Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1911-08-19
DR.. evans NEVER
DID KNOW reason
BOARD FIRED HIM SUMMAIuIN
HE WENT TO PRINCETON.
STEWALL The same Way
Wilson Kindly Acknowledged Receipt
of mquircs-l}Onrd Stands
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State University doposed by the state
Board Of Education last May, test-
led at the hearing before Governor
Cruco Friday afternoon and told Of
the summary manner In which him
self and thirteen other faculty mem
bers Of the University and Medical
Schools had been dismissed,
The case Of Professor H. r. II, Du-
cal, as typical OF tho procedure OF the
board. was described by Evans In
detail, accompanied by the introduc-
ton Of letters from Duval TO the state
superintendent, II, H. Wilson, asking
the board 10 state IT'S reason for his
dlsmissal, The only response TO Du-
val's repeated request for statement
Of the charges against him was n
brief note from Wilson acknowledge
ing receipt OF his letter
Or. Evans stated that ten days af-
ter Professor Duyals dismissal he
was called 10 Princeton University,
Princeton, n. j., and accepted that
appointment as n choice among sew
eral Tho professor was also offered
appointments by the Universities Of
Kansas, Texas and Wisconsin, Wash
ington state College and Dartmouth.
DR. Evans testified that he did
not resign when asked, but instead
sent a statement to tho board Of the
progress Of the university under his
control lie was notified by the on
tire board on May % Of his dismissal
but given no reason at that timo or
later
A charge which Governor Cruce
profes7ed to believe moro serious than
any before preferred against the
Board Of Education was brought out
In tho course Of the hearing Friday
It was that the board ia divided with
In itself, four and three. and that the
three are mere figure heads and with
out power TO do more than get the
votes in the record.
Oryllle n, Smith, former legal ad-
visor to Governor Haskell, and now
counsel for the accused members OF
tho board, was tho unwilling one to
bring out this charge, by intimating
In his cross examination Of Professor
sawtell that DIR. A. c. Scott, ono Of
tho Republican members, was behind
tho investigation and aiding tho In
vestigators.
Professor J, A. Sawtell, the inves-
tigator's second witness, testified that
he had been relieved without charge,
and replaced by John Alley, former
president OF the Tonkawn Prepara-
tory School who had applied to Dean
NJ, Monett for appointment as foot
ball coach and athletic director,
sawtell explained that his specific
charge was that Scott, Glenn, Hayes
Dunlop and Wilson formed political
organization IN which the other three
members OF tho board had no voice
lIo said Professor Duval had been re-
lleved over tho recommendation Of
the president and the visiting COM
mittce of the board
lie charged Treasurer Dunlop's
personal friends were given places In
various institutions, lie cited one IN
stance where he alleged n Latin
teacher Of Tonkawa, with hvo yners
in tho school behind her, had been re-
moved 10 make way for n daughter
OF one Of Dunlop's bondsmen
The stolldity with which Professor
Henry Meler's German ancestry gift
cd him served the professor In good
stead Friday morning, when Attorney
Walter A. Ledbetter counsel for tho
state Board Of Education, cross-oX-
aminod him on his testimony Of the
previous afternoon, In tho education
al board probe.
Meier testified IN REORGANIZATION
that he was notified on June 15 that
he had not been retained and that
on July 9 he was appointed to Van
derbilt University He said no began
10 make an investigation Of his
charges against the board lndepend-
emily. and that his trips over the state
were on the advice Of the governor,
and all made during the last two
weeks.
Hc stated he had gone 10 Elk city
to see Superintendent Tucker because
DR. Evans had Informed him that
Tucker had valuable evidence Of !
Scott Gncnn's political activities IN |
the State Teachers Association, Tuck |