Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-03-02
STORMS, QUITTING,
CR|NC|SES BOARD
RESIGNATION OF HEAD OF, AMEs
COLLEGE FORMALLY PRESENT.
ED TO OFFICIALS.
COMPLAINS BECAUSE BOARD
IGNORED HIM IN MANAGEMENT
Says New Control Board Failed to
Consult Him Except on Trivial Mat
ters - Reviews Accomplishments Of
School Under His Administration -
Pritchett Approves Iowa Educational
Innovation. q
Times-Republican.

Special ITO Tmes-Republican.
Cedar Rapids, March 2.-The resig-
nation Of DR.. A. B. Storms, president
of the state agricultural college, was
read at the meeting today of the state
board of education. The resignation
was accepted without comment, to take
effect Aug. 81.
No comment was made by the men,
bers of the board in conference and
they refused to talk for publication.
The conference with DR. Pritchett,
president of the Carnegie foundation,
was the only other business transacted
today
DIR. Pritchett. who leaves tonight for
California, declared today that the en-
tire country Is watching the operation
OF the state board of educational con-
troll in Iowa. and that the plan Is un-
doubtedly destined to be acted upon
in many states. DR.. Pritchett met the
board in secret session the board get :
ting many ideas in regard to the de-
velopIhent Of the state educational iif--
stitutions.
Special to Times-R
Cedar Rapids, March 2.-When the
state board of education and it's finance
committee met to consider the interests
of the three state colleges, President
"A. B. Storms, of the state college at
Ames. submitted a brief preliminary
report on the work done under him In
the past seven years, including show
ing of the great growth in the college.
in it's support, faculty and student
body, and almost complete reorganiza-
tion upon modern basis. He brought
vividly to the front two facts:
First, that since the organization OF
tho present board fe has practically
been not consulted at all on matters OF
policy and has had no previous oppor-
tunity to counsel with the board as to
important matters of college work.
Second, that In the estimation of
competent outside Judges there Is no
college in the country so well conduct
ed from an administrative point Of
view, nor one where the progress has
been so conscipuous as at Ames.
The college has been virtually re-
built under the Storms administration,
following the fires, and with n faculty
of 1S1, student body of 1.766 and an
nual support fund Of $612,000, itas now
at the zenith OF what he referred to
as 'the era of expansion"
Feels Sighted BY Board.
'In connection with the communi-
cation now resting the hands of the
president of the board of education"
said President storms, "it will not, l
trust, be considered inappropriate to
present to the members of the board
a brief summary of what will later be
given In q fuller report concerning the
policies and the progress Of the state
college and experiment station during
the past seven years.
"There has been no previous oppor-
tunity to do this. AS you are aware
have never met with the board In ses-
sion except for a very few moments
and upon matters of minor import
ance.
"It is not intended that this commun-
ication' shall in any sense be sug-
gestion for future progress. All that
might be so construed has been elm
mated. It Is report of progress and
considerations that have been influen-
tial in past and present policies"
With this introduction DR.. Storms
spoke DTOuuly VI tHc puIpVSo VI Suo
college and station. "Educationally
those subjects especially that pertain
to the leading industries in agriculture
and manufacturing, yet in sufficiently
broad and liberal manner to conserve
the fundamental resources of the ma
ton in the intelligence Industrial eff,
ficlency and charter OF it's citizens
DR.. Storms stated that at the very
beginning OF its era of expansion the
institution suffered heavy losses by fire.
but the splendid new buildings and
ptlu I11is.Tritt s:!!. and the W.
der direction of competent landscape
architect the college Is being developed
upon plan adequate for all future
growth.
As to Outside Work.
The investigation work in agricul-
ture and engineering has been Of ne
cessfty preliminary to more thorough
research that should follow, but DR..
storms told of the work being done and
plans for the future. The institution
has found many and close relations
with the Industries of the state and
this has occasioned much outside work.
The policy has been to encourage this,
"It Is desirable from the standpoint
Of the college and its duty to the
state that the services Of such men as
are recognized authorities In their
special fields should be reasonably
available. 1t has been considered de-
sirable that men on our faculty should
have recognized place in the ranks OF
professional and expert authorities.
ThiE has been thought so important
that 1t would have been matter of
serious misgiving and concern IL II
were not SO. vital and responsible con-
tact with the actual problems and con-
dit.ons in the field is of immense vallse
to tho technical teacher
Great care has been taken to guard
against abuse OF this privilege and
professors and instructors are expected