Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1911-05-28
THE Old board
HOUSE CLEANING
STARTS FIREWORKS WITH PRIN-
ClPALS ON FRIDAY NIGHT.
Three HEAR CANS JINGLE
Maxwell, IIarwOod and Fellows Said
TO Have Been L"t Out-Johnson and
Misses Jones and Trees, TOO.

PRINCIPALS and teachers Of the Tulsa
schools.
The old board of education is said
to have met Friday pight, not i'm the
regular place of meeting at the High
school building. hut AT tbe office of
j. /. Gillespie. and I'm executive ana
not open sessions. rounded mn the sit-
uatlon insofar as teachers are com
cernod.
A request 10 Tho secretary of the old
board of education for a ragliu,, of the
action taken at the meeting Friday
night was met bv a NEGATIVE answer.
Said Mr.. Spodgrass: we lust met ana
talked things over very thorouphly
and are not ready to give ont any
thing" when Questioned about the
letting ont If tbree prlncinoIs tho
answers fine secretary OF the old
board of education were svasive
II was implied bv Secretary gnod-
grass that the old hoard means TO
give out the impression that action
was taken but NOT dofiplte action
This question was put IN fine SCORE
tary.
hack
ment that the old hoard has Iet ont
certain teachers but that tha octIon
was not final and the hoard is hold
ing back because # may resclnd Its
.acdon?"
The answer quickly came bock that
that was not the feeling of tho old
board. The secretary of the ancient"
Of the school matters stated yester-
dav that none Of the teacbers who
have taught this past season can look
at II I'm the light Of getting fired. If
they are not selected to f1 tbe nosl-
tions for another wear. At the be-
ginning Of the 'hlrlng season" all
positions were declared vacant by the
old board Of education.
President 7 Giuesnie OF the old
board wnen questioned about teach
ers having boen let out. stated that a
vote was takeu relative TO the roton-
tion Of r. s Maxwell as prlncIpal OF
the North side school This vote
stood three 10 three. s. w. Marr, ex-
president of the old board who is stnl
ono Of the "steady six" is said to
have told the two PRINCIPALS that their
name was "bIanI" IN so Car as po-
sition for another wear Is concerned.
Mr. Marr is said TO have told prIn-
cipal Maxwell that the vote in his
case was tIe and that there did not
seem IA he much chance Of changing
the deadlock thereby Indicating that
Maxwell wouId he eliminated
G + Trarwood OF owen School ia
another one Of the PRINCIPALS report-
ed TO have been let out. II Is under
stood that Mr.. Marr. in answer to a
ouestlon bv Mr. Harwood about his
securing the positlon for another wear
answered that there was nothing do.
Ing
Precedent Gillespie of the "anti-
ouated" organization. Is said to have
told Rov s Fellows. prlncipal of the
T.vrch- -Eorsytbe School that he had
( been let ont. Mr.. Fellows and Mr.
| GuIosnia talked over the tclephone.
When asked about the roregoin
nrlnclpaIs last nipht. Superintendent
IJ q Masters said.
"Mr Maxwell has heen here almost
since the schools were organized and
Is familiar with every detail OF the
work. have never heard a 1ust com
plaint against him, and he has that
/ faculty OF organizing the work in his
building In such splendid shape that
there is almost perfect order about the
building. in the lines, and on the
grounds He is universally liked by
his teachers and do not know that
he was ever for minute away from
bIs most and duty.'
"Mr. Fellows took charge Of the
lynch Forsythe school year ago In
January when everything there was
I'm a chaotic condition and the pupils
In almost open rebellion. but by the
end of the year affairs were In almost
perfect running order. This year hC
has organized the marching, the work
in the rooms, and has looked after
every part of the work with the ut
most care. As "resident % the Prin-
cipals' Associatlon-an organization
which has met almost every week tC
plan and arrange the work. he has
proved progressive and aggressive