Months of suspense ended in triumph for Lawtonians when the State Board of Agriculture unanimously approved Lawton as the fourth district's school location. [1] Board members assumed governance over the school and appointed Jefferson Liner as its first administrator. [2] He assumed his duties with teachers and students unfamiliar to him and no permanent school building.

1. "No School Located Until May--President of the Aggy Board Telephones Japp Matter is Postponed--Will Not Visit Proposed Sites," Lawton Constitution Democrat Weekly, April 15, 1909, 1; "May Get A. & M. College Here--State Superintendent E. D. Cameron, Member Locating Board, Here Today; System of Eliminations Will Decide in Two Weeks--Eight Towns In Race," Lawton Constitution Democrat Weekly, July 22, 1909, 1-4; The State Board of Agriculture rejected the locating board's first site recommendation, Anadarko, and selected the second choice, Lawton. "School Begins At Once--Anadarko Fails; Lawton Then Unanimous Choice," Lawton Constitution Democrat Weekly, October 28, 1909, 1; The other district agricultural schools were located in Helena, Warner, Broken Arrow, Tishomingo, and Broken Arrow. "Agricultural School Goes in at Warner," Daly News Republican, August 8, 1908, 1.

2. "Murray Assails Public," Lawton Constitution Democrat Weekly, August 2, 1909, 1-4; Liner began work at the Warner school where he performed his duties successfully. He moved to Lawton to substitute for B. H. Boyd who failed to assume the position of Lawton school President due to illness. "Enrollment Starts," Lawton Constitution Democrat Weekly, November 18, 1909, 4; Chamber of Commerce members requested State Board of Agriculture members make Liner's appointment permanent, and the members agreed to do so; "Cameron College," Lawton Constitution Democrat Weekly, December 2, 1909, 1.