. The essential facts of Oklahoma history and civics . ers, trained in public institutions providedfor that purpose, are in charge, and every facilityis offered for a complete education. The schools are entirely under public school elections, in many of our states, womenhave a right to vote as well as men, even wherethey cannot vote in the general elections. Thisright is given them because they have a specialinterest in the training of children, and under-stand the best methods of education. Theschools of a city or town are in charge of a schoolboard elected by the people or appoint
. The essential facts of Oklahoma history and civics . ers, trained in public institutions providedfor that purpose, are in charge, and every facilityis offered for a complete education. The schools are entirely under public school elections, in many of our states, womenhave a right to vote as well as men, even wherethey cannot vote in the general elections. Thisright is given them because they have a specialinterest in the training of children, and under-stand the best methods of education. Theschools of a city or town are in charge of a schoolboard elected by the people or appointed by themayor. This board appoints the teachers, makesregulations for the schools, and administers theiraffairs. It makes contracts for new buildings;it selects teachers; it decides upon text-books;and it provides whatever may be needed for the 58 CIVIL GOVERNMENT efficient working of the schools. In fact, eveiyinterest connected with school work is controlledby this body. The excellence of the system ofeducation in any town depends largely upon the. Lawn and Pavilions. The University of Virginia intelligence and public spirit of the school official director of the schools in the city ortown is the superintendent. Advanced Schools.—The higher branches oflearning are taught in high schools and in theuniversity. Many of the great universities areprivate institutions, but nearly all the states. EDUCATIONAL INSTlTUTlOiNS 59 especially in the western part of our country, haveuniversities supported by the public. In theseevery variety of training adapted for the develop-ment of the varied talents of men and women is \ ? \ \ % \l 1/ \/l /A .^ u^J^M dm ?^^T L-^M K^/ —i^ J^Pxi ^^^^^?fPjPH iBj{|i|ifi|[g*- 1 |Bg^g[\Wtg JMjinf^f, -^^^R 4Sf . t\ m l^ ^ ?>\m ^MS p^ a ^ ^ SB^ ^^K i l,f^^„. d4^ ^M WM mt wK/SS^^g^M 1 s m g B University Hall, Madison, Wisconsin offered. In former times, universities existedapart from the life of the people. They devotedthemselves to special r
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