Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1911-09-05
TULSA 5 Schools
OPEN ON MONDAY
BOTH BOARDS HAVE NAMED
SAME INITIAL DAY,
DECISION ON wednesday
Two Members of old Board Desired
Beginning at OnCc-I'ull Com
Dlcmcnt of Teachers Lacking.

The public schools Of Tulsa Will
open on next Monday morning, Sep
tember II, at 9 o'clock. This was
decided last night at a meeting of
the old school board. after hearing
that District Judge L. M. Poe, who
heard the trial OF the school board
case last week, would not hand down
his decision as TO which board was
the legal school board until next
Wednesday noon
No matter which way Judge Poe
decides the case, school viii open
next Monday Both boards have Sc
lected that date.
Judge Poe went to Pawnee yester-
day morning to open the fan term
of the District Court there, and it
was persistently rumored around the
streets yesterday that he would hand
down his decision from PaWnee yes
terday. but telephone conversation
with Poe last night elected the inlor-
nation that no decision would be
forthcoming until noon, Wednes lay
The court stated that press of work
had not allowed him sufficient time
to make up his mind on the case.
The old school board held a meet
ing at the High school last night
intending to make final preparations
for the opening of school this morn
ing, but when the news was received
from Judge Poe, the matter develop
ed into a fight between two members
of the old board who Insisted ON
opening school this morning. aId the
other members, who believed in liv-
ing up to their word, not to take any
action until Judge Poe should hand
down his opinion.
S. w. Mari was bitterly opposed to
waiting until next Monday for the
opening. and declared that he was in
favor of opening the school this
morning, regardless of the conse-
quences. lie was backed by one other
member Of the board.
Superintendent Downing was
strongly opposed to the opening of
the schools this morning, and stated
that he was afraid that but few of
the children and not all of the teach
ers would be present. thus establish
ing a record that would be bad for
his prestige as superintendent 1t
was brought out that some of the
school buildings were not in sani-
tary condition for the opening Of
schools, which Mr.. Mari attributed
to the "stubborness of the new board
who refused to turn over the keys to
the old board"
just exactly What the vote was on
the matter of postponing the openiris
until next Monday will not be known,
as the representative of World who
was at the meeting by invitation of a
member of the school board. was
barred from the meeting when the
b0ard went itno executive session.
Yesterday, Professor Downing call
ed meeting of his teachers to COM
pete the assignment for the year.
and although there are 1O3 teaching
positions, only eighty teachers were
present, thus leaving twenty-three
vacancies to be filled last night
Whether these were filled could not
be learned, as the board went into
executive session to pass ON the ap-
plicaions
In the meantime, the new school
board has everything i'm readiness to
open school on Monday morning,
should the opinion Of the court favor
them,
The situation is still anybodys
guess.