The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1913-01-31
FOUR MEMBERS
OF SCHOOL BOARD
Cruce Selects Quorum to Handle
Claims For the Schools Of
the State.

OhlduOLud Nllyi JAN. ol.--tOuf MEM
bers of the state board of education
were appointed Thursday afternoon by
Governor Lee Cruce and their names
|sent to the senate for ratification. The
other two members have not been
definitely decided upon and as the
four constitute a quorum, they will be
able to transact the business of the
schools and if formally confirmed by
the senate in time they will hold their
first meeting Saturday morning. This
will bring much relief to the schools
as the claims for the past month have
been held up in accordance with an
opinion Of the attorney general.
The four new members are Henry
c. Potter, attorney of Ardmore, for
the term ending July /, 1915; Frank j.
.Wikoff, president of the Tradesmen's
State bank and former president of
the Oklahoma City Chamber of Com
merce, for the term ending January j.,
1917: r., NJ. Duncan, superintendent
Of the city schools, Pauls Valley, for
the term ending July /. 1913 and DR..
Francis B. Fite, physician and sur
geon, Muskogee, for the term ending
July /, 1917.
In commenting on his appointments,
Governor Cruce stated that he had ap-
pointed for the positions men whom
he believed were qualified in every
way for the important work they will
have to carry on. He said that the
other three names would be selected
after ne has considered the situation
thoroughly and that the utmost care
would be used in the selections.
Following the selection, Governor
Cruce called State Superintendent R.
II. Wilson into consultation with him
and both agreed that the new board
would act for the best interests of the
eQucdllOn VI lnc SIutc.
Statement of Wilson.
The selections, as far as | know,
are satisfactory" said Mr.. Wilson,
Thursday afternoon Il have known
Mr., Duncan for a number of years and
know him to be one of the best men.
in the state for the position. | un-
endorsed him to the gov
ernor. have met Mr. Wikoff. He is
a thorough and capable business man
and while do not know him inti-
mately, | have every reason to believe
him to be a capable man and that he
will render good service to the state.
DR.. Fite, of Muskogee, ! have known
for two years and from what ! know
of him | believe his selection is a
good one. do not know Mr.. Potter,
but since | heard that the governor
was considering him, have made in
ouiries | believe he will be a service
able member of the board and can
emphatically say that | know of no
reason why any of these men should
not be approved.
In my consultation with the COVER
nor" continued Mr. Wilson, i made
one request, that in selecting the board
from among business men, if possible
he selected one lawyer and one doc
tor. Past experience has taught me
that there are likely to come up
number of little questions in eonnec-
tion with the work Of the board where
the advice and conunsel of a good law
yer would be very helpful A great
number of instances, also, where the
advice and counsel of a good physician
would be helpful
1T is my purpose, if the men are
confirmed ID time, to have a meeting
of The board Saturday morning at ~
O'Clock If they should not be eoa-
6rmed in time. then a meeting VIII
he h, Id Tuesday or Wednesday OF next
week