Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1895-07-25

president who had not the tact and
ability 20 prevent such a move would
have been dismissed as totally unfit
70 be at the head Of such an institu-
ton. If he had nottaken the necessary
precaution and resigned. But the
willy DR., it seems. had no notion OF
resigning his position nor of asking
the controlling boards to investigate
his case. He has another way OF do
ing things. He is said to be very
smooth when he gets on his tremolo
and has his hypnotic machine running
at full blast. Is is said he has tried
and often succeeded in thwarting the
wishes OF the controlling boards and
substituting his own, thereby doing
great injury TO the school. 1t is well
known throughout the state that
since the revolt of 1898, at least, the
school has proven a dismal failure.
AT the time of the revolt, the stud
ents numbered nearly 300 and there
is now about l35 bonaide students
in the institution.
The controlling boards have en-
deavored to help young lei and
women by providing literally for
paying FOR labor, enabling poor
students to nearly pay their way.
Had it not been for this the number
would have been much less. No
other school in the state has this
arrangement. Still, with all these
advantages, the DIR. is so thoroughly
despised throughout the state that
he has been unable to build up the
school. Yet he does not propose to
step out, but for months has been on
the go and writing letters trying to
fortify and intrench himself, claiming
that POLITICS and PROSECUTIONS
were being used by the Governor
and controlling boards against him.
How far this is true may be in
ferred by the fact that the Governor
or his friends have never tried to put
any man in any place in or about the
institution.
The Governor has always said to
the board of regents: "The educa-
tional institutions are the dearest in
stitutions of the state build them
up, but do it in your own way"
After the DIR. had been sustained
fully for two years, the Governor
did. after being importuned by many
people Of the state to do something
10 prevent the complete destruction OF
the schsol, say to some OF the board oil
regents that he thought the welfare OF
the school demanded the resignation OF
DR.. McLonth. Many, ii not all, OF tho
board Of regents agreed with him at
that time aud did finally ask the DIR. to
resign. T~hereupon, the willy DR.. sent in
his resignation TO the board OF regents
tnot the proper board to take effect in
the future. The board OF regents then
instructed their secretary to request him
to send his resignation TO the board oil
trustees ttlle proper board. But, instead
OF fully complying with this request, he
sent il in TO take effect when his SUCCESS
or should be NOMINATED and coNFIGMED,
and then Immediately set to work to
prevent his al ,cessor being named.
He worked the PERSECUTION racket on
some, using his best tremolo; on others,
he played the POLITICAL act: on still
others, he played the m~ueh-ebused pious
man, asking ministers to use their inhu.
ence 10 help him retain his place. Some
OF the ministers, realizing the situation,
refused, while Others. believing lnm hon
est, have naturally tried 10 help him.
But the scheming DR.. had still another
string to pull. He remembered the law
said regents of South Dakota should re-
eeive no compensation but only necessary
expenses should be paid. He also re-
m~ernbered that one j. W. Shannon. a
regent, had made a youchtr for 30 days
services at 50 per day and that notwith.
standing the board OF trustees OF Brook.
ings College, when submitted to them.
disproved the voucher aud refused to
oul;t "a .@fI Da,.,s gl