlemen.
You know and I know that the
reference is to the Rotary club.
Should it not be matter of pride
with us that our superintendent is so
broad, that his judgment is 50 sea.
soned, that he is sought for as
president Of a business mems or
ganization?
We do not want a man so poor
spirited so pedagogical that he is
of value to a community only as an
encyclopedia.
We want man who disseminates
his learning, not one who stores II
up.
And he also devotes part of his
time when he should be reading Her,
bert Spencer and philosophy to do
ing church work. for he is an en-.
thusiastic and ardent Baptist, and /
have 1t on the authority of a mem.
ber of the Baptist church in good |
and regular standing that the Sun /
day school grew to a membership OF |
800 when Mr.. Richards was super. |
intendent, that he resigned and the |
Sunday school dwindled so that they |
had to ask MIN to take the place of
superintendent to rebuild it,
This man is force in the com.
You gentlemen know every lady |
present, we have lived here a long
while and ] believe | may say with.
out unduy complimenting any one
of us, that we are, in a measure
qualified to judge these schools.
We are not organized for Mr. Rich.
ards, he did not even know we were
coming; he is an absolute failure as
a politician. With the allegiance he
has for he has strong adherents
among the men as well as the women
he could make opposition futile.
And gentlemen is he not strong as
an educator when the opposition
seizing upon every pretext, magnify.
ing every grievance, has found no
fault with his school work.
When with inadequate buildings.
overcrowded rooms. insufficient force,
and the disruption OF the war, when
Cupid and the war ran a race in
stealing our teachers, he has ac.
so much; what will he
10 with a new building and better
Gentlemen the outlook Is bright
md we ask YOU not to endanger the
growth OF our school by failing to re-
''ec Mr. richards. for as president
hrd ward mothers club | wish
M that the majority Of the
itizens Of Ardnore are for
rds.
not think that / have re.
personal favors for the
tor | ever asked of him he
az Il.
charge that Mr.. Richards
- is too large is absurd, shali
economize on brains?
nall we advertise Ardmore to the
orId like this: Wanted A schoo,
iperintendent, something cheap and
must be a general prac-
!uoner. able TO look after the drains.
nd do janitor service II necessary.
must take no part in affairs of the
ity or nation, school hours strictly
bserved, school board ably assisted
y outraged patrons. educational DUAL.
ications, negligible. Apply in per.
on"
And let us not cultivate this spirit
( unrest by giving II too much
ttention.
A little tact would have solved any
roblem | have heard alleged agains,
ur schools.
] expect sometimes our teachers
ill make mistakes; they do in 9th.
r professions.
Take the merchant, you see his
listakes in the charge account that
Ill be settled when Gabriel blows his
orn.
Take the lawyer. the penitentaries ii
re full of his mistakes, and as for III
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