The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-07-16
OREGON PRESS COMMENTS.

Newspaper Men Discuss the
Incoming and Retiring Col
lege Presidents.
Oregon City Enterprise: The board OF
regents-that is, the six men who consti-
tutetl the majority-of the State Agncui-
tural College, have dohe noble work IN
rescuins that institution from the blight
ing effects of political Influence, which
has proven so disastrous to the state uni
versity of Eugene. and placing It on
high educational plane where this col
lege can take the rank that its revenue
and position ia the state warrants. Prof.
Catch, whom they have selected as pres
ident, is one of the ablest and NEST pop
ular college men in the northwest In
addition to being teacher of except
ional ability, he is splendid organizer
and director, and will make just the
president that this great institution re-
Sunday Welcome: By a bare majority
of the board of regents of the Asrieul-
tural College, Harry Miller has been
voted out of the presidency of that insti
tuition, and Professor Catch elected IN
his stead. The change should be 2 very
beneficial one for the college. Miller
was never fit man for the place He
gained it merely through his political
"pull." GatcA is real educator, rather
than = politician. There has been en-
tirely too niuch prostitution of our state
educational institutions to the base pur
poses of politicians.
Cottage Grove Leader: The Corvallis
o. A. c. gets good man for president in
! the selection of Prof. Catch. The regents
are to be congratulated upon their choice.
auires. The other members of the facul-
ty are all thorough, practical educators
aud fully qualified to make the State Ag-
lricultural College one of the leading
schools of the coast and one wherein a
boy or a girl can be thoroughly equipped
for the duties of life. The people of Or
epon cax rest assured that they will have
at least one state school of which they
can be proud of and which will give ful
returns on the money invested in it.
Roseburg Piaindealer: Prof. T. NJ
Catch, who has been chosen to succeed
Hon. H. B. Miller as president of tn
Agricultural College at Corvallis, is Al
old Oresonian, an educator OF man.
. wears experience and will bring to tn
college every necessary qualification t
make good head of the institution.
i, Albany Herald: Prof. Catch is vel
, known educator and is an excellent gen
, tleman. He has been a member of tn
a faculty of the university of Oregon, tn
. Willamette university aud the universit
of Oregon, and for 80 years has enjoye
a high standing as college teacher.
r Astorian: At the meeting Of the boar
of regents Prof. Thomas NJ. Catch, LAT
of the Washington state university, wa
elected president of the Agriculture
College and director of the experimer
n station. Prof. Catch is one of the be-
e known educators on the coast. AT on
+. time he uas president of the Wiliameti
t, university at Salem, and later was cor
r. nected with the state university at E,
:. gene.
Ro.eburg Review: The friends of e
= ucstion throughout Oregon will rejoi.
lover the outcome of the fight again
] Harry Miller, president of the State Al
ricultural College. The board of regen
:. did wellto depose the politician and i
stall in his place a veteran educator,
: their action rebuking the chief exec
- tive of the state, who is said to have fo
y gotten the dignity of his high position
= such an extent that he lobbied open
for his political lieutenant, although
o. must have known that his retentit
would have seriously crippled the useft
g ness of an institution in which all I'll
:. people in Oregon have an interest. sa
= ]. indeed, is the plight of great sta
- when the salaries attached to the proft
- sorships in its highest schools must
y parceiled out to the wire workers of al
- bilious scheming politicians who are
3. no wise qualified to perform the inipo
ant duties devolving upon them. 7
:. members of the board did only tn
duty, yet the faithful performance Of
u fetal duty is becoming SO rare that
' example of it really calls ser commend
I. Ition. The Agricultural College will
'P doubt feel the effects of the change
- management in . way that will sati'
the. most sanguine expectations Of
friends. It's future has frightened VIZ
derfully within few days.
Ay.1 Scio Press: It is surely gratifying
ef. the friends Of education to see Presid
de- Miller, saw mill man and politician, "
the has had no experience worth speaking
as an educator, deposed from the pr