The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-04-27

The case of Professor Dalinda Cotey
is even worse. She was peremptorily
removed after thirteen years Of distin-
guished service; she has, TO quote
Trustee Smart, who took part III her
removal. "built up a Department of
Domestic Arts scarcely cqualed any
where, while her students give evidence
of the fine training and discipline which
she gives" and further, "enough
praise could not bo given Mrs. Cotey
for what she has done for the State and
its young people as head of the Do
mestic Arts department, and that the
Board have only kind feelings towards
her.
What, then, was the trouble? Why
was Mrs. Cotey oustedl Because, In
the language of Trustee Smart, "she is
not progressive; does not keep up with
developments in her department.; that
she has stayed all the time in Logan,
and has not visited nor come in touch
with other parts Of the country; and
the board had found lady at Den
yer, "who was exceptionally qualified, ~
and so on.
But this Denver lady refused to
come, being better suited in Denver;
and one would be glad to know why it
was that Mrs. Cotey was not also con
sidered exceptionally qualified in
view of the great work she had ad-
mittedly performed. 1t would be of
interest to know who would be able
In the domestic arts department of the
college TO build it up go that it "could
scarcely be eaualed anywhere whose
students gave such thorough evidence
of training and skill, and who "could
not be too much praised;' and yet
who should be peremptorily discharged
in order to make room for some un-
known quantity,
The real reason for the discharge OF
Mrs. Cotcy is evidently not given. In
her case, as III that of Professor Ostien,
ga deliberate falsehood" " figures; for,
whereas Trustee Smart claims that she
has stayed all the time in Logan and
! not kept in touch with the advanced
work (what "touch," by the way,
would yield better results than she has
achieved7) In her speciality, the fact is
that she has kept in perfect touch
with the best; she has for several
summers, as our Logan correspondent
points out, been out of the State. not
! constantly remaining in Logan, as
! Trustee Smart falsely states; she has
visited other institutions, has brushed
up by visits and study, and spent a
period in the University Of California
Professor Cotey's work being SO
highly praised by her enemies who pro
fess only kind feelings for her, - and
the only fault found with her being a
false charge, the question recurs, what
is the matterl Why was Mrs. Cotey
removed7 Was it because she was un
der suspicion of being friendly TO Pres
ident Kerr, and the board is deter
mined to oust all his friends even
though their work is so eminent that
no successor as well qualified is likely
to be had, as in Mrs. Cotey's case
is it the determination Of the board ID
make the polygamous cult not only
supreme in the college, but exclusive
and to oust every friend Of the monopa
nous marriage relationl Is it, in short
the purpose TO reinstate Professor
Tanner in position where his indu
ence shall saturate the whole thought
and sentiment Of the college, making
Il
amy, the trainer of young men and
women for The poIygamous life, so