The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1877-08-11

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KNOXVILLE, TENN, July "a, s1S77.-There
has been quite an interest IN the late d9ings
81 the Trustees Of the East Tennessee Uni.
Lkersity, the elimination Of q rhrpose, fhat
hssbsen terminating for two yea NJ st,
Of desire running further hogk. me Eest
Tennessee University has long been an eye
sore to the Confederates, for the reason that
the President, Rev. DIR. Humes, was stout
Unionist during the war; that . majority Of
the f9ugeecSyIefesU4---'fh et.ss..s .Ss.ee,,
men are numbered among the professors,
and that the proceeds Of the fund were quite
too rich and rAre to be permitted to drop
into any but their own hands. !. eIa Isf,,,-.
Two years since, at the annual meeting OF
the Board, . motion was made by one OF our
leading clergymen to the eaectIm not IN IN
Faculty and teachers Of the college sh0nld
be appointed from that section Of the- coun-
try from whence it. derived its students.
This delicate blow 1t the members Of the
Faculty hailing from the North was arrest
ed by the strong expression OF feel
ing Of portion of the Board.
mode Of gaining the end substituted. The
corporation is q "close" one, having the
power to perpetuate itself or It's own menu
bers, the Legislature retaining confirming
power. The Board Of Trustees consisted of
% members, Of whom large majority were
'C0nfederates, or Democrats. The meetings,
however, were attended mainly by those, re-
the Democrats, enough to hold the balance
Of power, were moderate men, having more
regard for the welfare Of the school than 20.
litical supremacy, any unworthy innovation
was readily repressed. The instructors, In
Guiding the teachers Of the preparatory de-
partment, numbered 10, Of whom seven were
Northern, and seven Of Southern origin. In
disregard Of the provision of the charter
granting the Trustees power to elect their
own members, etc, bill was passed: at the
last session Of the Legislature appointing 10
additional Trustees, all Of whom were from
Knox County, and able, therefore, to attend
the meetings Of the Board and to cooperate
sired measure. To man they were pro:
nounced Democrats of the ultra school, and
acted with the Board at the recent annual
meeting In July. r. a.ta.-s=a.. s,.1-t
Rev. DR.. Humes, President of the College
for the last II years, q Tennesseean, was dur.
ing the war decided Unionist. He WAS de-
posed from his position as rector Of st. Johns
Church by the Confederate General, and re-
instated by Gen. Burnside when he took pos
session Of the city. Although connected, as
mostofthe natfvenfeh here, with many efthe.
families of Knoxville, his war record has
never been condoned, nor has the disposition
to deprive him Of his present office abated. 1t
was well understood that the passage Of the
bill was Tor the purpose Of ea!ectiPg change
in the Government Of the college, Tt was dfs-
tinctly avowed, and the necessity argued by
the editor Of the Knoxville Tribune, with hfs
usual warmth and vehemence.a DIR. Humes
must go out; ;" and the only reply to the ques.
ton, Why, what evil hath he done? % was,
" He is not in accord with the sentiments of
out" Ielendd est. .Gufhago! There was
a strong hope Of securing the consent of Gen.
j. E. Johnston to take the Office under the Of
fer of *, 900 yearly salary, il being $500 in
advance Of the saiary Of Dr.. Humes,, but he
declined the prefer. = -. = 80 : = ~
At the annual meeting all the offices, from
that OF President down to the lowest teacher
ed vacant and new election decreed.
Through the support of some Of the more
conservative Democrats in addition to the
Republicans friends, and perhaps
relatives of DIR. Hnmes-he was reelected
by a majority Of one vote. Prof. Burton
chemistry, Payne (mathematics), who has
labored with untiring energy through II
years to raise the college to its present i'm
proved condition, Howard Smith,, Philson,
all Northern men, were left out in the cold.
Not hint of incapacity Of either or of UNI
faithfulness. Prof. Easton (ancient Ian
guages), q pronounced Grecian and philolo-
gist, was .supplanted BY young tutor, and
which last, after all, was the highest display
Of wisdom in all the proceedings. The new
Professors worthy young man-will as
suredly need assistance. Mr.. Kames (tutor),
although Tennesseean, and one of the best
teachers the State has raised was sent to chew
the. end of sweet aud bitter fancy and con.
slider anew the worth Of his devotion to the
Onion and to Republican sentiments. All
this WIS done openly and above board. There
was no mincing the matter. The decree had
been made that Northern and Union men
must absquatulate, and they did It.
The spirit Of all this, to which we will
prefix no adjective, is the moro glaring in
view Of the fact that, IN the case Of Profs.
East0n and Burton, assurances had been
given that their ability and services were APP
preciated, and thst they would not be dis
turbed. In this assurance they have quietly
awaited the vacation, and left Knoxville,
having made no effort for positions in other
colleges, and had even arranged anew IN re-
lation to their homes. The scholastic char
good Of the college" had to do with the
change The selection of Gen. Johnston was
undoubtedly in the expectation that he
would do much for the institution, and draw
. sharper line than now exists between the
Confederate families" and others, giving
Al
have been disappointed. Gen. Johnston lisa
gentleman. Mr.: Boyd, the nominee, Presi.
dent of the dying Louisiana, University, is
quite another sort Of man from Gen.
Johnston. What he has not done
for his college in Louisiana he
could hardly be expected to accomplish
or politics, or both. would have done much
for our social or intellectual advancement.
Gen. McAdvo was Nominated for the chair
of agriculture and horticulture, but the
present incumbent had done good service in
his aiatribes against the North, and was re-
elected. The General was afterward elected
where he will have opportunity for teaching
the young idea how to shoot, after his
methods Of school archery, taught by him
thirty years ago. Had Gen. Johnston been
willing to take the position of President he
would have been elected; then, had they
surrounded him with . Faculty Of capable
men, as active workers as those dismissed,
ent prosperity Of the College would have
been insured. As it is, the influence of the
President will be crippled; and-it is no
disparagement Of the Faculty-eleet to say
what is generally conceded-less good work
will be effected by them than was done by
the retired teachers. 5Ba r
The college year that has now closed was,
with the exception Of the year previous, the
most successful Of any since the rehabilitation
begun at the close Of the war. The financial
state of the South and the disparagement of
the management accounts for the difference.
1t was wounded in the House of its friends.
1t sent out 16 graduates. The senior class