The Davenport New Era (Davenport, Okla.), Vol. 7, No. 14, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 13, 1915 Page: 1 of 8
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The Davenport New Era
Vol. 7. No 14
DAVENPORT, LINCOLN COUNTY, OKLAHOMA, THURSDAY, MAY 13, 1915.
$1.00 per year
DAVENPORT
COMES
TO A CLOSE THIS WEEK
IN SPITE OF THE FACT THAT FINANCES CAUSED THE SCHOOL TO CLOSE TWO WEEKS EARLY, THE CLOSING
IS IN EVERY WAY A SUCGESS—A BIG CROWD IS EXPECTED SATURDAY NIGHT
NOAH CISCO
BY CLAUDE ADAMS
Two years ago Professor
Cisco came from Kentucky
to assume the duties of
Superintendent of the Dav-
enport school. And the
manner in which he has per-
formed his DUTIES is far
beyond any reasonable criti-
cism.
Prior to his coming we
had a school, it is true, but
no such school as we have
had since he has been here.
Prof, is a live wire and a
booster. These are some of
the things he HAS DONE
and some he tried to do, but
could not, owing to a lack of
co-operation.
Prof, has always kept up
a keen interest in school
work by organizing Literary
Societies, Athletic Clubs, etc.
Our school has been noted
all over the County for its
entertainments. Our liter-
ary programs have frequent-
ly been attended by people
from other towns.
The first fall Prof, was
here he organized a Basket
Ball Team, an organization
which furnished amusement
to the people of this town
and adjoining towns all
winter.
In the spring he succeeded
in organizing an Agricultur-
al Club, offering a beautiful
silver loving cup to the boy
or girl who would raise the
most corn from one acre of
ground.
At the close of his first
term of school in Davenport
he offered a gold medal for
the best read®", thereby
further increasing the Liter-
ary interest.
During his terms of school
here three State athletic
medals and two County
literary medals have been
awarded to the contestants
from D. H. S.. something
we believe that never hap-
pened before he came. This
shows that he has created
an interest in athletics as
well as literature.
This year he is offering
three gold medals and one
silver medal to the students
of Davenport school for
readings and orations.
He has also created an
interest in arithmetic all
over the County this year by
giving a gold medal to the
best common school mathe-
metician in Lincoln county.
He has been an agitator
for Consolidation ever since
he came and we believe he
j would have succeeded in
consolidating the neighbor-
ing schools and making
Davenport the center had he
stayed here.
When he came here the
school Auditorium had no
seats in it. Now it is seat-
ed with 254 nice opera
chairs.
The school ground was
public grazing land, and
with the brick, rocks and
tin cans all over it, it might
have passed for a "dump"
of the town refuse. But
look at it now. With its
beautiful little trees ahd
sodded lawn, it is not sur-
passed by the campus of the
University of Oklahoma.
He practically had the
County Athletic and Ora-
torical Contest located here
for many years to come, but
it was moved back to
Chandler by the people of
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PROF. NOAH CISCO
THE MAN WHO MADE THE DAVENPORT SCHOOL AMOUNT TO SOMETHING
THE SINKING OF THE LUSITANIA
The New Era this week again demonstrates that it is a real newspaper.
The sinking of the Lusitaniais the biggest thing that has happened since the War began—
from the standpoint of Americans.
The New Era has arrangements by which our readers are protected and all really BIG news
as well as the general happenings the world over every week.
On page two is the complete story of the sinking of the Lusitania. Ex-President Theodore
Roosevelt is clamoring for war, while Ex-Piesident Win. H. Taft agrees with President Wilson in
trying to avojd war. "We Stanfl for Peace, While Other Nations War" is the latest song hit.
Don't forgot the "BLACK BOX." Back copies at this office, 6c each. Read it all.
this town. And SOME
blame Prof, for it! Prof, is
a man who tends strictly to
his own business, and to our
knowledge never GOSSIPS
about his NEIGHBORS.
The ragged child and the
well dressed child receives
the same attention in the
school room and out of it.
He will put himself out of the
way to a friend do a favor.
He has endeared himself to
the BOYS of this town by his
hearty and enthusiastically
entering and supporting all
their athletic games, for every
time a boy would put In *1.00,
Prof, would put in >2.00. He
has stood for clean athletics,
fair play and courteous treat-
ment.
Perhaps he has done some
things in a way that you would
not. We are all HUMANS and
subject to mistakes, but we
believe Prof, is sincere in what
he has done at all times, so why
should we censure him. As
long as a person is siucere he is
doing the best he knows and
when be is doing the best he
knows, he should be commended
for it, not censured.
When Prof, goes to assume
his duties in a new school, he
goes with our best wishes for his
success. He loaves a clean
record and a host of friends.
We can heartily say of Prof,
that he is a School Teacher,
a Booster, a Gentleman and a
MAN.
The week's entertainment
began Tuesday night with an
open program by the Elete
Literary Society. We have
heard several express them-
selves as believeing the "Gipsy
Opretta" to be the best literary
number given this year.
The Eighth Grade Commence-
ment Exercises will be given
Friday night at 8.
Saturday night will be given
the Commencement Play—
"Farm Folks"—in four acts.
After six weeks steady practice
the High School pupils are pre-
pared to give you something
real nice. Admission 10 aud I5c.
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Tryon, W. M. The Davenport New Era (Davenport, Okla.), Vol. 7, No. 14, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 13, 1915, newspaper, May 13, 1915; Davenport, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc109994/m1/1/: accessed May 8, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.