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. The essential facts of Oklahoma history and civics . A Fundamental Principle. — In most modernstates, and especially in our own, it is one of theprinciples upon which the state is founded thatall the people should be trained sufficiently to dotheir own thinking and to be able to take a ])artin government as intelligent voters. A republicanstate must be founded upon the intelligence of itspeople. It is, therefore, essential that educationshould be open and free to all. It is because thestate cannot do its work without intelligent citi-zens that it has itself undertaken the work of edu-cation. This work is supplemented by privateschools, but in the main education in our countryis free. Education tends to make all men equal.If they have mental powers that fit them for greatsuccess in law or in some other profession, or ifthey have talents for invention or for engineering, these natural gifts are developed by the schools. The Common Schools. — The public school is ademocratic institution. All kinds of children are 55 56 CIVIL GOVERNMENT. EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS 57 here brought together. Their parents may berich or poor, they may be Enghsh, Itahan, German, Irish, or Russian, —to the state they are all alike.Their opportunities are the same, and the samecare is given to their education. Fine large, airyschool buildings kept clean and neat withinare provided for all. Attractive pictures andstatuary make it a pleasure to be within theirwalls, a pleasure that will be long remembered.Teachers, trained in public institutions providedfor that purpose, are in charge, and every facilityis offered for a complete education. The schools are entirely under public control.In 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