The Oriental Progress. (Blair, Okla.), Vol. 12, No. 14, Ed. 1 Wednesday, September 8, 1915 Page: 1 of 4
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The oriental progress.
School Opened Monday
Monday morning at 8.15, the
tchool bell which had Iwen rilenl
since the 21*1. day of May again
pealed forth lo the children to en-
ter the building and again lake up
their studies. 1 lie auditorium was
filled with children and their par-
ent* and teacher*.
Supt. Bruen* started to work in
earnest. Mr. Brucns, acted a* Supt. j
in the Eldorado last year and conics |
highly reccommended, Mrs. Smith i
also comes highly reccommended. t
Miss Ethel Jones has been with us j
and needs no reccoroendation.
Mis i Crider comes to us with a
fine reccommendation, the other
teachers have been with us one or
two terms and we know their work.
The program was well rendered
at Chapel, America was the open-
ing song followed by Scripture
reading found in Fust Chapter of
John and a prayer delivered by
Rev. Smith. Messrs. Early, Pigg
Burt and Jarnigan rendered a quar
tett which was enjoyed by all.
Miss Alma Rollins gave selection
on the violin which was well rend-
ered.
Mr. Bruens made a talk giving
outlines of the studies and rules
of the school, Dr Clarkson, Ural
Rowe and Rev. Crumpton made
fine talks, in fact the service as a
whole was fine.
We are looking forward
splendid school.
A Modem School in a Progressive District
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The Consolidated Rural School Builduls; is Located One Mile West and Four
Miles North of Blair, and was Built and Equipped at a Cost of $15,000.00.
It may be that other commumt
1 ie* in Greer county are thinking of
con lidation; if so do not make up
your mind upon the subject until
you have made an earnest investi-
gation. Consult with these people
and learn their experience.
Don't go into it expecting that
you will derive these benefits with-
out paying for them; but remember
when you pay out money for bett-
er educational facilities you are
making an investment that will
pay you better in the long run
than you could make. We hope
to see the time when every farmer
boy and girl in Greer county will
have educational opportunities
equal to those enjoyed by the town
boys and girls, and in.consolidation
and progressive managent lies the
solution.
to a
Revival Meeting Closed
The work of the three weeks
series of meetings was summed up
last Sunday by taking the following
members into Methodist Church.
Mr. and Mrs. Heber Tinsley, ad-
mitted by letter Prof, and Mrs.
Bruens, admitted by letter from
Eldorado, Guy Hudson and Mrs.
Chloe Jamisone, admitted upon
confession of faith and baptism.
Bro. Crumpton, the Methodist
pastor, was in charge of the meet-
ing, assisted the last week by Bro.
Danner, Baptist pastor, and Bro.
Smith, Presbyterian Minister. Tho
the number converted was not
many, untold good was accomplish
ed. Some very pointed and plain
preaching was done. 1 He evils of
our town were dealt with without
gloves and iniquity of every form
was laid bare.
The great and enduring good
accomplished by the meeting was
the unification of the denomination
ai differences, the spirit of brother-
hood and among the people and
the opening of our own faults and
shortcomings. Great credit must be
accorded to these three earnest
ministers who are big enough and
broad enough to step over church
lines and make common cause a-
gamst evil.
Rob Shaw and wife who have
been visiting their parents Mr.
and Mrs. W. H. Woodall return-
e i to their home near Elmer last
week.
There is an old saying that "the
proof of the pudding is in the eat-
ing thereof. It has long been the
contention of many of our people
interested in rural school and of ed-
ucators that consolidated school
districts were better in every respect
than the old system of small dis-
tricts, inadequate school buildings,
underpaid teachers and lack of
facilities for the better training of
the farmer bop and girls.
Three years ago the people living
five miles northwe-t of Blair, in
Consolidated School District No. 2,
woke up to the fact that their child-
ren were not receiving the higher
training'and education they were en-
titled to receive unless the people
went to great expense to send their
children away from home to some
high school. In looking about for a
solution of the difficulty they hit up-
on the plan of forming a consoli-
dated school district. Petitions were
circulated in what was formerly
Orient, Harmony and Corinth dis-
tricts, a part of the latter being in
Jackson county. An election was
called and before the election there
a pretty warm fight, but the advo-
cate of better educational facilities
for country boys and girls won the
day and as a result of the election
Consolidated District No. 2 was
created.
The next question to come up
was the erection of a suitable build
ing. Bonds were voted and a brick
budding of two stories and a base-
ment and steam heating plant, was
erected and fully equipped at a cos!
of $15,000. Messrs J. K. Sorrels,
\V. R. Vaughan and N. E. But-
ler, three of the district’s most en-
terprising citizens and who were
very active in behalf of better edu-
cation, were chosen as the first
teachers was erected
school, and a large storm
was built for the protection of the
children in case of storms.
