The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-08-26
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SCHOOL ROW
NOW At BAT
Head ai Ada Normal School
TEtIileS In Board Of Etuca-
tion Inquiry

@FtAa+A-N-t44 N&e4s AfAtet.A AUS ~
/ The nsatter of She selection of the
{ tacasX tog eastern central normal
at AGa of which G W. Briles has
u president since Ns beginning
-d regHnel hy she present hoard OF
1 e7aca ION was inquiries into as the
sgHiaF session of the inFest gation
as tha hcard of education
Pgssdent Brsles stated that he
aa5 aat beer Influenced be- the
acar4 il making ne selections
thoagh places were abolished Two
men wa0.haa been on he faculty and
{ we're Cameron supporters BE sad,
4 were nat recon- Weuaed by hinl be-
cause ee was satisfied shelr uaalifE.
cations as teachers were not safflci,
emily aish They had heen retained
en- the faculty during The Cameron
admin5strg iaa because ot certain
connections that he knew he could
! tnes overcome, @aa eosslM6ed not to
try
one Position uf %he facoltr. in
wh4Ea he consulted with Scoft Glenn
vas that efL o. Wilson. Briles had
! noi seleetesi anyone for the place nri.
ar ~ meeting with the board. be-.
cause bic wanted To know something
concerning the later years az Wilson
This information he could ge. from
Glenn. Brilas snew Wilson some
wears ago and recommended him for
q posig on ln the Muskogee high
schopi. Wilson was elected 10 the
place
President Brilas did not know OF
any case where the political ar per-
sonal feelings Of members OF the
board entered into the selection of
facultles He said that many times
the board members seemed reffcenr
in discussing the qualifications az
teachers. because he thought they did
not want to apparently exert infr-
enre III the selection of them
4 etterx Corlrendinq Board.
Letters wera read from number
81 men endorsing the changes and
00iicy of the board. r. WI Butcher
oi the Enid schools endorsed the AZ.
ton OF the board In placing F. c.
Kent IN the position formerly held
0y Professor Duvall at the universi-
ty NJ a Floya of Chicago also
thought Il was a good change. z. a
Mcmillan who had been given
piace as teacher Of bology ana apri.
culture In the Claremorp school
wrote saying that he had supported
Cameron in the primary campaien.
but that he was in favor of the uol.
icy adopted by The board He SAID
ne wrote without the solicitation of
anyone
Bfliea declared thar he had not
aided in the campaign al Wilson ex
cept that once they both haDDened
10 pe ln Aiuskosee together he IN
troduced Wilson meeting While
ne favored him. he never solicited
money Tor Wilson's campaign mar
electiuneered among The faculty or
students ef his school nor allowed (
lt 70 Re done tie ala Ell the teach. 4
ers- ne said, that If any Of them
wanted 90 subscribe 20 the campaien 4
oi either Wilson O rCamerOu he had 4
no ouitfilphs There was an attempt
Ae safe on the part OF Cameron sup.
s,afieFs - soilcf campaign money n 4
- y selysl ana nc pni stop 20 IT.
Ssties -haracter Onquestioned.
in tue matter OF allowing members
~ tbe lAcNity to be employed when
he kpe~ they were not qualified I
ldFernof Ciuce asked Brilos III be 1.
thought he was doing his fu,v as ite
head q an institution Briies an.
severed that he d9n think fhera
Nas ever demaud 1or q man 10 bnff
IS head again brick wall Fy.
planning be said thai one or .he no.
uons in question was held hy
man who Rad assisted. Cameron in
rs campa sn aha aaDther was the 1
lister "a q steHogrdpher iu State
4 geaslrer Menefee's office. |,
fhe policy of reducing the number
li state nomals which was dis Q
GUESSED extensively during tho last ,
session of iho legislature. came up
p The hearing Friday morning when
iofeinor Cruce for bis own Inform
non asked President Brles whar 80 D
noneht aboni maintaining the sir
lofmais In the state Brice answer. s
ed mar they could be properly s5. h
'erilsed in bis opinion they wonid &
.roatc demand for students tbaf &
would prove a benefit NE finally If
gieed w'ih The governors obserta. d
iou lhai Is was not wise to trv M 2
maintain six schools but 81 wonld q
,e unpopular % abolish ans of the
d. 10