The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-08-28
SAYS SCHOOL
BOARDS FREE
Of POLITICS
Superintendent Wilson Presents
Reasons Why Heads Of lnsil-
tutIonS Were Removed
Special to Daily Esader.

Special to Daily teader
Oklahoma Ci;y. okla Aug IS
Categorical denial of every charge
Brought hy the comniamants against
the state board of education was
made by State superintendent Il. II.
wilson. president OF the board
The testimony OF superintendent
Wilson occupied almost the entire
day and he Will be on the stana
again Tuesday for cr0sssoNamination
superintendent Wilson denied that
there Is any basis FOR the charges
that the board was governed by per-
sonal fayoritisn In the selection oi
teachers TINT Wilson men We're re-
tanned and Cameron men let out be-
cause ot Their attitude in the .7imar
les and that tho American Book
Company had controlled school poll
tics and In any way had intluenced
the action Of the board IN selecting
normal school heads and teachers.
Mr.. Wilson proceeded TO give ais
personal reasons for voting against
Tie retention OF the heads OF the
state institutions who We're removed
by the board Relative to the case
OF Or A, Grant Evans president OF
the state TN yersity, witness SAID
that he had heard general complaint
from all sections of he state relative
ia conditions ait that institution and
he believed that a majority Of the
people OF The state approved the re-
movaL
Buildings Dilapidated.
Relative to the failure TO retain
Di. J A. McLauchlin as president Of
the Edmond normal Wilson stated
that the comm ttee found the build
ings ANA gronda there in dilapi-
dated condition and that NJ LAuchlia
mad himself stated 10 the board in
report on conditions ut the school,
that some Of his teachers were in the
habit OF leaving the institution for
two weeks at time withou ask ng
his consent
Relative to the removal OF Presi-
dent Sharpe of the Weatherford nor
NAL, witness said that his general at
tlnde toward the citizens there dis
qualified hini for the place. Speak
ing OF the removal of President
Redd Of the Tahequah normal, the
superintendent said Redd possessed |
very high quail .tications as a teach.
err but thai he had disagreed with |
the county supeilntendents in that |
section oil The state relative 70 the /
management Of certain government /
school funds
lhe witness stated that President
Moore was removed because he had /
gut into 4 political fight i'm the com.
fuHtptftf ttnf fs Hl4.. Taet ftf.r.,rtg al j
tile school
AS reasons for the removal Of Dr \
Bruce ais head of lhe blind school at /
Fort Gibson it was test fled that he /
had never had previous experience /
with blind children and the people
of me community We're dissatisfied .
with conditions In the school That
Dr Bruce had a family OF ten who
were kep, az the expense OF the state
and that in addition two members of
tbs family Or Bruce and III Is wife,
" eye employed in The institution.
Recalls No Law
Is here any law that authorizes
the support Of the families Of heads
lt charitable Institutions by the l.
5tate2 asked Governor Cruce
do moi know. replied Wilson,
but t Is being done
Relative ,o the medical faculty the
witness cont uuel thol jealousy
mons ihe doctors made the seloe
ON oi thai faculty very difficult and Z
hot he gave Dean Williams a free
hand iwth one exception. telling him
20 hire a faculty that would work.
the wtless stated That there are :
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