, 1907-07-17
VANILLA AND BANANA TODAY !"
THE ICE CREAM THAT MILLS MAKES.

for the agricultural college and expert
ment station. and that the business
Of those departments could not be
| diverted from the director and the sta.
ton council.
Graft Impossible.
Miss Hebard gave some light upon
the charges Of graft" as far as the
federal government was concerned.
She said that during the recent visit
Of DR.. A. G. True. the director of ex-
pertinent stations of the United
States, he had told her that he had
power, should he exercise it, to wien
hold every dollar of the federal appro-
priation from the university If, upon
station, he found so much as one dol
lar Of the funds diverted. misappro-
priated or misapplied. The doctor
spent thrice the time usually devoted
to this work in going ove the books
Of the station with Secretary Hebard
and Director Buffum, and at the conclu-
sion Of the checking up he told the
two that he would be glad to place his
signature to the statement that M a
cent had been left u~naccounted for or
had been used for other thar its prop
er use. He a delighted to find the
systematic condition of affairs and
complimented the two officials. This
report becomes a part of the official
report to the department of agriculture
at Washington.
Treasurer Jones on Stand.
A. c. Jones, treasurer of the board,
was called to the stand. He has been
a member of the executive committee
of the board for the past two years,
and as far as he knew. Miss Hebard
had not sought in any way to influence
any member of the committee. The
president has had complete control of
the university in every department as
its executive head. The president has
not been a member of the executive
committee, but his recommendations
have been carried out. The director
Of the experiment station has made
his reports to the executive committee,
being present at many of the meetings
of the committee. Asked II he did
not believe it would be best to have
someone make periodical visits to
the farm and experiment station, he
said the committee and the president
should visit the property and see that
1t is kept in proper shape. At present
the station Is without a director, and
Mr.. Jones believes the president
should have general supervision.
Mr.. Jones knew of no instance
where any member Of the committee
or board of trustees had sought to
influence the politics or religion of any
member Of the faculty Of the univer-
sity. The witness knew of no inferior
coal having been furnished to the uni
versity, although he had heard that
one janitor at one time complained Of
the quality Of the coal furnished, but
that was a matter of heassay.
Dr.. Stevens Testifes.
DR.. H. l.. Stevens, another member
of the executive committee, has been
a trustee Of the university and a mem
Der of the executive committee for
about ten years. Miss Hebard, he be-
lieved, had severed her connection
with the board about four years ago,
and as far as he knew, since she
ceased to be a trustee the board had
appealed to her only on matters in
connection with her position as secre-
tary and librarian. She is well fitted,
the witness said, to perform the duties
assigned her, and is eminently quail
fed to give advice on any subject
touching the welfare Of the university.
Concerning Threshino Machine.
DR.. Stevens added to the knowledge
heretofore possessed concerning the
use and return Of the threshing ma
chine belonging to the experiment sta
ton and which Morton included in his
charges of petty grating among the
officers Of the station" DR.. Stevens
stated that the machine had been Dor.
rowed. used and returned by the late