The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-06-12

court of North Carolina, trustee of the
College of Mechanic Arts, cut pretty
figure in the meeting that night Ditto
for the Rev. Mr.. Crowder, another emer-
gency trustee, wall-fower and adjunct to
Treasurer Worth's office. Their conduct
was circumspect indeed, scriptural, as
their utterances were limited to YEA,
yea and nay, nay" but they knew how to
do the bidding of their boss, regardless
of their conscience, # they have any.
An inventory of the looting shows the
following damage at the experiment sta
ton:
DR.. Battle. the director, dismissed af
ter July /; his office to be temporarily
filled by Prof Withers; the station to be
moved to the college and put under
board of station control. This board con-
sists of Profs. Emery, Massey and With
ers 1t is provided, however, that later a
director may be chosen by the execu-
tive committee. But he is, it lis under
stood, to be purely an executive officer
with little or nothing to do; and Mr.
J. r. Chamberlain is said to be the man.
Gerald Mccarthy, the State botanist
is dismissed and his position and its du-
ties combined with those of the professor
of botany and horticulture (Massey) at
the college.
These two men stand foremost in their
profession in North Carolina. They have
occupied their present positions nearly
two decades; they are recognized as au-
thority by the scientists throughout the
country and their writings have often
been translated into half dozen differ.
ent languages and distributed through
out the countries of Europe. Their dis
missal means that they will have to
leave the State, and this will be posi-
tive calamity
1t is said that Mr. J. r. Chamberlain.
Russelrs tool, had personal spite against
these two men and had them turned out
to get his revenge.
B. w. Kilgore. the first assistant chem
list. is succeeded by G.. K. Williams, Of
Elizabeth City Prof Kilgore, however.
is already provided for. He has just re-
ceived news of his election as State chem
ist of Mississippi and professor of chem
istry in the State Agricultural
and Mechanical College with a salary
better even than that of the Governor of
North Carolina. No comment is neces-
sary Mr. Williams. who succeeds Prof.
Kilgore. is a former student of the Agrl-
cultural and Mechanical College here.
He defended Chamberlain when inn
peached at the a. and NJ. College for in
competence. hence his election.
W. NJ Allen, the second assistant chem
list. is succeeded by III. X. Miller, of Ala
bama. nephew~of DIR. ]. L. NJ. Curry.
H. X Miller, the third assistant chem
ist, having been promoted TO second chem
list, is succeeded in the latter place by c.
ID. Harris, son of Mr.. ]. G.. l.. Harris, a
recent graduate of tie a. and Nj. College.
s. e. Asbury, the fourth assistant
chemist is dismissed, and his place left to
be filled by the executive committee. Mr..
Asbury went before the trustees in be-
half of the students when charges We're
preferred against Chamberlain. Because
of this his defeat now.
j. l.. Kelly, clerk to the experiment sta
ton. is succeeded by Samuel b. Moore,
son of DR.. Matt Moore, one of the trus-
tees. Kelly is a nephew of $. Otho Will
son.
A. f. Bowen. secretary to the director
of the station, is succeeded by j. Nj. Fix,
Of Alamance and the salary raised from
$50 a month to 80.
At the college there were not so many
changes, but they were most disastrous
ones, so far as they went. The inventory
UP to date shows the following:
Irby. professor of agriculture, is dis
missed and the positions of professor of
agriculture in the college and agricultur-
ist to the experiment station are COM
bined and Prof. T. Il. Emery put in
charge. Prof. Irby succeeded Chamber
lain in this position. For revenge Cham
berlain now turns him %out.
1t is one of the most important pro
fessorships in the college and there is
general and widespread regret at Prof.
Irby's retirement. Speaking of it yes
terday. Commissioner Patterson said
Il regard Prof. Irby as one Of the
most efficient and useful men at the col
lege. have been thrown frequently with
him since coming to Raleigh. He has
been associate ted with me in many of the
Farmers Institutes. To an education III
| the science of agriculture he adds lots
Of practical experience in farming. lie
has the genius of common sense and has
made a success wherever he mas gone.
He explains his ideas carefully, and never
shows off his knowledge to as great ad-
vantage as when under fire OF ques-
tions. He loves farming for its own
| sake and is proud of his profession. lie
| is too modest and unassuming for his
real value to be fully known. In my
| judgment his removal from the college
and his loss as teacher, writer and lectur-
| or is a blow to the farm interests OF
| North Carolina second only to that OF
| DR.. Battles"
r. Il. l.. Yates, adjunct professor of
mathematics, is succeeded by Jay Jay
| Britt, Mitchell county school teacher.
| Prof Yates is a native of Wake county.
| and was one of the most progressive and
| popular members of the faculty. He
| graduated at Wake Forest several years
| ago with as high honor as was ever re-
| ceived there by any graduate.
| If his successor, Britt, was ever cdu-
Gated anywhere the fact did not appear
| at the board meeting either in his Ian
| guage, his department or his recon-
| mendations. Indeed, he seemed to have
| none of the latter; if he did they were
! not produced, and when asked to retire
| while his name was under consideration
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