The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-05-30

BOARD ELECTS
SCHOOL HEAD
SHAKE up AMONG PRESIDENTS
OF STATE INSTITUTIONS BEING
CONSIDERED BY NEW BOARD -
CHANGES IN FACULTIES.

Oklahoma City, May 29.-The state
board Of education today elected Neil
Gardner Of Stgler to be head OF the
Pryor Orphans home in place OF Gid
Graham, whose resignation was ac-
cepted. effective Aug. l. Gardner was
a member of the constitutional con
venuon, and is widely known.
c. A. Steen of Checotah was elected
president OF the state training school
at Pauls Valley, to succeed Z. b..
Nelson, whose resignation will be,
come effective Sept l.
DR.. Leroy Long Of McAlester was
elected dean of the faculty OF the
University medical school, in place
Of DR.. G. R. Day, effective Sept /.
DR.. w. S. Wiley of Muskogee ap-
peared before the board and urged
that credit be given in rural schools
of the state upon examination for
studies of Bible history under compe-
tent teachers in the Sunday schools
of the state The board did not take
final action upon the question, but is
understood to be considering it fa-
vorably,
Consider Presidencies Next.
With the exception of few vacan-
cies, faculties of all the state schools
have been elected for the coming year,
save in the colored school at Lang
ston. At the next meeting, the board
will consider presidents of the insti-
tutions.
1t has developed that there is GER
tain to be a shake-up among the
presidents of some Of the state educa-
tional institutions The new board. OF
education has considered the view o.
the state board of affairs that there
are some instances where the past
education of the heads of schools
in matters of administration is so
much at variance with the policies Of
the board that Il were better to make
changes in incumbents than to at
tempt to change their methods Of ad-
mnistration and management OF
school affairs. The board members
desire to make examination of the
situation in each school and to con-
slider possible appointees to some Of
the places before holding sessions
to consider changes.
No intimation has been given Of the
probable changes in school presiden-
cies. Out of the seventeen instltu-
tons. it is believed that there will
be changes in at least five or six
presidencies. 1t is asserted that a
number of the appointments 10 head
ship of these institutions were origi-
inally made for political reasons and
it is the intention of the board Of
education to get rid of politicians in
the schools
Heads Of State Schools.
The list of state educational insti-
'utions in Oklahoma is longer than
in some other states. 1t is led by
the university, with Stratton n
Erooks as president; six normal
schools have presidents as follows:
Edmond. Charles Evans; Alya, G. b.
Crumbine: Ada, Charles w. Briles;
Tahlequah, G. W. Gable; Durant, w.
c. Canterbury Other institutions and
their presidents are as follows: Col
lege for Women, Chickasha. c. w.
Austin; School for the Blind. Musko-
gee. O. w. Stewart: School for the
Deaf. Sulphur, Frank Read; Univer-
sity Preparatory School Tonkawa.
Lynn Glover; School of Mines, Will
burton. +. p. Barrett; University
Preparatory School. Claremore. 5. VI.
Barrett: Institute for Feeble Minded
Enid, W. /. Kendall; State Orphans
Home. Pryor. Neil Gardner iust elect
ed: Colored A. & VI. University,
Largston. |. Z. Page; Colo-ed Orphans
Home and Deaf and Blind Institute
Taft, J. r. Johnson.
In addition to these state educa-
tional institutions which are under
direction of the state board of edu-
cation. there are under management Of
the state board Of agriculture the A..
& NJ. College at saltwater. the dis
trict agricultural schools at Tisho-
mingo. Helena. Broken Arrow. War
ner. Goodwell and Lawton. or the
latter, presidents have been elected
for three. and there are still under
consideration. The board Of agricul'
trre will choose a president of the
A g NJ College at its meeting in