Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1894-03-10
NOT QUALIFIED!
Claims Of S. P. MCRea for Asri.
cultural College President
7 he "lIOOsier Scho0lmastpr" Not
Fitted for the Position.
AZ raris Crnr rning the "prof. y
at" and His ABILITY.
SCHOOL sEfpsA BRAIsY rREsI DENT.

Tvs CIrnKs has been watching with
some interest the dircussinn that has been
going un In reference toA change in the
presidency ~ the Agricultural college.
We have said very little. because we have
though, that II chang. was desirable,
for any reason whatever. the Bna,,i Ger.
tainly would use all proper means To se
cure the very hest available man. The
thought tina, they would give any serious
consideration to n man with the quAliics-
,ions IL Mr.. \. p McCr-a has been ten
ridiculous to claim our attention. Eut.
from information n, hand. We lind thai he
''rlu very Hanguine of bis election.
In regard Ia the Agricultural college.
We have rccriv,si uniform report tina, II
il in excellent condition. We arr also In.
formed that pr,sidrn, Hadl.y has, on
more than one occasion, informed the
Dnari that whenever, in their Judgment,
IL would b. wise to make n change. b..
was more than ready to cooperate with
,hem in securing = gupd successor In
this contest he has not made any efiurt 81
secure his own retention
The Agricultural college. is = territorial
institution. In IL all parts II the terri.
tory have All interest For its head n man
should be chosen thoroughly trained for
the duties ~ such schools. Therefore.
" n change In to be- made. Ia. ,-ople de-
nand that the Boari act with wisdom
aud selec, the very hes, available man.
In this sl,iri, we have been look,ng up
the claims Of Mr.. :, =. McCrea for the
position
| Mr.. Samuel = McCrea IL . graduate of
the Indiana Stat. Normal school. an insti.
tuition of ~ low an academic character a.
Ia not grant degrees. The course ~
study at the time he WAS student. cop
jed from the official rata ogue If the in.
sti,u,ion. WAS the following, the school
year being divided into three equal
terms;
Grammar aud composition. four terms
orthnepy and reading, two terms. geog-
raphy three terms; botany, one term
geology lectuirs-one term; arithmetic.
three terms; algebra, two t.rinsi United
States history. two terms; general his
tory. one term; methods. thrr. terms
psychology, two terms penmanship, one
term; music. optional; rhetoric, one
term, English literature. one term; ply.
sizes, two terms; physiology. one term
chemistry, one t.rmj zoology lectures
--.,n. term, book keeping. one term
,,..,m.,ry o,, farm. Government, and
s' -, -
'"nS''n''"n' ""e "'"' '"e"'S' ""e 'er"
morals. two termsi orthograpby, one
term; drawing. two terms.
A.. IA hi. ~. na;,, In s.,d scboo, pr,f
,v A.. -.'-
v. w. Hhsm' QUO '" '"e Pr"'eSS"'"'
when ar. McCrca was student; Tor
twenty years past one Of the leading e,iu-
Gators IL Indiana; a prominent conductor
~ teachers insti,uterj at one time preni-
dent of the Indiana TeAcherr' association
at present a professor In RarlhAm college
the author NJ several educational works,
and n gentleman Of the most conscien
tLous integrity. says; ~ never had any
personal trouble with him. but there wac
u general looseu-ns abou, his manners
that led the faculty nj one time 10 ques.
ton the proprirty 81 graduating him
President Jones' had an interview with
him at the appointment Of IN. faculty
I think can trace his career sAtisfac-
torily before he want west. Part Of the
time he Was. I think. connected with a
nriyate school Of mixed academic and
normal character In Knox county, In
dana Beyond that I am unable 10 re.
mort. never heard anything about his
success. Presiden, Jones did not have
much faith In him. His success A. a
teacher must not have been great or he
would have grown more in the profession
In the state, Write President Jones' at
Hastings, Nebraskn !"
Prof WIN. A. Jones. who was presi-
d,nt of tins school when Mr.. McC,ua
graduated, but who has been in the west
T,r ten ar more years past, writes: PROF
Uoiyin r,m.mi,err the details of such
ma,,ers snr better than I do. I ,emem-
hrr An, general fact tina, Mr.. Hodvin ~.
srs Ia IA IN true. I have Known
nothing about McCrea since he left the
Normal n.hool and I came west. eau
o,ly say that when I last knew him. he
dM nI ponsess the scholastic attain.
mrn,s nor the social culture that sncis,y
d.map, In th. head of 4 great state In
) stitution
IN McCrea hal any educational record
who would he 10 likely ~ know some.
thing about !, a. these two meni As u