Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1911-04-25
SESSION ACT OF 1910 WILL DO
THE WORK.
UP TO CITY Commission
If Ordinance Not Forthcoming, Then
Initiatcd-Nsk People to Let the
Board DO the Talking.

That not only win the present trou-
Bile In relation to the action Of the
school board In not retaining super
intendent j. G Masters be remedied,
but other problems as well, is report
ed by the legal firms Of Hainer K
Martin and Martin, Rice & Lyons, If
their plan Of procedure be carried out
as recommended to the Committee of
Eleven having the situation in charge.
The Committee Of Eleven met last
night in the offices Of A. e. Ault, in
the First National Bank Building and
received the report Of the appointed
legal committee. The report is short
and terse, easily understandable, and
to the two firms Of legal talent to-
gether this is the way is looks:
To the People of Tulsa:
Your committee Of eleven appoint
ed by the massmectng TO take the
necessary steps to protect the public
schools of Tulsa against the ill-adyised
action of majority Of the board of
education has been, silent while await
Ing its decision as to the best proceed
urc TO adopt
Your committee Is anxious 10 avoid
all unnecessary ccnsure of the board
Of education or of Mr.. Downing and
all unnecessary controversy which
may injure the school preferung to
4 have the will of the people prevail
with the least possible friction.
our silence, In the face of great
irritation does not mean that we are
less determined nor that we are una
BILE to reply If YOU are with us as
we believe you are, we offer a way to
remove the present board and allow
you to select men who are responsive
to your will,
Our objection TO the majority OF
tie present bord is that, in our iudg-
ment. they have not acted with dis
dom in administering their office;
that they have ignored the expressed
win Of the people and have denied to
them the right Of petition.
After competent legal advice we
have determined TO pursue the follow
inging course:
Chapter 113, Session laws Of 1910,
makes the following grant Of power
to chartered cities
fixing the number of members of
their board of education and their
terms Of office, and may, subject to
the constitution and general laws of
the state, regulate the time and man
ner of the election of the members Of
the board of education and their
terms Of office within such chartered
city etc."
We are advised by counsel that this
IS, In effect a charter amendment
and that an ordinance passed by the
city commission or initiated by the
people VIII vitali2e 1t. An ordinance
is being prepared which will termin-
ate the term of office Of the present
board of education and secure an i'm
mediate election of a new board.
At the same timo It is correcting
other defects I'm our school law which
will harmonic it with the charter
and remove antiquities and uucer-
talntles existing at present which
make tho procedure in voting bonds
and holding elections very confusing,
In a very few days the ordinance
will be prepared and presented to
the commission at which time we will
be prepared TO defend 1t.
Our action is in your behalf. II
M you, will sustain us with your inful-
y ence and votes we will bring harmony
out Of disorder In the meantime
we counsel moderation without In
M any wise relaxing In determination.
NJ In so far as our Influence goes, we
prefer that our lriends allow the
board and such people as they can
persuade to aid them, to do the talk
Ing through newspaper articles.
DO not allow these articles to influ-
enoe you until we ara ready to be
heard also. AT q proper time and Tn
proper manner we will show you
that you were right in your first con-
yictlons.
Carl C. Magee, Chairman,
Mrs. j. p. Seaman.
Chas W. Grimes.
j, Il. Piersol
J. II. Cole.
Mrs. IL. p. Anderson.
T. A. Robinson.
t Mrs. Robert II. McArthur
'lt w I, Stewart.
John X. Cleary,
James w. Woodford,
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