The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-01-18
HISTORY OF THE
EUCHEE MISSION
sapulpa's First School
Established for Use
of Red Man
NOW IN EDGE OF CITY
william A. Sapulpa the Last
Full-Blood Instructor to
Teach Own People
py ,uLDNED +. CHADWICK.

p,cL I'm 1895, or thcreabouts, when
sonulna was a little less than VII
,aso and the Creeks and Euchees
,.ers still mutually distruNful OF
,och other. due to the long warfare
,,a,wccn The two tribes. in which the
creeks had gradually been dominat-
,,s the Euchees, athough they
! verc all living nominally at peace
ard In harmony, small schooi-
%ousc made TO accommodate 90
,,,nila vas erected on n piece of land
sonated by the Creek nation. This
',os heated one mile east OF the
,ta, ,,ty Of Sapulpa. This school
nas intended for the Greeks OF this
soc,ion and was authorized by the
iae,slatiyc branches OF the House of
Kings and the House of Warriors pf
,hc creek nation. Mainly the es-
,ab,ishment OF the school in this
section was due to the efforts of
sam Brown and Noah Gregory.
I, soon became apparent to the
Creeks that the Euchees were high
~ dissatisfied with this system.
which had established schools for
creeks all over the Creek nation.
Nm, had failed to provide In any
vay for the education OF the
fruchces So strong was this agita-
lion for a school for the Euchees
that the same two men. Brown and
gregory, who had originally worked
Tor the schools, now bent all their
efforts TO changing the plans for its
use so as to include the Euchees. 1t
was determined, however, to turn
This school entirely over to the
Euchee tribe, and for many years 1t
continued as a school for Euchees
only. In order to promote a better
feeling between the Euchees and
Creeks 1t was decided to allow a
limited number Of Creeks to enter
the school. 1A
During this period of organlxa-
ton OF about four years, Noah
Gregory of Sapulpa was superin-
tendent and at about. the time 1t
was decided to mix the pupils of
the two tribes, j. II. Land OF Sa-
pulpa. an Indian Baptist preacher
Of note in the tribe and influential
in It's councils, was made the super
intenden,. and he mediately pro-
cceded to increase the capacity OF
the school to 80 pupils. The dQrmi-
tories and schoolrooms wer6 en-
larged and separate dormitories
we're established for boys and girls.
The proportion Of SO Euchees and
80 Creeks was agreed upon as the
student body. which could be best
handled. To enter the school was
On easy matter. but once entered, to
leave was made as, difficult as pos
sible. Teaching Was carried on In
nothing but English. During the ad-
ministration Of Mr.. Land a hospital
for the school was erected and "A
physician, for the first time, was
made regular member of the fac
ulty and nurse was also installed
william A. Sapulpa. from whom
the city OF Sapulpa received its
name, was then appointed superin-
iendent in the place of Mr.. Land,
who had served for four years. Mr..
sapulpa remained as superintendent.
Tor two years and he was the last
iuli-blood Indian to be n charge,
as the institution at that time was
taken over by the government and
run oy the department OF the in
terror.
The Euchee- mission, us 4 was
entuaiiy named. Is atua'ei in u
oeautiful grove OF trees ald amidst
a growing section of what is' now
steater sapulpa. Crowding the edge
US iand stands the Woodlawn
nsue schooI, ono OF the largest in
.ne city, and less than three blocks
way Is the new 100000 high
s.nool, with its cafeteria. gym
nasum, swimming pool and aud, .
.orium, leading 400 students along
me path of higher education: paved
~sIeets' and an electric car line
passes by the very door OF the mis-
non and the shouts OF athletes IN
me practice OF their very games
doorsteps. o' '"e iro"'
IN the days when the school was
Established, however, these copdi-
IONS , were little thought of. At that
ulhe the school was the ONLY ono
'"here near Sapulpa and consist :
eu or one small room: indeed the
IVY Nself consisted of hut n few
,Soaa.'ering Soaong houses. better than a
,i ,i'i.e away. During the adminlst ra |.
on OF Mr.. Land he found tino
tap Gmi MS duties at the school IN es-
ebysnh bGyttsh the first school for white
.ureh w. In Sapulpa. This school
~hI. housed in an abandoned churcb
Tvn TrI"an stood on what is now the
s,sno ESQ right-of-way, near W,nie
Inn,r; ana was the beginning OF sa y.
pa IT, present school system.
OF ouay sara me Euchee mission consists
tho MI i''se up-to-date buildings
bows "ialn schooS, dormitorles Far
hosni,a"u dormitories for. girls a
ana ''tli "a building, manual traini,s
otbera "lestic science Quarters and
ana an modern In every wa,
ono ,l Wi equipped. and instead ~,
has '.ner az In the long ago. NOV,
trsirao number OF teachers ali vel
attend 70 instruct the children who
nar. Euchee mission is I'm, , .,
&pulna sne educational system o,
l25 p" anu II takes care of abou,
who pap,ls' all fuil-blood Indian'
to ,~onid otherwise have no sohno
live u' anu as for the most mar, tho,
distrtcc. tc'Siae Of the usual citv ahno boz.
ma,ed At its inception IL was as,i
main,.i .Hat II would cost s77ko .,
lncressmI II year. but that cost ba,
/ures are although the present fir.
nent -, not known and the manage,
DER thn the entire plant is let nn'
es bidder. SYSTEM to the low.
up ptonS,hherable to ,hble talk had been boart
about m ab recent visit OF Cato Sell,
,irey, snS s"noSahdoning the school en-
some o' ana using the buildinys CO. Co,
selhng er ,h government purnoso -,
the time the landfto indiyidnaI. a. A,
commi"s OF his visit, however ~,
no knn,'oher declared thai he ~