Historical Highlight (September 2020)

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A weekly update on the ins and outs of the museum. We showcase the "Artifact(s) of the Month" every 1st Wednesday. We highlight the "This Month in History..." every 2nd Wednesday. We see the sights of "Then and Now" in Sapulpa every 3rd Wednesday. And we share our moments in the museum world every 4th Wednesday. This is with our collaboration with the Sapulpa Herald for their Wednesday newspaper under the segment called "Museum Musings."

Historical Highlight (September 2020)

9/11/2020

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Did You Know...

Sapulpa schools opened on the 11th of September, 1905 with 554 enrolled (446 in attendance the first week). "Attendance will be much larger as cool weather approach. Some sickness now." The number of students in each grade level:

First Grade = 64,
Second Grade = 64 & 63
Third Grade = 63,
Fourth Grade = 44,
Fifth Grade = 51,
Sixth Grade = 40,
Seventh Grade = 21, and
Eighth Grade through Eleventh Grade = 36 (each grade level).

This is a significant rise in enrollment from the previous year; September 12th, 194, 400 enrolled with 12 teachers.
(Sapulpa Light, September 15, 1905)

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Fred L. Patrick link

9/13/2020 07:20:10 am

Former Sapulpa Mayor (1950) and my grandfather, also Fred L,. graduated from nearby Mounds H.S. in May 1907, still Indian Territory, and trained as a teacher with Bureau of Indian Affairs and taught k-12 in Fox OK (near Seminole OK). Served as principal of Bristow HS during WWI and moved to Sapulpa after legal studies and admission to OK Bar in 1930s. Fred L. ran for Congress twice in 1930s as a Republican while FDR was president. He and Annie raised 3 children in Sapulpa: Earl, Volita and Clyde. My dad, Clyde and Virginia also raised 3 children in Sapulpa: Fred, Tom and Pat. Enjoyed formative years in Sapulpa and old Sapulpa High School.

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Historical Highlight (September 2020)

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