The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-06-13
Mr.. BAILEYS REJ0INDER
TO PRO FESS0R MASSEY'S OPEN lEIltR
ON THE "K'D GLOVE" EDITORIAL.
He Goes into Particulars and Gives Names and
Instances. ReaSserls his Views as
TO The College.
TO The College.

umns for the purpose of printing on last
Sunday an open letter TO me. Through
the same medium | desire to meet as
challenges. submitting at the same time
the statement of some facts bearing out
the position | assume in the editorial
entitled The Failure of the l<id-g'oVe
| Idea" which he seemed to intend to re-
flute.
The open letter of the Professor con-
| sstS of some reflections upon me tllit'
give me no trouble, a plea for mercy
| because Of his grey hairs. Il monStrous
| self-praiSe, which may be pardoned III
Il man who has SO few to praise Nun:
and IA denial of my statements win
challenges Of substantiation. | do not
fear his epthets; they do not explain
ANYTHING unless it he the Professor
| " eakncss and irritation, which dcpIore.
! Grey hairs are worthy of respect save
only in the character chat has them for
its only defence; and the kindly words
| of ones friends are worthy of consider
alton except they he put forth in II
| Wanting panegyic of ones self, when
| they become comtemptibe. For the first
| time in my life ! have the spectacle of
Il gentleman declaring how many are
they who hold his name in thankful re.
melnhrance: and ! am not inclined to
diSsipatc that spectacle. Rather let MS
| all he thankful for one mortal who
| shall pass with no doubt that he W. be
remembered. | fear that he is the only
immortal we have. Let us preserve him.
Now to make definite my statement
| nd IN LOT to,. x,-i.iti rtr
| the Charlotte Observer, this Professor
anonymously printed Tin in the form OF Il
| question. if rccollectl a note rejecting
upon President Taylor. of Wake Forest
| College Had the information been hon
estly desired. the Professor could have
obtained it. His purpose was reflect
upon ii colleague i'm education. At
least courtesy to a fellow-teacher weula
require that he subscribe his name. But
so far from doing this, when the editor
of the Charlotte Observer was requested
to give his name the Professor pro
tested pitifuily. That day | lost respect
fer him. He has written other 'ettnrs,
in this paper and in others: il has
seemed to me at times that he must
have no other employment than meddling
in general and recommending potash.
Secondly. he challenges me TO name
the professors whom he advised the trus-
tees to get rid Of | name them here:
Professor Emery and Professor Hyanls.
Evidently our irate Professor of Hprti-
culture does not dream that ! know Of
his letters to members of the Board of
Trustees, In these very letters he coun-
selled that Prof. Emery department
he consolidated with his: in which event
he would come into occupancy NJ the
house at the Experiment Farm now
occupied by Professor Emery. also into
charge of the farm and he dairy. That
dream is almost rs beautiful rs his
vision of the hosts who hold his name
in blessed remembrance. regret TO
mar it, Behind that dream. however
is more than the superficial reader j.
likely TO see The Professor has not
succeeded well with Horticulture. int
trustees not so very long ago gave him
an intimation of their recognition of the
fact The board expected more results
than had been shown;-a very reason
able expectation, since after nine years
at $1,000 year in charge of Horticnl-
ture. Arboriculture and Botany. with
two assistants and other helpers part
greenhouse and good apparatus and al
lowance for expense. this Professor has
not even Il garden to show for his work
He charges that my visits TO the college
have been all too infrequent Here is
token that / know more than is good
for his comfort. How few are they
that he has inspired with desire or
equipped with training to earn an hon
est livelihood in a career in the line of
his work. | doubt if he can name three
graduates who are making careers in
Horticulture, ArboIiculture, Botany, or
Trucking.
But if he could get Professor Emery's
place. getting Agriculture added to his
list already beyond his capacity. he
dreams of the house on the hill, abundant
quiet to write articles on potash, larger
classes, larger salary AT least some
results from so many departments in
one. and no molestation from the Board
of Trustees.
1t is a shame to advise the conSolda-
tion of the chief department of the col
legc, the Agriculture department. VITA
three others, under a man who. | fancy
has achieved no great success in any ~
all Of them save on paper. Professor
Emery has done good work. | know
he has been the most active of the
professors in promoting interest in his
lire of work. though by no means so ac-
tive in the lobby of the Legislature, He
has promoted both Farming and Dairy
ing. To turn him out for man who
has been mainly active in writing letters
about other matters, barring some pam
phlets ON Horticulture, etc, containing
information that may be found in any
textbook, would have been an outrage
Professor Hyams, the other object of
the Professors opposition, Is an excel
lent BotaniSt. He knows more of North
Carolina Botany than any other man.
His pamphlet on the subject is most adj
mirable He has succeeded in cliltivat-
ing degree Of interest in his students
that the Professor of Horticulture, etc.
may well be jealous of.
1t is a pity that he did not know |
had the contents of his letter. | will
print one with his permission. ! lament
his embarrassment. ] am sure he will
undertake to explain that he was only
writing the wishes Of others, that he
regretted to do that: but he must stand
IN and confess that write that letter he
did!
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