The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1908-07-30
Scberer branded.

Farm Gazette of Saturday, July II
1905, written by Chas. II. Scherer:
-At the June investigation he
President Hardy. had a number OF
boys testify for him who depended on
him for gafnful positions. However
i the investigation may have been de-
layed till college closed, il is certain
that the great student body with its
anti-Hardy sentiment left the college
at the close of the school year. and
there remained a comparatively small
number, and mostly such as depend
on President Hardy for wages or fav-
ored positions. This seems q very
good reason from the Hardy stand
point why the Hardy-Noel combina-
tiOn did not want an investigation
while the main student body was at
college. The combination at the June
investigation, in the absence of most
of the students, had students who are
dependent on Mr. Hardy for gainful
positions kept at the college, and had
them testify for him. As eight OF
the nine men are known to hold re-
munerative positions, depending on
Mr.. Hardy's good will, We would not
be far wrong to suppose that the
ninth has been promised something
to his interest, since Mr.. Cobb. who
testified for Mr.. Hardy against Dr.
CrigIer at a former investigation.
has been given a position paying SIS
a month. The following tells some
thing of his nine June witnesses:
Mr.. r. NJ. McCool, appointed major
of the Second Battalion and given
privilege of selling furniture to stu
dents, in partnership with the next.
Mr.. J. P. Pollard, who did not ap-
with the former the privilege of sell
ing furniture; Mr. W. R NettIes has
privilege of selling papers on the col !
lege campus and employment in the
horticultural department; Mr.. L. J. /
Stone, being night watchman; Mr.. /
E. NJ. Alderman, selling cigars and /
tobacco; Mr.. L. S. Sanders, also sell I
ing furniture to students; Mr.. H. B. /
Sanders, assistant to the last pre-
vious one; Mr.. J. o. Jones, assistant
in the mechanical department: Mr. /
J. n. Toole, assistant in the library; I
Mr.. S. r. Simmons, the ninth stu
dent, has been appointed a first ser
geant for the coming session"
The above is the reason for the
article that follows:
Ny feelings have been trampled
on and my honesty and integrity hav-
ing been attacked, feel it a matter
of self-protection to come out and
frankly make the truth of the mat
ter known.
The editor of the Southern Farm
Gazette at StarkviIIe, Chas. u. Scher-
er, is the man who so boldly made
regarding me and calling
them truths. when he knows absO-
utely nothing except hearsay regard
ing the matter OF which he speaks in
such stinging and pointed terms
IN his paper, the Southern Farm
Gazette, Scherer has published q Sc
les of articles headed, The Fore
most Mississippi Trouble. In some
# these articles he harps consider
lbly on what he terms the Hardy
cheme" If can see clearly, Ec's
he Scherer Scheme scheme for
he dollar and one in he expects to
,uI in for himself quite a pile Of I
he much sought specie. II
The Scherer scheme is this: Be '
ore publishing the articles regard :
ng the A. and NJ. College trouble. ne
made it known that these articles I
would appear IN the following issues
if his paper, which is proof enough
hat by the printing of such stuff he
lopes to enlist a new Tot of sub
cribers, and through what he feels '
$ an appeal to the patrons of the I
chool he hopes TO influence our peo-
lie against their grandest instiru-
ion and its management. and TO /
,oison their minds against its pres {
dent, J. c. Hardy, by misrepresent- 5
ng facts concerning him
IN the furthering of his scheme, s
;cherer was INSCRIPTIONS enough TO s
write letters TO the alumni OF the j
college, signing them "F'raternafly
ours" This is an absolute misrep- J
He is positively nor !
graduate of this institution.
Having been a student OF the A. ]
md NJ. for four years, feel that / :
I'M IN a position to express myself
knowingly and not from hearsay. as
ioes Mr.. Scherer. The student body :
avery year since my connection with :
he college has grown better. Most
IF those practices that tend TO COR !
'upt and tear down young manhood
,aro boor, .,1irr, inn+la n1r,no nnti,.oI,-