Louisiana capitolian., 1880-07-24
THE STATE UNIVERSITY

II we arc to Judge from the acti
q portion of the Board Of Supervis
tho State University at Baton r
there il o faction in that body, ~
was found to be one in tho Legisls
though in q minority, thA would d.
tho Institution through incapaci
deal with its requirements. At
meeting, If We are correctly informe'
chairs Of tho whole faculty were d
ed vacant and the professors, o,
most Of whom wo have heard nc
plant at all; and against none Of
any reasonable complaint, left t
their places again ~ best they ca
cordinp as the whims Of these appt
directors Of learning may happen
towards them or against them.
only place filed was that Of tho
dency, SO long and so ably filled b.
Boyd, and he was the man they
aiming at, although they had nc
manliliess to admit it, as his oppc
in the Legislature last winter had.
1t is difficult to discover which
most prominent feature Of this
piece of business, it's malignity :
stupidity. The men who dished
were in o minority Of the hoard, +,
in tho absence Of Col, Boyd's fir
and not being a quorum their wol
nullity and will be respected by NJ
much less by one who has Col; |
spirit and self-respect. Moreover,
but q set of Individuals who had
themselves mad, would ever have
attempt to supplant Col. Boyd wi
friend, Col. Lockett, who was his
jutor in those dark days when they
laboring to keep the institution
and who knows that, but for Col.
it would have died long ago. He
suffer his right hand to be palsied
he would allow himself to be mat
instrument ofany such nefarious y
For nearly q quarter OF % cei
excepting the four years in whb
faithfully served His country in ths
Col. Boyd has given up his timt
worn out hislifc, in tho cause Of etlY
in Louisiana, and in cndeavors to
this school. Ie has refused LUG
offers abroad though advised by ny
friends to take them, for the sako'
family, and let tho institution dip
preferred to serve thepeople Of Loul
We do not, therefore, believe thaS
will allow him to be disposed Of \
manner. We do not believe thaf
hold to the opinion that the cal
education in the State can be bd'
vanced by striking down her mos
tinguished educator. We can comfy
predict that they will sce to it tlle
institution shall open in Octobcre'
the lead of the man to whom 1t Oft
existence. Shreveport Standard.
In reply, We call attention &c
fact that the above scurrilous n
was written before it was possp1
the gentlemen who voted to r.
cede Col. Boyd, to make knodl'
reasons which actuated them ip'
course. Without anything lill'a
bic information, does the Stp'
impugn the motives Of men pen
ing their duties to tho State. Ad
ing to Col. Boyd's friends he NIB
considered infallible, and it istl
short of a high crime, for mem {
a Board Of Supervisors, to els
their right to- supercede any e
of the Institution, especially On
Boyd. In ourissue of last Thu,
we had occasion to note the .tai I
the Standard to reach as 0'f
Through the kindness Of q friaN
were furnished the copy contait !
article rejecting on us rs q ner'
the Board.
At the meeting of the Boa v
stated openly the reasons p'
course. Consequently, SO far II
assertion of the Standard appliO1
when itsays: "The only placdl'
was that of tho Presidency, sol
and so ably filed by Col. Boyid1
he was the man they wcrc aim I
although they had not the monls
admit 1t, mc pronounce the Sc
wilful, malicious and gratuitonlS
hood, in substantiation Of VIII d
claration we refer our readers t
proceedings Of the Board, swi
that besides the President, q eas
rer and q Secretary were alsocct
and in addition, we point to { 9
swer to the Alumni in today'#ue
the CApIrOLAN.
Should the Standard have athl
further to say on this subjectc 81
gest that in all fairness, a Qy
directed to the CArITOLIAN.
HON. E. W. ROBERTSC