The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1912-08-23
: A. and N. College Affairs.

Inc Issue reproduces an article from,
tne Columbus Dispatch anefIt affairs o at
tne A; and M. College and precedes H. -
with the following comment: ~
Affairs at the Mississinn; aM
College should be given rest for th. ~.
present. A new president has hsan s
selected and affairs are MOVING sn snoo"th uet,'
ly. 1t is not the desire of The Issue ~
say anytnlng concerning the men who
nave gone away from the institution.
tney nave been removed and that should
pc tne end OF it. But there appears to
pc an organized effort to fly-biow the
present administration, with the aid of
several unfriendly newspapers. a Mem
pms paper being the chief of this
punch. We hope it will end right here
ano without further publicity being
necessary. Hon. Percy Maer of the
Columbus Dispatch, and long m the
college board and thoroughly acquainted
with conditions, handles the subject az
follows: WIG 'N'e'' aS
The frequent appearance of largo
cuts in the daily papers of subordinates
who have served the A. & M, College
IN the past, together with fuIsome and
nattering. notices of the magnificent
work which has been done by them at
this institution, together with the an.
nouncement that they are leaving the
college for other fields can be con.
strued only as an covert attack unon
the present administration at that in
stitution.
There are some facts known of all
men Which are necessary to enumerate
mere. The retirement of Prof. Hutch
lnson from that institution was slated
several years ago, when he was re-
lieved Of the duties of director of the
experiment station by not the present
joint board, but by vote of a separate
and distinct board governing this insti-
tuition alone. His age, his period of
long service, the necessity for a more
aggressive man in charge of this work,
all conspired to cause his removal. and
1t has been a matter of conjecture
since then as to when he would 90.
The retirement of A. ]. Moore, secre.
tary of the collage, which has recently
occurred, was to be expected. Mr..
Moore has been Mr.. Hardy's right
hand man for long number of years,
and with the retirement of his chief il
was to be expected that the new presi.
dent would select a man in sympathy
with him in this important position.
There have been a few other subor.
dinates passing from this institution te
another, just as are changes of this
character being made constantly
at the Industrial Institute & College
and the University, but they are SC
minor in nature as to call forth no com
ment and certainly not to suggest thai
a great newspaper lament should b,
recorded in their favor.
ut is the effort to magnify the i'm
portance of these positions and to ere
ate the impression that there are radi
cal changes going on at the college
which is to be deprecated. 1t is moth
ing more nor less than an attempt tt
fiy-blow the present administration
which will fail utterly in it's purpose
No change of the executive head of /;
great institution like this would occu
without such changes in the clerica
and other working force as would abso
lutely harmonize all interests in the in
stitution, and that Mr.. Hightower |!
suggesting these changes shows tina
he realizes the very first essential O.
success in institutional educationa
work, harmony and cooperation upol
the part Of the entire staff"