The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-08-09
FROZEN AT THE FOUNTAIN
DESPITE THE WARM PROTEST.
OF THE Willy WALLER.
J. R. CAMBERLAIN'S SPlENETIc. CAUCUS
And How his Program got Itself Spoiled Want
ed Scalps ofPart Of the A & N, Fac.
ulty but the Trustees Sat
Hard Upon Him.

G. Ed Flow, who is not mountain
torrent but does dearly love to loiter
in shady hooks for IL recompense. is now
only a detached icicle. The Board of
chanical College have simultaneously
frozen him and broken him off. The
cackle of IL hilarious hen has been sweet
as the music of the spheres to him for
days and days, and the goose that laid
golden eggs has troubled all his nightly
dreams. And the board of trustees of
the A.. and NJ. College has killed the
goose. Even an omeiet now makes q.
Ed. inexpressibly sad. The mention of
a Leghorn or Buff Cochin moves him to
tears. e.
1t all happened yesterday when the
hoard of trustees of the Agricultural and
Mechanical College abolished the posi-
ton of superintendent of hens and put
the salary attached to the place TO other
uses.
This action was not taken without OPP
position. Waller. of Alamance, grew
quite hysterical and swelled and strutted
like any chanticeer But the board
sawed his comb. 1t is even limited that
several long, curved and glossy plumages
were detached during the disagreement.
&c. Ed Flow is boss chicken raiser"
cried Mr.. Waller in purple but dubious
periods. ''and from the white combed
breakers of the Atlantic to the sky
piercing spurs of the Alleghanies there
is not to be found a man whose mental
processes more peculiarly fit him for
daily association with fowls" When the
board did not seem moved Mr.. Waller
grew vicious and stated that it was
following Democratic precedent. "Whcn
the Democrats We're in power in the
Eastern part of the State. ne veraciously
asserted, IF they did not have man to
fill the office they abolished the office"
The question of adding a specialist in
entomology and biology and a veterna-
rian to the faculty was discussed Mt
some length. The matter will como up
for final settlement at tbs meeting this
morning and the additions will probably
be made. The poultry, after tine place OF
poultryman had been abolished, was
consigned to the care OF the professor
of agriculture.
No changes in the faculty were made
and none will be made. though that will
not be the fault of J. II. Chamberlain.
Last night caucus was called at
the Marlborough House by J. r. Cham-
berlain, with the view of venting his
spleen against certain members of the
faculty of the A. and Nj. College. For a
long time this splenetic individual has
been trying to get full control Of thu
board. Last year he got through several
of his schemes to the injury of the col
lege, and now he wants to do more OF
the same contemplate work
This time he is said to be after the
scalps of Prof. Chas. b. Park, one of the
most efficient men in the faculty, ana
Mr.. Il. s. Skinner, the capable superin-
tendent of the farm and steward. 1t was
primarily to GUST these that he called
his caucus, and no doubt also to stab
other good men in the back. There were
present at the caucus Waller, of Ala
nance, who has got Il fellow from his
county he is trying to put in as sIlperin-
tendent of the farm, and Walter G..
O'Berry, newly appointed Republican,
member from Wayne. who IS said not to
understand Chamberlain spleen If he
has the good Of the institution at heart.
this will be the last Chamberlain caucus
he will attend.
The other Republican members of the
board-J. G. l.. Harris, Col. Edwards.
Mr.. John Harden and Mr.. Crowder, are
said to be strongly opposed to the Cham
herlain programme and it is said will
defeat it, if Chamberlain persists in
forcing the issue
At the meeting of the board this morn
ing beside the consideration of the mat
tiers already mentioned the annual budget
VIII be passed on and other routine bus
mess not transacted at the June meeting
will be attended to