The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-11-18
PLEA FOR EQUAL
SCHOOL CHANGES
MADE IN SPEECH
teueascr Points Out inequalities In
system IN Talk Before Grady
County Teachers: Asks That
Remedy be Found.
MONTGOMERY IN TALK
ON PROPER TRAINING
Meeting Well Attended: Gn,hulasm
Runs High; Session 10 Close To.
night With Election Of on.
GERS For Year.

A plea for moro equality In tho
natter Of educational advantages
among the pupils Of tho state and
nation. ~ bstter schools and better
teachers. aa made by Dr. chas.
Evans Of the A. aud ~. College In
a. address before the Grady County
Teachers association az tho First
Christian church here this morning.
DR. Evans stressed the Importance
OF education ani drew comparisons
OF school advantages in the various
localities. showing that some child.
rcn are given the best OF opportuni-
ticr 10 procure an education while
others were forced 10 attend fte
poorly equipped. poorly taught schools
i'c urged that the inequalities bc
eliminated aud that as far as possl-
bic, all children be given an equal
chance.
This address closed the morning
session OF the association. The op-
ening address OF the session was
given by 7. T. Montgomery, super.
iIiendont OF the ChickaSha schools.
lie talked on "The Right Kind OF
Training" as applied TO the children
In the school room. The speaker
itressed the necessity OF religious
trimming In connection with tho
,:noo room work.
Other numbers of the morning
oregram were, piano selection by
Miss Carroll upham OF the o. C.
W.. vocal number by Miss wher-
ry. an address by DIR, Murdaugh of
the Central State Teachers college,
4 reading by Miss lno Wright of
the o. c. w. and a violin solo by
Miss Jessie Morton OF the o. c. w.
All were well received and rounded
out one of the best programs thus
'ar, OF the meeting.
Election This Afternoon.
The meeting Is to close this AFTER
icon with program which was
scheduled to start at 1:30 In this
session. general instructions to the
teachers were to be given by Supt-
IL. +. Allen, while C. M. Howell
was to talk to the teachers from
the point OF view of the inspector.
Mrs. Nettle II. Coryell, home DEM
)nstration agent Of the county, was
talk on nutrition In the schools
md the program was to close with
talk on the Red Cross roll call
by M. H. Shepard, chairman of the
roll call in Grady county.
The election of officers and gen.
eral business session was to con-
clude the meeting. There were no
predictions among the teachers to-
day as to the probable chief execu-
tive of the association for the COM
inb year None were mentioned as
possible candidates.
This has been the most enthu-
siastic teachers meeting ! have ever
attended in Grady county" said III.
f. Allen, county superintendent.
There are more than $50 registered
and over 300 attending the meeting.
Last night the church would not
hold the crowd, while even this
the room was comfortably
filled"
Claude Southwark, president of
the association for the past year,
said in speaking Of the years work:
Il am very greatful for the coop.
GRAFTON shown me by the members
of the association during the year.
| have never seen such interest in
school work among teachers nor
such bright prospects for develop
ment. The Grady teachers are
line lot, interested in their work
and ever striving to become better
qualified to handle the job they
have in hand. That the annual
is coming more and more
into favor is evidenced by the fact
that in addition to teachers from
every section of the county, out
siders have been attending the ses.
sions regularly"
. Tiki