The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1914-12-28
CHANGE WOULD
STOP WRANGLE
Modification of City Manager
Plan Fer Schools as Char.
ter Amendment.
WILL BE GIVEN TO VOTERS

Wnuld IL u,t h. h,tta, A., .rt.r T.,
..,....... =,
''''' 'iio l''''i"" we "ie ho" uil
utrsolhg To have the city snperintend
ent Of schools also act as the clerk
OF the schoo, hoard and giro him 81.
assistants IN ,id IN tho rnnninr ~ IN,
organization . sacretary ,,hn u,uIJ
look ofter the cl.ric,I ,y,,l nf IN, az
flee. cashier u.h, .,,n,ld ,nl,o cnr.. ,t
financial tr.ns,rtIon. a .nn.rlnt.nd
emf of buIId,ngs and ,rounJs uho
Unuld huva tho .oro ~ tho yh,n. IA.
welfare nf the ur,nnrt,. and tho nvnr.
sipht NJ the wnrl nr th, apyInsors md
ianItorsg
I'm this yav IN. sunerlntandont
va,ld be tho hand ,f m. sch,ol svs.
t,m ,vhnn tho h,,rl ,.,. NAT IA s,s
sion II Un,,ld k,op him In rIosa
touch with the hoord inst,ad of bav.
| |mv nm indenapdnp, ,J.rt which nrnc.
tIcr means thnt thn hoard is in cnn.
ytnnt session Win th. rIerk nc its ~
fIrIoI moutbner. # would nrayept
p,Incipnls and others from Ignoriup
IA, Superintendent and going directly
to the clerk of tbn hoard NJ education
1he nresant svst.m invites bnrkbitIpp
and talp.cnrryiup h, rpnsop ~ hnylnp
no centralized outhprit, as the super
rtendent docs nat miro and ror not
discharge n single emnlove
WouId Re Ce,eral Manager
Under surb n condition n ~ no ,yop.
dor that M one sn,r,s D., Inv. ory r..
spnct for m. onininr nr tho b,dgm,n,
pf the man who shnuIJ IN, thS hend nf
tpc srhool svstnu no cot th. rnrr.c,
results II wouIJ sa.n d.,ir,Il. :,
nine, the sunarlntardnut In IN, ,lo.ast
possible tmrh WIN the srhnn hoard
which bodv shouId dn n, m,r, th,u
servo na a hn,rd nf dIr.,tnrs ,r
ulnyiny m. ,unarint,nd.nt a.. ,au,roI
mnnpprr md acting In reyard to th.
teprhers and ,thnr orulnyas I.ry,lv
,uon his recommendations suhinrt ~
Il, rtaip we'll drfIncI nrinriuoIs d. T.,
th, qualifications ~ m. nars,uy am
moved usinr their examining hoard
urlnsipnlly ns 81 clyl sarvica h,nrd ,s
in mnuicinaI affairs
Under .mch 81 cnpJIt,,n thore ,,,Id
bp much more rrsnnnsihuity uI.n.J
man the superintcrdnrt AMI much
more r.snect given him ond his nnt
tlop Rut win thot r.snon.ihilir,
md rrspect sbnu,J also o., 81 nrovisinr
thnt durIng any norioI ~ hIs form NJ
offIr, ne ,youId bc suhinrt IN recall Il,
, trn.thirds ar , thr... fnurth. ,,t.
of thp members NJ th, hoard and tb,t
he shnuld he snbiect tn dismissal NJ
ali times hy unanimous vote M tbe
board for conduct unbrcomipr to nm
officer ar prriudiclnI IN IA. school sys.
t,m
with surb n rrspnn.iblr hend therr
wnuId IA, III, nn,,l f,r tba hoard IA
tnke nm y,Iushl, umn nrnroviny tha
uu,rnl NJ amnInvrs whose routracts
bnJ hn.u ourrnved hv resolution ~
the h,ard os surh salaries ouyht IN ha
,nid hy r,nrh.rs .ss,,nd hy tha c,.rior
nnd nnnroyed NV fine superiutendent
All other claims and hills shuuld hn
urasant,I IA m, hoord for sIlowoncn
before heIng mid This wnuld aim
Inete much work and give Them time
to nttend IN more imnortont matters
No Chance for WrangIes
with ap organization of thls kind
and II SUPERINTENDENT as the head NJ
the scbool systpm II would he imnns
slble 10 conceive of situation wher,
n school hnerd memhcr would nrr.
aume 70 write a course NJ stndv In
conflict Win the recommendations ~
the board and nerhaps in conflict
with the hest Judgment of thp sunrr.
intendpnt bIms,0f
Such Is the view NJ thc school hoord
situation ns takcn h, uumb.r az
promInrnt men I'm the city whn hnve
hrcome tir,d of the wronvlipr tbot
Inns been going on for some time Thcv
f,nr the result win he "A dIsorpnuiyed
rnnditIou of the srhn,Is and thprn nra