The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1903-03-13
q DELaND PAPER ON The STETSoR
SCANDAL.

trustees have swept over the state like
"A cyclone, to the great damage to the
university, and To the town of De.
Land.
As an evidence of the feeling in
the state over the matter, Of the in
dignation of the people, the Record
prints, on its first page, the sent
meuts as expressed by many Of the
leading papers of Florida, and it has
clipped from every paper saying any
Brother POrters paper. Brother Por-
ter is on the pay roll OF the university,
getting his -S33. 30 per month as state
solicitor.
While Mr.. Porter is making his
attack upon the Philadelphia philan-
thropist, will he be just and fair and
permit the Record To print private
interview he had with a DeLand
gentleman upon a recent visit TO this
place? The Record, however, will
not get that permission. Its publica-
ton would paralyze some of the Rev
erend's friends. His editorials in the
Baptist Witness do not all accord
with the sentiments he expressed pri-
vately while in DeI.and.
Some of the extracts We print are
pretty severe, especially upon the
action OF the trustees, but in the
main they deal with the matter with
view To the best interest of the in
sli'u'ion and t. 'he cau-c of educa-
tiou in Florida.
Talk about this university matter
reasiug to bc talked about that tee
people Viii let pass without protest
the wrong done Mr.. Steisou. l. hop
ing that cyclone can be ~tiIled in Ia
mad course. II j. talked in almost
every home i'm the state and The
damage has been irrcparaOle. 1t i "a
SAT- and unfortunate state Of affairs
and certainly deplored by jhe DeLaud
people.
In view of this unfortunate couui-
ton, in view of It's wide publicity
and heated discussion over the state
some of DR.. Forbes warm friends at
DeLand are forced to the conclusion
that his usefulness 30 the university
has passed, and it would be best for
him, COR the university and for De-
Land, to resign.
Ne have, on previous occasion
and slate it again, that DIR, Forbes
will resign promptly, when, in his
opinion, such step would be- to the
Interest OF the university and To De-
Land. and if ne becomes a bone of
between the two trustees
factions, his resignation will be an
inevitable result, for he viii not re-
main unless there is hearty cooper
alton in his work on the part of the
board of trustees.
The matter of his resiguing how
ever. is absolutely in his own hands;
the majority trustees are going to
stand 10y him. He has been sustained
by them twice in his troubles and he
could well retire.
Dealing simply with the present
feeling over the unfortunate ccndi-
sion, friends at DeLand, with the
kindest feeling toward him, cannot,
as much as they regret it, resist an
honest conviction that his distin-
guished service aud his usefulness to
the university are lost. He,is a build
er, distinguished educator, and has
given the best years Of his life to the
cause of Stetson University.
With his love for the institution
and for DeLand it would be unlike
the man To not do what he thought
best for the university over which he
has presided for the past sixteen years,
however great the sacrifice may Be TO
him personally.-Noiusia county
Record.
For Sale.