The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1876-06-09
The Normal Institute.

nation from Prot. Carmichael, in your
last issue, In response to my "Card to the
Public" needs . few more words Of ex-
PLANTATION in order to place the subject in
itA true light. II will be observed that in
my ''Card" there Is simply = statement Of
facts, upon which basis, 1 withdrew the
Normal Institute previously announced.
These facts were the public notice in the
City papers, several weeks subsequent
to my notice, Of . Normal Institute to be
held at EmpOria, at the same time, COW
erIng 9 similar plan Of work, and with
teachers engaged, some OF whom were
members Of the Faculty Of the Normal
school. This was over the signature OF
A. d. Chambers, Co. Supt., coupled
with what the teachers Of the County
must have supposed TO be an official in.
timAtI0n that attendance upon this In
stitute would be an element Of success
In obtaining certificate, at the examIna-
ton ct Its close.
The "Card" stated these and other
parties engaged In organizing this Insti-
tute. The ground Of withdrawal, was
the undesirAbleness Of such rival con-
test, characterized IS unworthy Of edu-
cators) and the manifest need OF only
one such Institute at Emporia.
Learning from Prof. Chambers, that,
while the general announcement Of an
Institute was lett to be made by Prof.
Carmichael, he did not authorize nor
expect such an announcement, and did
not endorse it, felt it due to Prot.
Chambers to call attention to the fact,
that this notice was written and inserted
by P. J. Carmichael. 1t Is also due to
Prof. Chambers, TO say further, in this
connection, that upon seeing this not ice
| In the paper over his signature and per-
eeiVing Its manifest antagOnism to the
Institute had announced, he called up
on me the following Saturday and ex-
pressing ais surprise and regret, VOlunta-
rily offered to withdraw from connection
with the Institute, II 50 desired. As, in
nay Judgment, this action wonld not have
removed the unpleasant results appre-
hended, did not accept his honorab lie
offer. The comments OF Prof. Csrmi-
ehAel on my calling at the Office Of the
Co. Supt. upon Wednesday instead Of
Saturday, and upon my not signing my
official title to my notice Of an Institute,
are too puerile to be referred to, were it
not that they imply in the one case, eli
Their ignorance or intentional fraud, and
| In the other make my action in the pre-
misses that Of q private individual. 1 will
therefore say that called Wednesday
having been informed that Prof. Chamb-
ers WAS that day in town and would prob
IL a 60.
my Official title every time 1 sign my
n anne can only say that had supposed
| by this time. 1t was pretty generally un-
derstOod, In this community, that I am
President Of the Fmporia State Normal
School, at least that Prof. Carmichael
would be aware Of it. That 1t is expec-
ted that members Of the Co. Board Of ex-
amIners would organize and conduct
Normal Institutes, rs Prof. G. says, is in
deed an item Of inform alton that con.
fess have failed to find in either the
school laws Of Kansas or those CT any
other state. One other point in the "word
Of explanation needs more light. If
the Normal Institute appointed at the
stone school house was in contemplation
PRIOR to my having occupied the ground,
Its subsequent announcement, without
consultation with me, would only be
open to the charge of q lack Of courtesy
and good judgment; but IL its special
phase as to scope and time, and other RI
val features, were planned and pushed
after my announcement and with the in
tent Of driving me from the field, then
the movement must be characterized BY
every candid minded person as dishon.
OrAble. Ny information upon this point,
Is, that while Prof. Carmichael did con-
verse with Prof. Chambers in the latter
part Of February and March in regar d
to assisting the latter in his legal Co. In
stitute Got not less than two, and moi
more than five dsys) this Normal iRsti-
tbte, was organized and planned in all
its details after had announced SIX
| weeks Normal Institute. and with the
design Of opposing it.
II this view is erroneous, Prot. Carmi.
chael can correct itby distinct and un-
equlvocal denial. No one would be more
grAtified than myself to be assured that
this IL the case.
In conclusion. have only to add that
Prof. Carmichael need neither feel mol
Iexpress sorrow for making public any
trssthfisl statement concerning either my
private or Official life. have nothing t.
conceal. and while deprecating misrep-
reservations, whether in the form Of
open Islander covert inuendO, challenge
the closest honorable scrutiny from friend
or foe. C. r. PoMERoY.