The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1889-08-31
THE A UNIVERSITY.

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Der, and as numerous inquiries are
made about its organization and pros
poets for the coming year, we shall
endeayor to give as clear and concise a
view of the present status as is possible
from the intorma ton at our COM
mand.
To begin, DIR. S. 5. Laws, who had
been president of the university since
1876, and who had done far more than
any of his predecessors to advance It's
interests, resigned July l. The new
beard has held a meeting since that
time IN st, Louis. and after considering
a number of names presented to them,
declined for the present TO elect a
president, but deferred the matter
until their semi annual meeting in
December. DIR. NJ. M. Fisher, pro-
fessor OF Latin, and Except Professor
Schweitzer) the senior academic pro-
fessor, was appointed chairman of the
faculty, at a salary of 5000 a year.
This organization of a faculty with a
chairman from its own number-paT
inter pares-was adopted by Jefferson
for the university of Virginia, and has
remained in force there for the sixty
four years of its history, and with
satisfactory results. 1t is in accord
with our democratic ideas In America,
and has some decided advantages.
And yet we car readily understand
how in an discordant or divided faculty
it would nave serious defects.
The only other changes in the
academic department are the appoint
, ment of M. l.. Lipscomb, of Hopkins
vile, KY, to the chair of physics, in
place of Prof. M. j.. Thompson, re.
signed from i'll health. Professor
Lipscomb filled out Professor ThOmp-
sons time from his resignation in
January, 1889, and gave entire satisfac-
ton in his work. Prof. A. A. Fuller,
assistant in physics, resigned to take a
! better position with the Builders Iron
Foundry and Machine Co. at his old
home in Providence, r. l. To I'LL this
vacancy, Mr.. B. c. Hinde, OF Mexico,
Mo-, son of DR.. Hinde, former pres
ident of Howard Female College,
Fayette, Mo-, was appointed. MIR.
Hinde is q graduate of Central College
and has just returned from a years
study in John Hopkins University
salary reduced from $500 to $1,000 a
year. In chemistry, Mr.. P. E. Lear is
replaced by Mr.. s. Dinsmore, at $50 a
month. In the medical, law, normal
and engineering departments there is
no change except that the salary OF
Prof. j. A. Yantis is increased from
81 1000 to 81 800, and he is promoted
to a free professorship in the law de-
partment.
In the department of agriculture the
changes have been quite sweeping.
! Prof. Sanborn Is removed from the
! deanship and in his place is elected DR..
E. d. Porter, who holds a similar
position in the university of Minnesota.
The salary as dean of the agricultural
college and director of the experiment
station is $4,000, with perquisites in
the way of house rent, fuel, fruit,
vegetables, forage for horse and COW,
etc., etc., amounting to $500 or 5000
more. MI. II. j. Waters is continued
as assistant agriculturist, but his
salary is reduced from $1,000 10 81 900
a year. Mr.. A. G. Vandiver, a jour-
nalist Of Keytesville, was elected farm
superintendent, Vice w. s. Wilson,
removed, with a salary of $1,000. The
secretaryship of the experiment station
was given to Irwin Switzler, formerly
OF the Statesman, vice 5. @. Yeamans,
removed, and the salary reduced from
81, 200 to 5000. DR.. Paul Paquin was
continued in the department of veter-
mary science and Paul Evans elected
assistant, vice j. w. Connaway, re-
signed.
Professor. J. w. Clark, of Amherst,
Mass, appointed temporarily as pro-
lessor of horticulture In 1888, is con
firmed at a salary OF $4,000 and a
house. with other perquisites.
In the military department Lieut.. E.
H. Crowder is ordered back to his
regiment, and Lieut. w. B Buck is
detailed to take his place. The special
act Of the legislature giving each sem
ator and representative the privilege OF
appointing a state cadet from their
respective districts is declared by the
encouragement as ineffective for the
present year., and senator's and repre-
%sentatives are to be informed accord
lngiy.
A United States signal service
station has been established at Column
bia, in connection with the state board
of agriculture, and Sergeant A. l..
McItae, a graduate of the university of
Georgia, and said by General Greedy,
chief of the bureau, to be one OF the best
equipped men in the service, has been
transferred from Dakota, and has re-
ported for duty at Columbia. A state
weather service is to be organized and
weekly reports of the weather and it's
effects upon the crops will be made of
much practical value to the agricultural
interests of the state.
Mr.. j. q. Babb, of Wichita, Kansas,
was made secretary Of the board and
Proctor. uice j. IL. Deansward,
resigned, at a salary of $1,000 a year.
1t appears to the Globe Democrat
that the people of Missouri are fossils
because they intend to make tariff re-
form the leading issue in the coming
campaign, and intimates that the ques-
ton was settled in favor of protection
in 1888. 1t was settled exactly the
other way. Ninety-three thousand
four hundred and eighty. one more peo-
pie of the United States voted for
Cleveland and tariff reform than for
Harrison and protection. The fight
will go on until the majority aud not
the minority shall rule.
The st. 10. Herald says that confed-
crate reunions are democratic meetings
In disguise. The Herald evidently
reasons by anal0gy-all grand army
reunions being republican mass meet