The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-08-08
PRESIDENT POMEROY'S RES
IGNATION.

President c. r. Pomeroy returned
from Iowa Tuesday evening, and next
morning sent letter of resignation to
the board of regents of the Normal
school then in session, of which the
following is copy:
To THE REGENTS OF THE STATE NOR
NAL School:
GENTLEMEN After mature consider
alton of your action at the annual meet
ing, held July LIST, i am constrained to
conclude that / can not consistently re-
tain my relation TO your board, and to
the Normal school. For the first time,
during the five years and a half that /
have held the position of president of the
State Normal school, l find u radical
disagreement of views between your
honorable board and myself 1t is with
profound regret that l feel forced to
sunder relations that have been so har-
monious, and to disconnect myself from
a work to which / have given jOyously
the best years of my life, and in whose
future success ! have such intense in
terest.
In resigning my official relations to
your board, permit me to thank you
most heartily for the uniform sympathy
and support you have given me during
these ordeal years, and to express the
earnest wish that your efforts for the
promotion of the highest interests of the
State Normal school may be crowned
with speedy and permanent success.
Very truly and respectfully yours,
G. II. POMERoY.
1t will be remembered that at the July
meeting of the board some important
changes were announced in the faculty,
and in the course of study to be here
after pursued. Mr. Pomeroy was tender
ed the presidency and asked one month
to consider the subject. He now, wisely
we think, concludes to resign. He
could not well occupy the place, under
the changed condition of things, with
limited powers and discretion, and then
be held responsible for the results which
would be expected.
In closing his connection with the
school it is but a simple matter of jus
tice to President POmeroy TO say that
his qualifications for the place, his
honor as q man, and his character for in.
tegrity, and the possession of the highest
qualities of christian, have never been
questioned, even by his enemies-for he
is positive and not a negative man, and
consequently has had enemies. Under
his charge, except the first year, the
school has had succession of misfor-
fortunes. In the first year of his admin
istratiOn the attendance of the school
ran up to 800. Then the legislature
turned against the school, cutting off
the usual appropriations, and ever since
troubles have multiplied. The public
is acquainted with the facts. Since
these commenced Mr.. POmeroy has had
no opportunity to show what he could
do in the way of building up the school.
But he has stuck to it in its misfor-
tunes with selfsacrifcing devotion, and
part of the time almost without pay,
that receives the commentator and
thanks of every just man. His princi-
pal regret in now giving up his charge
is that he could not have had an oppor-
tunitY to do himself justice. We may
say that the utmost harmony prevailed
In the faculty and school, and that there
has not been a case of discipline for
nearly two years.
In the unfortunate trouble which has
existed with the public here, there are
two sides. While one side has made
most of the noise, the other. which has
always urged that the proper authorities
of the school should settle all difficult
ties, and have been willing to do even
handed justice to Prof. Pomeroy, has
been respectable in character and num-
bers, and the demonstrations against the
professor by his enemies cut no figure
whatever in leading him to adopt the
course he has in determining to resign
the presidency. He leaves Emporia, es-
teemed for his many good qualities by a
large number of people who will greatly
regret his departure from our midst.