The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-09-17
CUT DOWN SALARIES.
posed by Hfm. but Bia dford OBJ
jeefs and Protests Vigorously


Special Dispatch 90 the Pczt-Tntefltgercer
OILY MPTA. Wash. Sept fs-Gov. Reg
ers today received q dispatch from r r
fannatt. vice president OF the board of
regents OF the agricultural college az
Pullman SAYING. The faculty has sub
nitted 20 tire board this proposition:
We. the undersigned members Of the
faculty o. the agricultural college and
school OF science, propose 10 the board &C
regents 20 consent TO a reduction OF sal
aries IN accordance with the request OF
Gov Rogers. ~no urges Il in view o. the
financial condition % The state said re-
d@etson Is 10 b. for TIVE years from Sep
TENDER !. 1877. as follows: President, from
s4es@ 20 GOO per year: ali receiving 81. so
reduced 10 81. 60. all receiving S. so re-
ducsd 20 3. 80. Signed BY President Bry-
an and all the rnsmbers Of the faculty"
Regent Tannatt wished 90 know what
advice the governor had 10 offer. AT the
same time the governor received a dis
patch from Regents windus and Powell.
which stated that they had insisted on
dating the reduction from April I. 1897.
In accordance with the suggestion made
BY Gov. Rogers when he was at Pullman
a week ago. They asked for the COVER
nors advice as 20 accepting the reduc-
ton 10 date from September l. To both
kilograms the governor replied that 10
thought II advisable 10 accept the reduc-
items from September ]. for the term Of
two years.
The governor today accepted the resig-
nation Of Mr. Biandford. president Of the
board OF regents. Prior 10 the cover
nor's examination OF the accounts at the
agricultural college, Mr. BIandford hal
denied by letter that a deficit had been
created by the old board before April /.
After the governor made the exsmina-
ton which convinced him that deficit
OF s5.n9 at least had been created he
wrote somewhat sharply 10 President
Bian6ford for denying the deficit. Mr..
Blandfords resignation came in reply 20
that letter. The governor said today that
be would not take immediate action IN
filling the vacancy. but would make a
careful selection.
WAIJsA wALIA, Wash. Sept. Is
President II. s. Blandford. OF the board
OF regents OF the Washington Agricultu-
raj college. has resigned He says ne
cannot do the bidding Of a PopulIst
governor, and in a lengthy letter 70 the
executive he gives his reasons for re-
50 ming. The governor had asked meet
ing 70 be called 20 take action upon his
suggestions. and President BlandfoTd
called the meeting for yesterday. He dli
not attend. however, but. instead. sent
his resignation TO the board. In his let-
ter he refers 10 the governors policy 10
cut the yaiaries OF the professors by hav-
Ing them donate a portion each year 10
the state. His lack Of sympathy for this
policy Is the main cause for his resigna-
ton.
Mr. Blandford stated in an interview
with the Post-fntcliigencer:
II believe this action OF the governor
means that ali the able corps OF teachers
now AT the college will leave az the earii-
est possible moment. No sensible set OF
men viii stay next year knowing that
they must maintain the coJege out OF their
salaries. This policy will be demoraliziug
IN the extreme. viii produce dissatisfac-
ton. will take away all the enthusiasm
and make the professors ear their desks
OF work on hand. commence nothing new
and get ready 10 leave next June-a poll
icy. IN my opinion. absolutely suicidal 10
the best interests Of the college. The fu-
tility Of the scheme as the governor
calls IL. 10 raise Sc 600 consists in the belief
that the professors will stay next year. IL
they go away and new men come the
scheme falls. for while the board can re-
duce the salaries OF the new men. not a
dollar Of the reduction could be used for
the maintenance of the college. IL can
only be obtained by what the governor
felicitousiy calls a donation by the pro-
fessors themselves. l have assisted in
making the college a credit 10 the state,
and I do not intend TO destroy what l
have helped to build up. The governor
may have all the credit for that. Neither
will submit 20 dictation from the govern
or nor permit him TO control my direction
as a regent OF the great institution, whose
Importance he cannot apparently under
stand and with whose objects and pur-
poses he Is apparently not in sympathy