The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-10-25
DUNDEE SCHOOL IS ONE
OF BEST INSTITUTIONS
SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA
Three Oil Superintendents
Compose the Board
of Directors.

The consolidated school at Dun.
dee is the best educational institution
IN Southern Oklahoma. barring none"
is the challenge which j. w. Saver
line OF Writ, superintendent of the
Twin State properties in the local
fields, and chairman Of the board of
school directors of the Dundee school.
has issued. Mr.. Saverline was in this
city last night, and expressed great
school is doing.
There are very few who have thus
far attempted TO dispute Mr.. Saver
lines statement, for those who have
visited the institution agree with him
that 1t is second to none in the
state. II is indeed remarkable that
such an institution can be found in
Gated Entirely isolated from the
towns in surrounding territory. ana
surrounded on all sides by derficks
and oil field machinery, IL presents
the appearance of castle in will
derness. More remarkable than all,
is the fact that there are 1000 stu
dents in attendance and where they
all come from appears to be the first
question which visitors ask after
they are informed that there are that
many pupils there. The reply is that
they come from points within radius
OF four miles, and most OF them are
the children of people employed in
the oil field. Ages Of the students
range from six TO twenty years. The
curriculum taught in the school con
tains studies ranging from the pri-
mary grades 10 the completion OF q
fouryear high school course. which
Is accredited by the leading univer.
stiles and colleges Of the country.
At the present time there are q
teachers on the staff OF instruction.
The buildings of the institution in.
clude the high school, which is two
stories and basement and contains ten
rooms: three two-room and one four
room unit grade buildings; domestic
science building; dornitory for the
housing OF 20 teachers; gymnasium
building, containing an auditorium OF
500 seating capacity. and u basket
hail court; and two four.room cot.
tages for use of the superintendent
and principal OF the school. In add.
ton the school also has under its
jurisdiction a second school To-
Gated on the Magnolia lease in section
81, is-2w. The schools located on
the Magnolia and Sinclair leases are
for the purpose OF making II conven'
lent FOR children OF the primary
grades 10 receive an education with
cut being forced to walk several miles
20 the Dundee school,
The Dundee school was started five
years ago IN one two.room school
house. During the past three years
it has been built up to Its present
status. and today represents n 500,
600 investment. which has been mad,
possible chiefly through the taxation
valuation OF the oil companies In III,
Healdton field owning tank farms.
II. :. Frazier Is superintendent ol
the school and Mr.. Tool Is principal
Members of the school board in ad
dition 20 Mfr. Savorline. are Woot
Dawson. clerk. superintendent with
the Gilmer oil Company, and Franz
Martin. superintendent OF the Sinclal'
oil and Gas Company.
An up-to.the.minute fact OF which
Mr. Saverline Is prouder than all. 4
the record which the football team o
the Dundee High School has made thi'
season To date the Dundee gridiiroi
warriors are undeicated. with fou
scalps hanging to their belts, includ
ing wins over Wilson. Ringing, Ryai
and Hoaldion, MIR. Saverline state
that many more victories will b
added to the string and expects Il
enter his proicges In the race for ,h'
state championship. kid" Evans 4
coach of the football squad. and physi
cal director OF the consolidated school