Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-02-07
The school Of Mines SquabbIe.

| hOLLA, no., y AN. ID, 1904.
Ed. Register-No doubt you and
many others of Iron county may be in
terested in the branch of the Missouri
University located at this place, and a
| few lines occasionally. will certainly
not tax the patience of those who read
your paper. Some of the wiser may be
aware OF the meeting of the Board of
Curators, which occurs annually at
Columbia, about the second week in
January. at the last meeting the
Preparatory Department of this school
was taken into consideration. Here
tofore the State has paid $1,000 per year
for instructors in that department, said
| instructors consisting of Principal and
Assistant whose respective salaries
were $500 and 5000. At the last
meeting it was resolved. First-That
an allowance not to exceed $1,000 year
ly be made to provide instruction in
the Preparatory Department. Second
That two instructors for the present,
be employed, one at a salary not to ex-
coed $1,000, and the other at salary
not to exceed 5000 per year, to be
known respectively, as the Assistant
in Mathematics and Chemistry" and
the Instructor in English Branches"
Third-That person be elected to the
former of these positions who is espec-
tally qualified to give instruction in
Mathematics, Chemistry and Mechan-
ical Drawing, whose duty it shall be to
give the instruction in these branches
in the Preparatory Department, and
to take such other work as may be
agreed on by the faculty. Fourth
That it be the duty of the person elect
ed to the latter of these positions to
take charge of all, or Of such part of
the balance of the Institutional work
of the Preparatory Department. and
such other work as may be agreed up
OH by the faculty. FJth-That the
necessary elections be made after due
ad vertisement, at the June meeting of
the Executive Comm:tttee..ofth the School
of Mines. iSirth--That this arrange
ment supercede the present organiza-
ton of the Preparatory Department,
and be completed so as to take effect
at the opening of the school year in
September, 1854. The preceding was
the paper filed by the University Gu
ra tors. A repetition of it appeared i'm
the county papers. The Principal Of
the Preparatory Department was high
ly incensed at these proceedings, know
ing that it would virtually deprive him
of his position; SO he has passed sever
al sleepless nights in scheming up a
method to work on the unsuspecting
populace, and at last has resorted to
the county papers, in which he claims
to have made some astonishing revela-
tons, but those who have investigated
the matter fail to perceive them. He
does not forget to ascribe honor and
praise to his dear self by asserting, II
have fer years stood in the way OF the
transfer of the School of Mines to CO.
lumbia. I have time and again
saved the school from death, l have
done twice as much work as any other
member of the faculty." but this is
merely an assumption on his part, as
fully two-thirds his time is spent i'm
teaching his flock of Mexicans (about
twenty the most elementary branch
es, and consequently consuming time
that should be devoted to studies in the
prescribed course. The Director,
knowing that the chair in the Prepar-
atory Department could be filled for a
smaller salary than $500. and being in
favor of such step, has contracted the
ill-will of the Professor of said Depart
ment, and at the present time, not one
of the Professors speaks to tn. imam
who saved the school from DEATH"
The Professor of Preparatory Depart
ment will in all probability continue to
labor on in his department until the
close of school, but at that time must |
come q change, or, to use technical |
1.-THE Chinese must CO."
w. &C.