The Greeley tribune., 1908-10-21
LAST FAREWELL
OF PROF. OLIN
END OF THE FACULTY FlGHI'
Bids Ndieu to Former Friends oil
Weld County.

Nclu County
The following communication
anent the windup of the faculty con
troversy at the State Agricultural
college. is seIf-eXplanatory. PROBES
sor Olin's resignation and reason
for same was chronicled in last FRI
day's issue of the Tribune. He re-
quests space for a last farewell to
his farmer friends of Weld county
which is gladly conceded to so wor-
/ thy an educator:
To the Farmers OF Colorado:
My Fellow Workers:
Monday. October 10, ! sever my
connection with the State Asricul-
tural college. \ little over four
wears ago, at the suggestion OF Prof.
CARLYLE, | came TO this college, deter
mined TO give you and the college
the very best efforts OF my life. How
well this has been done | leave you
to Judge. The one thought and pur-
pose has been to get next to the Col
orado farmer and help him in every
way possible. TO so instruct ms sons
in college that they get an enthus-
iasm for the work and are drawn 10
rather than away from the farm
In all the work l attempted TO do
I feel l have had your hearty and en-
thusiastic support and confidence
and. in parting. permit me to thank
each and every one of you for TINS
great assistance you have ivndored
me in my work.
While one or two parties have
taken pleasure in malignins and cen
suring me in the press and by mis-
statements and falsehoods before an
committee, l have said
not word in public print. For the
first and last time, permit me TO (
speak through the press TO you.
l think too much OF and have .
worked too hard for the Agricul- I
tural college to now seek TO impair ,
its usefulness in any way.
She has suffered severely at the
hands of her supposed friends and
10 not now seek to open her wounds
afresh. | am sent adrift on al IN
proven charge and ->llsu She prin-
,ipal in a fight which | never en-
cred. l have been too busy in your
ervice to engage in any department.
Il strife at c. 4. c. ,
Ii my going from the college will .
n any way aid il to do greater
work for you, l shall feel that the
acritice is worthilv made for this
chool is practically the peoples ,
ollese. and is much greater than /;
ny who serve il. and no true edu-
ator can or will stand in the way of
s progress.
Professors may come and profes- s
ors may go, but c. A. c. must go {
II forever. e
While l herewith declare myself :
innocent of any intentional wrong to
he college or any worker within it,
nd the recent action of the powers /
hat be- is so unjust that it appears
'idiculous 10 me. l wish the whole
Iffair. so far as | am concerned, to
,e closed chapter.
Two wrongs will never make one
light, and has not the poet we'll said.
Truth crushed to earth will rise
gain. for the immortal years of God
re hers; while Error. wounded.
vrithes in pain, and dies amid its
vorshipers'
The controlling force in this col. ]
ege has spoken. | shall heed and /
,bey its voice and leave the work |
had hoped to do for you and yours.
one-quarter done.
An earnest band of young people
are here assembled as energetic
seekers after knowledge, and may
nothing be done by myself or my
friends to impair the work the col
lege should do for them. l therefore
yield to my successor. and trust that
he may find the work in your service
as pleasant as | have found it.
The irrigated farms of the west
absolutely require the farmer to
mix brains with his soil'' to reap
success. This calls for the highest
class of farmers and you should en-
courage your sons who are to fol
low the plow" to look toward your
college to find "the way
out" The college must lead US il
the greater agricultural progress and
development which we feel certain is
coming to this great commonwealth.
Join heartily and earnestly in this
work, which will mean better homes,
richer farms and nobler lives in the
years that are to come in every farm
ing community which keeps step
with progress.
Wishing you and yours Godspeed
in your farm work and life and
thanking you for the announcement
work in the past, l bid you a long
farewell.
W. II. OLIN.
Vice Dean and Professor Agronomy
c. A. c., Fort Collins, Colo.