The first year of the school
under the new order was a decid-
ed improvement over the old school
near the which their students acquit them-;
house selves when placed in competition \
with pupils from other school, and J
the teachers have the earnest co- ;
operation of both pupils and par-
ents in their work.
In the recent athletic and school
and evety body, children, teachers! meet at Mangum, this school rank-
and parents alike, woke up to the | ed second among the schools in
possibilities presented. j the county, and took second prize
This is the fifth year of the j in the declamatory contest, and
school and Prof. J. W. Wheat is* second in the violin contest. It took
the superintendent in charge, hav
ing served two years. The
pays him a salary of $1 10 per mo.,
and employs five other teachers
their salaries ranging from $50 to
$90 per month.
The school has been graded up
and the work being done now is
equal to that done at any of the
ordinary city high schools of the
state; the pupils are taking more
interest in their work than ever was
known before and even those peo-
ple of the district who were loud-
est in opposition to the move when
it was first started are now being
convinced that it was the best thing
that ever happened for their child
ren, and in many cases it was the
only way in which their children
would receive the benefits of high
school training
In addition to doing the regular
hi^h school work domestic science
O _
and music are being taught, and
just as soon as possible a manual
training department will be added
One remarkable thing about the
school is the fact that during the
vear not a pupil has been tardy.
The district has an area of thirty-
two square miles and has an atten-
dance of about 236. The district
owns seven wagons and employs
drivers, paying them $50 per mo.,
whose duty it is to collect the
children in the morning, take them
to school and return them home in
wise
board of directors of the district,
and ever since that time they have
oiven the school a large part of the evening. These wagons are as
. i .l - -—-comfortable inside as is the ordi-
nary home and children have never
suffered from cold.
The people of the district, al-
most without exception, are
of their school and me
their attention and by their
business judgment and manage-
ment have contributed to the suc-
ces of the venture in no small way.
In addition to the school build-
dw'di n , Er the
“g
p.jper, a
first prize in the girls declamatory
district [contest, first in the shot put and
first in the discus throw.
While the people in this district
are reaping great advantages from
consolidation, and doubtless there
are few who would do away with
consolidation and have things the
same as they were a few years ago
yet they have to pay for their be-
nefits. Few people though object
to spending money to educate their
children when they can be shown
that they are getting their money's
worth or more.
The valuation of this district is
$344,196 and last year the com-
bined tax rate to run the schools
and provide a sinking fund was
seventeen and one-tenth mills.
However this rate is likely to be
gradually lowered as the valuation
in the district is increased because
of the development of the country.
However regardless of whether it
is lowered or not we doubt if a
corporals guard of school patrons
in the district could be found who
would advocate returning to the
system in vogue before consolida-
tion, and that is the strongest argu-
ment in favor of consolidation that
could be made.
The present superintendent, J.
W. Wheat is a school man of
wide expedience and under his
direction the school has been plac
ed among the leaders of the county
In fact the Progress has noted
where Supt. Wilson said that the
work being done by Consolidated
No. 2, of Greer County ranked
well with the best in Oklahoma,
proud and that is a compliment of no
manner in small consequence.
It has been clear for some time
to be in Oklahoma this year.
The meeting which began Fri-
day night is progressing just fine,
have had five conversions and have
large crowds. Brother West is
helping brother Merritt in die
meeting.
The young folks went to Mr.
Dillinghams Sunday eve as there
wasn’t any Sunday School.
Miss Edna Turner took dinner
with Bertha Vaughan Sunday.
Eva looked lonesome Sunday
from some cause another.
Arthor Moore came in the 29,
of last month. He says he is going
to school, he has been living in
Texas the last two years.
Miss Eva Scott spent Saturday
night with Miss Carrie York.
Mrs. York left Saturday to visit
relatives at Brinkman.
The Consolidated school will
begin Sept. J3.
Dave and Bill
COMFORT FOR THE LADIES
The Spirella Corsets. Call on
Mrs. Lee Moore, or phone No. 3
3 rings. 9-29
Important Notice
All members of The Farmers
Fraternal Economic & Business
Organization, Blair Local No. I
are urged to be present next Mon-
day night, Sept. 13 1915, regular
meeting night. It is the duty of
every member to be present, as
there is several matters of import-
ance to be considered. Please
come.
Guy Hudson, Secy., Treas.
BYE FOR SALE
I have 150 bushels of rye for
sale. Makes surest and best win-
ter pasture.
T. H. Rowe, phone, Rw.555.
H. M. and W. H. Hawkins
are enjoying a visit from their
aunt Mrs. John Hawkins.
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Beaver, Dennis. The Oriental Progress. (Blair, Okla.), Vol. 12, No. 14, Ed. 1 Wednesday, September 8, 1915, newspaper, September 8, 1915; Blair, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc956256/m1/1/: accessed April 19, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.