The DeLand weekly news. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1887-190?, 1906-04-06


sOn interest IL not the only inter
est represented IN the university
some six or seven henefactur,
have contributed GENEROUSLY 4
StetsOn University, aud other
will De- 50 in the futurr. Trur
Mr.. Stetson j. the largest contrib
utor. aud cut IT consideration al
this fact th. university bears hl'
name. As family memorial
the Stetsun interests are natur
ally expected e. contribute 4" the
endowment, else What wa- IN
tended a. monument to the
name 81 q benefactuT might le-
come burlensnme 10 the public,
and an embarrassment e. the dis
tinguished family. Hut II T. not
necessary o. narrow ia" field IT
influence and limit the sources Ot
help. Strtson University l. not u
one man institution, Except "a
name. aud IL should not he all
ministered a. such. let all friend
" avenues d. left open, aud all
friends II th" institution have
recOgnit "n as such.
rHE rREcEDENT n BtNGEROUs.
.. A. fourth ubie,.tiun. thu
precedent l. dangerous. What
h0pe can the fri"nd- # the uni
yerSIty havr for IsTman"nce and
progress IT the stability Il III"
buard j. a. lc disturbed. and thu
management changed every time
Their. is difference &c opinion and
conviction ln natter uf pulicy.
Practical peuph know that for.
harancr at this point i a nercs-
sItv ia all administrative bHlies.
and unless the opposition becomes
a menac" o. progress. AMI stand-
ia the way If constructive effort.
il should net Ice attacked ~ u
foreign foe. A. far a. We have
been able a. learn. there has heen
nO division If a serious naturr ~
the buard since DIR. FuTles rcsig-
nation, and the present demand
seems untimely. unnecessary and
unwIsc. Their j. also an element
If unfairnes- ~ a -'heme o. drive
men oil the hoard who havr shown
a prFfert willingness Co l"t by
cones H. by-gunc~. and tu press
forward with their fare- H. the ia.
turr. II their are individual
m"mb.T, uf the beard who can-
not get beyond the I'D trouble.
they ought {" H.. willing to r.tire
from To" h,ard. hut II a strong
working ma iurity are ia control
at thu university. and ar. all" IT,
push forward ia" r"n.trurtiv"
work 1T thu institution, il would
sem undesirable 4" spring u light
"f Thu s"rt ia the l'uaT,l.
WHT AEuuT THE Pgt-rBENr?
-. II NAV reasonably IT, a-k,.d,
furthermore. Il conditions are 80
serious a, Z" demand the resigna-
ti"n Il thu old ls,arl and thu ere.
alton If neW one. With the pre-
vision that all gp "il and .tav III,
and thu action J. d'-rmed nrres-
sary un the ground of the old
trouble, why does not th" same
rule apply tu th" president IL
would h. easy To- lind mrn uu tn
luard less part ian than thu pres
ldent seems g. ir. Judging from
hi r'rent actions. u the purIH'-r
l. tO utterly upru"t and east vat
thu old trouble; Il the IH,llrN J.
the Tadi"al one ui elimination
rather than thr mar, cuu.eTvati,,
one # assimilation, why do-s u
not apply 1" Ga" president. vhu :.
meddling with past conditions,
which dn not concern his admin.
istratIun and pr'ddlng the -l.cp-
ing lien into angry pa-si"us Per.
-unally, ! have a high regard fOr
Dr. Hulley, aud lr.li"yr him H.
H. a man 1T fine culture aud
Christian charart,T. The h,ard
a. whole seem veil plra~'-d with
the president; why shuuId be-
make var "n th'm9 But IL the
bard lsto ie renewed I-rause of
partisan fe-ling, What about a
partisan president?
q. but the whole movement j.
awkward, unreasonable and i'm
possible, and il should T.. dropped
at onrr. For what rra-on shnuld
thes" men of thu huard resign?
Why should they b. asked to sur
r'nd"r trust committed Ia them
into unknown hands? To- whom
shall they resign? The hOard j.
-'lf-perp'tuatIng, and the prpp
erty rights are vested "a this self |
p'rp"tuating h'aTd. IL would he |
a legal imInsslhiIity fer thu board |
3" comply with the request 10 |
iOn and nun-.Xi-tence,