Sequoyah County Democrat (Vian, Okla.), Vol. 7, No. 44, Ed. 1 Friday, November 8, 1912 Page: 2 of 22
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SquoyaliCo Democrat
H MOORE Editor'
VIAN ' OKLAHOMA
PARENTS AND TEAChERS
: Thousands of people are complain-
ing every kear that the public schools
ars not "making good" They cannot
understand why the great majority of
boys after reaching the sixth or sect
until grade fail to pass their examin-
ations become discouraged and drop
cut of school says the Columbia State
The small proportionate- number of
graduates they regard as proving that
something is radically wrong in the
n scheme and methods of instruction
Not for a moment do they remember
what they are asking of the
schools If they would compare
'their outlay for "education with
the outlay for heating or light-
ing their homes and then compare the
results they would agree that no other
Investment yields returns worthy to
bo Mentioned by the side of their in-
vestment in the public schools yet
they insist that the schools should ac-
complish for average boy or girl ten
times what they do accomplish The
mother or father who will give to the
children in the family an hour of as
sistance each day will have no reason
to be disappointed with the school sys-
tem If they will three times a year
visit the schools and spend half an
hour In them learning at first hand
what the task of the teachers is and
how much the taxpayers have asked
the school system to do they will con-
clude that wonders are being achieved
at nominal cost and they will be con-
vinced moreover that in respect to
their own children they may not ex-
pect the working of miracles unless
they set themselves to do faithfully
what is physically beyond the powers
of the overworked teachers
The fact - that several Nebraska
young women graduating from the de-
partment of agriculture at Washing-
ton into places of responsibility as
seed experts some in state universi-
ties while naturally - gratifying to
their neighbors is most significant it
this that it shows what a potent in-
fluence the government is exerting to-
ward implanting the principle of in-
tensive agriculture says ' the Omaha
Bee The first steps in the process of
making two blades of grass grow
where but one grew before is the
proper selection of seed and proper
preparation of the soil The federal
government Is doing a great work
therefore in thus fostering this move-
ment and co-operating in it with state
educational institutions Together
they are making the selection of seed
for agriculture and horticulture a sci-
ence and a business Of course this
opens )ip to young men and women lu-
crative fields of service but that is
only incidental to the main purpose
of improving methods of farming
Women are indignant over the state-
ment of a German expert at Washing-
ton lately that cooking is a lost art
In view of the cooking schools and
the housewives' leagues both so popu-
lar now and in the way which wom-
en are earnestly trying to raise cook
ing in the eyes of their sex to a sci-
ence worthy of respect and attention
the statement is rather a sweeping
one: In fact the average moderate
mind taken all the broad assertions
concerning the general deterioration
- of the world with more than a few
grains of allowance for the zeal of the
speaker on special occasions when
broad statements seem to be in or
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STATE CAPITAL
NtIVS-LETTER
NEW MEMBERS ORGANIZE STATE
EDUCATIONAL BOARD
SECRETARY: HUFFMAN CUT
3everalOld Members Join With New
in Getting Board Into Working
Order—Refuse to Recognise
Wilson's Stand
IVI -ers of the Board of Education
rect j appointed kr Gov Cruce act-
ing with members who have decided
to recognize the stand taken by State
Superintendent Wilson in the contro-
versy with the Governor met and per-
fected organization and when dented
the use of the board's rooms or access
to the records entered an order re-
moving from office Leslie T Huffman
the board's secretary J P Warren of
Oklahoma City one of the members
was elected temporary secretary and
W Rowsey of Muskogee another
member neither of whom has been in-
volved in the controversy was elected
vice-chairman with - authority equal
with that of State Superintendent Wil-
son to call meetings of the board
The meeting was held upon the ad-
vice of Attorney General West follow-
ing action of the Oklahoma county dis-
trict court in declining to issue an
injunction against the governor's ap-
pointees If the organization which
Includes Mr Rowsey Mr Warren W
A Brandenburg and D I Johnston of
Oklahoma City I L Cain of Musko-
gee and Rev C C Weith of Ardmore
stands State Superintendent Wilson
