The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-01-02
SCHOOL OUTLOOK
FOR COMING YEAR
This Will BE a Building
Year in Educational
Affairs.
MUSIC AND MOVIES
Prepare University Expansion
and Erection Of Methodist
College.

Tho school life ~ Tulsa Tor 1921
viii bo marked by new steps IN the
mental activity ana study curricu-
lum Of tho thousands Of students IN
the city and county Construction
work will claim much attention
from school officials also. for ho-
Sides the large addition TO Tulsa
high school there will be abuildiugs
erected on tho campus of tho Uni
vrraty Of Tulsa, formerly Kendall
college and tho Methodist college
directors will start immediate plans
Tor work on the buildings ~ the
now college 10 be located hero
within the next year. These reports
come from tho offices OF city and
county superiniondontR ond from
high school and college Officials.
In the city we are expecting to
make some changes I'm tho method
uf teaching 30 the extent that In
whatever classes illustrated elidcs
and moving pictures can be used
advantaEcously machines aud Ian
terms will he provided for the work.
History geography and sciences
should bo greatly helped by such
supplementary slidcs and films. We
have some small machines and slides
now. and since Tulsa IN la the uni
verslty circuit we shah be able to
obtain very helpful pictures which
are gathered and distributed by the
extension department OF Oklahoma
university during the year" said H.,
l. ObcrhUltzcr at his home Friday.
"IIut lunches for all rural school
children X the ambition I am going
TO direct efforts toward during this
year" stated Mrs Mincttc Hedges,
county superintendent There are
six OF the Hiunty schools that have
these hot midday meals now, and
they are decided success. Cloak
rooms and small additions have
been used In these schools for do
nestle science rooms, aud practical
ly all Of the teachers are capable
uf teaching what fundamental cook
Ing IN required In the Coursca of
fercd. l am advising all country
school instructors to take special
course In cooking during their sum
mcr normal work If they have not
already done 80, only plain aud
substantial dishes are on the courses
as advisable for the girls TO cook.
I'VE are going To attempt To get
victrolas for "A larger number Of
rural schools. too. Music ~ essen
tial, ana Wctrolas are the easiest
and best way Of getting 1t IN small
schools" added Mr.. Hedges.
In Tulsa high school all energy
will be used In getting study sys-
tens 80 arranged that the influx OF
students the last OF January will
not destroy the personal attention
given each boy and girl now. I'VE
have been working since September
on a line OF instruction that win bring
the teachers In close touch with
their classes said Prunty. In
speaking of the accomplishments Ia
DO undertaken during the next
semester. Il expect 500 more stu
dents at the beginning OF next sem
ester. That Will make 1900 all to-
gether. And our aim IN to give no
grounds for the criticism that gon-
orally attaches to schools as large
as ours. that is, that the students
are not given the personal attention
that is their due. our home-room
plan Is eliminating that trouble"
Enlargement Of the equipment of
tho University of Tulsa. until re-
Gently Henry Kendall college, IL
certainty for the coming year. Dr.
j. NJ, Gordon, president Of the In
stitution. IL now In the east attend
ing annual meetings OF two college
associations and consulting with
the national board of education OF
tho Presbyterian church and with
the Eocketellcr general board of
education relative to the plans for
raising funds for the university and
campaign for an endowment OF
$2.OOO,O0O for the institution will
take place at some time during the
year, New dormitortes are an cs-
sontial need, as both Kemp . ige
Tor women and Robertson hall for
mon are now oNcrcrowdcd. The
new departments of the univerRity
curriculum will open with the be-
ginning of the fail semester In
1924.
oklahoma Central university viii
commence building within th,
year. A campaign Tor funds Is now
on In the NJ. H.. church, south, in
The state. \ site for the institution
VIII be provided by the city OF Tulsa
and building will commence when