The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1876-07-07
That Fight Again.

Briefly the status of the Normal
faculty difficulty seems TO be this :
The legislature of the winter before
last reduced the appropriations
several thousand dollars, and gave
1t in bulk, and authorized the Re-
gents to use it as they saw fit. The
additional chair of Languages" was
created by them, which SO divided
the appropriation as to reduce the
salaries very considerably. The
blame for this act was all laid upon
Prof. Pomeroy, probably because
his wife was elected to the new
position. Now, 10 passing, we will
say that we believe q very serious
mistake was made in creating this
new chair; that it has no business
In q Normal school. But President
Pomeroy positively denies that he
was responsible for that act. We
believe him to be . candid man,
and that his denial IL worthy Of due
consideration. We also believe, on
account OF the jealousy and preju-
dice which the act was almost sure to
create that the election OF his wife
to the position she has since occupied
was bad policy for President POme-
roy. We belive that, perhaps, lie the
worst that can be said, in fairness
and candor. And be It remember
ed, right here, that up to this time,
to-wit: the doing Of the act which
took money out of the pockets of
teachers, there had been entire har-
mony we believe, and nobody spoke
in higher terms of praise of the
President than most If not all the
members of the faculty. The school
was prospecting, under his charge,
in an unprecedented degree. Now
we could not blame the teachers
for a display Of some ill-feeling
about the reduction of their sala-
ries, but we do blame them for the
means of revenge adopted, and for
the manner in which they hsye kept
up their personal fight, to the great
injury of the Normal school. We
care nothing for persons in this af-
fair. The whole point in it is the
serious injury which has been in
fiicted on innocent parties. For q
year il has been carried on by two
of the teachers in the most
persistent and virulent manner. No
longer ago than this week we heard
Of student who had intended to
return to the school in the coming
fall, bat changed his mind by the
persuasion of one of the
teachers. Mr.. Pomeroy
has been followed into everything
he proposed to do by these people.
They seem to care nothing for the
interests of the Normal school, or
the people, so they can vent their
bitter hatred on the man who they
imagine has been and is in their
way.
So far as the last act of the Re-
gents is concerned, in putting the |
school in its present shape, that is in
charge of President Pomeroy, we
it involved but two
propositions, one to accept his plan
Ind go on with the school in the
'nly manner possible, or to close
t entirely. The first was chosen.
Now, who is injured We can
lear of no one except these two
eachers, who, "dog in the manger"
ike, would do nothing themselves,
Tor did they want the President to
10 anything. All the teachers were
reated alike. All at once we hear
! grert cry of Outrage, outrage"
Who is outraged? No one, that we
AN hear of, but these two teachers
With their never ending, never
easing personal fight. We simply
ubmit that this thing is getting
o be an intolerable nuisance. We
ave had enough of it, and we
lead for q cessation of hostilities."
f the President was incompetent
f he was in any respect disreput-
bile F; If he was not admitted to be
splendid disciplinarisn and edu-
;ator, if there were any real charges
against him deserving the lampoon-
ng which he is receiving, the case
would be different. That he is not |
popular in his ways may be true;
hat he does not walk by the rules |
aid down by others, in all respects,
may be true that he is not a seeker
after popularitp may be true; but |
that he has devoted his entire time |
to the interests of the school there is |
no question. Aud his course in this
fight has made him friends. He
has been high-minded. He has not |
truckeled to any popular prejudice,
but has gone about his business.
There is not half ounce OF "dema-
gogue" in his whole composition.
Until the fight was forced upon him
openly he kept his mouth shut. He
Is strong in the consciousness of his
own straightforwardness and
power, and whether he will "step
Town and out" to accommodate q
lew "valliant warriors" whose own
noise makes them think there is g |
popular clamor in their behalf, re-
mains to be seen.
Kansas Democrats, how do you
Ike "Crow" for q regular diet?