The Cherokee Republican (Cherokee, Okla.), Vol. 16, No. 16, Ed. 1 Friday, November 1, 1918 Page: 2 of 16
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fHE CHEROKEE REPUBLICAN CHEROKEE OKLAHOMA
lillilllllliimilllllllllllllllimillllimilllllllllimilllllllllllllimiiillllililllilllitmiillliu one teacher who had had previous
5 experience were employed In the
eihools o f this group One teacher
with six grades enrolled had twenty-
five recitation periods per day an-
O'hbr with six grades on the roll
hod thirty-six recitation periods on
her dally program and another with
e’gat grades enrolled had thirty-two
recitation periods a day No teach
er can conduct thirty-six recitations
successfully during the 330 minutes
of the school day The state course
A Series o( Practical Articles by HON E A DUKE Rural School '
a
Supervisor (or Oklahoma
- of study requires only from twenty-
TillllllllllimilllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllHlililllliHlillcmillllililllltlijl si!t t0 thirty-three recitations for
i me - eight grades and no teacher
should have the school day divided
The arrangement of districts 4 thirty-six periods when only
S and 6 In one group was sugges- sjx grades are represented In the
ted In order to prevent haulng pu- school
pils a great distance It would not No high school work Is done In
be impracticable to organize ' a these districts and none should be
union graded or consolidated dis- attempted under present conditions
trlct composed of districts 4 6 6 Two of the districts maintained
14 15 22 and 23 locating the their schools for a term of eight
union graded or consolidated months on a levy of 22 mills and
school halfway between Amorila the other was apparently satisfied
and Byron on a site of ten or with seven months of school on a
twenty acres A dcmonstrat'on levy of 2 mills Had these schools
farm teacher’s home manual been kept open nine months as the
training shop and school building consolidated schools were( It would
could be maintained on this site have been necessary for the district
the school plant being built up to make higher levies
gradually until it will become sec- The total taxable valuation of
ond to none In the state The pro- these three districts 31172876 is
posed district would have an area almost equal to the valuation of
of 57 1-2 square miles a school the Lambert district while the area
population of 758 and a taxable and number of children are both
valuation of 32052190 This area 'smaller This group of districts
School ditricts numbers 4 5 and
6 In the northern part of Byron
township are placed in Group
Two This group of districts has
an area of only ’ 23 1-2 square
miles a taxable valuation of $559-
052 and a school population of
124
This district is greater In wealth
than the Brinkman consolidated
district in Greer county and small
er both in area and population The
Brinkman district on its valuation
of $534618 employs eight teach-
ers to instruct 350 pupils and runs
five vans to haul pupils who live
two miles or more from the school appearg excessve- gut when wa'would make a consolidated district
house The resources o roaP wo consider the Amber Consolidated 'richer than the Burlington £t Drift-
are larger and the UahiUt lea are' gtrlct n Qrady county(
one of 'wood districts In every respect ex-
aminer than t ose o r a an the jest consolidated districts lnc?pt the number of children of
dstrlct in Greer county the Okfus- hag an of 5fi age
kce distr ct n ua ee coun ' square miles a valuation of only I Should these three districts orga-
the Dale d str c n o awa om a 1122308 and a school population nlze a consolidated school It could
county the Love an 3 r c n of 384 we are reminded that peo- be maintained very well on a levy
Tllman coun y an many o er jQ 0tber communities are man- not to exceed five mills Not more
consolidated distr cts t an can e f aging large consolidated districts 1 than three teachers would be need-
named In varous CjUj8 n °ur Republio trucks were used at Am-Jed during the first year These
sate A consol dated s re com-gr jasj year f urnlsb transporta- three teachers would have not to ex-
posed ot the distr cts n t s group The Amber school :s such a cecd three grades each since the
would have a ou t e same area as grea Bccesg that other adjoining principal could teach the seventh
the Bur Ington an Dr woo s- "on a petition A levy of eight 'eighth and ninth grades the first
