The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-04-06
state Of Montana.

amenable to you. and a word from you
stating that it was the opinion of the
board that / would better serve the in
terests of the college by being less
prominent in such work, would have
been enough
Perhaps IL may not be out of place
| 10 suggest that my work in this direc-
ton has been practically approved by
| the board, and officially. resolution
of the faculty, making IL an offense
| punishable with suspension or expul-
sion Tor any student to be found fire.
quenting saloons or gambling houses,
met your approval. In this connection
l claim that my personal attitude on
the saloon question is eminently con-
sistent. Not only have my friends
given, this anti-saloon work, of mine.
as the cause of my treatment at your
hands, but it has on several occasions,
the past month, been cast into my face
with drunken leers by persons whose
lawless actions have brought them into
conflict with the Citizens league, /
cannot see, without your assistance,
any other explanation that apparently
comes so close to the truth-though 1
cannot say that such is the truth.
Il have but one vacancy in mind
where explanation on that point will be
unnecessary. 1 refer to the place re-
Gently made vacant in the Montana
College of Agriculture and Mechanic
Arts by the resignation CD of b. F.
Maiden, and 1 am here in person to
make application for the place. / leave
1t to your sense of common justice
your appreciation of the fitness of
things and official wisdom that my re-
quest is a reasonable one and merits a
favorable reply. References are un-
necessary. If / have spoken in an I'M
becoming way, I am sorry. 1 have
meant to say very plainly and earnest
ly what l feel very deeply. 1 have, /
am sure, kept wholly within the truth
during my remarks. If / had not felt
that my position here and now is the
right one and that you were men who
would correct a wrong, when found to
be in the wrong, as any one may be
at times. If had not felt so about the
matter, / should not have taken the
trouble to be present with you to- might
May / kindly have an answer to my
request as soon as possible.
Respectfully,
"B. +. Maiden"
Professor Maiden then said that he
was very sorry to find IL necessary TO
give to the public anything further rel
alive TO the boards action and present
stand upon this subject; but as they
had failed to make good their charges |
and mistakes, he felt that their ac- |
knowledging their responsibility to the |
people" was reason for his making this |
public, that the people might under |
stand the situation clearly. He said: |
AT the meeting last night the board |
made just two statements which might |
be taken as an answer to what had |
had to say while before them. First, |
to the effect that they had not pub |
lished anything nor were they respon-
sible for any things being printed. 1 |
would say to that, neither have 1 pub |
lished anything but in one instance,
when l was interviewed, and reported, |
to the extent of a very few lines. But |
l do, nevertheless; claim responsibility |
for the truth of my statements made
to the State board even though they |
were not intended for publication"
The other answer was, he said
Essentially this, that / had by plac-
ing my case i'm the hands of the State
board, taken issue with the executive
board on the point of their having the
legal right to discharge a member Of
the faculty without giving explana-
ton. In this / had been defeated. so
should and could expect nothing from
the board but the same silence. That
part or the answer had an air Of fair
ness which was however quickly dis
PEELED by what followed; namely, that
II l should come to them and made
some such statement without going to
the State board about the matter that
my request would have met with some
One member said this
and the others did not oppose it. This
was practically an admission that on
the strict merits of the case they had
made a mistake in discharging me- AS
10 their legal right have never for a
questioned the legal power of
he executive board TO act as they have
lone"