, 1907-07-17
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heaped upon her and every duty dele.
gated by the board Of trustees and the
executive committee. The board had
left to her many duties that required
attention at the moment and she could
say that never for an hour was any
member of the faculty or other EN-,
ploye of the institution compelled to
wait for his pay. She had the checks
ready when they were due and worked
early and late. She holds a number OF
positions. working eight, ten and
twelve hours q day, doing the work
of the librarian Of the university alb.
solutely without a cents compensa.
ton, teaching classes at times and for
q whole year was the teacher of the
class belonging to DR.. Lewis, now
dead. He had decided that his duties
kept him largely out over the state in
the interest of the university, and
asked Miss Hebard to take his classes
She willingly consented to do so, in
addition to her other duties.
What pay do you receiver" she was
asked.
Eighteen hundred dollars a year,
DR.. Hebard replied. 1.-THE board about
two years ago increased the salary
from $500. l have never asked for
an increase of pay, have never made
a hint of wanting it, and have never
asked any other favors of the board.
Everything that has come to me has
come unsought."
A Faithful Servant.
Miss Hebard told the board that for
seventeen years she had been a mem.
Der of the board and its secretary,
thirteen years as a member, retiring
four years ago. In all that time she
had not missed a meeting of the board
and only n meeting Of the executive
committee, that committee meeting
once a month for the whole time and
sometimes oftener. No other man or
woman in the state, perhaps, can show
a more remarkable record for atten-
ton to duty. Speaking of the claim
that Mr.. Gramm took from the presi.
dent Of the university much Of the au-
thority Of that official, DR.. Hebard re-
ferred to the laying Of water and
sewer pipes, the building Of additions
and other structures and many other
improvements at the grounds. Mr..
Gramm is often seen there at 6 O'Clock
in the morning, directing the work
and encouraging the men. What 9th.
er man in Wyoming would attend to
public business without pay more at.
tentively than he does to his own"
Patchell Poweress.
Mr.. Patchell, manager of the Boom.
erang. said he could not prove any OF
the charges made against the univer.
sity. 81 believe every one Of them
and more" he said.
Does. not that place you in the
light" asked Mr.. Maurer, "of prefer
ring false charges?"
Patched admitted that such was the
case. He suggested that the commits
sion call such men az w. H. Holiday
and Frank H. Eggleston, and this gave
the members of the commission oppor'
tunity to say that Patched himself
should bring those men forward, and
every other man who could furnish
the light needed by the commission.
"We have no right to summon men,
one Of the members said. "and no
right to compel an answer to our
questions. If you or any other citizen
knows aught we ought to know, IL is
your duty to testify and to secure the
testimony of others"
Up to the Citizens.
Mr.. Maurer said that the members
of the commission had spent some
time yesterday Gin practically a house
to house can Ass" and had been up
to that hour absolutely unable to find
a particle of evidence in support of
political interference and graft at the
university. The charges had been
made, but there had been no evidence
In hack them in any particular. He
hoped that Mr.. Patched would exert
himself to see that those having
knowledge would appear before the
commission.
I'VE care nothing for the family
quar- ell between The Republican and
tho Boomerang, nor between the King
brothers and Morton. We want to
know If the university is improperly
conducted. We canno even remedy
the evils We find. If we find any; our
powers are limited to hearing and re-
cording whatever citizens Of the state
have to say and are anxious to hear
as many as possible. Urge your
friends to come"
Line Of Questioning.
The questioning of the commission
was directed toward the Morton
charges of graft and political interior