tr ets but would have a smal er milg og 1i22308 was sufficient year During the second or thirl
sctoo popu at on an axa ® va u to maintain the Amber school las' year an additional teacher should
ation tlinn either of them During year A leyy of g mlljg on the j2- be added In order to build up a
t e past sc oo year sre o 052190 together with the appor-Jstrong high school department In
was taxed at a higher rate than
tlonment of state and county funds which the youth of this section can
the Burlington district and District 1
would produce an annual revenue secure the training demanded by
No 5 paid almost the same rate In 1 u
of $18691 which Is $7731 more the spirit of the times
other words and figures the tax-
Payers In the Burlington district
paid 40 cents on each hundred dol- la!g0 Amber district
Inrs those In district 4 paid 50
rents and those In district 5 paid
38 cents on each hundred dollars Plendld 8ch°o1 ln tha 8ectlon °fC’Pal at about 120 pc? month' °r
-- a tcrn 0 eight mouths total for
than the approved estimate of the Daring the first year after Its
last year organization the expenses Would
raised by a levy of 8 mills and It be about as follows: Two teachers
would bq sufficient to maintain a at $75 each per month and a prln-
while the laxpayers In district 6 AIfalfa county'
paid 30 cents pe hundred
The school tax on a farm n
the Burlington school district as-
sesml ct S3C00 last year was only
It Is not suggested that this ( teachers $2160 three truck dj-ive?
large territory be consolidated buta per1 month for a term of
It Is Interesting to compare wlthsht months total for driver?
other large districts and speculate $1560 cost of gasoline and repalis
erjrt u c-i iiuiuv iai car was umv x j
$20 The school tax on a farm as-iUpon t'e P°"!fs A school the rate oJl 00 pe day per
sessed at $500 ln dlsttrict 4
same year was $2500 or flve'dol-
lars more that that ln the Burling-
ton district and the school tax on
a farm of the same value In district
five was $19 or Just $100 less
than that of the Burlington dis-
trict But note the difference In
equal to any ln Oklahoma ran he tmik lot a term of eight months
'maintained for the children ln this 1000 miscellaneous and inclden-
part of Alfalfa county
GROUP NO 8
the schools Burlington provided
a graded school ln which four The Riverside Friendship and
teachers taught ten grades or not ( Circle Schools District Numbers 7
more than three grades to any one 8 and 9 ln the north'ern part of
!fa?h'rWhf’e the ‘eachers n the Alfalfa county are Included in hundred and with the eVto'liTce'nU
tal expenses tor elghl months $500
Total expense of school $4700
This money can easily be raised
with a tax levy of 4 mills which!
together with the state apportion-
ment would leave a balance on
hand of about $300 at the close of
the school year At that rate the
tax payer who now pays 22 cents on
each one hundred dollars of valu-
ation would pay 40 cents on the
Util one room schools were re Group Three of School Survey Sug-
qulred to divide their time as gestlon
equitably as possible among all the! ja conducted under the present
common school grades enrolled pian these are typical rural schools
Each grade in the little one-roon gucjj as are found throughout the
schools had from 20 to 90 minutes Cherokee Strip The buildings 1m-
of the teacher’s time and attention properly lighted by windows ar-
whlle each grade In the Burlington ranged on both sides have no cloak
school had from no to 165 min- rooms no entrance’ hall and no four wag0ns be used and the ad-
utes devoted to It 'screened cupboard or other means
The school districts in Group'of protecting the lunches of th
Two can maintain a better school 'children from the flies
than at Burlington for the same During November 1917 when
money because there ae not aa these schools were Inspected therellevy of 35 mills would be sufficient
many pupils to transport To raise jwag no library In district 8 and to maintain a strong graded school
that much money on the valuation ne library ln district 7 contained I have purposely made the above
per hundred he would buy a well
graded school for his children pay
for their transportation and estab
lish a high school for his communi-
ty It Is possible that the teachers
and drivers could be secured for
less than the above estimate Should
