Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-03-14
TEXT OF Gates
RESIGNATION.

lenation as presented 70 the board Of !
trustees OF Iowa college on Monday, is
az eslows:
To the Board 81 Trustees of Iowa
College, When IN May, 1887. entered
upon the duties u Inc presidency OF
ia@a College ! dsa 50 With the ex
spiasssd hope and nlenEion Of giving
the remaining Years Of my active life
ID tfle service Of the college. had no
otllerpurpose then. and have not in the |
intervening years changed that pur-
sposs unii ,iow when q shet.r physical
necessity makes eontnuance much /
longer Of my work for the college 4
practical iinpossbihiy. As most Of
y9li already know. my family Is mr. liv- |
ing u Gfinnellfor the reason tha, Mrs. !
Gates cannot long i've in This mate.
She has tried faithfully to endure a
climate which has INCREASINGLY mas
tered every effort iintil Al las, she IS
t5rDidiien by physieians eyer y atl
tefapi g i've in Iowa again. She is
RoM With aili ch.dren IN Colorado
springs where she L. you VIII be
pleased 10 know perfectly we'll. One
may moi rightly he asked to live and
work permanently a thousand miles
from his family
II hsiNe hear sXtleeting 10 resign my
is9aiee II islSs effect AZ the end 81 tils
current eall Ne ssar N June Isul this
largunlrn is 4ifst aggsnqy of III. faculty.
haze persuade ins 70 postpone aying
t5deRil The Woiik until after the summer
months and gsns,ntii Inc ensuing coli
tlese year shal wal on It's way i
lshave de3idea. therefore, to reconsider
lny purpose ana pan and 50 far as
FL can now d. sinine the future 10 stay
lmith The ooiiese until next Noveuber
Ere however. nleaatima the trustees car
hind and cnoosa slivs successor sjt Mil he
\ a special risasnfe 10 me TO assist in his
iRaag uration at amy time prior 10 that
Eaate
am unwilling 10 lay down the office
/ held f9l thirteen years without adding
a word e;syresslve OF my appreciation
! 1T ms strong Support which j have re-
ss.,i afl th@se Years from the board
3of trustees.
This II course. does not mean that
I you haze always agreed with me- Or
lsy N among yourselves n regard Is the
lalnlest innumeiable matters of detail.
xhien have occupied the attention Of
our meetings, bur it does mean mat /
lean count 1t & great privilege TO stastify
istl you my appreciation OF your loyalty
10 the general me thod and purpose Of
me administration which | have en-
EsdeaVored 10 gfN. 10 the office With
4 Whieh s1ot HAZE h9norea me- Even in
4 matters iii which some o. the
\ board haze held opinions and
Judgments somewhat Mdely diff
feient from my own, We have,
4 ney.rt hsless n The end wrought to-
& gether in a teinpar and with a purpose
a whose results ;le seen in the strong
A progress which the college has made
Idur.ng these ye;lrs For this generous
4 support and Continued loyalt. | desire
here to express my appreciation ant!
Il thanlls
My work and plans have often de-
!nanded inleh psstience from YOU With
Yen Have nos fstSisd 10 exercise. While
Emy ambitions have had 10, the col
llega haze necessarily failed If realiza-
ton beeatise W, ould no, obtain means
10 push the college to its possible
4 growth, yet il would be singularly
Iungrateful OF Us not to recognize the
good degree of progress which has been
made on sont:eI campus while we have
& wrought together.
During this time the resources of the
college have increased from an annual