, 1908-04-13

month ago n friend wrote the editor
Of this paper that "if We wished to
head off another college In the north
something had to me done to stop the
local howl against our own univer-
sity."
And now comes the Sheridan POST
one of the strongest and best papers in
northern Wyoming-with the follow.
ing editorial:
why Not2
Thoroughly ~disguested with the
manner In which the Wyoming State
University is managed. a wealthy ana
prominent gentleman of Sheridan
county has made the suggestion that
an effort should be made by northern
Wyoming looking to the establishment
OF a university, or a school of advanced
learning, in which the youth of TINS
section could be educated. The gentle.
man In question believes that the field
Is a good N and that sufficient sup.
port could be secured to maintain an
institution run on proper lines. He
oSNfhs w iS0i lhul IL WOulu Dt IO ull-
ficult matter to raise the necessary
funds for the original founding of such
an institution and that with the growth
of the country and the influence a well
conducted institution, run on modern
lines, would exert in its W behalf, and
with the support of a large number of
enthusiastic people ready to contribute
of their OWL private means, and to Sc.
cure the aid OF eastern wealth inter
ested in education, such a school Is en-
tirely within the range of possibility.
so far the matter has been discuss
ed in a private way among a half a
dozen or so earnest men, but the pro-
ject will take some public form in the
very near future when positive action
is likely"
While probably 90 per cent of our
people are loyal to our home institu-
tion and have nothing but the truth
and good words for our university, we
are necessarily judged by the mouth
ings of the / per cent who perch them
selves upon the hilltops and permit
their ululating cries to reverberate
throughout the state. Morton's letter
the statement of a discredited and
~disgruntled man-brought a commits
sion appointed by the governor. That
commission, as fair and able as could
be secured, applied no whitewash, but
found little to criticise and nothing to
condemn. Its ~severest criticism was
aimed at the people of Laramie for
their constant knocking at their own
institution. A spirit OF patriotism and
loyalty was recommended. This was
a view from the outside, a view from
men appointed because of their ability
and keen business Judgment.
Governor Brooks at once considered
the recommendations of this commits
sion and made up his mind to carry
them u as rapidly as consistent with
good government. He is right now
seeking a good democrat for member.
ship on the board of trustees. Much
stress has been laid upon a certain
petition circulated and signed in this
city asking the governor to carry out
the recommendations of the commits.
sion, and also upon the resolutions pas
sed by the alumni association asking
the same thing. 1t was to ask the gov
ernor to carry out what he is trying 10
carry out. Neither the petition nor the
resolutions added an thing new. They
simply served to give the impression
that there was a great wrong some
where and that the governor was the
only person who could right 1t.
The last recommendation of TIE
commission was the most important,
and the alumni association did a good
work when it called this to the attel-
ton of our people ana recommen go
its careful observance. We are con-
demned as a community and are charg.
ed with being unable to properly act
as the custodian of an institution of
learning because of the u~tterances Of
a few.
The more recent letter of DR.. Tisdel
and his subsequent reply to the state
mento of the board of trustees brought
out nothing of a tangible nature, and
even before the board of trustees.
when DR.. Tisdel was asked if he had
any specific charges to make, he had
nothing to offer. There is but one con
c~lusion-that there is nothing.
If the suggestion of the Sheridan
Post is carried out, there is another
battle before us-a battle to maintain
the integrity of tie institution, to pre-
vent it from being dismembered an
divided up between several towns OF
the state. To whom will We urn for
power to combat u enemies? Will
we seek the ~disgruntled disorganizers
whose sole mission is to tear down a n !
destroy? Will We go to the pom part