of this group would require a taxjnothing except four volumes of a
levjr of 8 1-2 mills But since the reference work and six volumes of
transportation of pupils ln this J McCauley’s History of England A
group of districts should not costew Df (be advanced pupils would
as much as at Burlington the con- no doubt need the reference work the better school lower than estl-
solldated district should he able occasionally but neither the teach-
to get along on a levy of 7 or (r nor the pupils could use to ad-
estlmate rlgh ln order that no one
need be misled as to the prob-
able cost It is more desirable that
the people find the actual cost of
7 1-2 mills
j vantage the expensive history of
Suppose a levy of 8 mills Is England The money spent for
made ln order to Insure a strong those books should nave been In
school let us see what effect that vested In books suitable for pupili
will have on the tax paid by the in the lower grades ln order that
owner of the term assessed at they might he used in forming the
$5000 Such a farm In District 5 reading habit and as supplementary
paid $25 last year it would pay books for the younger pupils A
$4 0 under the new arrangement school library like anything else
Let us suppose the owner of that should be built from the ground
farm has fne children In school I up jn district 9 there was a large
Under last year’s tax levy he paid assortment of books in the library
$5 each for their schooling or 63 but practically all of them are too
certs per month for a term of advanced for pupils enrolled ln the
eight infnths Under a consollda- school Examination of the libraries
p'an such as proposed ho in the rural schools of the state
tlon
would pay eight dollars per child
fer the year or 89 cents per phlld
per month for a term of nine
monlbs I feel sure that there Is
convinces me that school boards
should never select books hut
should leave that to the county
superintendent and teacher Should
no father of five children In thojthese districts consolidate the books
district who will not willingly pay f the library of district 9 will
a difference of 26 cents per child make a good beginning for the 11-
per month In order that they may brary of the English department of
attend a graded rather than an'tho high school
ungraded school ' I Two Inexperienced teachers and
mated rather than otherwise Bas-
ing my opinion on the proven ex
perlence of consolidated districts In
Alfalfa county and forty-nine other
counties ln Oklahoma I feel confi-
dent that a consolidated school
could be maintained by the River-
side Friendship and Circle districts
with a levy not to exceed 3 1-2
mills
(To be continued next week)
BUTTER WRAPPERS
The Republican has been able O
secure a limited supply of butter
wrappers and Is now ready to
supply Its patrons We have had
numerous calls for them hut hava
been anable to procure them from
the paper houses until last week
Tonr bntter brings live cents more
on the pc and when properly wrap-
ped ln these wrappers Get your
order ln early for your fall and
winter butter supply
Get TOUR Coal out of the way
f the Government
xeooeeeoosoooeoox
CLASSIFIED ADS
x o o 0 0 00 ooooooooex
Shall wo win this war? ’ Mil-
lions answer “yee" Out with your
dollars
For Sale
Good second-hand heating stovo
Inquire at the Model Market tf
FOR SALE — A good home cheap
It bought at once See S M Heath
Cherokee Okla tf
FOR SALE
Fine thoroughbred barred rock
cockerels All excellent birds In-
quire of Mrs W T Grossman
Phone 293 Cherokee Okla
LOST — A collie pup five months
old Sunday evening white feet and
white breast Call Charlie Tullls at
Northwest Ford Co Phone 66 and
receive suitable reward 10-11-tf
NEW LOCATION
I am now located at the 1st door east of
the Opera House and am fixed up better
than ever to repair your shoes The most
careful attention given to all orders
Bring me your old shoes to mend
BROOKS the Shoe Man-
10-25-2t
Special price for 40 days on 109
S C Red Cockrels hatched- from
our best pen of extra good winter
laying hens Good color and type
hearty vigorous Some of the
birds are well worth form $5 to $10
each' Price $150 to $200 each
T C BENEDICT
Phone J-515 Jet Okla
4t-pd
JUST 0UT£££ “"35
results See your local druggist or
write DR W F FISHER Ral
ston Oklahoma
For 3? years w haventUflnl ocr rhlp
Pfr rTooai reding end pa iog what we
Qao?rfdt’ We eove oo money on eupplie
T-J BROWN FUR CO
