The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1895-06-30

The regents Of the oklahoma Agri-
cultural and Mechanical college met
in annual session Friday at saltwater
and transacted some business at once
queer and questionable. In the first
place the board, or working major
ity of the members thereof, summarily
deposed the president Of the college
Professor Edmund d. Murdough, who
was unanimously ELECTED to the posi-
tion less than six months ago and also
removed the college agriculturalist,
Prof. A. c Magruder. The office Of
farmer was also abolished. Professor
Morrow, president of the Illinois Agri-
cultural college at Champaign was
elected to the vacancy caused by the
removal OF President Murdough, and
the duties of agriculturahst were at
tached to his office
The New Faculty
The board then proceeded 10 name
the faculty for the ensuing year, most
OF the old teachers being retained.
The new faculty is as follows:
President, Prot. Morrow.
Director and Horticulturalist, Col
Glazier
Chemistry, Prof liolter
Mathematics, Prof Clarke
History and Political Economy Prof
Freeman e. Miller
Natural Sciences, Prof J. c. Neal.
Principal Of Preparatory Depart
ment, Prof II ompson
Assistant Principal Preparatory De
partment, Miss Hunter
Secretary, T. NJ. upshaw was re-
tanned at a salary of 81 900 year
Work Of IA Combination.
The turning down of President Muir
dough was the work of an uBholy alli.
ance and combination, hatched by two
Republican and two Democratic re-
gents, who place pelf above principle
and pulls above manhood and decency
1t seems that Prof J c. Neal, who is
an adept in breeding political strife,
and II. NJ. Upshaw, who secured his
job through wiekerworlS and has re.
tanned it through bluff swelling in
the head which caused him TO imagine
himself the chief mogul of the college,
have of late been approhensivc lest
they would lose their Jobs. As a con.
sequence, Neal connived with Regents
Bort and Kelsey, and Upshaw sought
the protection of Regents Caruthers
and Edwards. combination was
formed between these four regents
whereby Neal and Upshaw were to be
retained, even at the CVpcnse OF Presi-
dent Murdough. Both Opshaw and
Neal bear strong hatred against Mur.
dough and had all along feared thar
he would use his influence to have
them ousted from the college To
offset this influence Upshaw utilized
his political pull, and the statement
that "his services to the amount Of
SIPS per month cannot be dispensed
with Knowing that Governor Rem
flow was sick and would be unable to
attend the meeting, the board
proceeded to override the protests OF
Regent John d. Dubois, Il man OF
honor and principle, and trumped mp
charges affecting Mr.. Murdoughs char.
aeter Mr. Dubois vigorously protested,
and, togethei with Mr.. Murdough him.
self asked that witnesses be produced
TO substantiate the charges. but they
failed TO appear. Mr.. Muir
dough was unceremoniously bounced
and the following was recorded,
"While we do not retain Prof Muir
dough we have nothing against his
character" Immediately thereafter,
Upshaws pull got in it's work with the
big four combine and he was retained
at salary Of 81, 600 year; Prof Neal
was likewise reelected BE fore the
close Of the meeting the regents, with
charming inconsistency, passed warm
resolutions commencing President
Murdough on his efficiency, high char.
acter and moral worth.
The retention OF upshaw aud Neal
can be tolerated, but the boards action
affecting Murdough is nothing short
OF an outrage Gov. Renfrow had ex.
pressly recommended that President
Murdough be retained, but the Repub
lican schemers, Kelsey and Bort,
backed by Neal aud upshaw, sought
10 create discord in the board and ex.
perienced no trouble in making dupes