The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-07-12
MURDAuGH RE,ELECTED
Charg Against President of
Normal Not Sustained

Edmond. July 1l-CspeciaD--The board
Of regents OF the territorial normals that
has been in session IN this city yester-
day and today. had an interesting meet
ing and all the members were present
The principal business Of the session.
was 10 elect officers ana instructors t,r
the ensuing year and 20 investiFa.e
charges AGAINST +. d. Murdaugh. pres
ident Of the Institution In this city
The charges preferred alleged drunk
enness on the part OF Mr.. Murdaugh a.
Enid. Guthrie and Oklahoma City. a.
times IN the past also the charge OF
'chuckling young lady under the chin"
| and the specific charge Of drinking at ok
iahoma City last Sunday.
An attempt was made to bring in the
charge OF the dismissal Of Mr Murdaush
| from the Agricultural and Mechanical
| college at saltwater but the board held
| that this last charge was toe remote to
be considered. in view Of the fact that
he was let out over there in a star cham
/ Der proceeding
I The charges Of drunkenness were wIol-
; ly uns, ported except by tia admission
| of the president himself. Who admitted
| that he took wine AZ the times mention
ed Banquets on different occaslons-and
| that he only took the same as the 9th r
guests.
The 'chuckling" charge was preferred
| by a man who said he saw Murdaugh
| "chuckle" a Young lady under the chin
over three years ago as she came out
Of church WIKI a crowd. He refused to
name the lady IN the case, and as the
president denied the charge absolutely
the board rejected the proof
The proof In the Oklahoma City case.
| was that the president drove to that city
| with Major Leach of the land office and
| two other persons, and that when they
got out OF the carriage Mr. Murdaugh
| asked to wash his hands and he was taxi
en- into a contiguous saloon. whore he
washed and the proprietor asked the
crowd 10 have glass OF beer with him
which they did, and then came out.
Major Leach corroborated the testimony
In this case and also other persons who
were with Mr.. Murdaugh. until he start-
ed for this city.
rhe witnesses depended upon 20 sus-
Ia the prosecution failed to appear and
testify and the board was unanimous in
dismisslng the charges and re-electing
Mr. Murdaugh to the presidency Of the
Normal
The rest of the faculty was selected
and consists Of Professors Baxter I'M
holtz. Allen Thatcher. Mrs Howard.
Miss Turner and the new assistants,
Miss Adams Of New orleans, Miss John
son Of Shawnee and Professor Blake.
The board Of regents have done Won
ders for these schools and have placed
them on a par with the best in the Unit
"a States.
Territorial Treasurer Frank Thompson.
and Auditor Hopkins were instructed TO
buy furniture for the Alva normal to
amount to $4,000.
Edmond, July II. (special)-At the meet
ing in this city last Monday night, the
Board OF Education added two more mem
bers to the faculty of the Northwestern
Normal al Alva.
Poppy Hostetter Brunner, highly sue
cessfu teacher in the city schools Of
omaha, Nebraska, was elected TO the
chair Of drawing This lady Is an Illus
} traitor OF note and has an excellent repu
tation as an artist Of unusual ability II
nearly all lines.
Frederick Abbott formerly principal o
70 the London school OF oratory was elect
ed to the chair OF elocutlon and music
Mr. Abbott has been throughout TeXai
the past season and is spoken Of In the
highest terms by the press of Houston
Galveston, Waco. Ft. Worth and other
leading cities and colleges. He has how
ever been praised for his skin IN the ar
OF elocution By the press Of our leading
cities from Boston TO San Francisco,
The great Northwestern now has q
Z faculty embodying as much experience
and scolarshlp as has any similar insu
Y tuition west oil the Mississippi, andxt Il
confidently predicting that the school VII
De full to overnowing next year
d The Board empowered President AT
Y ment to prepare and Issue az once ful
y catalogue for the institution.