The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-16

would respectfully call your attention
to the following statements:
The statement has been made by
the president that the work has de-
clined in value in my department. 1
wish to ask for and receive Just treat
ment and this statement in so far as
it refers to my work is untrue. My
first year in Washburn I had 81 stu
dents, and my last year had 113 stu
dents.
Another objection presented
against my work by the president is
the uutidy appearance and the waste
room in Rice hall When I left last
June 1 had cleaned the rooms 1 had
used and arranged the material used
by classes in an orderly manner. A
few years ago I raised the money in
this city and painted the woodwork
in the hall and rooms on the second
floor and cleaned these rooms thor
oughly. used to good purpose every
room on the second floor of Rice hall.
the only floor 1 was in any way re-
sponsible for.
1T was intimated in conversation with
the president that I had not arranged the
Cooper mineral collection This was ac-
CURED BY the college this past year when
80 % 1DSSAt on leaNe hlluiy granted Dy
your board and it has been my plan to
take full charge of this valuable collec-
IN mlneralogy one of the strong depart
mentS and 1 do not believe there is 4
VINO mas higher appreciation of that fine
collection than have, and ] have looked
forward with enthusiasm to the active
work with that collection.
AS to the criticism on outside work;
Five or six years ago your board unani-
mously voted that my outside work was
of value to the college and that they APP
proved of this work even though it in
volved the loss Of one day of class room
work out of every other week. T contin-
ued to work under this resolution until
fault was found a year ago by the presi-
dent; then, at my request, another vote
was taken by your board which instruct
ed me to continue work as Secretary Of
3 A ar 1f her
outside work SO long as it did not con-
hict with nv regular college work Dur
ing the ten or twelve years before I came
to Washburn the work in my department
averaged twelve hours a week and 1 was
employed on that basis, but / increase
the work 10 fifteen hours. After the last
resolution by your board, in order 10
show my Willingness to do the right thing
[ taught eigiteen hours a week and. car
ried on the outside work as approved by
/ your resolution.
Therefore. having followed your reso-
luton and doing at the same time more
that did the best work in WashbGrn my
I last year that I ever did. and I feel that
the present resolution is reproof without
cause.
LAS to the refusal to continue my leave
! of absence, 1 feel that the board has done
what they believe is for the best and I
/ would be willing to act according to this
/ expressed wish on their part
The letter of your president implies
/ that any advertising that may come Incl
dentally from my outside work IS not to
i view one Of the prominent members
/ OF your board in the southern part of the
state has said to me more than once that
my work in the interest of mineral de-
vclopment in southern Kansas has been
\ a grea ter advertisement for Washburn
/ than anything yet done by the college. A
/ prominent citizen of this city has stated
! in public print that my work was an ex-
( ample of the value of wide-awaka
scholarship to the industrial interests Of
the state and Washburn was to be con-
/ graduated on this work
.'Washburn college is dependent to some
4 extent on the people and business inter-
/ ests of this state, and if any of its teach
/ ers can add to the wealth of developed
( resources of the state they ought to be
glad to be able to 90 this for the state. MY
outside work has given me material for
my lectures and has enabled me to make
/ such lectures interesting and practical
/ Following the spirit of your resolution,
! as I understand 1T. would require me to
| be without ambition. non-progressive- ia
| be interested in nothing but working in
| books as a mechanical teacher: This
/ could not do, but | do not feel that 1 can
| now 90 backward. ] therefore am obliged
to say can not accept the conditions OF