Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1911-09-01
RDUSEY Thought
THERE WAS Slate
ONLY MEMBER NOT SUSpICIONED
TELLS OF BOARD ACTIONS.
NO Warning OF MOVES
Crucc Gets "lIlstorl" In Record
Dunlop Had SEN Evans and
lhpt Was Enough.

oklahoma city OKLA Aug. al
William L. Rowsey, of Muskogec, one
member of the State Board Of Educa-
tlon, who was not charged with mis-
conduct in office, testified before
Governor Crucc Thursday afternoon
in the closing hours of the educational
probe.
In answer to a direct question from
Governor Cruce, Rowsey declared
that the aftions of the board had
reached such a stage that he be-
ieved n slate had been fixed by prev
ious understanding, and decided that
he might as we'll resign and get Off
the board. He had remarked that II
the University eelctions were a sam
pie Of the ranging that might be
expected in the future he might as
well get off the board. Throughout
the sitting, Rowsey intimated that he
had concluded there was an under
standing before hand as to what
should be done with the University
faculty.
to vote on the retention of President
Evans at the State University came
without warning one forenoon, when
he was led to believe that a majority
of the board had already agreed that
Evans should be dismissed. ROWsey
made an Intellectual effort to postpone
the vote, but the thing had been cut
and dried. Rowsey said he felt that
his four years experience on the old
board of regents of the University en-
titled his opinion in regard to Uni
versity matters to some Difference
he had not been accorded the defer
enCe he expected.
Governor Cruce told a little history
of the creation Of the State Board
for the benefit of the record Thurs
day.
OF the several bills introduced at
the last Legislature, pro ,lding for u
Board of Education, Superintendent
Wilson favored the one giving the
board only advisory powers, and keep
ing the board Of normal regents in
power. The governor clme to the
conclusion, after several weeks, that
1t would be impossible to get any edu-
cational bill through, and called Will
son into conference. He told the sup
erntendent that if he would drop his
bill and get behind the so-called Du-
rant bill, which, with notifications,
! W 4 I,
could name one member of the Board
Of Education. 1t was understood that
this one member would be Glenn at
the same time The governor said to
Wilson that he would as soon have
Bob Dunlop on the board as any
man in the state, provided he were
eligible. This lutimation was all that
Wilson wanted, and he withdrew his
opposition to the Cruce Plan.
Attorney General West, Stuart and
Cruce, and Dunlop's attorneys were
then asked for opinions whether the
state treasurer could become MEM
Der Of the new board. The states at
torney and Dunlop's lawyers agreed
that he could. Stuart and Cruce dis
sented.
Counsel Smith for the defense In
troduced affidavits today TO the eff
feet that he board had no in any way,
directed faculty appointments signed
by President Crumbine of the Alva
Normal; Bayes Of the Claremore Pre-
paratory School; Nelson of the Paus
Valley Training School; Stuart OF the
sulphur Deaf School; Ladd of the
Wilburton School Of Mines; Kendall
Of the Enid School for the Feeble
Minded; Briles of Ada Normal; Ma
lone OF the Pryor Orphans Home: and
Lynn Glover Of the Tonkawa Prepar-
atory School,
State Treasurer Dunlop assumed n
belllgerant attitude while on the
stand, and answered all the questions
that his counsel and the governor
asked him in rapid fire order, and
with nonchalant defiance. The Gus
tomary general denials that there
were political influences brought to
bear among the members Of the board
were brought out by Counsel Smith.
why did you vote against the re-
tcntion Of the president of the state
| University" asked Smith.
because | considered him a very
weak executive said Dunlop
"Why did YOU consider him such ?"
Because | had seen him."
Had you seen his work ?"
mo, I'd seen him, seen the man,
and considered this sufficient"
Later he was asked further by the
governor on this point, and he en-
uarged his reasons for opposing Ev-
ans to include the fact that his very
appearance showed him to be un-Am-
! erlcan in tastes and sentiments.
Dunlop admitted that he voted
against the professors removed from
the University without having inyes-
tigated the individual cases. He said
he had never heard word against
the efficiency of Professor L. p. r.
Duval. the deposed Instructor In meth
ematics. The only attempted polit-
les Dunlop had noticed was when Or.
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