Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-09-11
TIE AN[S PRESIDENCY
Alleged Politics In Attempt TO
Put Secretary Wilson to
the Front.
Friends OF Secretary Shaw Said
to Be Active in Wilson's
Behalf.
Actuated By a Desire to Get
''Tama Jim" Cut Of the
Cabinet.

Special to Times Republican,.
Des Moines, Sept. 1.-There are in
dications of a desire on the part of
number of persons to make use of the
college presidency at Ames for purpos-
es foreign to the great work of educa-
ton. This fact came to the surface here
the past few days when number of
little conferences We're held in reference
to the matter. One who is quite famil-
lar with the situation, but who. for OBJ
vious reasons, would not be publicly
quoted said last night
.'There is a decided movement to
force Secretary James Wilson on the
board as president of the college at this
time and to compel quick action. be-
ilieve l know the source of this move
ment A great many of the persons
conspicuous in this work are not so
much concerned about the welfare OIL
the college and of Secretary wilson as
they are about the welfare OF Secretary
Shaw and his political friends in Iowa.
1t looks very much like the inspiring
motive back of the effort to get Wilson
at the head of the college is first to get
him out of the way of Shaw In the cab
met and to make a good place for VIII
son before it is too late. This is not
saving that Wilson would not add IN
iiuence and strength to the college. But
he is doing well where he is and get
ting a great deal more than we can pay
him at the college, and 1t is not for him
nor the college that many persons are
urging him for the place
1t is learned that the persons who are
most desirous that a president shall be
selected right away are the ones who
are advocating the selection of Wilson
as president.
Another OF the trustees stated to the
writer o few days ago, in discussing the
presidency:
1--WE shall not be in any great haste
about selecting president to succeed
the late DR. Beardshear Why should
we be2 Other colleges and universities
al -;lic%ed TO rIn along for 4 year or
two without an actual president and
their boards take time to consider the
matter we'll. We have one of the great
est of colleges and we can do no less
than Others. The college will get along
Very we'll this year most certainly. Be
fore his death DR.. Beardshear had
practically mapped out the entire work
for the year. The men there are per-
fectly familiar with everything he had
in mind for the college for this year.
They have started out to fulfill his
promises and carry out his program
faithfully. The spirit of DIR. Beard
hHa Of
tuition and around his name and fame
is gathered the enthusiasm of the whole
faculty and body of students. To bring
another in at this time, with the school
year started, would be to break in
needlessly and change the whole cur
rent. The Iowa State College can very
well run thru this school year on the
momentum given it by its late presi-
dent before his death. This, I believe,
VIII be the view taken by the board"
In this connection 1t is pointed out
by the Journal of Education, of Boston,
that in recent years it has been quite
common for colleges and universities to
be headless for some time after the
Death of presidents and also it is
POINTED out that there is much difficult
ty in finding the right men for heads of
big universities. The University of
Wisconsin is now without head and
the trustees are looking for president.
The Journal of Education takes occa-
sion to deny whole lot of rumors that
this or that person has been selected
for the presidency, rumors for all the
world parallelling the case at Ames. 1t
does state that Professor Pritchard, of
the Massachusetts Institute of Tech
nology, might have the place ii he
would accept. Some time ago DR..
Swain left the University of Indiana
and accepted the presidency of Swarth
more College in Pennsylvania. In that
case DIR. Bryan. a member OF the fac
.uIty was Immediately promoted to the
presidency. The University of Kansas
was without president for nearly two
Years and tsen the trustees went to the
University o.aOregon for a man. The
presidency of the University of Nash
VILE has been vacant for more than a
year. and there is vacancy at Oberlin
In fact college presidents do not grow
On bushes.
In sending out the circular of the
commander n-chief of the G. A. Rs
contributions he suggests to aid certain
worthy x-confederates in the building
of cottage homes for infirm confeder-
ates in Alabama, the department com
p,ander warmly commends the spirit OF
the circular and adds on his own ac-
count:
The department commander desires
10 call the attention of comrades to the
circular letter of the conlmander-in-
chief relating to cottages for disabled
confederate soldiers at Mountain Creek,
Ala 1t is the opinion of your COM
mander THAT nothing has been sug-
gested to the Grand Army that contains
so much of the spirit of Christianity or
hreathes so much the doctrine or the
fellowship and the brotherhood of man.
Nothing is asked but voluntary contri-
buttons In fact nothing else would
carry the value that is more than dol
lars and cents. Comrades. let us rise
TO the height of the best teaching that
has come down to us with the ages
.Inasmuth as We have done it unto the
least of these. my brethren, ye nave
done it unto me-
Congressman Walter I. Smith Is to'