The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1922-03-24
How Shawnee Won the Rotary
Prize of $500 AS the Best City
In Oklahoma In Which To Live

during the last year has been thirty
five per cent. This marvellous growth
in the Sunday schools is the result OF
well-organized and carefully worked
out plans in all the schools. Some OF
/ these plans that have made for such
efficiency are suggested by the fol-
lowing brief summary Of the activl-
ties carried on in the various schools:
81. Sunday School Superintend-
ents' Association.
r2. Definite plans for increased
attendance.
"3. The most of the schools thor
oughly graded.
"a. Large number of the schools
definitely departmentalized.
IS. Large brotherhood classes,
ranging from so to $50 in member
ship.
"6. Teacher training classes in the
larger Sunday schools to which teach
ers from all the Sunday schools are
welcomed.
az. Vacation Day Bible classes in
two Of the churches.
SO. Directors of religious educa-
ton in two of the schools.
SO. Boy Scout troops in " of
the schools.
40. Regular social activities in all
the departments Of the various
schools.
al. In some of the schools there
are organized extension departments
that provide suitable clothing for the
poor and send automobiles to the re.
mote districts Sunday mornings to
bring the children to Sunday school
In the past year, over 200 children
have been brought into the Presbyter.
ian Sunday school through it's ex.
tension department, the largest de-
partment of it's kind in the South.
west. Each Sunday, thirty cars leave
the church and bring in the children
to the services; Immediately after the
Sunday school hour, those who can.
not stay for the church services are
returned to their homes.
"The teaching standard has beer
raised through the activities of the
various teachers training classes that
meet each week through the annua.
Sunday school conferences conducted
by the various churches and through
the work of the directors of religious
education employed by some of the
churches.
"The increase in enrolment in the
various schools has been accomplish
ed by united effort sponsored by the
association of Sunday school superin
t%endents, in which every department
and every class within a department
has been urged to use some good pla1
to build up attendance.
"Becauseiof the large vision that has
come to some of our churches in re
gard to their care for the social ant
recreational activities of the youth,
great deal of new equipment has beel
added for this purpose"
Nor have the schools and churche
of the city received the entire atten
ton of the workers in the better cite
movement. The welfare of the Ell
tire community has been cared for b,
a special committee. In reporting OF
their work, the committee set out tn
following points which they elaine
spoke for the betterment of Shawnee
Only the highest class of picture
and no vulgar vaudeville is being civ
en- at our theaters.
The police authorities are usin,
their utmost efforts to enforce tn
ordinances relative to juvenile NOR
, ais.
A committee is maintaining al
oversight of dance halls and condi
!. tions are now reported to be up to
, good standard.
The most rigorous means are bein,
pursued by the police to eliminate tn
rooming- house evil, this having for
merly been the stronghold of vice.
Shawnee has a most active W. C. I
U. organization, a "Hi-Y", and bot,
the Rotary and Lions Clubs are dom,
much welfare work. Also, ever
church has a well-organized class t
appeal to those not regularly in at
tendance.
During the past season, the schoo
board has purchased an eighty acr
tract Of land for an athletic field, tn