The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-06-07
SCHOOL FEELING
IS MORE TENSE
Mass Meeting Tonight Expected
To Result In UItimatum To
Board OF Education
DIXON'S POSITION IS CRUCIAL
High School Students Mass To-
eether In Favor OF Masters
AS Against Buchanan

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As Against Buchanan
PROTESTS 10y patrons of the schools
patrons Of the high school and citizens
generally against the action or the ma
J"HiN faction ~ the rity bonrd Of rdu
'"''on VIII bee made tonight at mass
messing 10 be- held at the auditorium
~ III" high school If the board ot
'Nu,hIl"h does not permit the IKE Of
lh' building for such meeting. # Will
n' h'Id ln on" NJ the nearby churchc.
or In the street
I"dHy the entire city * prn,,sad over
'i'' h'ilol ~ the school bonrd Sntur
"hN hghl when the faction cpmposed
"I Edwards, Strong. Harrison. MORT,
"hh nixon oycrrodc the other mem
''IN' hudson, Lane Hope aud Welsh.
ami discharged several tpncbcrs ord
principals, among them being pripr.
lml Masters uf the high school m,
n'tion Of the majority member, of the
board was taken amid the grrntest con.
fusion.
II Is now proposed 10y the patrons Of
lhc schools aud labor organizations to
brlhg a, much pressure as posslhl. T.,
near upon the members Of the hoard
ana 10 induce them 10 rc,clnd their
action. Talk of recalling the members
"I Ihc board who 10y their votes made
[ lh' charges was heard cveryvbere to.
u"l' bul under the law they cannot h.
} recalled ''
( Community Sentiment
| II Is proposed nj the masSmeeting =,
"'Shl 10 show the sentiment OF the
community regarding the action that
/ was thkrn at the board SATURDAY.
| n'kht The nassmceting at the Metro.
poll'hii thrater Sunday morning at q
o'clock was fairly wen attended con.
'lderlng the early hour. and sev.rai
Hl"oAer' went over the situation AS IL
/ appeared TO them The students az m.
hlgh s'hool held masSmeetiny Sunday
afternoon and drew resolutions IN IA.
presented ni the meeting of students
70 DE- held at the high school this after
noon. The members NJ the typoyrsph,.
Ella union held meeting Sunday 40,
"rhoon and adopted resolutions which
condemn the action ~ the board and
request the courts Ia advance the rnse
mat l. pending against = n Dixon
wa" !. sim sitting ss a member of the
h"aId hnd whose legal right 10 slt bas
not been determined
MANY myul.,.. - a..
nave been active today. and II Il o.,
Wcled that several hundred ~ tbap,
/ WIN hc present nt the massmeeting at
the high school tonight This is csn.
chliy true of the Federated Patrons
. cub am organization In which all the
other clubs are represented
Next Move against Dixon
lt the majority members of the
board will not rcsclnd their action II
was stated today, the next move will h.
{" have the ease against Dixon nd.
Nahced IN the courts so that his stand.
Ink may be- known. II he l. nat 10.
gHlly member " the board. then
the changes made Saturday night were
not legal aud the board will be left
with four members In each faction
statement was issued today hy Ed.
gar tenton. president, and ollie \.
Wilson. secretary treasurer NJ the Ok.
lnhomn state Federation VI Labor.
'lnquallficdly In the minds Of la.
hor unionlsts, not only In Oklahoma
! 'liN hut throughout the state. the
Tight that has arisen against Principal
j e. Masters " the high school mud
other qualified aud comatent educs.
tors and which has caused their re
moral 10y the owen Edwards faction
m the Oklahoma city high school
hoard. is primarily fight against the
oklahoma Teachers Federation, which
Is affiliated directly with the Okla
homn city Trades Council and the Oh.
mhuma State Federation VI Labor.
AnnthcmnS may be hurled by those
/. representatives " big business" on
the board to the effect that insubor-
dlntlun Is the prlme cause " the re-
moyal thnt Socialism II taught In the
schools that harmony must prevail.
etc.. hut the argument is 80 extremely
thin in the eyes " thinking people that
| II tull, with It's own weight The
rnl fight rs II Is seen by labor is an
attempt 10 break up n possible the
Teachers linton What else can II be-
The teachers that have been dismissed
from service are among the very be.t
educators iu the country. They have
given year, ~ training to the okla
huma city schools For every dollar
, paid them they have given ltS eauiva-
lent iu service md II cannot be ald
. against them that they proflted finan.
rmlly or otherwise by questionable
, manipulaiiuns
"A Pink Tea Affair"
Statements have heen made upon
p uucmoruu~ u,yasiuns hy its opponents
q that the Teachers Union was all right
\ n nffiliatlun had not been made with
4 the working people IN other lines ~ en-.
. lcayor I'm other words the UrganiM
10 tion at teachers should he sort ~
j pluk ten affair Tor professional peo-
. plp and the members thereof should
not hr allowed the privilege NJ assert
= Ing thrir iunnhood and wOmanhOod the
same ns other working lcopIe II N
q well known that organized labor has
= NJ late concerned itself very much with
the coursc ~ study proposition and the
mrgcr social functions ~ the schools.
However lu great extent We believe
v that the dcmoratl1lng NJ the schools
" and the regulations ln this regard
= .ho,tld he l,ft urnftlcallv to tho.e ihs