Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1911-08-01
State BOARD NOW
IS A BIC THING
HAS BECOME CENTER OF \ REAL
POLITICAL RUMPUS.
Was NO Discrimination?
None of the Teachers of "Canibal
Costumes" Fame said to Have
Been Discharged.

special 10 the World.
Oklahoma city, July 31--The new
state board of education, appointed
by Governor Cruce with the distinct
understanding that the affairs Of the
state educational institutions must
be kept out Of politics, has
become the center Of one of the big
gest political rows in the history OF
school affairs In oklahoma. Sensa-
tional charges filed with the govern
or mostly by heads of institutions and
members Of the faculties who were
discharged by the new board, alloge
that State superintendent II. II, VIII
son, Scott Glenn Of Shawnee, state
Treasurer Robert Dunlap and Frank
Hayes OF Chandler, all members Of
the board and representing the ma
iorlty faction, have wccn guilty II
playing politics in connection with the
selection Of teachers in the state
schools.
These charges are Indignantly de-
MED by state superintendent Wilson
and other accused members of the
board, superintendent Wilson attri-
butcs the charges to disgruntIed and
incompetent teachers who he says
stirred up the row because they were
not retained by the board.
The board will continue along the
same lines as in the past said Sup
erintendent Wilson. I'VE had rather
have the appreciation of the educa-
tional interests Of the state and es-
tablish a record for wedding out po-
litical favorites and incompetents
than to have the good viii of the
politicians who seek to dictate our
course. There is not a word of truth
in the charges filed with the govern
or against, None OF the girls
whose pictures were shown In tights
and in "cannihal costume" at the
Northwestern Normal have been dis
charged. as we found that they merely
took part in school entertainment
such as is common in college life.
1T is true we have not consulted
Cruce politicians neither have we
consulted politicians who supported
me in the primaries or who were OPP
posed to my predecessor. the Rev. e,
u. Cameron. We have hewed TO the
line and based all the appointments
In the schools upon competency ana
not on political pull"
Some person fasmiliar with the po-
itlcal situation as It pertains to the
state schools and who are unpreju-
diced in the matter are inclined to
attribute the present charges against
the board TO two classes Of people,
teachers who We're discharged from
the schools and politicians who ala
not have their way with the board
when appointments were made. II IS
known that certain leading Cameron
men have been active in stirring up
the charges against the board and II
also has taken a hand A number Of
teachers placed in the schools by
Sormer state superintendent Cameron
when he was on the state board con-
trolling the Institutions have been let
out, also a number Of prominent
teachers who We're Baptsts. Some of
these have been active in bringing tho
charges that the new board of edu-
cation has been guilty OF playing poll
tics
Superintendent Wilson denies that
any discrimination has been shown
and asserts that g Cameron men and
Baptsts have been let out in some
Instances it was because Of incompe-
tency or unfittness for the particular
places they occupied and not because
Of their political or church affllia-
tions.