The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-10-01
THE AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE.
Attacked Oniy By Discharged Members
OF the Faculty.

Pullman Herald.
There appeared in the Seattle telegraph
of September IL an article which has bean
copied by many papers. in regard to the
agricultural college, which was not only
calculated 20 work great injury TO ths
college, but wss false from beginning To
end. Ii was one Of those cunningiy de-
vised lies which have characterized the
work OF thai band of eonspirators, who,
outcasts from the college, have been work
ing assidnoasiy for ayesr to get q petty
revenge by injuring the institution of
which they were once unworthy members.
There 10 not nov. nor has there been, any
Misunderstanding between the gov
ernlng body Of the college and the
general government. An ex-presi-
dent and ex-professor OF the
college. as the center OF this part Of the
conspiracy, have attem pied 20 iniure their
own state and the college BY preventing
the national government from paying the
appropriation due. In this yiIlainous at
tenn pt they ANONYMOUSLY failed. The de-
psrtTnent ~ Washington City made no
complaint, nor did il ask any questions
as 70 the management OF the college. The
complaint came from discharged members
of the faculty. The report of the board
OF regents went in 20 the department at
-
and Vas approved By it. and the warrant
for the disbursement signed by the
secretary Of the interior. The per-
sons who inspired that infamous
article falsely imply that the
grade OF work 10 low. when they know
that the standard has been raised from
one 10 two years higher than il was, and
that /, ranks in thai respect with other in
stitutions for scientific and technical edu-
cation In the United States. The article
falsely saws that the regents "Go not deny
misappropriation to some extent" They
do deny transportation TO any extent
The article falsely says that things at
the college are IN q state OF chaos, and
implies, tas the headlines show that
there Is doubt about the college open
ing. These malicious slandsrers knew
too well that there Was not only no doubt
about the college opening, but that il
would open with 8 largely increased at
tendance They knew. too well, that in
stead OF chaos. things nave been coming
out Of the chaos into which they had
plunged the college into a thoroughly
organized, thoroughly equipped modern
college. They knew that instead OF being
an expensive place 20 live, as they bad left
IL, organization had made il the least ex-
pensive place in the Northwest for q col
fege education. They knew that the better
organization had afforded facilities for the
higher education of the youth Of the state.
They knew, too, that IN attempting to de-
prive the youth Of the state of this great
patrimony they were prompted only 10y
feeling Of chagFin 81 their own miserable
failure, and q desire for revenge upon those
who had removed them. Ii ~ pity that
the Telegraph Was made the victim OF these
lying conspirators. Ii is pity that any
| newspapers throughout the state should
have been made victims by quoting the
article. The press ought 10 be on the side
Of education. and ought 10 do al in its
power 10 bald up oEr educational institn-
items. The press Of this state knows we'll
the cha racisr Of the set OF corrupt and In
competent men who for n little while
found Judgment Ia the institution. Now
that they have been kicked out; nov that
the institution is oeing formed into one Of
which the siate may sell he proud. aud Is
being administered honestly and ecoaon-
icaliY and with freedom from politics, no
part Of the press OF the state ought TO
allow itself 20 30 vicssnixed BY the con-
spaFAsors.