The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1908-07-30
THEY SPEAK FOR THEMSELVES

THEY SPEAK FOR THEMSELVES
Some space in this weeks issue is
devoted to reply to Editor Scherer
of the Southern Farm Gazette, by
Mr. c. A. Cobb, a former student OF
&he A. and NJ. College, who testified
at the June sitting of the board OF
trustees, in behalf of President Har-
dy, and who, by the way, was refer
red to by Scherer, as Mr.. Cobb feels,
in an unjustifiable and offensive man
ner- There are other students who
were mentioned by the Gazette edi-
Tor, who feel as Mr.. Cobb does, and
therefore append their names to the
article as giving it their personal en-
dorsement. While, as our readers
can bear testimony, the Star Ledger
has allowed few personalities to be
indulged in through its columns, but
as we feel that great injustice has
been done these boys, and as the
Gazette has some circulation in the
county, and four of these students
nave homes here, two of whom are
sons of the writer, all fair minded
people will, we feel sure, hold that
the boys should be heard
The part of the editorial objected
to by the students is published in
another place and we ask careful
reading of same by our people, to
see if conclusions drawn therefrom
are not correct.
Because some of these poor boys
held working positions at the col
1ege, the charge is manifestly i'm
piled, if not directly made, that they
had agreed to go on the stand and
testify, or rather perjure themselves,
efor NIr- Hardy, in order to get or to
mold positions.
Such charge is, on its face, in
famous, and if entertained by fair
minded people would forever strike |
down and break the spirit of any
poor ambitious boy who wants an
'gSdueation and is willing to work his
way through for it, Some of the best
men in Mississippi today are men
who worked their way through col
lege. one of whom is now the pas
tor of one of the great churches of
the State, who even made fires for
the president of the college. An
other is now a great lawyer, who
worked as janitor in an adjoining
county in the high school there
one of the best young men in the
In
ated with distinction at the A and
NJ College last session who worked
his way through that institution.
a number Of Atta1a boys have
worked from time to time in the pub
lie schools here to pay their way.
and they are among the best boys
of the county. A boy that will pay
such price for an education. to
equip himself for life Of service,
will not sell his soul for a mess of
Dottage. and the charge that he
would do so is an insult to his man
hood. The creature who would make
such a charge with no proof but in
ference is unworthy the name Of a
man. and is on level with it.
These young men could get work
in the college with Mr.. Hardy in or
with him out, Just for the reason that
the State has established the college
and made it possible for any ambi-
iious boy, though poor, to get an ed
ucation, that is willing to pay the
price by working for it.
This Scherer makes bold to say
that the student body was against
the president. How does he know?
There was never a poll taken that
we ever heard of.
He states another untruth when
he says that H. B. Sanders holds
the position of assistant to sell fur
niture by appointment of Mr.. Hardy
These are examples of the methods
that from time to time have been
employed by the enemies of Mr.. Har-
DIV and the A. and M. College to bol-
ster up charges that are without any