The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-03-20
COLLEGE MERGER
UP TO z BOARDS
Educational Bodies of 2
Churches Expected
to Wise Program
MOUz0N FAV0RS MOVE
Bishop Plans to Visit the Big
Universities Abroad for
New Methods

The new University of Tulsa
with the Presbyterian and Methodist
Aouth denomination cooperating on
the same campus and entrance by
other colleges made possible, Will
become a certainty II the plan OF CO.
ordination. as finally perfected last
week. receives the ratification OF
the board OF commissioners OF the
NJ. 4. church, south, to meet IN
tulsa Thursday. March "a. and of
the Presbyterian synod OF oklahoma
at it's special session, the date OF
which is not yet announced.
Members of the education COM
mission Of the NJ. +. church pass
upon the plan Thursday Afternoon.
on the board are Bishop II. ID. Mou-
zon, chairman, Rev. l., $. Barton
and II. G.. Barnard OF Tulsa; Judge
Orlando swain and Rev. John r.
Alternately of Okmulgee; Rev. r. Il.
l.. Morgan OF oklahoma City, Rev.
j. W. simms OF Chickasha, Judge T.
NJ. Robinson OF Altus, and DR.. r. p.
Harwell OF Davis.
Oxford's Plan for ~"
should the final decision as to
the proposed affiliation he accept
able to the two denominations cot-
cerned, there is a possibility that
Bishop Mouzon may go to England
next fall, with the object not only
OF attending the worlds convention
OF his church at London In Septem
ber. to which he is a delegate, but
of studying the process of operation
Of the different colleges making up
, oxford university.
Doctor Gordon of the University
OF Tulsa last week dispatched TO
pastors and laymen OF the Presby-
terian church in American a sum
mary of the proposed plan in order
that ii may have the most careful
consideration Of the Presbyterian
church before the synod, governing
body in the state, is asked 10 give
its endorsements. This summary
read:
You know, 4 am sure, that the
Aethodust church, south, laSt sum
mer voted to locate an A-gratc col
lege in Tulsa, the same to be owned
and operated by this church. To
many people of Tulsa and indeed
20 our own college the thought has
never been pleasant of having two
institutions doing practically the
same kind of work and located In
the same town. In view OF this
fact. our men were approached by
certain influential business of Tulsa
TO believe have the cause OF Chris
tan education at heart. and a series
OF conferences was begun 10 the end
that close coordination OF the
two schools might be effected. Afte,
two or three meetings were held
was invited into the conferences
Mr.. Basham, who IL here represent
ing the Presbyterian board OF edu
cation in our expansion plans, ha!
participated in each conference
held.
For Two A.Grade Schools.
The members OF committed
that was appointed a year ago from
our executive committee to conside
plans Of similar nature have from
time to time sat in the conference
TO the end that our own great in
terests might be fully taken carr
OF, Nothing done so far has officia
sanction OF any kind. The com
mittee has not made a report T.
the executive committee OF ou
board OF trustees. However, tn
plan Is being given serious consd
Grafton and is briefly this: Tw
A-grade colleges, located side b
side one owned and controlled b
! the Presbyterian church. the othe
owned and controlled by the Metho
dist church south. each college wit
It's own charter and each an integra
part Of the University of Tulsa
graduate work and other work be
longing strictly outside OF n col
lege OF liberal arts to be done b
'he University of Tulsa, operatin
under board OF regents compose
or the boards of trustees OF the tw
denomnational colleges. Each co
ege Is 10 have president TO dlret
Ns affairs whereas chancellc
elected by the board of regents wi
lead in directing and formulatin
the policies OF the University {
Tulsa. A general assembly hall Il
all schools is provided for as al
one library and one athletic syr
TEN.
Each college will own and cor
fol It's endowment However, n
income from all general endowmei
VIII be paid into one fund as WI
az tuition and other fees. There
provided also that all students wi
ne enrolled in me University
lulsa and those who finish u
courses or either college will
graduated from the University
tulsa' The board OF regents W
nave general supervision over Il
TWO colleges. to the end that dup
Gallon OF courses and departmon
VIII be avoided, This board W
slso see that a definite buildiI
seheme shall be laid out and 10
wed by the colleges and the ur