The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-12-29
AMEMT MAY
DEMAND AN
INVESTIGATION
His Friends Object to a Re-
movaI Without 1t.
REGENT ROSS REMARKS
Are Decidedly Warm Change
Is Almost Certain.

Guthrie. 0. T, Dec. 2S.-T-he fight TO
rave President Arrent, of the Alva Nor
mai is now On and it IS said that hisfriends
are sending letters to various territorial
officials IN the hopes Of retaining him.
The public in general win watch the out
come OF this case with interest. The
fight against Ament has been on for
months and does not decrease in the
Feast A1lent's case viii be disposed Of
next week and there IS every probable
ity that a new president viii greet the
students when the normal convenes for
work again. It is understood that a
prominent Kansas educator is q strong
possibility OF being Ament's successor.
Aments friends are not disposed to ac-
cept defeat. 1t is said al Alva that Mr..
Ross. the resident regent. is the only
member Of the board who watches the
institution closely; and that he knows.
Mr.. Ross himself is out in an article
which is decidedly outspoken. In it he
says;
1T is rumored by enemies and by vel
low journals that some high handed
measures viii be taken soon by the
board Of regents as against the president
and members of the faculty in the AIva
Normal. All that Alva viii demand is
simple justice. II the board or news
papers or even politicians think that
there is anything radically wrong with
the management and conduct OF the
-Alva Normal, an investigation OF such
things ought 70 be had and such che nges
made as would remedy the existing evils
.Alva VIII demand an open and public in
Nestigation of this matter and viii not
tolerate any summary measure toward
any of its citizens without giving them
q fair chance 10 be heard in their own
defense. It is practically settled beyond
2 doubt that the American Book com
pany is taking an active part in the
fight, and. if the Book company can
show good cause for its desire for
purity and change some Of the chairs in
our institution. it will have the support
of all good people, but before it succeeds /
in pressing its claims too hard against
us We shall demand that it take the wit
ness stand and give The public its reason
in fun IL the board is honest and means
- do what is tight it VIII under no cir
Cumstances dismiss a member of our
faculty or the president of the school
without giving their reasons for so doing
ana permitting the parties charged an
opportunity TO be heard il we have a
tea her IT. the Northwestern that cannot /
st9nd an Investigation OF the most rigid /
kind. then we shall have no defense but /
viii gladly see that such teacher Is re- /
placed by q better But the board or
por that viii sumariiy remove single |
teacher after he has been elected for a |
wear and ia the middle Of the term at /
that without giving that teacher an op- /
portunity to be heard, VIII discover that /
Alva viii be II evidence q good many
years TO come. Aiva is usually in evil !
dence and in a small matter of this kind |
viii not mince words. politics or religion. /
As a member Of the board we shall de-
mand an open investigation Of every
charge made, and as 1t happens that we
are the only member of that board that
has ever seen the school in active work
or is in any way familiar with its every
day life. We shall emphatically demand
an audience with the board should we
remain on the board until its next meet
ing.
"All that Alva VIII ask IS justice and
an opportunity to exercise the preroga-
tive guaranteed 70 every citizen in mat
tiers of this kind. Ninety-hve per cent of
our people viii be behind Mr. Ament or
every teacher in their demand for fair
play and equity. and any summary ac-
tion on the part of the board without
giving them an opportunity TO be heard
VIII have that percentage Of an outraged
community TO deal with hereafter"
George D. Knipe. OF Manhattan, super
intendent of the city scnooIs at that
place Is a candidate for professorship
IN the Alva institution. Mr.. Knipe is g
brother of W. \. Knipe. the Perkins pol
liticiaH. a member Of the stan of Gov
urnor jenkins. The two men were in the
city this week looking over the situation
In regard 10 chair IN the institution.
II is estimated that at least three pro
fessors VIII go out with Ament and
these vacancies win be filled during the
present holidays. providing suitable men
Fan be found for the places.
The attendance at the Alva Normal IS
very large this year. but some Ava citi-
Eens state thatthe increase was not what
was anticipated and they attribute II TO
the fact that the erritorial press has been
continually crticizing President Amcnt.
rom all indications the press of Okla
homa viii not let up on Ament or the
Normal until a change is made. regard
less of the statement that students are
: rslNiuE away on tslar account.