The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-04-10
EDUCATION,
NOT POLITICS,
THEIR DUTY
GOV, CIuCs Makes FlaIn TAX
to App0laIeeS on Board
Of Education

/ The ncm #a d board of education
apo n.td bg Gny Lee Cfute. whiel
Mll have entlre control over seven
teen state educational mstitut ons,
replacing ttireta old boards III con
posed ot Robert Dunlop, Of Nswkirb
and Angelo G. Sco.t OF oklahoma
Clty appointed for two years, " liam
u ls0WseN ol MuskOgcc and MiTl am
a. "A sla burg of Oaaaona, iot
four years, q. Frank Hayes OF Cbana
cr and scott Glenn u Shawnee lor
I six ycals, All Of them have tascn q
prominent par In educational work
in the sta q State Superintendent
r. Ill Wilson is also member 0l
the boad ANA eS.o lie chairman Of
/ it,
Dml0p $ nov state treasurer Scott
was tea years president 0l The O6a-
homa a. & ST. college at $ illwater,
resignii just before the statehood.
tie now is member ot Tie faeul :
Of Epwarth uniYersity R9wset III a
banker at Muakcgee Wita banking g-
teres,s also at GoNetla ana Henry.
eta. Hayes has been couuy slper
lntendcnt Of Lincoln county Tor a
number 0 Nars. II, aGat1urg y
3ty superintendent ot oklahoma CiJ
and Glenn occupies similar posiGcn
at Shawnee.
1ho board wal meet " eduesdag
morning when !, Is expected see.
rotary win be elected
Must Cut Out Politics,
in making the appointments. gov
ernor Cruce made the following sloil
ADDRESS 70 the mempers of tine new
board.
I rogars this board as the most iiu.
portant public body which ever has
been or ever WIZ be constituted In
his state. ard have tried to make
my special selection Of men to com
pose IL III accordance With this con-
ception.
Every appointment was made from
personal ch0i-e and withoui regard
TO poll cal pressure OF any kind. Yon
therefore. win understand that Won
are under no obi cation To am man
for your appointment and NAV andet
cake your duties absolutely unhamp-
cred.
ut is heavy task that les before
YOU The educational interests Of
Oklahoma must be thoroughly over
hauled ard reformed: and this must
be zone Wihin the next four years,
on Oklahoma's opportunity to get UP
on safe and sane basis elucational
ly will have passed The eyes of
tho people of other sta.es, are fxed
upon this board being as it Is a rad,
ical depar,nre frcm established meth-
od5, and il is imposs Bile tor me to
oycrsta;c the interest arI anxiety
! feel for the successful outcome Of
your labors
In the reforms which mus, be con.
sumnaicd you are bound to meet
With strenuous opposition, and ii any
of YOU cherish political asp rations,
should ad Use YOU 10 withdraw now
or forever hold your peace
VAN, TO say with all the empha-
iis tlat | can e0lunaud tha politics
absUlu. cN be eliminated FROM educa-
t0nal matters in Oklahoma rs thor,
cwblY as church ani s,atc now are
4 yur ed. Members Of ths board
may be removed for cause, and
hsould regard ii as good and ample
causc for removal II any member
should permit political or personal
motives to influence him In the em-
ploNmont or discharge OF persons conyI
nected with the institutions Of the
state on IN any Other matter coming
within the jurisdiction OF Jhat board
y desire YOU 70 understand lnrth
cr lhat you are To have absolutely
tree hand in administering the vast
interests entrusted to YOU While n
snail back you pp with all my power,
and hall be glad to adv Sc With you
when YOU desire il yet do not PIC
pose 70 interfere With your work in
the slightest part cular
While The matter OF most import
auie demanding your immediate at.
tenton perhaps is the higher instr
tons OF learning and az The other
state institutions entrusted 10 your
care, set | am deeply interested ia
the betterment of The rural schools.
! have been surprised nj the number
of reques.s of this state toucning the
conditions 0t the rural schools. par.
ticularly with regard TO the matter OF
consolidation Of the smaller districts.
All OF these have answered BY say
ng That The greatest possible service
that can be done to the rural schools
would be The constitution OF such
body as this board New that Il has
come into being ls ms earnest sng.
gestion thai yea take up this great
question at Your earliest convenience
have SET my hear upon the
Work O this board almost. might
SAY above that Ok any other depart.
ment of government and should
he sr'evously disappointed IL ii iii
amy way falls short of mv exneeta
tiora. but have confidence that YOU
Viii not dlsappoil either tn people
or myself I