The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-12-12
INITIATIVE
PETITION
IS FILED
AItuS Man Proposes New
School MeASureEX-
plains His Bill

Oklahoma city Dec. l2-Mr j. D.
Phillips, OF Altus, yesterday filed
bill entitled, IAN Act Removing the
University or Oklahoma to saltwater
and consolidating said institution
with the Oklahoma State Agricultur-
al College. said consolidated institu-
ton to be known as the Agricultural.
Mechanical and Normal University Of
Oklahoma dlscouiinuing The Central
Normal School at Edmond, and re-
moving the Hospital for the Insane
al Norman % the grounds, and build
ings now occupied BY The University
ol 0klahona, removing the School OF
the Blind 70 the grounds and build
ings now occupied by the Central
Normal school and providing for Tbs
support aud maintenance Of said in
slltutiona and that this act shall be
IN force from ana after July Isl,
1919" glB
1t further provides that the appro.
priatIon made last winter Of one
hundred and twenty-five thousand
dollars for law school shall be re-
pealed and. this money returned 70
the state
Air Phillips n speaking of ihis bin
said. MS object Ia filing this bill
n ID carry out the idea expressed BY
the actine president Of the Uniyersi.
ty. Doctor Monnett. whose views L
accept because Of their great authorF
y. and which are in line. taken in
connection with The Akin bill, with
the argument made by him; also the
speech made by Governor cruce be-
fore the legislature Lass winter. and
tbe recommendations ns to the insane
asylum By Our Own Kale. the Com
missioner Of Charities Tais bill, as
you will observe, leaves, in the event
Of the adoption Of both, the Durant
Normal as the only normal in the
state. This is in line with Dr. Mon
nett's suggestion that there ought to
be one normal school and one uniyer-
slty. Combined wi,h The a. & 81.
College this carries out the idea com.
pletely and saves the tax payers
much more than the other bin does.
Governor cruce last winter stated 70
the legislature that he would not ap
prove an appropriation Tor the Blind
School At For, Gibson FOR the reason
that It ought to be located near Okla
homa City where they could be neaI
the capital. and the members Of tht
legislature and all who heard him
we're very much impressed with thii
proposition. and It's removal TO Ed
mond. which is in easy access TO ok
lahoma city. meets that suggestion
It also meets his further suggestion
IN the matter Of taxation. This bill
by using the university buildings al
a home for the inmates Of the insan
asylum. meets the recommendation
Of Miss Kate Bernard. who last win
ter stated that the private institution
there was unfit for occupation. Th
people on bis side Of the state will a
so remember that that private instil'
ton has been the source OF a grea
deal OF trouble. Il has unmade tw
territorial governors, and there hay
been many whispers Of graft befor
ard since statehood. Ny object is
remove this cause OF contention. an
Iam sure / shall have the hearty su
port IN this bill Of Governor Cruc
Dr. Mounett and Miss Kate Barnar
II both bills were 70 carry the
Dr. Monnelts idea is complete. az
on the other hand Il this bill shou
carry and the other one be defeat'
we will have saved more money th'
the other bin would, for the reas'
that the combining Of the funds ar
Ing from me lands belonging to q
university aud the a. & NJ. Collie
would support This institution.
the same time ihls institution wou
start out with an enrolment of thr
thousand pupils, which is a gre
step toward fifteen or twenty thol
and SO earnestly argued by Or. M'