The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-10-22
lHaBgHrate Brooks
as President


Confined s1cn fasa Qaal
ienorancs % hard s hand Ns know
taat aish class Citizenship end RdHca-
tlsu ga hsal Is hand. Taelesors ae
tho Eo1id destroy an ssueaticHal in- .
stution would buad q EeuitaltiaEF
The citizenship 0f 10 state 3 eTsr
srsafaz. 1r more polished than the s4
amples sat 81 It's leading Institutions +
1t learning The university d a state
should be heg greatest institution ot
learuinx around rhica ail others
asnia rarolra IKE the planets around 4
tae sun Il shoHid send IS rays oi en-
Mshtenmant throughout tae length and 4
breadth oi tie state until Us influence /
ls feit in eYerg walk % Uie its spirit
should be islt il the public schools its
sbIrf. ana cnltHa should radiate from
every pulpit, les high ideals Of justice
should radlate from every court ami
BARI iss wisdom should guide the leg
aiatiye bodies It's high ideals q citi-I
zanshiD should govern tie state ThaFe
should be but dne educational system
I Ii a commonwealth ike this with
great university standing at its head
( ia 5irect touch vita every educational
organization even down 10 the district
school"
T After discussing at some length the
policies ot the state board and describ-
Ing bow DF. Brooks vas selected as
president, Mr. Wilson said
\ u must say in this connection that
10 one can be more mistaken. no one
can be more deceived than these who
believe that any change duSsig this
administration has been made ior po-
litical purposes. Our board Tor the
past twelve months has lab0red under
very adverse circumstances. These
men have worked heroiealiy for the
cause of education. and have been aa-
sailed at the same time for doing theiI
duty as though they were o gang ol
political pirates. These men have
served faithfully the people OF Okla
homa. They have worked out sys
TEN that win remove politics from
our schools. They have done thei
task well, although they are criticised
and sometimas the finger Of scorn haI
been pointed at them BY those whit
would have the public believe tia
they are more holy than thou, but
say to you that ten years from todas
when tae history Of this university
reviewed the good people Of this stats
and All others who are acquainted wit
her history, will refer to the tim
when the state board OF education !
the spring 81 1911 took charge OF a
fairs and eliminated a political oond
ton from the State University Of o.
lahoma such as had never existed
an institution Of It's Kind before Whe
they Durged from its system the polii
cal bacteria and inoculated it wit
wholesome educational ideas and sal
to the people Of this state: You ma
cali us politicians. you may condem
us as political crooks. but so long as y
serve this state under our oath, th
long win we DO our duty by her peopl
as We understand it, regardless Of q
opinion 9f higher powers or the crit
cism Of the uniformed. We WIN lea
it to our children and 10 their childrI
20 Judge whether or not we did O
duty. We viii stand by a system th
win give TO Oklahoma a university ss
ond 10 none. We win select a pre-
dent whom the politicians cannot ca
troll, in whom the state win have &
greatest confidence. We win ma
Dr. Brooks president 81 our unlgersi
We win turn over to him the seal al
keys We viii say TO him Wo
out the policies and we viii suppg
you. Make Of our young men, men
courage and conviction. Teach Tho
, to be ready at all times 70 do thI
Il duty, both to their state and nati'
@ but above all things, train them to
men Of honor, and never falter in th
duty though it may displease the pc
ers that be- Instill into them /
idea that their oath Is sacred and Il
no man who regards his oath or
duty to his state and her people ligh
M onr 10 a nnnl nitlann ~