The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-09-17

CnlcKaSha is described as cen
tor of education" in an article by
DR.. Charles Evans former president
of Central state normal school, Ed
Eond, and later president Of Henry
Kendall college, Tulsa.
The article appeared in "a recent
issue of Harow's Weekly.
Mr.. Evans, in the article, praises
the work Of T. T Montgomery, city
superintendent, and the educational
progress that has ben made in this
city The Oklahoma College for
Wamen also is mentioned. The ar
ticle follows
Chickasha city schools can be
taken as a type of city schools OF
the state AS a municipality set up
in the Indian Territory side of the
state Chickasha experienced all the
vicisstudes in education that could
come to a people who possessed no
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port in the world save what they
themselves right there and then
would take from their pockets and
give to their schools. But in 1906
when ] first visited Chickasha the
finest proof of a peoples devotion
to popular education met my eyes.
In every ward of the city, four
charming brick and stone buildings
were serving almost 1000 children.
Professional men and women were
in charge Of the schools and the
city would have compared favorably
with any city of the old states in
what it paid for education and the
returns secured. So Chickasha had
the people, who had the grit and
the knowledge to start well.
Erecting a handsome high school
building some eight or ten years ago,
it began specializing in those things
that make particular type of
school system. 1t was one of the
first city systems of the state. Last
year superintendent Montgomery
had the satisfaction of seeing his
city take its place for the first time
in that group of Oklahoma cities
that offer right ratio Of high
school graduates to its people based
upon enrolment.
When Chickasha city schools this
last year turned out graduating
class Of rs they reached high
mark they never reached before.
They had been running along with
classes of 50 to 40 or As. Next year
the class of graduates bids fair to
be 100. 1t should go on up until in
a few years $50 and more would be
prepared for life or further educa-
tion.
The city has great program be-
for it, Superintendent Montgomery
is leading in the right direction and
with full support of vigorous peo-
pie, Chickasha schools will continue
to prosper While this article was di-
rectly intended to discuss a city sys-
tenn. yet the heading 'Chickasha, a
Centel of Education" is made truly
potent when one remembers that
Chickasha, in its young days Of
statehood, went out and captured
the Oklahoma College for Women
That institution has grown under
the leadership of President G. w
Austin to be culture center fol
young women, known not only al
over Oklahoma, but all over Ameri
ca. More than 400 young womer
from all the centers of the state
were there last year and now ever!
room is taken and more than 10i
young women are on the waiting
list. Over $1,000. 900 has been spen
by Oklahoma and Chickasha in cen
trail buildings, art hall. modern dor
mitories. presidents home. etc.
is a marvellous institution and cap
the fine climax of education.