The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1914-12-03
WORST is FIRED
AND THEN RE-HIRBD||j y
Another Dla Eruption Over St9ki
Agricultural prosldonoy NJ
is LADD PRES. OR EDRST


Is 1T President Ladd. or Pre1f-
dent Worst at the Agricultural
college. now? 81
Some Of the parties c. ,cernafl
think it is a double-header; while
others are confident that it ess$
Ladd: still others maintain that
it is Worst.
One thing is certain: Clark
Kelley, c.. F. Nugent and George
Hollister have resigned as trus-
tees and their resignation is ac-
companied by statement which
sizzles. They consider that Nj.
I.add is the real president Of the
institution. and that the entire
board was really illegal. although
they say nothing OF raising that
issue. They seem to have Quit.
Mr.. Nugent has served for Six
years, Mr.. Kelley for seven and
for the same length of time, all
by Governor Burke. III
That Professor F. E. Ladd 5pf
the chemistry department. RAs
elected president of the agricutl
tural college by the unanimons
choice Of the board of trusteesGat
q meeting held week ago last
Tuesday. was the sensational fe-
lvelatiOn made in a statement IL
sued by Geo. H. Hollister. Clark
Kelley and C. F. Nugent, members
Of the board who filed their res
lgnatiOns with Gov. L. b. Hanna.
President Worst was retired with
the honorary title of president
emeritus. Several days later, four
members of the board met and
rescinded their former, action in
total. AS a result it is declared.
conditions at the farm school are
somewhat up in the air as far as
the management of the inStitM
tiOn is concerned.
Rumors Started Year Apo
Rumors of discords and ihreata
ened DISRUPTION at the farm schOfl
which illuminated in the resignf. !.
tl0n OF threes. members OF NM
board began to float around The
city and state at the. time of the
grain growers. convention at
Fargo last January. At the clos
ing session of this gathering the
convention resolutions were adj
opted endorsing President Worst
for United States senator from
North Dakota. It was charged at
this time that "big business was
endeavOring to get control of the
college and that this endorsement
was one of the attempts to get rid
OF President Worst and indirectly
Professor Ladd.
Articles Published
Later on. in the spring and
early summer. the charges took
more definite form and it was op-
emily charged that Worst and Ladd
were to be deposed from the col
lege in order to give way for men
enable to ''big business. Several
publications in the CITY then
began to print sensational stories
about alleged conditions at the
agricultural college and the ex-
pertinent station. laying special
stress on the erger of the Bet
station.
Start Probe
The publication of these stories
led to an investigation by com
mittee appointed by the hoard to
ascertain the source of them all.
The report of this committee has
not been made public until now.
being contained in the statement
issued by the members of the
board who resigned last week. In
this report President Worst is
charged with being the instigatOr
OF these newspaper reports. The
statement given by the resigning
members follows:
Tho Statement
1--WE have been for several
years trustees Of the A. C. and tho
enormous amount of money used
there has always appalled, us. and
many times. have we wondered il
it was wise: if the results were
all that could be reasonably ex-
pected, and what could be done to
improve things.
l. Among the hundred and one
features attempted and adopted
was this: About five years ago it
was agreed by all concerned that
the offices Of president of the coll
leRe and director Of the station
snould be separated. President
Worst having held both offices for
fifteen years. This was agreed to
by Mr.. Worst. and search was
begun to find a suitable director
OF the station. Many names were
under discussion. among the a..
.: faculty as well as that of other
similar institutions. Finally at:
tracted by the work of the Better,
Farming association. under Tho