The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1876-06-30
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the slfeelS ana IN the boarding
houses, and there attempted to pois-
on their minds against him. One
prominent student who came here
last session, to graduate, left, saying
that his mind had been filed so full
of the poison against the President
that he could do no good in the
school. Instead of being assisted,
the President has been ridiculed
and snecrcd at in the classes, and
his efforts weakened, by these sub
ordinates, whenever an occasion
could be found. This in direct yio-
lation of the rules of the Board of
Regents, and in violation of all
rules of propriety and respect. He
has been watched with the eye of 3
hawk, his words and actions have
been purposely misconstrued, and
his name has been banded about
the houses as though he were a
criminal. These statements are true,
if we have been anywhere near cor
reetly informed and we did not get
our information from any of Mr..
PomerOy's friends. We put it
strong, because it is a disease
which needs strong treatment, now
that it has come within the bounds
of our duty to the school and State.
And the most important conside-
ration in this fight upon the Presi-
dent, as affecting him, is the fact
that whatever disaster it has bro't
upon the school, or whatever de.
gree of failure it has caused, is laid
at his door. Those engaged in it
have used all their shrewdness and
cunning to give it this turn. He is
held responsible by the public and
the Regents, while those who have
been to a greater extent to blame
for its evil consequences, escape, in
large measure, the censure they
deserve. From this view the fight
seems to US most ungenerous and
inexcusable. Those who are actu-
ated by desire to deal fairly be-
tween man and man, should throw
the blame where it Justly belongs.
Let all share the consequences of
their own wrong doing.
AS we said before, Mr.. Pomeroy
may have made mistakes. We have
had these sort of difficulties, to some
extent, before in the Normal school.
and we long ago settled down to
the conviction that the only way to
settle them sensibly, Loyalty and in
the best interests of the school, was
for those feeling aggrieved to take
their cases to the power that gov
erns the school, and it's officers. to-
wit, the Board of Regents. If re-
dress could not be had there, then
they should have gone to the Gov
ernor. After justice had been refus-
ed by these two legal author
tiles, then there might be some ex-
cuse in appealing to the public pri-
vately and through the columns of
toe press. 1t seems to US that every
Just person who has the real inter-
ests of the State, as connected with
the school, at heart, must see that
his is the only just and proper way
% settle such difficulties.
Another point we want to make,
s that the good people of Emporia
make grievOus mistake in taking
sides in these faculty fights, and in
believing they have any more inter-
'st in the government of the school
han any other equal number of
people in any other part of the
state. 1t is no more the business
IT the people of Emporia to inter-
ere in the affairs of this school than
is the business of the people of
)oniphan, Phillips or Rice counties. /,
Not one particle; and they have ,
lone harm enough by aggravating 4.
he present personal fight to learn
hem lesson which should last as ,
ong as the school lasts. They should ;
i've the deaf ear to every conner from :
he Normal building who desires to
eddie scandal about the teachers /;
+ students, or to present private {
rieYances. We believe this to be q
he only safe policy. By allowing t
themselves to be drawn into these
ifficulties, and thus assist in getting =
ne community ''by the ears" they
imply divert the minds of the
eachers from their duties, the stu
ents from their studies, and add I
othing to their own welfare or
God sense.
And we wish to urge another
ONT. Whenever any teacher, in c
ne future, is found engaged in any e
ort of a fight on any other teacher,
nd especially in trying to destroy 8
he usefulness and good character I
f the President, he or she, no mat
or who they are, or where they
OA4O ALOLIS 5AOulO dJ OHC0 Dc us Ir
harged from all further connection {
nth the institution. No one can I
alculate the amount of harm such t
isgraceful fights do the school. It
Gems to US no conscientious teach +
r would engage in them, because t
hey always divert the school from
8 objects and purposes, and worse !
han squander the money the State :
ives for the support of the institu-
on" Every teacher so engaged is
ommitting fraud upon the State.
ecause the State hires them for an 8
ntirely different purpose. They are 3
penly violating their contract with C
le State when they pursue such l
curse as to injure the school or
ny scholar in it.
The cry of ''stop thief"is an old
lick. 1t struck the public as SUI h
remedy ridiculous for the writer L