The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-03-11
MLAUCHL|N TELLS OF
RECENT TROUBLE AT
EDMOND NORMAL

After investigating the charges rr
gardlng Ar. Brown, secretary To the
president uf the Genital State Norman
school. the board Of regents Tor nor
mails left the management OF Affairs
entirely IN the hands 0f President Nc
Lauchlln who stated briefly his plans
to tho board at the time and no
changes we're made M these plans. ne
also, Oh saturday might. menlionea
part ol these plaus TO one friend, wnu
may have used ihls Information l0
calm the feelings 81 The students who
had become excited When invited tt
speak 70 the students Dr MCLAUGHLIN
stated briefly that many misleading fO
mors hau been circulated among lhcm
az 10 the conditions ~ their re-eniei
ing tie normal such as that their cfel
ita previously made would not Do al,
lowed and that aenie would be per
mitted to enron only 70 be expelled
tle then assured them, as they misdl
have known. chat these were mere
rumorh probably circulated for pur
pose. and thar such ldeas had ne, eli
entered nle mind He told them tha.
while he had moi approached ans stud
ents inviting them 10 re.cnter he dlt
not mean by his fetlcencu that the,
were unNelcome He ag~ired them
that the latch string Of the normal was
hanging ON the outside and that "a
had been az the while. that an oil
them as individuals would Be vol
comed beck provided they came wlth
proper Intentions aud provided lheii
records We're clear When told b,
The chairman Of the meeting that al
adaviis bad been secured regardihe
q member OF The faculty about whom
there had been rumors II lndlscrec.
conduct, Or MCLAUGHLIN stated fhMN
Tie professor had been 10 bin tho even
Ing before and had urgel him To take
20 the lnvestigallon as ho was anxlow
chat the misleading reports shOuld be-
cleared up Immediately. and thal
neither the president ON the facuit,
nor the board 81 regents had ayei
shown amy disposition t0 conceal m
proper conduct On ihe paw of ans
member Of the faculty. emnlnya VA
student ~ The school or shielded ANS
SUCH tnnt no one was more anxious
than hlmleli and lhe professor ac
eHsea that tho truth become known
that the board of regents with himsel
and faculty stood ior puilty OF char
acler ln lhe faculty and student body
Secretary Brown suggested 10 Che
presden on Saturday and again Oh
Monday ihal perhaps Il would be bes
Tor him 10 hand 81 his resignation end
on Tuesday morning Insisted on hand
Ing IN this resignation urging that q
be accepted. but leaving ihe time O.
acceptance with Dr. MclluchlIn. az
this time This resignation has not been
accepted but viii probably be accent
"a when Mr. Brown returns from
visit 70 bi7 father sfndenis and rae
ulty are much pleased that me dlsnal
isaed portion Of the student body ags
returned 10 school and hope and BE-
heve there will be no more mlannder
standings Of this kind
Work ai the normal BEGAN last Mon.
day just ps usual Miny students and
all af Pc faculty were present il
ihe building before eight o'clock by
chapel time, lo;ib, about 100 student.
had enrolled or had come gor me pur
pose cf enrolling, besides 4 full mode.
school department Of 100, The STUD
ents wefp pleased on Tuesday morn
ing ~ y, introduced 70 thc new vlce
president Professor BFyun. 1f Wealth
cfiora The vacancy " lhe depnrtmea,
ul alpiogy has not yet been nlied. 0ui
lbe president nod The board IL regen,a
are underwriting ID setufc the yeey
best Talent available nnd hope 10 all
the vncnacy by he beginning % next
week Everything Is qulet. nnd an are
"a good humor