The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-13
PRESIDENT HALLS REPLY.
Answers ts Demand fer His ResiBna-
 tfon as President.

ta0M 3H ENe8t0eNE.
 State Agricultural School. Evergreen
 Ala, May Ii. 1908.
 Messrs. P. c. walker. | F. Goodson
 and S. F. Dunn.
 Evergreen. Aiabams.
 Gentlemen:
 You called upon me saturday after noon for the purpose of asking for my resignation. You first showed me q petition which had been presented to resignation. You stated that he was strong headed man and had refused utterly to resign. You went on to state that you have decided to ask me to re- sign as such q course might lead to Mir. Crumpton's resignation and produce other results which yeu thought desii- able.
 Before securing my answer you went on to state that you were willing to accord me fair play and that you would allow me to resign without per- hitting the public to know the facts in the case: But that if Idid not resign you would have the patrons sign a pe- tition asking me to do so. In fact you already had 1t prepared and read 1t to me You evidently were fearful lest l might not resign at your request but that with this ''big stick held over me by three ihfiueneiaI men and backed by NAS A@hAe1AS VI RONA0hS SV1 promised to secure. l would have no other course to pursue. -
 Inasmuch as there was no reason which to an unbiased mind would call for my resignation, I asked for time to consult my wife and think 1t over.
 l agreed to meet you in Judge Wal ker's ofiice at four o'clock this after noon to give you my answer. I have decided to put my answer in writing. Az R nal u r naA nA reason for attending the meeting, The publication of the article in yester- days Advertiser shows that you did not intend to keep faith with your promises.
 For my answer. will state in tho first place that you are not in position to ask for my resignation. The very fact that all three of you are parents of student who have been suspended from school for ipsubordination to au- thority and that you have failed to support me in the management of the school is proof that you are biased and not competent to judge of my ability to manage the school On the other hand the stand that I have taken for good government in the school. in one way at least. shows my fitness for the position. f'
 You state that you want a president who will consult and take the advice of the patrons of the school instead of consulting the local member of the Board of Control. No successful school man would accept a school principal ship if 1t be understood that he had to run it as any and everybody advised. You would make me think that you be- lieve that Mir. Crumpton had regulated my policies. The reason Mir. Crump- ton has made such an excellent mem- Der of the Board of Control Is in great part due to the fact that he has in- structed me to carry out my own plans and policies and then has had the man hood to support me in their execution.
 Our school is state school provided for you and other parents as bene- not in position to dictate the policies of the benefactor. The school is pri- marily for our children but only So long as they abide by It's regulations, Since l have been employed by the state. to the state and to it alone do look for instructions as to the manage ment of the school.
 Your committee Is therefore not in position to request my resignation nor would you be In position to do so were you provided with a petition signed by the patrons of the school Not one of you has seen me at work in the school and you are judging me from the school by reports of insubordinate pupils. If you should induce every patron of the school to sign your pe- tition (and I know you cannot do it). l repeat, it, would not put you in posi- tion to request or demand my resigna- tion.
 You will find that the testimony of well-behaved students will be that the school has improved much in discipline as we'll as in other ways during the year and I happen to know that 1t IS true. Who is better able to judge Of the conditions of ones own business? The side of right wins and I know 1 am right
 Yours very truly
 W. W. Hall.