Cañon City record., 1908-10-15
HAVE ENDEAVORED TO lNJURE
THE FORT COLLINS SCHOOL
Bet An Do Agree With tie Detsactors Of the Instits
tion--Ada}oefy Of Those lnterested Commend Ac-
lion Of tie State Boaed d AEeacsdtsse

TAoro seems % - Q 0y0eoMAo0 u.
tort on the part Of JohA1on and
0Fubbs % Do all The harm possible
70 <hs STATE Agricultural college
Thsy have started In apparently TO
have certain discharged instruetors
rsinstatsd or to ruin the collage.
A sample OF this work was noted
in the recsat news Item sent out
from Denver. concsrning the petitions
Of tie Practical Course Alumni As
ISOLATION"
Now, - = matter of fact, the 'Prac-
teal. Course" students are only those
who 70 20 Fort Collins for = short
winter term Of lectures and the en-
DIRE course is of but two years. These
stadsnts entsr very little into the reg
1laf college life and take very little
college work. Thsy 60 from ths COM
noa scAools without entrance exam
nations and take NO degrees.
Theis desires about the college
Management. II indeed the reports b
trus that hey have such. should have
very littls weight ~ against the num-
sroas other bodies OF people that have
sxpressed their opinions In the mat
tss.
Ths boards actions In settling the
college squAbble ~ II did. In let
tiaS out Dean Carlyle and Prof. w.
b. 0lin seems to have met the ap-
prevail Of the great majority OF thoss
tntseost0d.
Dr. d o. AyleswortA 10 going 70
loavo at tho end oe his year and the
beard shosla get . BRAID nsw est OF
isseraetors 10 an the vacancies aad
start over again.
We have ooopstsat board ~ the
esllsss 70 alanass ths SCHOOL and It
assms - - saursay proper 70 1T
g. h1Ara Fnn - ss1lsap e1hirs
u1thnW 10 nUoA iAtssnssenes Rf6ln
- ouknsAo.
Fbiloving are few expressions OF
coaeSasaee In the board that may
prove interesting:
7Ao Zeal AlanaL
What the real Alumni association
thiaks OF The sitnation 10 but express
"a ia resolutions adopted At its late
neeting. the largest held in years.
This association 10 made up Of those
Who take degrees and diplomas from
the college.
The resolutions cannot be run in
fall bat this paragraph from the
Alumni OMcers shows the sentiment:
"lt II evident to Us and we have
reason TO believe that Fred p. John
ston does not represent the sentiment
Of the farmers and stockmcn OF Colo
rado. Further. It 10 our belief that
Il 10 the intention OF these enemies
Of the college to keep up q relentless
Aeht on the Institution by false ac-
cusationa, sensational newspaper re-
ports and BY dlscouraging attendance
at the college until irreparable dam
age has been done and the usefulness
OF the school seriously iDpaArod.
We bslieve II 10 time to take dras-
tic measures.
Lex tbs axe fall where II nay; II
the Interest Of our Alma HAter We
insist that the resolutions adopted BY
the Alumni association be not ig-
nored."
TIE College Faealty.
The college faculty held . meeting
and gave out plain statsmsnt Of
the case, part OF which 10 here quoted:
"As . fAoslty Ne have quietly stfivsa
against the Influence Of these attackR
and have carried ON the work OF the
school hampsred By the adverse con-
ditions hoping and believing that they
would soon cease; but instead. they
have become more venousous and tho