The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-04-06
OTHERS MAY BE REMOVED
Continued Disturbance at
Normal VIII End in DismissaIS
AMENT MEETS FERGUSON
No Changes May be Made
Till End of Year.

Guthrie, o. T, April 5.-The members Of
the board Of education for normal schools
had lengthy session this morning with
Governor Ferguson in his Office before
going farther with the AIva normal mat
ter. After the meeting last night, at
which time the resolution removing Presi-
dent Ament was passed, the board ad-
jorned TO meet this morning ct s O'Clock.
At the morning session Governor Fergu-
son was asked over the telephone if he
could be present at the session. Ascer-
tanning that he could not, the members
of the board came here and met him in
his office. The Interview was right to the
point and Governor Ferguson stated to
the board that he had been deceived in
this matter and that personalities should
not be allowed to enter into the business
Of the normal schools.
While President Ament might be a dis
turbing factor, yet there were others in
the school just as guilty as President
Ament and If one faction is removed the
other should go also.
The governor laid down two PROPOSE
tions TO the board in the AIva matter.
The first is that the entire faculty be al
lowed to remain at Alva until the end OF
the year. In order TO do this the resolu-
ton passed last night must be considered.
If it should be the intention of the board
to accept the first proposition, the mem
bers of the faculty must be notified that
any attempt on the part of any member
to create a disturbance in the school
would be sufficient for a dismissal, at
an adjourned meeting of the board held
one month from the present date.
Governor Ferguson's second proposition
is that if it is the decision OF the board
to remove Ament. the other members Of
the faculty must be removed also, even if
it is necessary TO delay the opening of the
spring term a week or more to get new
faculty there. At the session in the
governors Office. a majority of the board
was in favor of accepting the first propo-
sition and allowing the entire Alva factd-
ty to remain until the close of the school
year. The definite session was not made.
however while here and was to be furth-
er diseased when the board returned to
Edmond.
This situation IS an entirely new one for
the members of the board to confront
Governor Ferguson is Of the opinion that
there is much spite work in this matter
and IS trying to eliminate IT all as far as
possible.
President Ament came up from Edmond
this morning and held long conference
with Governor Ferguson, lasting until af-
ternoon. In that conference, he stated
TO the governor, that if he is allowed to
remain until the end of the year. he will !
go back to Alva and attempt to bring |
about more harmonious conditions In |
this matter, he stated that IL the board !
decided to allow all Of the faculty to re- I
main and made an order there THAI there I
must be no more disturbances, he felt I
that his work could be successfully done 1
and that the school would be in good I
at the end of the year, for the
successor, whoever he might be.
To the correspondent of the Eagle. /
President Ament said today: "The action /
Of the members Of the board Of education 4
was brought about purely through spite /
work. The statement that am trying TO 4
disorganize the school IS all nonsense. /
l have spent several years in trying TO /
build up that school. and there is no oc- (
casion for me trying to undo what I have /
done. have felt that the board has been /
against me for some time and that the /
passing Of the resolution was the culnin- /
alton OF some of the work OF certain I
OF it"