, 1907-05-29
NOT TO BE

1t seems strange that Mr.. Corthell
should be so bitter in his antagonism
to the University of Wyoming, an In
stitution hat ought to be a source of
pride and joy to him. Instead of N
demning 1t, he should be using every
effort and taxing every energy to build
it up.
No one blames Mr.. Corthell for ask.
ing for an investigation OF the
charges made by Prof. Morton. While
they are trivial in character, coming
from u member of the faculty they
should be examined into and either
proved or refuted. But Mr.. Corthel
is to blame for condemning he uni
versity in other ways-severely and
unjustly. He has quoted with approx
al and with a great deal of buster all
the hateful and malicious things said
of the institution. and he has not print
ed one of the many good things pub
lished in its favor by a number of the
newspapers of the state. He has shown
spleen, bias, hatred Inc extreme par
tisanship from the first. In justitica-
ton, Mr.. Gramm is assaulted.
In Mr.. Corthells paper of Saturday
appeared the following: The univer-
sity records are painful proof of the
stagnation of a school that ought to
be the pride of all the people in Wyo-
ming" He also directs attention TO
the fact that some of the people OF
the state send their children abroad.
That is not strange. 1t Is a practice
that obtains In every state. probably
no more in the state OF Wyoming than
in any of the other western common
wealths. A few years ago. The Re-
publican had occasion to look up sta
tistics relating to the number of stu
dents attending the universities of the
western states, n it found that wy
oming was right in the van, population
considered. 1t is not strange that the
attendance should be small from a
population of one hundred thousand
people.
MI. Corthell was so well pleased
with his TRADE of Saturday evening
that an advance sheet was provided
the Cheyenne Leader for its Sunday
morning. edition. 1t is always glad to
get hold of anything of a scurrilous ma
ture and made 1t a feature.
The people of Albany county car at
ford to overlook the shortcomings and
indisoretlons of Prof. Morton. He Is
youthful, inexperienced and lacking In
ability. Added years will bring to
him discretion and wisdom. But in the
case Of Mr.. Corthell, whose every in
terest is bound up In this city and Its
progress, there a be no excuse. Ev-
en- his bitter hatred of MI. Gramm can
not be accepted az an xcuse for doing
everything in his power to discredit
the states leading educational institu-
ton. Looked at from the most liberal
point of view, 1t Is hard to see what
good can come from condemning the
institution from IN educational stand
point or in criticising the board be-
cause Of the fact that the majority of
its members belong to a single politi-
cal party. No change car be made in
the board Of trustees at the present
time, unless Mr.. Morton makes good
to such an extent that designations are
demanded. 1t will be two years before
any appointments will be made. Then
would be the proper time to seek to
have a change in the political com
plexion Of the board.
Meanwhile, 1t is the duty OF every
citizen of Laramie to treat the uni.
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what it has accomplished and making
fair comparisons with colleges of 9TH
er states when comparisons are made.