The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-05-18

fact that where appointive power is
authorized that appointiye power
could be wisest lodged among the
forces directly Interested in the ser
vice. We have set the example Oh
letting the bankers nominate the
banking board. In the federal gov
ernment we have permitted the red
eral Judges TO select their commls-
sioners and clerks. Upon the same
principle have always believed that
the farmers should select the board
of regents controlling food products
and agricultural education, when was
provided in the first Legislature, but
the mistake was made in creating ten
instead OF five, because there was
room for continuous service for hVe
but not for ten, and out of this grew
iealousies and inward disagreement
among themselves; and the further
mistake was made in permitting the
members of the board to vote upon
their successors. | believe II we
would return to the system, leaving
the number of the board as now pro
vided but permitting only legally
elected delegates by farmers insti'
tutes to make the selection, that then
the difficulty formerly arising would
be removed. SO also in the matter
of education and the board for nor
nal schools having the functions OF
preparing teachers, ! believe a Ia"
ought to be provided for the legal
annual convening of the county su'
perintendents, making the state super
intendent ex-offcio chairman, and let
this institute by majority vote 'ol
all its members select the board 1or
the control of the normal Schools
and let it at the same time be the
textbook board and the board of edu-
cation, electing one each year after
dividing them in lots so as to make
a continuing or revolving board. There
ought to be a special board of regents
for the university and the other pro-
fessional schools, and since the pur-
nose of a university is to train men
and women for various professions l
conceive it wisest in policy and prln-
ciple to create such board partly
bv the alumni of the institution, one
or two members to be selected oy
the state bar association to represent
that professional, an equal NUMBER
bv the medical and dental assocla-
tions. leaving possibly the governor
to appoint some two or three men,
hers who shall be business men WIN
such qualifications expressed IN the
law. in order to create board LOT
the school having to do with the edu-
cation of the professions under the
control of such professions.
Party politics in educational insu-
tutions is bad enough, but factional
politics is infinitely worse because II
grows out of personal enmity ana
ranking hate in the bosom OF the
opposing forces, while in partisan pol
itics they are oftimes bosom friends
but neither should be permitted IN
our institutions of learning.
am aware that this statement
which | send to the press for publica-
tion. will bring added criticism OF me.
I submit the suggestions in the nope
that they may in some measure ald
in the preservation of our school sys-
tenn. upon which we have spent so
much money. but | warn all, you
will be obliged to elect a legislature
and make it strong enough to pass
all such bills over the governor S
veto. otherwise your fight Will be
prolonged to another governors cleo
ton.
If shall have thereby succeeded
in giving some little support to TINS
good cause | shall be satisfied not
withs.anding the harsh criticism sure
" to follow. Yours sincerely,
VIM. II. MURRAY