Rogers County Leader. And Rogers County News (Claremore, Okla.), Vol. 4, No. 17, Ed. 1 Friday, June 28, 1912 Page: 3 of 6
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often being restored or improved as
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To the Reader^ wc.WUoui given Dy the
Through the courtesy of the e&l JehoolocuI,8twhen desired. There-
tors of Oklahoma I am accorded the 'that tbo8e (:hiWre now being
privilege of using the press in my " u t0(1 In,iy 1h> brou«ht into this
efforts ot- locate the blind. The 00110 1)6 wlucated and that we
press association recently visited 'tnow *^e number of blind tbere
our school and members of that I *V"e«t«te for whom provision
* body assured us that they would be 1)6 raade ,eS>8'ature at its
glad to publish letters or articles "eXt 8e8sion 1 you to write me,
concerning the school for the blind g gthe na,ue' ageand address of
and its need. Taking advantage of every Wind or Partially , blind per-
this timely proffer, I invite your f°n~ch,1d or adult, of whom yog
attention to the following: have ^knowledge.
The Oklahomaschool for the blind L A88UrlngyOUof my aPPrect**ta>
as stated in the brief history given Jm* R you m#y r^nder, I
below is temporarily located at Fort ' v™™ ♦ .
Gibson, the legislature ,t it, la,' TI t™'y' .
seMion having declined to provide O W.Mewrt.aupt.
for its permanent location and the Th„ • • ~7~ .
erection and equipment of suitable \ K °f the ,n8fc,tution
buildings. The school is maintained nbi ? 8 °T®, known as the
by the state, tuition, board, medirnl ?8.8C.h^°I f°r the bl{nd
andocularattentiott, etc. being fur-15, associated with the name of
nished without cost to pupils. Ust ? 4 rFa V,and' uow Mrs-
years flfty-seven boys and girlsh^ \ A .brief sketch
-all that could be accommodated £?*'^°°l 8 b,8^ry wUI **** ou
Wscause of space limitations-werefe statement and may be other-
enrolled in the different depart- fSfJl* People, of
ments. \We recently secured an-j «.• r" D I
other building for use and shall be ..S T/i' ®°wland, a
able to receive next year twenty- !?• / / Arkansas school for the
«ve ore SS& SilSZl?1 T ,m-
heretofore. establishment of a school for
In thi« th« , the blind in the Indian Territory.
year of iny admin- The school was organized, havinjr
5kkF™F--"« 5="*«=
sdrssss-
have written to and by various means secured funds
ttriik J . .
kee and Choctaw nations appropria-
ted for several yean from thrrt to
tlx hundred dollars per annum tor
Jbe maintenance of the seliooi.
Mr*. Lowrey made repeated efforts
to secure an appropriation from
congress, all of which were unxuo-
oesaful. The aggregate enrollment
for the ten years was fifty pupil*.
Mrs. lowrey, having resigned,
was suooeeded by C. B. Harmon,
whotook charge July 1, 1907. For
reasons variously stated Mr. liar-
njon moved the school December
17,1W>7 to Wagoner, where it re-
mainwl until July i«#, W)lm it
whs re-located at Kort Gibson.
I .^^t legislature of the state
I of Oklahoma appropriated $6,m~-
Act approved May a9, mkw, for the
maintenance of the Lure a. Lowery
school for the blind, and provided
I™ ,Mme «t that the school
should be under the control of the
Btate board of education, m July.
1W 8, George W. Bruce was elected
president of the school. Under the
new management the school was
opened October 18, 1908, i„ tW0
residence buildings with an enroll
ment of thirty-three pupils. Mr.
Bruce served as president of the
school until June "HO, ion. During
Uie three years' presidency of Mr.
Bruce the maximum enrollment
was forty,two. The ^tate board of
education on May 25, 1911, elected-
as superintendent of the Oklahoma
school for the blind, Oscar \\
Stewart who entered upon his
duties July i, ion. Fifty-seven
pupils were enrolled the past year
and the capacity of the school has
been increased until seventy-flve
Pupils can be received. The lexis-
latures of 1908 and 1911 each an-
propriated money for maintenance
of the school, but refused to pei
nently locate it. The school i,
berng conducted in buildings form-
tStaSc51LPfied >by °fflcers when a
ITnitedStetes fort was maintained
taS'hS ' Neccaaari,y. these
buildings are inappropriate and in.
JWCted to settle the question of
Wcttion and to provide adequate
buildings and equipment. The
course of study in the literary de-
^ of the common
and high schools of the state. Thor-
ough courses in music, typewriting,
piano-tuning, chair-caning, sew-
mg and weaving are also K:ven
The eligibilty of pupils has been
stated as follows: "AH Dy-
sons residing in the state between
the ages v>f slt and twenty-one
years, whose vision is so defective
as to prevent their attending
schools for the sighted and who are
of such physical, mental and moral
character as to enable them to pur-
sue any one or all courses of study
taught in the school for the blind,
are eligible.
