The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-09-18

2 CURED during the investigation. 5
colored the news items that that tn
public seems inclined to regard th
charges as proven.
The reading public was entitled t
the record made during the hearing
conducted BY the governor. They pre-
sumo they got it. Did theyg
How many Of our reaaers remem
Der reading In the record that the BIZ
creating the board OF education wai
one Of Mr.. Cruces pet measures
lid they know that Supt Wilson and
State Treasurer Dunlop opposed I'll
Did they know that the prinmipal ex
cuse given for the passage OF the bill
was that board Of this kind would
eliminate large number Of unneces-
sary positions and save money to the
taxpayers Did they know from any.
thing published in the Oklahoma City
papers that neither Mr.. Wilson. Mr..
Dunlop nor Mr. Scott Glenn wanted
the responsibility OF looking after the
university, the girls school, the feeble
minded Institution. the preparatory
schools, the school for the blind. the
one for the deaf. and the school Of
mines tthey were normal school re-
gents under the old law but had the
care Of these institutions forced on
them by Mr.. Cruces new law? Did you
know that under the old law It took
$40 employees to run these institu.
tions. whereas under the aew board
only $40 are empIoyedg
Has any Oklahoma CITY paper told
you that from this elimination Of en-
ployees alone the annual saving is
sll0.000g
Have they told you that a good deal
OF the complaint against the board was
made by some Of these 100 employees
whose places were abolished because
they we're an unnecessary expense to
taxpayersg
This puts d different light upon the
matter doesn't itg
But 90 little further.
Did you ever suspect that some in
competent teachers we're employed
and that the board could not do its
duty without firing some Of them7
One man, Abbott OF Edmond. one Of
The most active school politicians in
The state lost his job. He charges that
he lost for political reasons. Don't
7ou think that man who plays poll
les in the schools demonstrates that
. keep politics out Of the schools he
must be dismissed? 1obott lost his
lob. Don't you think he ought to nave
ost it7
At ae university, aside from the
positions that were abolished there
we're only six faculty changes. Tn
Ter the former administration while
lr Cruce himself was on the univer-
iity board, there were twenty-ons
.hanges.
All the changes heretofore were
made without charges and for reasons
hat seemed best to the board. Were
here any charges that politics con-
rolled the schools
Well. yes, DR.. Lyman Abbott. edi-
or Of the Outlook. printed one Of the
most seatning criticisms possible Of
he action Of the old board in putting
Dr.. Evans at the head OF the univer-
Iity. charging that DR.. Evans was
acking in scholarship and that his Sc.
ection was for political reasons only.
Dr.. Abbott pointed out that the doc
cr's evidence Of scholarship consist
d only OF a certificate from a gram
mar school in England and a degree
rom the Kendall College Of Musko-
zee.
The present board justifies its ac-
ion on the ground that DR.. Evans is
lot big enough man to head a big
The board has not yet
iIled the place being unwilling to do
0 until it has had time to make sure
Z the wisdom Of a selection.
Does the change OF presidents Of the
look like it is for political
Is ii not rather an effort
o secure for the taxpayers what they I
aid for2
Take for example the music teacher
I the university He was removed /
eeause he had a class at Oklahoma
ity and was not devoting his timsl