Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1890-02-10

the directions given by him to the students,
nor was he at any time consulted as to the
means by which he proposed to allay the dis
content existing in section of the class.
The board consisted Of seventeen persons
of whom thirteen were present when Mr.
Honey addressed them. Whether the reso-
luton on page 8 was unanimously agreed
upon does not appear. Its most singular
feature Ia the disregard Of Mr.. Honeyis posi-
tive statement that he had not required stu
dents to buy their instruments of "any
specific dealer" Csrelessly as notices are
often listened to by any audience, the fresh
man class was aware that they were required
to provide certain tool, and were recon-
the ss. b ~ns1s to Ss IL MANY Of
derstanding of Mr.. Honey's meaning, which
was confirmed by his acceptance of
the proper instrument, by whomsoever sold.
II appears that the difficulties which arose
were instigated and fomented by the agents
Of those dealers whose goods were excluded
from Mr.. Honey's class room. Who else had
anything to gain by creating disturbance
No one who IL competent to form an opinion
has suggested that the students would have
been the iusers by following Mr.. Honey's adj
vice with reference to matter requiring
Judgment and experience. The limits of his
authority with regard to the apparatus used
In his class room had never been defined, and
the indications of former years were that it
was final. He specified the instruments
needed, and the class was required to pro-
vide them. Whence then this sudden
| change3
A foolish report was spread abroad by the
newspapers, which INDUCED In the usual
flood of defamatory gossip, to the effect that
Mr.. Honey was receiving Q commission on
| the sale of the Refer tools, but it would be
an injustice to the board to suppose that they
believed or were Influenced by it. Such q
rumor could only originate with or be credit
ed by those who would themselves be capable
| of such an act.
| Under the circumstances here stated 1t was
the opinion of Mr.. Honey and of his advisers
that only one course was open to him COM
sistent with public duty or private honor. A
| principle of law and order was involved and
his word had been definitely and repeatedly
given. In such case action must be gov
erned by conscience and the results must be
regarded as of secondary consequence.
| The services of DIR. Leighton, who has
filed the position of assistant in dra wing for
eleven years in thoroughly efficient manner,
were also dispensed with. While he had
spent much time and care on the selection
and improvement of drawing instruments, he
was In no degree responsible for the diree.
tons given to the students on this subject.
he only aimed at the execution of Mr..
Honey's plans for the advancement of their
work.
| Mr.. Honey's position was the outcome Of
many years of careful experiment, and was
| the natural sequence of a series of uniformly
successful efforts to advance the standard of
the work under his charge. The period that
| elapsed between the first complaint made to
him and his receipt of the decision of the
governing board to transfer his work to other
hands was just four days.