Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-11-12
SHAKEUP AT KANSAS AGRICULTURE
Al COLLEGE IN PROSPECT.
PERFORMERS" TO WALK PLANK
INSTITUTION TO BE RESTORED TO
RI FORMER STANDING.
"New and Advanced Ideas in POIit-
zeal Economy to Give Way Ia
Practical, Common Sense
TrainipE-HOyy This Is
TO he Done.

TOPEKA, Nov. 1l.-(Special.) There will
soon be a hoUse-cleaning at the state az
ricultural college at Manhattan. The cleo
tlon OF Mr.. Stanley as governor inslres
that. Men who were appointed professors
at that institution by the Pop admiHistra-
ton. not because of their ability. but be-
cause they howled long and loud for ''l6
to l. and against government by injInc-
tion.' Will make room for men of brains
and integrity. One of the worst features
of the present PcpuIist administration was
the matter in which it debased the agri-
cultural college. Professors OF ability were
discharged by wholesale to make room for
agftators who found il hard work to make
a living anywhere else. Out of nineteen
professors. more than half were discharg-
ed. President George r. Fairchild WIS one
TO suffer. his place being given TO one
Thomas +. viii, a pronounced socialist,
who cannot see anything good in the pres
ent form of government. and who. during
the past eighteen months, has been trying
to educate the students Of that institution
along his lines of political thought. VIII
rattles around in the chair formerly Cccu-
pied by Fairchild like a dry pea in d cop
per boiler. But he Won't rattle long. He
will be one OF the first to walk the plank.
The Republicans intend to remedy the out
rage perpetrated on that institution by the
Pops. They will place the institution back
where 1t formerly stood among the leading
agricultural colleges of the COUNTRY and
will keep 1t out of politics. During all the
time they were in power. the Republicans
handled that institution or q non-partIsan
basis. The very first act of the Pops was
to drag IL into politics and make of it a
school for the education Of pupils along
the sOcialistic lines of government.
The duties of the coming Republican adj
ministration in regard to the management
OF the agricultural college are made easy
by reason of the fact that they will come
into control of the board OF regents with
out having TO remove any of the present
members for cause. However. were this
necessary. the Republicans would not fall
ter. The board of regents is composed of
seven members. Four of these places be-
come vacant with the incoming administra-
ton. Three members have commissions
which do not expire until 1901. They are
j. n. Limbocker. of Manhattan; Susan ST.
John. of Olathe. and Chris r. Hoffman,, of
Enterprise. T. ]. Hudson's commission ex-
pires the first of the year. George NJ. Mum
ger, OF Eureka, and William H. Phipps, of
Abilene, were appointed after the last leg
islature adjourned and We're never con-
firmed by the senate. The same can be
said of f. b. Cowgirl, of Topeka. but he
has never qualified. and his place is. there
fore. vacant now. The Republican admins
tration will. therefore, have four appoint
ments to make to succeed Hudson. Munger,
Phipps and Cowgirl. This will give the Re-
publicans a majority of one on the board,
and will enable them to reorganize the
management of the college and place It
back in the position 1t formerly occupied
among the colleges OF the nation.
The following is a list of the professors
whom the Pops let out in 1891 in order TO
make of the college a political machine:
George T. Fairchild. president: e. G..
Georgson, professor of agriculture; S. c.
Mason, professor of horticulture: L. \.
Popenoe, professor of entomology; G.. II.
Failyer. professor of chemistry; Nelson s.
Mayo. professor of veterinary science: ID.
E. Lantz. professor of mathematics: +. II.
White. professor of history and political
science; ]. S. Thompson, superintendent of
printing.
This action was so unsatisfactory that
q number of other professors have since
resigned. including Nellie S. Kedzie, pro-
fessor of domestic economy; o. E. Olin
professor of English literature; o.. p. Hood,
professor of mechanics: Elida f. Winchip.
superintendent of sewing. and Julia L.
Pearce, librarian.