The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-07-28

pplr!Ca- friends OF the safe treas Iret
and superintendent O. public ins!-uc-
ton went in from 81 parts o, the
state.
Duyal Case
Taxing up personal cases, we
come 70 Dusals case Professor Du-
/ ya.S successor is q personal friend
OF Superintendent Wilson. After Du-
val had been recommended 5y the
committee, Superintendent Wilson
arose in open board meeting and
asked as a persona. favor the righ-
. 10 name Two on the university facul.
-y, one Of whom vas Kent, Duyal,
successor. The bogs all stood pat
on the proposition and Duyal goes
ont and Kent goes in as associate
professor of mathematics. No at.
tempt whatever vas made 10 deter
mine the relative merits OF the Two
men, or 70 find out even if Duyals
work had been satisfactory. The sole
idea vas 70 give a place to a friend
Next comes Giards case. Miss Wi
mona Pace, who j. a friend, if not
a relative OF the state treasurer Mr..
Dunlop Through his influence she
was elected. He, the state treasurer,
first tried 70 elect her to the posi-
ton now held by Miss Brewer, and
went 20 Tar as 10 attempt 10 cast
serious reflections on the character
Of Miss Brewer in order TO accom-
Dlish his purpose. Miss Brewers
friends became active and succeeded
in preventing her being supplanted
80 active friends OF Mr. Giard being
present to speak for MIN, the board,
after failing 10 elect Miss Pace 10
Miss Brewers place proceeded at
once 10 elect her 10 the position OF
head piano teacher, occupied by Nj.
! Giard. The boys stood together on
| this proposition.
The question OF relative merit was
not discussed. Putting the qualifica-
lions OF each in parallel columns, it
seems all but ridiculous that one
of such superior talents as Mr. Giard
should be supplanted 10y one with
such meager artainments. Mr.. Giard
. Conservatory Of Music, Boston. Miss
. Pace of Ross Conservatory at Guth-
rio Mr. Giard is a young composer
Of much promise. Miss Pace finds
f. difficult 10 play even ordinarily
simple music. Mr.. Giard has had
several years Of successful teaching
experience. Miss Pace has had only
two years Of experience at only
secondary school
PersweI Case.
"Ncyt comes the case Of W. ".
Williams, the uniyersity's financial
agent was supp.anted by Paris Pers-
WELL friend and protege of both
Frank Hayes and Scott Glenn. Mr.
Williams has made most excellent
onicial. his successor has past
record almos. TOO shameless 10 re- .
peat and his record is known to GER ,
tain members of the board The /,
boys stood together on this proposi- .
tion
Taking next my own case: Ny .
successor, after failing to make good .
in the preparatory school at Tonka- /
wa, was an applicant at first for .
the position of football coach and
physical director at the state uni
yersity. This fact is stated by the
wife of Dean Monet Failing to land
this dignified position on account OF
the activity of the friends Of Ben
ME owen the present popular coach,
! was then suddenly dismissed from
my position and he was given the
department OF political science In
this, as i'm other cases, there was
no ajcmpt TO compare the relative
merits. Yol, Yourself governor, stat
ed 10 me in your office that il seem
ed strange TO YOU that one who had
failed TO make good in a preparatory
school should be considered capable,
or that this should be taken as evil
denco of qualification for the head
of department at the state univer-