Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1890-03-22

The editor of the Meridian Ne~S
made a visit to Columbus. and gives
his readers his views in regard to the
two is and G. troubles. lie is entire
" disinterested, and we accept his
version rs a true status of the situa.
liou, We copy a portion of his ar
tlclc:
So far as President Cooke is ION.
concerned. found him spoken of in
the highcs, terms AS q man of sterling
integrity, as a maj possessing unusual
executive and administrative ability,
AS Il man of business and as a man of
irreproachahlc moral character.
AS to the originating cause Of the
trouble, after hearing both sides, |
could but reach the conclusion that
prohibition had as little TO do with il
us The charge Of Himmorality," which
was, in fact, proven to have.ncvcr been
made in the sense in which it was at
first accepted.
Nor could | find that the fight made
upon President Cooke grew out of his
refusal to sign a petition for q give
mile" law. This seems to have had as
little influence in the matter as the
charge that he is the victim of the
"Woman's Rights women, who want.
cd him Onsted so that their pet ideas
could be propa.ated within the college
walls and scattered broadcast over
the State to be used hereafter rs leavel
in organizing q great "third" or
"fourth" party movement.
Tho readers of the newspaper will
| have learned before tins the cOntro.
versy at Columbus is not confined to
the male population, but that the fc-
male population is also divided. But
| do not think that anything really
serious would grow ont of it. With
no disposition to reflect upon anybody,
the whole "kcttlc of fish" appears to
have boiled down to the immatcrial
matter of each faction holding up its
end of the rail, with the indications of
the %portcnding storm pctcring out
without doing any special harm, ex.
ccpt. perhaps, temporarily straining
some few former friendly personal re.
~latiens,
So far as I was ablo TO learn from
one source the cloud which burst II
few weeks ago began gathering more
than n year ago, when some difference
arose between tho thea senior class
and President Cooke over the matter
of establishing a Bachelor OF Ars
course. This senior class is the alum
nae which appeared to the front some
weeks since.
What weight this difference had in
the recent controversy | do not know.
Some say il Ind nothing 10 do with II,
but say that il grew out of tho ap.
pointmcnt of q member OF the faculty
in which promises and counter prom.
iscs and petitions and counter pcti,
lions figured extensively.
The incidents are mentioned here
simply TO indicate 10 the friends OF
the college that the elimination was
brorghi. thro' n combination of seem
ingly immaterial causes. and that The
grand finale was not because the lite
ard usefulness of the college was a
stake.
Everyone knows the result of the in
vcstigaiion. Miss NJ J. S. Galloway il
now president pro tenn. and everything
is moving as smoothly as II nOthin,
, had happened to disturb the quiet in
terror of the college dormitories.
The new president is n trained teach
or of many years. experience, and on,
who brings to her new position a torc
Of character Of exceptional strength,
Yet, withal, she possesses n modest.
OF demeanor and n gentle reserve TIM
I none can help but notice when throw
{ In contact with her.
She has bcen Mistress of Mathcmat
Y ice IN the college since its fonndatio,
I aud during a large part Of the tim
. has attended 10 the duties Of prcsilen
9 during the absence OF the president.