too Brown BslIUlii g l sik Cily( Ita
PtOBrOkVilQ
A STATEMENT TO VOTERS
t
The campaign closes Tuesday and you Mr Voter have
the last say
Candidate Robertson has issued a statement personally
signed in which he says: “Stand by the President by giv-
ing him a democratic state administraticn’’ It will occur
to you that the President has troubles enough of his own
without loading him up with the political machine in this
state But that statement was made for just one purpose:
To keep your mind on something besides state affairs and
the manner in which the machine wing of the democratic
party has mismanaged them during the last eleven years
In other words it is an appeal to you to blindly vote an en-
dorsement of the $2700000000 the present state adminis-
tration has cost you an amount $1078841033 MORE than
the four years of Crue and $1485114589 MORE than the
Haskell administration sums beyond the comprehension
of the average mind? Yet you had an idea well founded
that both the Cruce and Haskell administrations were too
extravagant And they were
The same politicians who have controlled the state’s af-
fairs since statehood and who have grown more and more
reckless are asking YOU to let them stay at the public
treasury They have made no promises of state- reform
In fact they tell you in thair platform that the $27000000
administration of Governor Williams was “able just eco-
nomical and efficient” doubtiess expecting you to believe
it At the same time they have printed in their official
campaign book a statement “that $3816182176 covers all
oppropriations in the ELEVEN YEARS since statehood”
The truth is and the SESSION LAWS SHOW that $53
767 81924 (plus $244000) is the correct sum Difference
$1560582148 -That statement was made with the deliber-
ate attempt to deceive YOU
The repuplican ticket is headed by Hirace G McKee
ver of Enid a man of exceptional business abiliti respec-
tability and houesty of purpose and is composed of men of
high standiug in their own communities not one of whom
ever before sought state office and who will make excellent
officials They are pledged to reform in state expenditures
Uuless they accomplish these reforms they cannot hope
and their party need not expect to remain in office In
that point YOU are interested
Again you are interested if you are a democrat and
not a member of it in cleaning your own political house in
order to get a new deal next time This can be done in on-
ly one way (as was clearly demonstrated in the last pri-
mary) and that is to vate out the present office seekers and
office keepers
What President Wilson did as governor of New Jersey
he would recommend YOU to do to do in Oklahoma Go to
the polls Tuesday and make a complete change
Vote for
Arthur E Simon
t
Clay Township
Republican Nominee for County Assessor
Alfalfa County
To the Voters of Alfalfa County:
Having received the Republican nomina-
tion tor the office of County Assessor for the' first term
without any opposition ln the primary I wish to make a brief
statement to the voters who will make the selection and toj
whom I will render the service? Being unable to see' each
J 9
voter personally I wish to state that 1 am making the race
strictly on my qualif icaiions to hold and conduct the of-
floe I have served ln the office of the County Assessor for
six years ln the capacity of deputy and for the last two
years assisted ln making the assessment of the entire coun-
ty I have gained ln experience through my workjthat puts
me ln touch with equitable values and assessment and If
elected will put my practical experience and Information as
I
to equality of assessments lntoprao tloal operation I be-
lieve that I know fair values and on this basis will conduot
the office
If elected I will make a consistent and honest effort to
equalize assessments and will have a local a’ssessorlneach
township who is qualified to report conditions and values
On a basis of performing this Important work with ac-
curacy fidelity and equality I solicit yourvoie
Arthur E Simon
Clay Township
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Ferguson, Walter. The Cherokee Republican (Cherokee, Okla.), Vol. 16, No. 16, Ed. 1 Friday, November 1, 1918, newspaper, November 1, 1918; Cherokee, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc1723061/m1/2/: accessed April 25, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.