The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-12-31
ovERrAx1sG HIS ENERGIEs.

The Bloomington Telephone says that
Superintendent Goss. of this city, has
been very active in fomenting the move
ment for the removal of the State Uni
versity We quote from the Telephone:
He is alone responsible for the disgrace
full row that took place at the university
a few days ago, when vain attempt was
made to pass resolutions in favor of the
scheme. He had the meeting called: he
drafted the resolutions; he gave the ex-
plicit directions how to conduct the meet
Ing after it was called. He wrote several
sophomore class, and these same letters
are in evidence. Two of them are i'm
o the letter gaed tbs eth r Goss sn start
with much interest," letter from Mr..
he aided aha sn W
so impress our citizens, practically, as the
action of the students of Indiana University
luton favoring removal" He went on to
state that the business moneyed men of
indianapolis We're avoiding, or desirous of
avoiding, the appearance Of pursuit Of Sell
fish ends, such as characterized the action
OF the citizens of Bloomington, and for
that reason had kept in the background.
But If a majority of the students should
vote for the removal Of the State University
to Indianapolis, and number of promi-
nent educators in the State were found to
favor this removal cer,aIn wealthy bust
ness men would at once come Onward and
furnish all the funds necessary TO accom-
Goss used these words: 'If you send every
one of these students home for the holi-
days, instructed and charged TO influence
his Senator and Representative, you will
have made long step in the campaign
If these statements are true Mr.. Goss
has gone too fast and too far in this
matter Indeed. it will occur to some
that as he has just been elected to the
important position OF superintendent of
the schools in this city and Is yet new
to his duties he could profitably devote
all his time to their performance and
to devising plans for the betterment of
the schools. A faithful discharge of
these duties would not leave him much
time to be organizing a movement for
the removal of the State University.
The idea that public sentiment in SO
important a matter could be formed or
influenced by students meeting is
absurd, and the statement that at the
proper time certain wealthy business
men of this city would come forward
and furnish ali the funds necessary to
carry out the undertaking is nonsense.
There is nothing to be gained in such
matters by perversion of facts, and
the truth is that as a class the moneyed
men and business men of the city are
not taking the slightest interest in the
removal discussion. 1t is an educa-
tional not a business question. The
only business aspect of the case is for
the taxpayers of the State TO decide
whether they wish to incur the largely
increased expenditures necessary for the
extension and support of the university
in case it should be removed to this city
That IS a question in which the busi-
ness men and taxpayers of every city
and county in the State are as much in
terested as those of this city and county
There seems to be some danger that
Mr.. Goss may overtax his energies If
not injure his usefulness.