~ — j wnnen to
county superintendents, ministers
and others; I am now appealing to
the people direct and if you will aid
; me in this quest I shall be grateful.
It -is very important that the
Wind be educated. Lack of train-
ing means a life of dependence,
sometimes upon those who can ill
afford the tax the extra burden en-
genders. A ehild does not have to
be totally blind to be received in this
school; those whose vision is so
rtAfantfvo a a -i. •
, " —ocuuicu iulias
with which to equip a building fot
formal opening. The school was
formally opened at Ft. Gibson' Ok-
lahoma, in what Was known asthe
-arracks building with an enroll-
ment of ten lqipils January 3,1898.
For approximately ten yeara the
school was conducted under the di-
rect supervision of Mrs. Lura Row
land-Lowrey. There were 1& *11,
eleven terms, comprising frotn six
weeks to nine months duration.
I
n f0^.1" *°n" we witl ■P"' Oklahoma Citv
to you from X
applie# to mail subscribers only , sad j, a
| SPECIAL CAMPAIGN OPPER
L include^! this offer will coyer the
Smi Tnrtfc In TMs
farmers, and iiot military power,
must restore our economic balanoe.
The politicians pour out the gov-
ernment's money to build fighting
machines and starve the agricul-
turist. A forty acre farm of re-
daimed valley land will comfort-
fcfP°rt.a fRmiIy' Ifc co^
$56,000 to make a twelve inch gun.
The money that goes to pay for
this gun would reclaim 4,600 acres
Of land and provide homes for 600
lh! wn Je11 aI1 the guns on all
the battleships are shot off once,
the government blows off in noise
and smoke, $160,000. This would
reclaim more than 12,000 acres of
land and give homes to 1,360 people
The consumed in powder is lost to
all future. The farmers who buy
the reclaimed land must pay the
government back in ten years, so it
does not cost the government any.
thing to build up the country by
helping the farmer. We should
make morfe homes and not so many
fighting machines.—B F. Yoakum
MEmti Tnufift
, WUlte and Maude A. Allison to Join
f; P"rt Jot 2 and nw sec
W aad b« aw aad ne se nftr and part
y ** 18. part lot J 18-23-17
Wf J. and Carrie fi. Decker to
Hanls lot 5 block « inola $800.
lok^ktlnSfeo*0 T* ft
* ** Bertha Jl. Pan. to
4 Dowdy lot 7 block 9 Foyil
r and Annie Vann to T. B.
' ae S-22-lf |1M.
: aad Mattto MayWry to j«s.
"WttlUMl,!.,.
&iavajo Indian
(Blankets and ^Rugs
1 carry a full lim< of Indian Curiog
and have anything you want in
thin line.
Shotguns and Revolvers
Will hire you auy kind of gun. Jw.
Hue hunting license,
Fine Jewelry and &Musical
Instruments
Leave your work at my repair
hop and get the best service.
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CLAMMOU.
CHIU1A.OK
Licensed Pawn Broker
hart a wills
Attorneys st Lsw.
°ver Hsynw* Davli
Store.
Clsremors,
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P^Ntiaf
tXAHEMOKE, . OKLAHOMA
M. GREENBERG
DENTIST
Phone No. ft
n a Jy™™* Bixxjk
CLAREMORE, OKLA
« . H, GORDON
Physiolan and Sursson\
Room. « and 7> Fanneri ^ B1^
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VOTERS
MUST
ReglsteR
AH voters of Clare-
more desiring a vote
on August 6th must
register. The books
for each precinct of
the city are at the of-
fice of
EDGAR
ANDERSON
in the Old Court House
Eaton Building, Room
One.
REGISTER
TO-DAY
No registration after
July 31st.
R. W. CANFIELD,
Sec'y. Election Board.
C. . WORTMAN
Attorney st Law
Office Over Farmer's Bank
Millie
SHAW «r ERTEL
Attorneys at Law
Office Over Pirat National Bank
Claremore
* Oklahoma
hall a battenfield
Attorneys at Law
Claremore,
Oklahoma
A. F. MOOD
Attorney at Law
Office Over Postofflce
Claremore
• Oklahoma
ANDBEW N. LEEBSKOV.
Physician and Surgeon.
A" OU1. Pronptl, Annrend.
0*c n** m. m
Claremore, Okla.
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Hester, Ben. Rogers County Leader. And Rogers County News (Claremore, Okla.), Vol. 4, No. 17, Ed. 1 Friday, June 28, 1912, newspaper, June 28, 1912; (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc175842/m1/3/: accessed April 25, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.