The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-12-25

the road and had got some washing and
put 1t into my valisc and came out lust a.
he was passing. and followed him myself
into town. l did not see Prof. Heston,
but suppose he had come on ahead of
Smith.
Now President Li!iey and are blamed
LOT not preventing this assault. think it
should be sufficient to state that neither of
Us saw the occurrence or knew that it was
going to happen. I was on my way to
town At the time and Mr.. Lilley was in his
Office.
Again, 1t ID charged that President
Liiley melted the hostility toward the
visitors by his speech to the students at
the meeting of the Websterian Literary
Society the evening before. An explana-
ton OF what was said at this meeting will
snow the falsity of this charge. To go
back little lille. at the time President
Liiiey was removed he was very ill and no
one but his immediate attendants were
allowed at his bedside. When the students
heard he had been removed they, OF their
own volition, without ins.igation on the
part OF Mr.. Lilley. or. SO far as know.
any of the faculty, held a meeting and
petitioned the board Of regents to retain
him as president. AT subsequent meet
ing of the board, the proceedings of which
were published, on motion OF Mr.. Smith a
resolution was adopted which practically
told the students to mind their own BUSH
ness, and said that the board was running
this thing to suit themselves ana that
the students had nothing to say in the
matter. At least that was the construc-
ton put upon the matter by the students,
whereupon they held an indignation meet
ing and expressed their sentiments Now
this meeting was the first time the presi-
dent had seen the students since he got I'D
from his sick bed, and on being as. ed to
speak he naturally referred TO the interest
they had taken in his cause and thanked
them for their loyalty. Referring to their
petition and the manner it had been re-
ceived he said: You have the right to
petition and you have the right to be
heard in the matter of the selection of
your teachers This was the strongest
thing he said, and am sure the circum-
stances justified his remarks, and that
there was nothing in them tending to in.
cite the students to violence.
81 also spoke at the Websterian meeting
and condemned the policy which Prof.
Heston had announced he would pursue.
He had said that he intended to raise tho
grade of studies and put it on a level with
Eastern colleges, and to eliminate from
the course all preparatory work. Now,
you can realize how much CONSERVATION
this caused in the school when it Is stated
that such policy would exclude all but
fifty of the students then in attendance.
When the news reached the college was
overwhelmed by the students wanting to
know if it was the intention to fire them
from the school. So. at the Websterian
meeting l spoke about Prof. Heston's pol
icy and condemned it. | said: When I
look about me and see some 200 students
who had outgrown in age and whom
natural modesty prevented from mingling
with the younger and more fortunate
children Of the common schools but were
still DESTROYS of obtaining an education, l
say that whoever proposes to prevent their
doing so commits crime against them
and would subvert the very object of the
institution. These schools were estab-
lished for the people, and here in the West
the circumstances and surroundings OF the
people are not the same as they are in the
East, and there are many young men and
women here of great ability, but who in
their early years did not have the oppor-
tunity of fitting themselves for college,
and hence a preparatory course is neces-
sity i'll such an institution here These
views l still hold, and shall continue to
express as occasion may offer.
Now as to the songs that were sung. l
doubt very much if President Liiley heard
them, as he is little deaf. l heard them,
however. The students. boys and girls.
were marching up and down, singing col
lege songs, first one refrain and then an
other, and among them We'll hang old
Brown to a sour apple tree Any one
who has ever had any experience at college
knows how foolish it would be to interfere
with lot of students indulging IN such
harmless amusement during recreation,
and besides. no one was in q frame of mind
to quarrel with the students over such a
tritie at such time, when all would soon
be exchanging good-bys and departing
for home. So far as the general discipline
of the school is concerned, I have never
seen a more orderly or better behaved
crowd OF young people in all my life, and
I have had some college experience. l
don't censure the students for holding an
indignation meeting and expressing their
views. They are not infants, but are grown
men and women with ideas of justice and
fair play, perhaps as good as those Of any.
body else, and even if had been present
should not have stopped them, because
think they had a right to express their
opinions By resolution in a fair way.
"As far as my removal is con-
cerned don't care pin. l am
well suited. I've got nothing to take
back, and I've got nothing to apol-
ogize 10 any man for. I've stood by Lilley
and expressed my mind freely about his
enemies and the way they have treated
HIM. and have talked plain and told the
truth. / intend to remain in the state
and practice law, as l am member of the
bar. This whole affair, from beginning TO
end, is politica! job, and hope the state
legislature will make a vigorous investlga-
ton of il.
"There is one thing, however, which
want to emphasize, and that is that the
students intended no disrespect 10 Prof.
Heston, and think all their resentment
was directed against Regent Smith. |
know this from conversations with the
students, both before and after the attack
on the 2Ist | myself have q great respect
for his abilities, but | think he will make
a great mistake If he carries out the policy
he has announced"
FIRST A TURNIP HIT HIM.
Regent smith Describes the Assault by
LiiIey's Hoodiusns at Pullman.
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