The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-03-09
TO BE REGRETTED.
President WEIGH Tenders His ResIgna-
ton to the Board OF Regents OF the
state Normal.

State Normal.
Alta meeting of the Board of Regents
of the State Normal school held at tina
institution last Monday, the following
was submitted by President r. B. WelcI
who has been at the head of the schOo
for the past three years:
EMPORIA, Kansas, March 6, 1882.
To tie Honorable Board Of Regents o
Tie State Normal School:
GENTLEMEN: / hereby tender my res
ignation Us president of the State Nor
NAL school, To take effect ON and aitel
June 10Th, 1882. My only reasons fol
so doing is my desire To enter the pro
fession of law. Neither yoHr honorable
body, my cO-laborers, the students, MOI
the people have done anything ofIensiv,
or 10 the deEriment of the school. You
and they have treated me with ali the
courtesy and kindness | could possibly
expect, and hereby express my iull ap
probation of these kind offices and my
deep regret at severing SD pleasant Teia-
| tions, notwithstanding nay own interests
seem to- demand it.
In surrendering the high trust which
/ have held ut your hands during the
| past three years | can claim only that i
have performed my duty to the best nl
my ability; that l have left nothing uu-
done which thought would contribute
To the permanent good of the school,
and that through the force of favorable
circumstances and the united efforts oil
all concerned the institution has grown
in numbers, efficiency and influence.
| The actual progress of the school will
appear in my report IN you at the close
of the year.
With the belief and confident hope
that your wisdom will select as my sue.
cessor q man who will continue the
good work already begun, and who will
SEE tn it that the institution fulfills the
high destiny her relations to the com
mon school cause of Kansas so impera
lively demands, 1 am, sirs,
| Your obedient servant,
r. b. WEIGH
While the retirement of President
Welch from the Normal may be IN per.
suance of considerations which will
eventuatc in advantage TO him. it is ia
be regretted for the interest of the
school, that hc should deem it expedi-
ent to withdraw from field of la Dor in
which he has rendered sueh excellent
service. In stating that he has left
nothing undohe which he thought would
contribute 10 the advantage Of the
school President Welch has only
claimed what is patent to every one who
knows the man and has knowledge al
the excellent work accomplished at the
| Normal since his connection with the
institution. Possessed of energy and
enthusiasm to degree that is bound 1"
insure success i'll any field of endeavor,
/ President Welch has discharged the du-
ties Of his position with Il zeal and
ing!e-heartedness which has borne rich
fruits and has made for himself II
name in connection with one of
the leading educational institutions
of Kansas which will always reflect
credit upon him in the future and will
commend him To the favor of any peo-
pie among whom he may make his
home.
BY dint of his untiring IN iustry he
has mastered the study of law while
serving as Il public instructor, and at the
expiration of The present Normal year
will go 10 Topeka to establish himself
in the practice of his chosen profession.
The prerequisites which have contribu-
ted To his marked success rs an educa-
tor will serve him with equally good
stead in his new profession, and while
we deeply regret his departure from
Emporia, We believe that he has talents
which may be employed with signal
profit at the capital of our promising
young commonwealth and we have no
doubt bat that time will vindicate his
wisdom in the selection OF a locality.