The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-08-01
Political Adveriislng.)
The FLAlN Truth ABOUT
OUR STATE NORMAL SCHOOLS

AH EItAtcN OF AtiAlld county and
the great state 0f Oklaoma / desire in
this article 70 reply to a few statements
which have lately been made for po-
litieal purposes about conditions Of our
state normal schools. For four years
was student at Genital normal al
Edmond. The Northwestern normal at
Aiya is my alma mater. have lately
been connected as teacher With the
Southwestern normal al weatherford.
Therefore feel that am close enough
10 the real conditions in our schools to
speak with authority.
Since statehood three normals have
been established on the east side.
Each OF the six schools employ from
twenty to thiuy-iive teachers. Five
men, three OF whom are appointed BY
the governor. employ these teachers.
Il an instructor makes good, no one
man can claim credit for his selection,
likewise II he fails, no one man can
be held responsible. It IS the policy
Of certain campaign managers In the
state superintendent race to hold
snpt r. p. Cameron responsible for
all defects IN our state normal schools.
want to say to the voters OF Alfalfa
county that the campaign against Mr.
Cameron for state superintendent is
managed and conducted largely BY
set OF slanderers, men ambitious to
hold in our state schools positions
which they are Incompetent to fill. +
say nothing in this article except what
my personal experience and knowledge
justify.
When ! went to Weatherford to as
sumo duties. found league of in
structors doing all in their power to
dIsorganize the school and make
trouble for the administration in gen.
eral. They refused to work in har.
mony with the president and best in
teresis Of the school but spent great
portion Of their time stirring up dis
cord and thereby destroying the vitali-
ty OF the school they were supposed to
build up. They even went so far as
to stir up factions among the students.
Their policy was to pose as reformers
and make the situation so bad in gen
eral for the administration of the
school that it would be necessary to
dismiss certain members OF the faculty
and then the knockers would be pro-
NOTED to better places. Mr.. Voter, If
you were at the head OF a school and
had men under you who were supposed
70 follow your instructions, but who
constantly made trouble for and 50
prevented the best development of the
school what would YOU do? venture
10 say you would do as the state board
did T. e., fail tosFe-elect them and put
IN their places other men more compe-
tent who would work III harmony with
and for the good Of the school. That /
was the condition at the Southwestern |
normal, and the same condition existed
in some Of the other normals, for it was
an organized, Hnderhanded scheme TO
disrupt the whole system for selfish I
ends. Let it be noted that the board /
was unanimous in discharging these
men. Men who resort to such base
means TO obtain better positions are
not fit for any kind Of a position as a
teacher, much less in our state schools. /
Now these same men are campaign
ing for Supt. Wilson Of Chickasha
against Mr.. Cameron with the hope OF
reward in the event OF Mr.. Wilson's
election They have flooded the state
with slanderous and false statements.
want to say here they are not so
bold with such rot where the real con.
ditions are known.
The campaign against NJ. Cameron
is for the most part conducted by
set OF incompetents who failed to make
good, together with large dissatisfied
NANiAiSnt lhdt NdhtEu JUD5 ia the, Sldlp
schools and could not get them. They
have deceived some good men into
championing their cause, and led them
70 arouse false sentiment. Such cam
paign is undemocratic, unprincipled,
and entirely out Of harmony with the
true dignity that ought to grace the
profession and the race for
state superintendent. If did not feel
sure that the democrats OF Oklahoma
would show their contempt for such
slanderous attacks, as they doubtless
will August 2nd. ! would be tempted
10 say few things know personally
about some OF the managers against
Mr.. Cameron. But out Of respect for
our school system l shall remain ST.
lent on personality. Yet, l am going
to challenge a few statements hear
rumors of. am told that some one
has said in this county that the teach
ers of the state normaIs are taxed for