is left with only the removed members
of the board supporting his position
Accompanied by Attorney General
West the new board called at the
board's offices in the Mercantile Build-
ing but found them locked 4 and were
told that the keys were not there
Returning to the attorney general's
office notice was served at the office
of the state superintendent and secre-
tary Huffman that a meeting would
be held in the afternoon
State Superintendent Wilson was
absent from the city and Secretary
Huffman did not appear Then a reso-
lution was voted making a change of
secretaries Notice was served upon
all state departments to recognize no
action of the old board of education
and the state board of affairs an-
nounced that it would not accept requi-
sitions approved by Superintendent
Wilson unless he did so as chairman
of the new board All laws rules and
regulations of the old board were re-
pealed and Johnston Warren and
Brandenburg were delegated to draft
new ones
Notice was sent to Superintendent
Wilson advising that Secretary Huff-
man had been dropped and to appoint
a new secretary but only by approval
of the organization
All regular meetings of the board
will be held on the second Tuesday of
each month'
The first business affecting the
schools was to allow requisitions for
supplies for one of the new dormitories
at the State Home at Pryor Creek
The action of Gov Cruce in remov-
ing Scott Glenn G F Tayes and Rob
ert Dunlop from the state board of
education was sustained by Judge
Geo V Clark In the district court
when he vacated the temporary in-
junction granted at the request of the
old board appointed by the chief exe-
cutive from taking their seats The
opinion of Judge Clark however
stated that the old members might
have some rights but they could not
be raised by injunction and that the
primer course would be the insti-
tution of quo warrant° proceedings to
test the right of the new members to
the ofitces d '
COVERNOR'S EXPENSES
NOT VERY LARcr
Will Put each in Treasury Most of
the Amout that Was Apprd-
priated for Office
- Oldahoma City
r --the $341C0 appropriated by the
4islature for the oMce of Goi
ernor Cruce for the fiscal year endin7
June 30 11912 $2162275 remains tin
spent and will be returned to the state
treasury Statement covering the ex
penditures of the office was made pub
lic by ' State Examiner and Inspector
Parkinson The governor spent but
$8604 from his contingent fund of $12-
500 All of the $1500 appropriation
for an executive clerk is turned back
likewise $500 traveling expenses Of
the $8900 for special services and
extra help all reverts except $394925
In an opinion by Justice Kane up-
holding the right of the state to con-
sider the intangible value of corpqra-
tion property in making its valuations
the s'ate supreme court upheld the
assessment made by the state board of
equalization on the property of the
Western Union Telegraph Company
for the years endink June '30 1911
and June 30 1912 The report of thq
referee appointed by the court J
Everest of Oklahoma City was set
aside by the court and the valuations
fixed by the state board substituted
The Western Union Company has paid'
to) taxes since the admission of Okla-
homa having brought suits to restrain
the collection of the 1908 and 1909
taxes in the federal courts Tile state
won the 1908 case in the district and
circuit federal courts and it is now
pending in the United States supreme
court The 1909 case has not been de
cided and the cases just decided
were instituted in the state supreme
court The same general questions are
involved in all the cases and Attorney
General Charles West believes the de-
cision will result in the payment of the
taxes for the five years including this
year which is not yet in litigation
making a total tax payment of about
$2'20000 '
State Superintendent R H Wilson
advised the county superintendents of
Oklahoma that Nov 27 will be ob-
served throughout the southern states
as Agrizulttiral Day in the public
schools Superintendent Wilson ad-
vised that the day be devoted also to
commemorative services In honor of
the memory of Dr Seaman A Knapp
who spent much of his life in the in-
terests of rural life subjects
According to statistics complied on
the subject Oklahoma is the greatest
net revenue per mile earner for the
railroads traversing its area of any
state in the country For instance
the compilation to the Rock Island
on the item shows that for every $100
earned on its entire line last year it
cost that road $7198 When the sys-
tem as a whole isNdisregarded and
only the Oklahoma mileage is consid-
ered luiwever the showing is decided-
ly better Whereas for every WO
