The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1895-07-26
DONE HIM BROWN
A Correspondent Knows Of Mc.outh'S
Methods in the Past and Writes
What He Knows Of Him.
The College Needs a New President to
Make the Institution Paying One
in an Educational Way.
APPOINTS NEW CHIEF
R, P, Hall is Presented tile Office Of
Chief Of Police on a Silver Pl:te by
Mayor Seaman.
TOUCHES UP McLOUTH.
President of Brookings College Receives
Some Attention.

President of Brookings College Receives
Some Attention.
correspondent in the Argus-Lead
er Of Sioux Falls has the following to
say about DR.. McLouth and the Brook
ings College muddle: Your correspon-
dent has noticed the several kilograms
and editorial comments in your paper
regarding the unseemly quarrel in the
state board Of regents over the State
Agricultural College at Brookings.
He feels that the people of the state
should know something of the misman-
agement of that institution during the
past seven years. The State Agricul-
tural College has an annual appropria-
tion of over $4,000, mostly from the
United States government. An insti-
tuition so endowed should be an honor
to the state, but since McLouth has
been in charge it has been an actual
disgrace to the state. It has been the
source of con tinnal wrangle in the board
OF trustees and regents and a scandal to
the state. Your correspondent dur
ing that time has had occasion to visit
Brookings frequently on business and
being Interested in educational matters
has made inquiries regarding the cause
OF the troubles and as a disinterested
citizen of the state is satisfied that the
prime cause of all these troubles has
been the president. He is man in
sanely ambitious, and jealous of any one
with whom he is associated who devel-
ops any ability or popularity among
the students and patrons of the school.
Whenever any professor or under
teacher attempts any intelligent spe-
cial work, unless suggested by Mr..
McLoush, he is Immediately sat down
upon and if no other way is found to
suppress him his discharge is recon-
mended
This course, instead of developing
talent and ability in teachers and pu-
pills, has discouraged it. Good teachers
become disgusted and either resign or
are discharged. The students become
rebellious or dispirited This tyranni-
cal narrow minded course on the part
OF President McLouth has been the
cause OF the college being failure dur
lug the past seven Years.
Your correspondent knows as a fact
that both governors of the state had
come to realize the condition OF affairs
and the cause of the trouble and urged
the board OF regents to make a com
plete change in the institution. but by
the scheming, hypocritical methods of
the president he has always managed
to pull the wool over their ewes and
lay the blame of the inefficiency of the
institution on some earnest teacher or
lot OF innocent students. The Press
OF this morning in an editorial saws the
transmutations OF the citizens IN Brook.
ings from one side to the other is a
mystery. 1t is not SO to one who knows
the history of the institution and
character of the president. Forty
thousand dollars year is large sum
OF money to expend in a small town
like Brookings. And there Is always a
strife locally to get the benefit of the
handling OF the funds, supplying the
college with its purchases and getting
positions for their friends. President
McLouth having general supervision
and direction OF the institution first
favors one side, then another, as they
seem to be the stronger to help him
hold his position. AS result he has
proven true friend to no one and at
one time or another has proven traitor
to every friend he ever had. It has
been his custom for years TO recommend
to some position in the college some