The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-11-18
NAME ACME MAN,
CHIEF TEACHERS
OF THIS COUNTY
punneIl Elected President Of Grady
Teachers Association: Peery TO
Succeed oassoway 40 Business
Manager County Annual.
NASH APPEARS SECOND
TIME AND IS PRAISED
state supt.-EIeot Given Vote confl-
denee by Pedaoooues; Resolu'
tIons Passed Endorsing Pro-
posed state Legislation.

c. II. Dunncll. OF Acme. was elect
cd president OF the Grady County
Teachers association at tho bust
ness session Friday afternoon In
the First Christian church which
marked the close OF the annual
meeting here. ]. W. Morgan. of
1uttle. was elected yice-presidont
aud Mrs. w. A. Franklin. OF Norge.
socrotary.treasuror w. II. Wood.
OF Meridian. was elected official
delegate TO the business session OF
the State Teachers association to
be held la Oklahoma City In Feb.
ruary.
Succeeding O. A. Gasaway. assist
ant county superintendent OF schools.
]. Il. Pecry. OF Minco. was elected
business manager OF the Grady
county high school annual. Mr..
Gasaway resigned because OF his
inability TO devote sufficient
amount OF time TO THE yearbook.
He will assist Mr.. Peery in the
business manage ment Of the publi-
cation.
Dunnell Active Worker.
c. II. Dunnell, newly elected pres
ident Of the association, has been
associated with school activities In
the county for several years. He
Is superintendent Of the Acme school
one of the largest rural schools In
this section OF the state. He sue
ceeds Supt J. Il. Peery. Of Minco,
as head OF the association. -
J. w. Morgan succeeds w. A.
Franklin, OF Norge, as vice-president.
For several years. Mr.. Morgan was
head of the Minco schools. He was
later superintendent at Snyder and
a member of the Southwestern
State Teachers college summer
school faculty.
Two hundred and fifty teachers
were present at the convention.
Talks by NJ. A. Nash, state school
superintendent-elect; T. T. Mont
gomery, superintendent of Chicka-
sha city schools; Mrs. r. Riley
of Rush Springs; Thos Rogers, OF
Poccaset; w. II. Wood, of Meridian;
A. j. Cramer, penmanship super
visor of the Oklahoma City public
schools; Miss Adola Zinn, former
assistant county superintendent OF
public instruction, were features OF
the closing session Friday afternoon.
Mr.. Nash, whose talk Friday af-
ternoon was his second speech be-
fore the convention, the superintend-
entelect having appeared on the
Thursday night, discussed
legislation which would af-
feet schools. Before the close OF
the convention, resolutions endors-
ing the proposed laws suggested by
Mr.. Nash were passed. Among
these recommendations were.
"That this convention recommend
to the ninth legislature Of Oklahoma
legislation for the benefit of the
rural and semi-rural schools of
Oklahoma along the following lines:
"That Union Graded and Consoli-
dated schools be given special state
aid when necessary to insure an
equality of opportunity to children
in such school districts.
"That special state aid be pro-
vided as above for small town
schools not in consolidated and
union graded districts, provided that
the maximum levy has been voted
by the people Of the district and
The same is insufficient to main
tain an adequate school.
"That definite steps be taken by
the legislature for permanent finan-
cial relief Of the public schools Of
by opening up additional
sources of school revenue such as
the use of part Of the gross pro-
duction tax, a severance tax, a tax
on foreign corporations doing busi-
ness in Oklahoma, etc."
Resolutions passed by the teach
ers expresses confidence in the in
coming state superintendent of pub
lie instruction, Mr.. Nash; and ap-
probation for the flowers presented
by the Gray Floral company and
Mrs. II. F. Allen; and for the serv-
ice and untiring efforts Of County
Allen, his assistant,
0. A. Gasaway, and the program
Red Rose Holds ConcIave.
Eight neophytes were initiated in
to the order at the conclave of the
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