Louisiana capitolian., 1880-07-20

Louis j. Le0be, Sam Fitzhugh,
d. w. Brosman, w. s. Keplinger,
B. Rntledge 'rebauIt, g. Il. Hawkins,
u. N. Cullom, Jr.
AN ANSWER TO THE ALUMNI.
A. Quo of tho six Supervisors Of the
Louisiana State University and A. andM.
College, who, at tho lust meeting Of tho
Board, voted for reorganization Of tho
Faculty and officers Of the institution,
We deemed il sufficient to publish tho
proceedings, to convince tho public that
tho decisive measures adopted wore
necessary, if manifest failure in tho
past, was TO DO turned into successful
reSu It's In the future.
We had no desire 20 expose in detail
tho many causes that kad prevented
tho successful establishment Of Uni
versity and Agricultural and Mechanical
College In Louisiana, and did not OK
pect that any attempt would DO made
from any quarter TO prefer tho grave
charge, that without good reasons, with
out any investigation or hearing, such
gentlemen as Senator George l.. Walton,
Of Concordia; State Superintendent Of
Public Education, Hon. e. II. Fay;
Hon W. H. Pipes, of East Felciana;
Major Rene 7. Beaurogard, Of. Plaque
mine: John Dolhonde, Esq, Of New
Orleans, besides our humble self, had
arbitrarily superseded Col. Boyd and
decided to declare vacant tho Chairs of
tho Faculty. -
We were mistaken, howovor, in oae
expectations, as will be soon by the
preceding Protest of tho Alumni" gon-
tlemon who arc but tho graduates Of tho
old Louisiana University, an institution
whose very name in this community,
is synonimous with stupendous full
ure, with outstanding liabilities amount.
ing TO tho huge sum of one hundred and
ton thousand dollars, to whose cable
and seli-Sacrihcipg President" they
say "the State of Louisiana is indebted
for its preservation ~ to-day. Bold
assertions indeed in tho face Of tho fact
that its beneficiary cadets and gradu-
ates did not receive their maintenance
at this institution from either tho Pres
ident or tho state of Louisiana, but
really, from q firm of butchers, of this
city, who alone furnished Il, 500 in meat,
not TO speak Of tho Bakers, Milkmon,
Gardeners, Grocers, Tailors, Dry Goods
Merchants, Gas Filters, Book Sellers,
dealers in paintings, vendors Of stuffed
animals, etc., whose bills, amounting to
tho aggregate sum named in tho above,
arc shi'l unpaid and unprorided for, while
mary of these unfortunate claimants
have boon reduced to poverty and want,
and no serious c0ori, thatwc hnom Of, mate
to como to their relief by either tho
State or tho Alumni or ex-cadets, who
&c. day raise tho voice of condemnation
upon gentlemen who aro endeavoring
to prevent tho total ruin of tho Agri-
cultural and Mechanical College, whose
specific branches hare not been put IN opcr-
alton since its consolidation with their
bankrupt University, whose revenues pro.
per do not amount to more than six or
seven thousand dollars per aunum.
fire ome those Alumni and tho pub
lie an explanation for tho course adopt
cd by the Supervisors in question, We
will furnish it as far as our memory will
serve us;
Most cheerfuly do We state that we
believe Col. u. +, Boyd, tho President
Of the Faculty, to 10 incapable Of doing
o dishonest act ) but we feel convinced
that he does not possess those peculiar
qualifications which arc necessary to
tho successful conduct of what was in
tended to be great free institution of
learning
Now to the point:
Prior to tho meeting of the Board Of
Supervisors, we learned that Col. Boyd
had written letters to Senator Walton
and others, telling them that he did
not believe o full quorum would be
present OIL the regular stated day, des.
pite the fact that due notice had been
given.
| Why did lie think so? Surely such
letters could not but contribute to this
result
Although a new Board had been ap-
pointed and announced fully six weekt
before the date Of the meeting, giving