The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1903-04-03
Clear-Cut Statement
from Mr.. Calhoun
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Prom The Tampa Tribune. March !


Prom the Tampa Tribune. March !.
Editor Tribune: 81 much has been
said IN the State press about Tie din
culty and scandal al SJot>on UmyeI
sIty, and theIr IL such ala evident trend
IN = portion vi Tbs pre- L. IatvT our
side u the controversy. that ! 4-h room
Tor = summary DIIcI a. mat 20!
The circumstance attending tAe 1UalI
iTOm Inc beginning. 4 Ha.e .s4 Pei
SOnal IHJeTeSt ana reason a. induce h!o
~ give tnS matter - iAuIvusA InA O-Li-
katIOn from al JlIiiIC.L 4uD4~->l Stand
point 1 would uht 40 u4ahy Hs >vu.
clusIOns puBuc JnIpUsa s.Dl ,"i-li.i--.
lhe man py.uJ 81 i.-DJ b. whether
DT. FUTDc>. pr,,Ilclt ui iltr ii>i-i-
I.Un, ha> been guitk ol silAliliat H.'-.
conquer Win Ul4r ui tut .-l--.v i'a.h-
eT>. ans has been changed U4Hu u..il-
AZ true, he should LalC uyyu IyHg.c4
irOm HIs place Al untrue tAD pic
CeeoIngs % tHc iIu-tov- N.l- Ig-uo. g-
AT SIetsOn iTOm lax Iio-l4vn-5 rl
IhSlT board and confirmed II. IrIll-
Ia the presidency ana 4lI.lu.-rrs..Du d..
the institution aTy luLk Ju-the4-
Viii uT>t con>.lo4 liz, question: 90.
tie guIIt Or innocence 80 ia. IeIlg-
LasI July aH ATTORNEY "a beIa4a. n.ae
represented himself ~ aching .rI -.ll.
>Ietson, eNhIUUeu To lur "a MAJ 90.
arIdatIts Which lac Aai secuted -..-.i-.
DT. tOTUc9 dnu The ial1 90 .as-ll..i..
and which, 1 UcaClU. ,ulpIl-r aii ID,
Ias been abs H. Obtain AZ 90 lLls la-v.
IA Il al There va uut - -utvJ "a
what any COuTl would ,lu ,-iavn,..
gave al careful ,Uusl4ylaI..u. lDg.N
@as absolutely nothing lt Il bat Avat
SAY and TuIuOT, lho lllD-j chan ed luIr
gossip. he foundation cd al Ma iue
suTmIoe VI u uaH Whom ia EoIlr-
had detected ia stealing systematically
Irom the uuI. er>IJy. anu NAum Le Lau
discharged Irvm nIs connection Hllh
IL 4 man NhO Nae afterwards ia.
missed Iu Disgrace IRON ihy At,t.--.-l
ministry TOT IhCIt. lslus. pIviaus -u4
obscene language and A-Ic hUatnE
has testimony evidently Iaua lrE.uI..
based upon . desire Ior revenge r4us.
> evidently prepared With much >h..
~ Steer clear u any L--ulilnn ui i4Sl
winch could be TcuuJtcl 10 prone al
Ial>Ity was Not - tAr -lzuIg-l IoI,,
al showing state I'd l4cl- 81 ..-,gv,i
Tins testimony Na- uu-lpl-,EJ,a ts
. SOLITARY assertion % Iaol m tAe -,
complaining aIHuaklt-, HuueIyu- D.
ihey NVTc.
he matter has been lhe subject ui
three Official mt t-jIg4uou-. Ihv hrs.
Stetson, kcE. Nm. II. >trAaIl aha
Rev. Dr George b. Poster ID n,ago.
the latter beng a special representa-
TRe Oi the OmNrTslIy 81 tAlcAs", Hllh
winch SiclsOn University d. Cio-ch
animated lhls committee, al nm,U.
MIR. SlctSon Ma uvHibvT, uHI,.Ch
edly eNOncratcd and acquitted DI.
FORBES. ! he second examination H4-
made By a large committee, Winch al
rived al the same conclusion. la,
third VAS made bs The entire board vi
trustees twenty -Ouc gentlemen 81 tAv
highest standing anu tav board Nd
unanimous In the same uudus Ii D.
= well known puuup.e al !a0 juat
man shall not be IWlCc placed ia Ioap-
aTdy tor the same Uiicucr. ! Il ia.
trial tor the same alleged m-,.udu,J.
Each tune he Was huuuraull acquitted
with the supplementary .ncTll,i that
there had never been shown against
HIM a circumstance Winch yu>tiiCd the
slightest Suspicion.
Ii would ordinarily be supposed than
this would be suIntIem lee settle t..,
matter forever but srcms uui 10
have done 80 u thIs Case. IAr uuI
suit OF DIR. FvTbv> continued, anal H-
assallsnts appealed 10 iAr newspapers
and TO public OPINION Unable Io iuahC
a case against hlm before Ihr proper
tribunals, they undertook 10 UuGcl
maine public confidence pa hI, iruc~-
10 be the head al the institution nuA
the evident purpose 81 weakening a IT,
such all extent that He would be- ,um
PEELED 10 resign. They would ralh,T
apparently, destroy the -shoui than ~r,
hIm successfully administer 81 iM-
stage OF the case justine ms mlrTlcr
enCe b. tins letter
A bUei review 81 the ,TCum -jau,r-
a. now an order AlT. Sirl,eu Ma- uol
the founder oi the school. bat has SEA
vices and contribution iar4ris mace
possible as present power AMI s4luv.
DIR. FORBES MAS eighteen veal a..f, li-
president and admu~Jratur. before
Mr.. StetsOn Camr To DSlaud M all
Under has direction and control ia,
school grew beyond Jhr intentions cd
Mr.. Stetson ana the hope ID 3D. pre-
Ident As a Vigorous ami energetic
man, DIR Forbes undeItooh L. r>pauu
the school IL meet thr demand !vI Cd
Vocational isCIlIies IA tl"ud4 IL make
II ia TACT. a. well A. lu H-IHr- "a real
university. lhlo seems IT, have eu.
COuntered the dl>apprulai oi Ma Nl,I
son, whereupOn DIR. FoIhcs aPpea.c4
successfully 10 othrrs Iur and Non
comes ia dn element winch must b.,
alluded 10 with the utmost drR,a,t
and with much hesitation Al tu,
ume DT. FoTbe, In4usur4i,d -amr ca
iaTgemenIs-n notably >Iseul, Hall
costing 500 OCO-AlTs Stet-ou appears
On the scene and seems L. have taken
on the scene and seems L. have uIiIt h
the matter out ii The hands UI hor
husband. Mir. Stct>on II claimed L.