The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-06-22

Guthrie, Okla, June PA specia
two days meeting Of the state boar
Of agriculture held at the Office Of n
board OF this city Thursday and FIR
day was one of the most importan
meetings Of that body ever held, no
SO much in the volume Of business
transacted as in the number and i'm
portance of the issues created.
me meeting was called to let the
contracts for the district agricultural
school buildings at Tishomingo and
Warner. This brought up the ques
tion as to whether the state board OF
agriculture or the board of public af-
fairs had the authority to let these
contracts. The board of agriculture
has always contended that the legis-
lature could not modify or abridge its
powers and duties as a board of re-
gents as specified in the constitution,
and by unanimous vote proceeded to
let these contracts as they had in
April let the contract for the boys
dormitory nd womens building at the
A. & NJ. college. This contract for the
Warner and Tishomingo schools went
to the Mckee Construction company
OF Muskogee. okla, at a price of s18,.
654, for the Warner school, and SIS.
.53s for the Tishomingo school. each
building to be finished October I, 1909,
Much Of the time of the two days
session was devoted to the affairs OF
the agricultural and mechanical col
lege at Saltwater. Orders previously
made for the purchase of Individual
specimens Of pure bred cattle, hogs
and sheep were confirmed and added |
70, and director, John A, Craig, of the
experiment station, and Ewers White, |
chairman OF the college committee, |
was instructed to examine and make |
the necessary selections. Important
sheep breeding experiments under au-
thority and with the cooperation of
the federal department were ordered
carried out.
The financial budget for the ensuing
year was carefully gone over and ap-
proved. Selections to FIJI vacancies
at the heads of several departments |
created by designations, etc. were
given careful consideration and final
action taken In the selection of Presi |
dent Connell and Chairman White of
the college committee to visit ST. |
Louis or other central points and meet
a number of the applicants whose
qualifications had been passed upon
by the board. Several important chairs
are to be filed and the board recog
nizes the necessity of exercising great
care in making these selections, since
not only the qualifications but the per
sonality of the teacher must be taken
into consideration.
The board ordered the registrar at
the college to advertise for and re-
ceive bids on the years supply of fuel
II also ordered the secretary to re-
new 100000 insurance policy on boil.
ers. Both of these latter items are in
cluded in the duties of other boards
of regents which the board of public I
ahairs was appointed to take over and
perform. II should be understood that
there is no conflict or friction between
the board Of agriculture and the board
OF public affairs as to their relations. i
and the rights of the latter in all mat. d
ters not involved in the constitutional
provisions creating the board of agri-
culture. but the latter board holds
that the constitution having made I
them the board Of regents Of the A. &
NJ. college and that all the duties Of
the board Of regents are thereby made S