Historical Highlight (September 2020)

9/11/2020

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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