Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-04-16
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CITIZENS OF FAIRFIELD EXPRESS
"a, CONFIDENCE in PARSONS
COLLEGE PRESIDENT.
Strong Resolutions Adopted Urging Or.
Hinitt to Remain At Head of Edu.
cational Institution - Express Con.
fidence in Future Of College.

Fairfield. April IS. = Especially In
view of the fact that DR.. F. w. Hinitt
president of Parsons college, has re
ceived and now has under considera
ton a number of offers to take uI
work in other fields, the citizens Of
Fairfield held mass meeting Mon
day evening, adopted resolutions and
appointed committee to call upon
DR.. Hinitt and express to him the
hope of the Fairfield people that he
will not at this time sever his con
nection with the educational institu
ton located here. Yesterday the com
mittee visited DR.. limit, presented
the resolutions adopted at the mass
meeting and expressed to him the con
fidence Of the community in the future
Of Parsons college and in his ability
to direct it's affairs to the success OF
all interests.
Hintt is Grateful.
DR.. Hinitt expressed his most sin
cere thanks for the expression of good
will vouchsafed to him by the people
OF Fairfield and gave assurance that
he would give careful consideration to
their wishes in reaching his decision
as to whether he will continue at the
head of Parsons college.
The Mass Meeting.
At the mass meeting Mayor G. J.
Fulton was called to the chair and
John H. Merckens made secretary. The
object of the meeting was stated at
some length by W.sC. Ball Numerous
speeches were made. Among the
speakers were Mayor Fulton, A. W.
McElhaney, DR.. J! f. Clarke, ]. P. Man.
atrey, Arthur. Jordan, Dr. Monfort. C.
M. Junkins, R. j.. Wilson, R. b. Louden,
Theodore Hochuly and v. A. Lamson.
A committee of five, Mayor Fulton,
DR.. r. J. F. Clarke, Dillon Turney, w.
@. Ball, c. M. Junkin, was then ap-
pointed to draft and present resolu-
tons Voicing the sentiment of the
meeting ", - ~
The Resolutions.
The resolutions were as follows and
were unanimously adopted by a rising
vote $500
1--WE, the citizens of Fairfield, Iowa,
in mass meeting assembled, expressive
of our own sentiments and the senti-
ments Of the community at large,
adopt the following resolutions:
Resolved. That we hereby express
our confidence in and admiration for
DR.. F. w. Hinitt, president of Parsons
college as a man, as an educator, and
as thorough and eminently success
full administrator of college affairs;
that We have learned with regret of
the possibility Of his resigning his
present position and accepting some
one of the numerous, desirable offers
that have come to him, and we hope
that the matter may SO appeal to him
that he can see his way clear to re-
main in his present official relation
to Parsons college.
Resolved That we have confidence
and faith in Parsons callege, in it's
discipline, it's good order, it's high
ideals; we are proud of it's work in
the past, of it's constant progress, its
high present position and it's promise
of widening and increasing influence
and power in the future; and we speak
these things not from hearsay, but
from the knowledge we have from
dwelling for years almost within the
shadow of it's walls.
Resolved. That We here and now re-
cord our faith that along these lines
the conduct OF Parsons college is cal
culated to influence positively and fav-
orably the mind and heart and the
intellectual and moral development of
the young men and young women gra-
ciously committed to It's care and Gull
ture.
Attest: C. J. Fulton,
Jno. H. Merckens. President of
mass meeting
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