earned by the entire system necessi-
tated an expenditure of $7198 every
$100 earned on its Oklahoma mileage
necessitated an expenditure of 86543
Oklahoma is making so much bet-
ter showing industrially than her sis-
ter states in the southwst hat the
nit Colorado & Santa Fe which is
the Santa Fe's main line from Pur-
cell Okla to the Gulf paid out the
sum of $7860 to earn $100 on its en-
tire line while on the Oklahoma por-
tion of the mileage it only cots the
road the sum of $6178 to earn POO
The M K & T is another big sys-
tem that is finding Oklahoma traffic
conditions decidedly better than those
prevailing in Kansas Missouri and
Texas the other states in which the
road is operating The report shows
that whereas for the entire line it
took $6585 to earn WO for the Okla
homa portion of the mileage it re-
quired an expenditure of only $5988
to earn that amount -
NOODLES AND OTHER 'THiNGS '-
Suggestions for the Table That Will
- Appearto the Majority of
Those Assembled
Real up one egg add a little salt
ice pepper and grated nutmeg and
eueugh silted flour to make a stiff 1
dough Knead on a floured ' baking
board until smooth and elastic- Roll
outas thin as a 'wafer and cut wtth -
a noodle cutter then cook in boiling
salted water or soup stock for 20
rairutes
Serve hot in soups This paste may
te spread on the bottom of inverted -
dripping pans and baked in : a hot
even Crease before removing from
the pan ' -
Calf's Ilrains with one
ealf's brain In salted water wash it
well and remove the veins Then
blanch it and drain and chop - it
small ' Melt one heaping tablespoon
ful of butter in a saucepan when hot
add four well-beaten eggs the calfs
brains and seasoning of salt pepper
and paprika Now add one table
Ppoonful of cream and cook for five
minutea stirring all the time Serve
with fingers of toasted bread
Making Orange Cream Pudding—
Dissolve two heaping tablespoonfuls -
of powdered gelatine ' in one cupful -
of toiling water then add two cup:
figs of sugar two cupfuls of strained
Drage juice and the yolks' or three
eggs Beat all ' well together then
add two cupfuls of 'whipped cream
pour into a wet mold and turn out
when firm
Serve with stewed fruit
Mushrooms and Macaroni—Heat
half a cupful of cream or milk in the
chafing dish add two heaping table-
spoonsful of butter half a cupful of
chopped canned mushrooms one cup
ful of cold boiled macaroni and four
well-beaten eggs Stir over boiling
water for ten minutes and season to
taste with salt pepper and grated nut
meg '
MAKES -A GOOD BOILED DISH
"Pepper Pot" May Be Recommended
as a substantial Feature for
the Dinner
Use either a knuckle of veal or a
fowl or the carcass of a fowl boiled
with two pounds of honeycomb and
two pounds of plain tripe Wash the
cleaned tripe thoroughly scald it
bring it to a boil and wash in cold
inter Put it into the soup-kettle
with the other meat Add four quarts
ct cold water bring slowly to a boil
and simmer for six hours or until the
tripe is tender When tripe is tender
remove and strain the stock Set
th away to cool quickly An hour
before dinner the next day cut the
tripe Into squares and the meat into
dice Pare four potatoes and cut
them into blocks then make 50 small
suet balls (To do this chop a cupful
of suet adding gradually a cupful of
flour and a half teaspoon of salt Add
slowly sufficient water to moisten do
rct make them wet Dust the hands
with flour and roll the mixture quick-
Ix into balls the size of small mar
Skim the stock put it into a
kettle add chilies onions a table
spoonful of thyme of salt and a salt
of celery seed Boil for ten
minutes add potato blocks bring
again to a boil add tripe the meat
dice and the suet balls Cover and
boi for 15 minutes Serve hot with-
out breaking potatoes—Exchange
Peach Dumplings
Pare halve and pit six large ripe
peaches and place the halves together
as they are cut Make a dough prep
cisely the same as for shortening roll
thin and cut with a large round cats
ter Lay half a peach cut side up in
the center of each put a small bit
of butter and three drops of vanilla in
the center of each peach on the forms
Then place the remaining halves of
the peaches in position fold the dough
over roll gently in the hand to make
ball shaped lay thef on a buttered -
plate but not closely set in a hteamer
and steam 20 minutes Serve hot
with peach or any sauce preferred
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Moore, R. H. Sequoyah County Democrat (Vian, Okla.), Vol. 7, No. 44, Ed. 1 Friday, November 8, 1912, newspaper, November 8, 1912; (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc1783807/m1/2/?q=%22%22~1: accessed July 16, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.