The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-09-02
COUNTY SCHOOLS
To OPEN MONDAY
ALLEN DECLARES
County superlnte ndent Gives Out List
Of Accredited Schools to Get
Going on Fall Term;
Prospects Good.
CHICKASHA WILL GET
STARTED WEEK LATER
Some New Teachers to Launch Work;
New Buildings Near Completion
In Small Towns; st. Joseph
Starts Monday.

Accredited schools in Grady coun.
| Il outside of Chickasha as well as
many of the smaller rural schools
will open for the 1929 school
term next Monday. according to II.
+. Allen, county superintendent of
public instruction.
Chickasha city schools open Mon
day, September II.
The fall term In the st. Joseph's
Academy here begins Tuesday of
next week, September 5. An enroll
ment of go students is expected,
the head of the academy announced
today. Two hundred and twenty
were enrolled last year. All availa-
Bile room In the dormitories, which
accommodate IS pupils, has been
reserved.
Every accredited school in the
county expects an increase in en-
rollment, despite the unfavorable
agricultural conditions existing In
many Iuidi uiotilNto III lhc touhtyb
Mr.. Allen says.
A $4,000 school building is now
being completed In Minco. This
building will not be ready for occu-
pany until next Monday but will be
completed in the very near future,
]. Il. Peery, superintendent of the
Minco schools, declared while in the
city this week. The competition of
this building, with number of
class rooms. a library, gymnasium
and superintendent office. gives
Minco one of the best small town
school systems in the state, 1t is
said
Construction of high school
building to cost approximately $685.
600 is now under way at Rush
Springs. This building will not be
completed for several weeks. Coun-
ty Superintendent Allen says.
More "Deeree" Teachers.
More teachers holding college de-
grees have been employed to teach
in the county schools this year than
were employed last year. the super
intendent declares. Superintendents
of all the accredited schools in the
county except three hold college de-
grees.
Strong faculties have been en-
ployed to teach in all of the town
schools in the county. This year
promises to be a very successful
one In the history of the schools"
Mr.. Allen commented.
There are Is accredited schools in
Grady county. This does not in
clude the Chickasha city schools.
A. G. Hitchcock has been retained
as superintendent Of the Amber
schools. J. e. Peery, superintend-
ent Of the Minco schools last year,
also was reelected. W. B. Ragan
has been appointed superintendent
at Ninnekah to succeed Will Piercy.
w. A. Franklin has signed a con-
tract to serve another term as
Of the Norge school.
Thomas Rogers, formerly of Brad
ley, has assumed the position as
head Of the Poccaset schools. Bruce
Shelby, recent graduate of Phillips
has become superintend-
ent of the Rush Springs schools,
succeeding Claude Southwark
j. w. Morgan, superintendent of
schools at Snyder last year and ex-
superintendent at Minco, has sue
ceeded A. r. Kent as head Of the
Tuttle schools. i. M. Decker was
retained as superintendent at Yer
den.
Alex schools will again be under
the superintendency of 0. e. Ooley
Other superintendents reelected
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