The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-05-02
AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE;
MORE CONTROVERSIES
Balls 0fiiciOusness i'm Machine
Political Scheme Is HotIy
Resented.
Special to The Tribune.

Special TO The Tribune
LOGAN, Utah. May 1.--Interesting de-
tails In the Agricultural college contro-
versy are daily coming TO light. The
college conference met in special session
on Saturday last, and made prepara ton
for commencement, arranging the sched-
nle OF graduation with other matters.
In determining the students TO be gradu
ated; question came up involving one
OF them, wherein It was shown that ne
has not put in the requisite number of
hours during the past two years. and
therefore Is wanting in preparation for
graduation. 1t was shown that this de-
fclency was due not TO the tardiness or
inIdolenee iIc Of the student; but to lustruc.
ton which, it is alleged, Professor Ball
mad given him, outlining fourteen hours
a week instead OF sixteen, Ball thus be-
ing responsible for the SHORTAGE. When
this was made clear, 1t is said that things
grew warm in the council, gentlemen
expressing themselves in no uncertain
manner In derogaton of the new head
OF the experiment station.
Since his offlcousness in coming here
and endeavoring to pledge teachers in
advance TO the Widtsoe administration,
public Indignation Is freely expressed
some going so far as TO say that TO save
itself in the public Judgment the new
board wi, VIII have to remove him.
Just now mooted. Charles Bait is the
superintendent of buildings at the COL
iege and an all-round useful rousta
bout at the institution. Bait Is a Dem
ocrat Of lifelong proclivities. and has
affiliated actively with the party of JEFF
ierson and Bryan. once having been on
the ticket for the City Council Since,
however, the Smoot machine has secured
absolute control OF the Agricultural col
lege, and since radical measures are be-
| Ing resorted 10 TO rid the institution OF
teachers who are not Smootlerized Bait
| is alleged to have endeavored TO make
| his peace with the powers that be. 1t
is freely stated. and on good authority,
that Bait has visited Tom Smart. a stake
ce-president, member OF the college
board. dyed In the wool church RepubIi-
can. and an aggressive agent of the
Smoot machine, pledging himself not only
| 10 vote the Republican ticket in the
future. but TO uphold and sustain all
methods and expedients that the gov
| erning Smoot board may see fit 10 adopt
! in its management OF the college.
! II report can be taken at current value,
| IL would seem that there Is a very def
| mite programme being outlined 10 make
! the college an institution Of political pat
ronage. and that only those who bow
| the neck TO this proposition need apply.
John A. Widtsoe, the new president OF
| In Logan the latter part OF the week,
! but when the train pulled in his friends
! who were at the depot TO meet him
| learned that he was not aboard. Wise
ones here say that he did not come be-
| cause he does not care TO face the pres
! ent perturbed and adverse state Of mind
obtaining IN and about the college the
thin skinned" However that may be,
IL is certain that Widtsoe has not Wis
tied here since his appointment. as head
Of the institution