The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-07-18
5 and 10 Cents
Declares that WOmen'S
College is in Danger

Editor of the Chickasha Express:
The Oklahoma College for Womer
is, to use the words of one of the mem
bers of the state board of education
A wart on our educational system.
To quote another member OF the
board 1T is not intended to be 3
school for higher education, or a fin
ishing for young ladies'" And in an
swer to my statement that they intend
ed to bring the school into disrepute
and so pave the way for change BY
the legislature next January into a
reformatory for delinquent girls, was
asked; If such an institution was
not needed in the state /? eTo this
question of Mr.. Hester, Ireplieda I'll
is needed, but we do not want it al
Chickasha' ....2.....zz.a.@.3
The foregoing is explanatory 81 the
reason given BY the board ffer tile. ap.
pointment of Mr.. Austin TO the pEesi.
dency Of the Oklahoma G ellegths. " 0.
men. DIR. Eskrldge, eotgafsl taase ess-
manfor the board. AT It'll l.ss;s i,g sli;al,s
Thursday. "Dr FlskFidge il .eslas.aakkffts
away from the needs of the.s sshaoi
over which he was president stay
in Chicago, and fis studies III sissE mi r.
yersity untitled him for a PLACE in our
schools. He was educated too highly
for the people of Oklahoma, $.
We know that the University of Ok
lahoma is opposed to certain parts OF
the curriculum as taught in the Chick
asha college, as being within the sole
province of the Norman institution We
also are aware Of the prejudice against
our college on the part of the nornsals
of the state, and Of the A. a. M. school
OF Saltwater. They are Of the opinion
that this school in some way inter
feres with their activities, forgetting
that it is not educational system.
but is the only school Of superior edu-
cation for the girls Of the state. But
the girls are not likely to have a vote
IN the near future, and are not to he
considered as political assets.
This condition of hostility is given
as the reason for the change by the.
board Of education, But the real url-
derlying cause is political pot-boiiing.
Anonymous letters, written evidently
by someone on the inside Of the
deal, have been coming to Chickasha
for the last ten days. AS a rule, .sucfi.
letters should be consigned to the
waste paper basket, but In this case;
they bear the finger marks of inspira.
tion Here is the one received yes.
terday, mailed at Oklahoma City. July.
10, at II p. m.
Another Deal, for Duff, Close I'm
vestigation may show that the Wag
oner board of education voted, last
week, decided to have no city super
intendent for two years, but let the
high school principal manage the
school for bluff only When it comes
time to open the schools in September
Duff is to have the position, as, by
that time, the board will decide that
their finances are in better shape than
when they voted no superintendent
Again. they fear the people Of Wagon
er will rise up as did the citizens of
Chickasha, if they know the truth be-
fore September. Watch Duff fool the
people. With the aid of Tom Harrill
he can fool all the people all the time,
Duff was slated for Wagner, Austin
coming here made the opening for Duff.
What do they care for the Chickasha
college? The people of Chickasha may
as well wake up to the real condition.
If they want reform school for girls
in their midst they can have it in the
very near future. " they do not, they
must get busy. Eskridge was in the
way-he Is displaced, the reason given,
TOO well educated for Oklahoma"
e. HAMILTON.