The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1908-08-07
|. & M. COLLEGE
MUDDLE.
FAVORS PUBLISHING
ALL EVIDENCE FOR
DISTRIBUTION.
Member Of Board Starts Fund
to Bear Expense Of Print
ing All Testimony In
Book Form-Ask
Aid Of Press.
Mr.. WHITES LETTER.


Mr.. WHITES LETTER.
''Memphis Tenn, July 90, 1908.
'.Hon. J. ]. Gill, President Alumni As
ISOLATION Mississippi A. & M. College,
Starkville, Miss:
s'My Dear Sir-enclosed please find
my check for twenty-five dollars as q
starter for fund to have the testimony
of the heads of all departments and of
the associate professors taken In the
A. & M. Investigations published in
pamphlet form. The said testimony is
to be taken from the official stenofraph-
ic reports and said pamphlets to be
given gratis to any citizen of the state
who wants one.
'sIt will cost several hundred dollars
to give the people this reading, but
feel that they will gladly send in con-
trib utions to cover. II enough cash
comes in publish all the testimony, but
the vital testimony is that given by the
members of the faculty proper and
those whose positions are such as to ac-
quaint Them with the conditions and
the policies obtaining at the college.
.'All public spirited citizens should
hasten to contribuee to this worthy
cause, and suggest that some alumnus
or other person interested in each COM
mnnity take up subscriptions without
delay and forward same to you. You
may acknowledge receipt of the
amounts received from time to time,
through the press. This matter shonld
be pnshed and the information put into
the hands of the people within the next
thirty days If possible.
s.If necessary draw on me for another
twenty-five dollars. know OF no pub
lie fund available for this purpose. /
am, Yours very truly.
Commercial Appeal.
We publish the above for the purpose
of giving the other side ca of the ques-
| tion. emating from one of the mfnori-
| ty trustees It can not be wrong from
their view of the mnddle. For many
Years Col. White Wasa member
of the faculty and during . greater
portion of Hardy's administration. He
| was one of the poor boys who received
| his education at the A. & M. We must
| confess that we were surprised to see
snch a letter from Mr.. White. The
trustees met and let matters be as they.
may they were settled either right or
| wrong, and right because the majority
| said so. 1t is an unfortunate letter for
the disgruntled element Of the college
faculty aad student body.
| It most Enthusiastically conveys the
idea that the great institution belongs
to and must be governed by the Alumni
Association, members who believe and
| think as he or others as above indir
Gated. Publish such testimony IS they
think most favorble to them and
against President Hardy. The letter
speaks for itself. The reading between
the lines is plain and unmistakable.
J The people are reading and thinking
: for themselves. This Is right and as 1t
1 should be. ~ t.ts4s..s
| Col. White and others who think as
he does should not forgit that the A. q
III. College does not belong TO them or
any other society Of men In particular,
| but to the state Of Mississippi, more
tparticularly TO the farmers who are
] really more interested than any other
elass--the sons OF the horny hands Of
toll aud not the kid glove gentry.
Ii these gentlemen are going into the
unblishing business, publish the whole
thing from A to z. and let the people
Judge for themselves what Is vital.
The papers and the people think II
about time to commend than to con-
denim and will never approve Of the
plan 81 the minority to destroy the In
1uence ST the college. Were they to
snccHed, whenever . presidont or 3
member Of She faculty should misuse
! the holy wrath Of the alumni the yol-ss
canic eruption over and over. N0aonc
should be 'misi6ad that all of the Alum
| hi are with And think IS does Col
/ White. M no; not by any manner or
meAns.