The Springfield herald., 1909-04-23
AGRICULTURAL
BOARD MEETING
NEW PRESIDENT is NOT YET
AGREED UPON TO SUCCEED
DOCTOR AYLESWoRTH.
TWO new PROFESSORS
A. A. EDWARDS OF FORT COLLINS
ELECTED PRESIDENT OF
THE BOARD.

Denver.-A Republican special from
Fort Collins Wednesday night says:
DR.. Barton o. Aylesworth will remain
president of the Colorado Agricultural
I College until the expiration of his
term, August 31st, and possibly long
er. at least until the new standing
committee on faculty and courses of
study to be appointed by A. A. Ed
wards, new president of the State
Board of Agriculture. selects his sue
cessor. This committee will be asked
to make report May 18th, the next
meeting of the board.
The selection of successor to Pres
ident Aylesworth is yet unsettled.
There is still hope of securing James
Wilson. secretary of agriculture. if the
board feels that the matter can be left
open until next fall. Failing this, DR..
w NJ. Hays assistant secretary of aS-
riculture, is the strongest candidate
for the place among the fifteen names
in the possession of Franklin Il.
Brooks, chairman of the committee to
secure new president. Mr.. Brooks
reported at a meeting of the board to-
night.
He said there were fifteen candi-
daates, 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
ment 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
$4,000 and If the place was offered to
him he would take it. He told Mr..
Brooks the work in Washington did
not agree with him.
Under the new organization of the
board there will be a new committee
to consider Doctor Aylesworth's sue
cessor, but MIR. Brooks will be con-
tinued 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-
pointment 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
ment, 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 MIR. Bells appointment. The
board also endorsed the action of the
old board in appointing Alvin Keyser
of Nebraska to succeed Professor Olin
as agronomist 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 caucus on the position OF
secretary to the board. The result wss
the election of Lathrop NJ. 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 Presi-
dent Aylesworth. The nomination was
seconded by Governor Brush, who has
also been an Aylesworth man. Sena'
tor Ammons, who has been in sym
pathy 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 tc
May 18th.