The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1883-06-28
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Wecopied, last week, an article from
the Manhattan Nationalist, giving thAt
papers views of the causes Of the recent
changes in the faculty Of the State Az
ricuitural college. A good deal has
been said over the state in reference TO
deposing of Ward. Plat and Others who
had been connected with the school for
many years. We copy below an article
from the Junction CIty Union which
sheds some light upon the subject from
another and more disinteresled view,
which We suppose will be read with In
terest by friends of the school here
abouis- The article reminds US good
deal of "Once upon time"
in the history of the Nor
NAL, when this town, or q certain por-
ton Of its citizens, thought they ought
TO run our state institution. instead of
leaving that duty To be performend by
the proper authorities, the board Of re-
gents There was 5 disposition here
then for some teachers 60 appeal to the
citizens when anything was done that
did not suit them, which not only kept
up broil in reference 20 the school
but at one time developed the very mob
spirit which the Union speaks OF as ex-
isting IN Manhattan Fortunately
for our school this disposition on
the part Of the town 10 in
terfere has all passed away, and teachers
come and go ct the dlctatIon Of the re-
gents, and the town attends admirably
TO Its own business. Nothing will hurt
one of these institutions like Interference
In their management by the people Of
the towns in which they happen to be
located, especially when sectarlanism is
| the motive for the disturbance. The
Union says:
With good deal Ut fear and tremb-
1 ling We approach the subject of the re-
l cent changes In the Agricultural CUllge
| ct Manhattan. We usually tackle pup
lie questions without much cOnsIdera-
tion Of consequences, but one will Occa
slonally run across q style OF tom cat az
| fording q very vigorous lesson of eau
ton. We had much 10 do with q change
in this institution once, and from our
experience and orthodox reading we are
| prepared TO believe that hell
hath no fury such as that was. Hence
Il we approach this present trouble only as
| q duty We would gladly shlrk. PROBES
sor ID. L. Ward was removed and B. r.
Nihart elected 70 his place; j. Z. Plat
was succeeded by d. K Lantz; T. Il
Hawkes. succeeds as superintendent of
the mechanical department; l.. K. Ell
liott, land commissioner, gives place TO
John b. Clifford j. T. Ellicott becomes
/ -
We are friendly enough with the indi-
viduals depOsed, and might BOT have re-
moved them Ii il had been in our power.
But those intrusted with the management
Of the concern did remove them, and what
makes it bear hard on the victims is the
fact that they had right to do 80. We
hope they will hunt another job, as peo-
pie do in other occupations and IN other
localities, when they get bounced. But
this has not been the rule in Manhattan,
or in the affairs OF that school. II has
been customary to get in the fence cor
ners and bark at the heels of those re-
naming in charge. If left to their nat
ural impulses the professors deposed
will not do this, but the whole neigh
borhOod starts out on the old course. As
the governor and regents assumed
] their positions on the platform at
the recent commencement exercises
some Of the students Kissed, the pre-
i ponderance Of testimony being that
the Offense was meant for the regents,
but some of the papers insist that the
"rebuke" was intended for the governor
An indignation meeting was talked
about, and an effort to make temper.
ance" victims Of the deposed professors
is being worked vigorously. Women
beseeched the governor to interfere in
behslf Of the professors, and our holy re-
ligion was bitterly assailed in their re-
moval because one of them was leader
OF q church choir. That has been very
smart school lately, but il seems there is
yet one defect. It wants either profess
sor TO teach the boys some very ordI-
nary manners, or policeman TO protect
them from the evil influences of the
neighbOrhoOd. It's the only place we
ever heard OF where q lot of young
sters, obtaining their education for MOTH
ing, would criticise, protest, and even
| hisa the managers for an act OF official
business. That it may be the fault of
the neighborhood is substantIated by
the fact that it is only ten years since
the same style of brat threatened not to
accept diplomas because the authorities
presumed to change the management.
It further looks as though this might be
the case since, Notwithstanding that
change resulted in saving its life, the
expenditure of at least $500, 1000
| in improvements, and the placing
of the institution .on plane
away up in educational circles, great
many to this day will hiss through their
teeth when il is mentioned. Time was
when the Agricultural college was
country academy, but it has grown-it
Is big thing to-day; still it seems as
though it must make another stride in
order to get away from the peculiarities
surrounding il. Let the faculty teach
the boys that affection for their pro.
lessons does not necessarily require
them to NEEDLE with other peoples
business or insult any one, and let the
regents convey the idea to the Blue
Mont Farmers club, the alumni, and
others, that the institution belongs to
he etate.