The Ordway new era., 1909-04-23
NEW PRESIDENT is NOT VET
AGREED UPON TO SUCCEED
DOCTOR AYLEswoRTH.
Two new PROFESSORS
A. A. EDWARDS OF FORT COLLINS
ELECTED PRESIDENT OF
THE BOARD.

Dcnycr.-A Republican special from
Fort Collins Wednesday night says:
DIR. Barton o. Aylcsworth will remain
president OF the Colorado Agricultural
College until the expiration of his
term. August 3lst. and possibly long.
"r, II least until the new standing
committee on faculty and courses of
study to br appointed by A. A. Ed
wards, new president OF the State
Board Of Agriculture selects his sue
ccsslf. This committee will be asked
TO make Il report May 18th, the next
meeting of the board.
Thu selection of successor to Pres
ldent Aylcsworth Is yet unsettled.
There is still hope Of securing James
Wilson. secretary of agriculture. II the
board feels that the matter can be left
open until next fall. Failing this, DR..
w. VI. Hays. assistant secretary Of ag-
riCulturc, Is the strongest candidte
for the place among the fifteen names
In the possession of Franklin T..
Brooks. chairman of the committee to
secure a new president. MIR. Brooks
reported at meeting Of the board to-
night.
lie said there were fifteen candi-
daatcS. but the list had been cut down
to seven possibilities. The strongest
Of these. he said. In their relative or
der are Doctor Hays, Eugene Daven-
port. dean of the agricultural depart
mCnt of the Illinois State University,
and J. w. Waters. dean OF the agricul-
tural department of the University of
Missouri.
Mr. Brooks said that Secretary Will
son had not said that he would not
take the place. but told him on his re-
cent visit to Washington. that he had
better not consider his name. This is
taken by Mr.. Brooks as an indication
that the secretary of agriculture
might accept after September. when
he acquires the honor of having been
the member of the Cabinet longest
in continuous service. Mr.. Brooks
then strongly recommended Doctor
Hays. who he said, was willing to take
the POSITION. but who refused to be
considered a candidate. He said Doc
tor Hays wouldn't come for less than
5000 and II the place was offered to
Brooks the work in Washington did
not agree with him.
Under the new organization OF the
board there will be new committee
to consider Doctor Aylesworth's sue
ccssOr, but Mr.. Brooks will be CON
tinucd on it, consequently there Is not
Likely to be any change in the Situa-
ton.
President Edwards of the board said
tonight that because of the great
amount of work Mr.. Brooks had done
in this matter he would keep him on
that committee. Edwards and AM
mons will be on it.
Mr.. Brooks recommended the ap-
puintment of G. Arthur Bell, assistant
animal husbandry man in the bureau
of animal industry at Washington, TO
take the place of Prof. w. l.. Carlyle
as dean of the agricultural depart
menr, and head of the horse breeding
station. This is the position to which
Prof Carl w. Gay of the University
of Pennsylvania was appointed by the
old beard at its June meeting. Mr..
Brooks announced that Professor Gay
had refused the place, probably be-
cause of the strife in the institution.
Professor Bell was recommended by
Secretary Wilson. The board accepted
the recommendation and filled the
place by Mr.. Bells appointment. The
board also endorsed the action of the
old board in appointing Alvin keyser
of Nebraska to succeed Professor Olin
as agronon.ist and ordered him to re
port for duty at once.
When the board went into session
this afternoon everything was har-
monious. Immediately after the board
was called to order recess was taken
to allow a caucus on the position OF
secretary to the board. The result IVES
the election of Lathrop M. Taylor OF
Fort Collins as secretary in place OF
A. NJ. Hawley. Mr.. Taylor has been
with the college eighteen years and
was secretary to President Aylesworth
and to his predecessor, President Ell
lis.
In the organization of the new board
Governor Shafroth presided and Capt.
b. F. Rockafellow, president OF the
old board, who has backed President
Aylesworth, nominated for head OF the
board A. A. Edwards of Fort Collins,
who has been an opponent OF Presl-
dent Aylesworth. The nomination was
seconded by Governor Brush, VINO mas
also been an Aylesworth man. Sena-
for Ammons. who has been in SYM
natby with the Carlyle faction, nomi-
mated for vice president, Gov. j. l..
brush who was elected. George A.
Webb of Fort Collins was elected
treasurer. The board adjourned to
May 18th.
The farmers living under the Hol-
brook canal north Of La Junta have
.,.,.., Tho county commissioners