Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-08-13

and DR. Mott but later others were
drawn into the legal dispute. II was
alleged among other thingS-so bitter
was the controversy-that President
Mott had used the funds OF the college
the lottery funds-for his private ben
EFT and had greatly augmented his
fortune thereby II all ended. years
later in lS45, In Or. Nott paying the
Union college 5000 900.
Whether this largo sum was IN salts
faction OF the debt. as claimed by
some. or was a donation as asserted by
others, the college got the money. and
II was applied to the establishment OF
professorships scholarships and other
purposes specified I'm Dr Motifs deed of
conveyance. At any rate. the original
source OF the money was derived from
the lotteries which Or Mott had
merged and managed with such skill.
The debts Of the college were paid, and
II was left richly endowed for the fu-
ture. DR.. Mott remained the presi-
dent Of the institution until his death.
In 1866, at the age Of 90.
As an educator DIR. Mott was the
foremost Of his day. lie followed few
II any Of the precedcnts that had been
laid down by the heads OF the great
colleges and universities OF the time.
In reality he was a genera ton In adj
vance Of the day I'm which he lived.
Flogging for petty misdemeanors was
universal everywhere. Or, Nott abolish
cd IL I'm Union college, and so earnest
and unremitting We're his efforts that
ne lived to see the rod interdlctcd in
many other educational Institutions.
The abolition of corporal punishment
in the public schools OF New York city
and In those OF other cities through
out the United states is directly trace
able TO Dr. Motifs efforts and influence.
In those days too, there was long
Nst OF college crimes the penalty for
which was expulsion and disgrace.
Doctor Mott had a thorough knoWIedge
of human nature and he punished each
offense I'm his own college In his own
way, generally a lenient and merclful
one.
HIS CHICKEN STORY.
One Of Or. MOTIFS diversions was the
raising Of fine chickens. His Bun
Cochins and Leghorns and Plymouth
Rocks were the very apple 81 HE eye.
on one occasion when inspecting his
poultry yard hs discovered that some
Of his latest fowls were missing Be
ing an intensely practical man. he
watched his hon house that night him
self. Along toward midnight ne saw
four youths whom he recognized as
students Of his college creep stealthily
upon his sleeping chickens He made
a sudden noise that frightened them
away.
The next day each Of these four boys
received a most polite ana cordial in
vitation to dine with President Mott al
his residence. Conscious Of their guilt
Of an attempted larceny OF the
presidents fowls the night before,
they conferred together. but saw
no way OF escape With Stun
bling feet they crossed the doctors
threshold that evening and with a
nervousness that they could not con-
ceal they seated themselves at his
table
Few men were more brilliant and
entertaining Conversationallsts than
the doctor. He was an ideal host and
he eNerted himself especially on this
occasion to set these boys at ease.
The dinner was a culinary triumph.
First there was chicken soup. Then,
after the doctor had pressed a sec
ond helping upon the youths, the SER
wants brought In huge platter OF
cream chicken The doctor heaped
the plates OF the young men and
urged them TO fall 70. Although their