The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-05-13
Mrs. Zaneis Explains Bene-
fits Derived Through
Having the Higher
Grades Taught
ALL DEPARTMENTS
UNDER SUPERVISOR
PLAN AVOIDS DANGERS OF con-
GESTION AND AFFORDS CITY
OPPORTUNITIES TO THE chill
DREN OF FARM SECTIONS.

Yesterday and today in the county
superintendent's office and in the var
ious schools Of Carter county the
eighth grade pupils assembled to take
the annual state examination for eighth
grade diplomas. This examination con-
tinued today.
Hundreds of boys and girls in this
county will have completed the gram
mer grades with no high school to
enter. These pupils have, under try
ing school conditions, completed their
grade work and now the door of higf-
er education Is closed to these pupils
unless high scho lis can he provided.
Are these high schools possibleY'
was asked Mrs. Zanies, county super
intendent to which she replied. Eyes
they are possible and with very little
additional cost. l would say" Mrs.
Zanies continued mo additional cost
when you consider the additional land
value that a high school adds to a
community, but think what high
school adds to society. More efficient
citizenship, higher standard of ethics
and morals, skilled labor"
A boy taking the examination vest
erday said, Mrs. Zanies. hope pass
SO / can come to Ardmore TO high
school"
What q pity that in his own dis
trict there isn't high school," said
Mrs. Zanies, "and yet the district that
child comes from has over n million
and half valuation and l believe be-
fore another year that this district
will open a high school not only for
its own, but for the small surrounding
schools. 1t isn't the cost that keeps
educational advantages from the rural
children 1t is simply that the rur,l peo-
pie have been so busy with farming
that they have simply accepted their
little school and have not investigated
and found out how to provide for heir
children. i feel, as county superin-
tendent, that IL is my duty to solve
these questions for them, TO show them
how these conditions have been met
in other counties Of our state and In
other states of our nation.
1T Is the same plan by which we
have worked out strong government
i
zone half the legal voters Of two or
more adjacent school districts can pc
tition the county superintendent to call
A meeting to consolidate their distric'
and thus provide one good school, with
transportation for the pupils, instead oi
several small schools where eight
grades are usually under one teacher
In district z, a one teacher school with
eight grades and q room full OF pupil
from six years up to teens, We figured
how much individual help could be
given each child in class. We found
counting no time for changing OF class
that they received 13 seconds apiece
DO you wonder that Saturday. May
18th that school districts Z. and IL
will vote 10 consolidate their districts
and provide one good school able to dc
efficient grade work and accredited
high school work2 Do you want e
know what II will cost TO run thi'
school? Well suppose 1t takes the lin
1t, Is mills is all that can be levied tC
run a school. The city OF Wilson levic'
l5 mills In order TO have a high school
Don't let any one tell you II viii cost
too much, because Is mills Is the limi
that can be levied for school purposes
and many schools Of Carter count!
now levy Is mills.
"The union graded plan Is good. Sew
eral districts can. by "A petition Of one
third the legal voters, ask the count!
superintendent TO call an election 4
union grade their schools This mean
that the schools as located becom'
ward schools and that all the districu
build one centrally located high school
They then employ a superintendent 4
supervise all the schools and tho teach
ers must be first grade teachers AM
the school In every respect must NEE
the standards required by the state.
II believe" stated Mrs. Ianies, I'll
union graded schools because ! bclieN
that every Soy and girl should nav
access TO a high school.
81 believe in consolidation where tn
roads Justify transportation. But
these considerations will never be al
yocated until conditions are favorable
What | want to do Is TO help adjus
the school conditions to where we 90
the most in an educational way fo
the money spent. This doesn't meal
more money. Il means ccntrallEe
funds. We mean to be practical bu
we mean TO open the doors OF hlghe
education to the rural children. The
are the future men and women Of on
country. they are to be the producers
Let us provide 80 they can be efficient
economical. scientific and happy pr'
ducers.
I'VE expect some to object II woul
not be progress il every one was will
ing, but the fathers and mothers o
Carter county are going TO grasp tn
opportunity that Is theirs. They s'
lected their leader and they are goin
.n follow"