The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-06-07

sen. who is also the head of the De partment of Chemistry fin that instl.u- ton; they are not only in use at tns in probably -fourths of tho lead Ing American institutions. not Only ls this true, but they, or abridgements oi them, have been translated Into nun per of foreign languages, and are to- day text books in the schools or trance' Germany. Italy, Spain, and other Tor aign countries; half as many copies ot them are sold in England as In the United States--this is a compliment never before accorded an American au
 thor of a text book. Now said i' eff am twenty years behind, MT. IT'S. ident, so are they. I stated to him that l was using In my junior and senior classes, books written by professors lA the Massachusetts Institute or Tecn
 nology, employed ey them ana m tnS.i tSn, they were likewise used in many ieao- ing American colleges and universitles
 I said to him that any one conveTshni with college courses in chemistry KheM that the Massachusetts Institute ot Technology possessed one of the very best combination schools of theoret,cai and practical chemistry, to pc Ioun9 sn, am twenty years behind, so are they.
 I finally invited him to produce stu- dent who had studied under me during the ten years of my official tenure nere who would speak disparagingly Of my work or point to an institution In the country with the same numerica teach Ing force. where more chemistry IS "t
 fered.
 He then asked me whatyI proposed to do. He advised me to Keep quiet oe- cause. he said, publicity would surely will keep perfectly quiet, may decide to. chan ge my mind, though 1 can con ceive of no situation that will cause me to do so; still," said he, If you keep perfectly quiet. I may do So af the iast moment" He then said, T warn you that If you attempt to bring the siignt- est pressure to bear upon me your Iate is sealed" replied to him, MT President. am perfectly confident that have faithfully and efficiently dis. charg every duty devolving upon me during the ten years have been pro- is an open book. am not afraid TOT the facts to be known. and since you are the official means Of conmunica- ton between me and this Board oI Trustees notify you now that desire a hearing before that body" His re. ply was, You will not get it. or, at least. I don't think you will l then l shall exhaust every honorable means to be heard--I am determined that sne Trustees shall know the facts in this minded a me of the fate of two venerable professors formerly connected with the University, who had been displaceu ai his dictatton. and enquired IT ! knew the result of the attempt made by them to be reinstated after he had removeas them I replied that I knew nothing of any attempt upon their part towards reinstatement. .A He then asserted that both of hem made, big fight" for re- instatement and secured two votes. those Of Judges Coleman and Glenn oI the Board of Trustees, and that I mignt get the same two, but he didn't think | would get any others. He stated thar Judge Coleman, in espousing their cause, made an able speech in their behalf and that while the Judge was speaking he (the Presidentl wrote out his resi- gnatiop. but before Judge Cole man had finished, some of the younger Trustees came over to him and enquir- ed if he was willing to reinstate them, and he replied, certainly not" and said he, when the vote was taken these gentlemen received two votes, those or Judges Coleman and Glenn; and yos may get the same two. but no more.
 I replied "Mr. President may not get a vote. but if there IS any way of the facts in this case, am determined they shall have them. The Presidents part in the above disnlays finely hts executive aptitude and presldentlai
 In the course of our interview I re- minded the President that I had been of some service to the University out side of the school room. canvassing Tor students during the vacation period. l | stated to him that, during the six years 1 of his official tenure, I had spent a cOnSloSraDle pOTtloIl OIf my FSuinH1eEf va l cations looking for boys for the instl- l tuition. and that I believed that there | was some thirty or forty now in at l tendance that was Instrumental In i bringing here. He replied. "Oh. think you are mistaken about that, I don't | think your canvassing has ever | amounted to much; l have frequently
 been asked why I sent you out that | you did the University more harm than l good" I replied, MT. President. If
 this is true, 1t seems that you would
 have learned how to keep me at home l long ago; 1t ought not to have required six years to discover my inefficiency as | a solicitor. then asked the Board | of Trustees to enquire of the President
 the names of some of those who have l advised him to keep me out of the field. 1 I stated to the Board that my experi- | ences. when out on such missions, had | always been of an entirely pleasant | character, and intimated to them that I had my doubts about anybody telling | him any such thing.
 | The President finally stated that hc | informed me of his intention not to re- | nominate me because he liked me" ] He said there was another man he in-