Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-05-13
DEPoSED HEAD OF EXTENSION
DEPARTMENT COMPLAINS OF
TREATMENT.
LETTER OF RESIGNATION
TO PEARSON MADE PUBLIC
Says President of College Acted IN
der Orders From State Board Of
Education. Which Voted to Depose
Him While Absent From State At
tending Funeral OF Sister.
cjal 70 Times Republican


Arnes. May IS.-The letter OF resis-
nation Of Prof. w. ]. Kennedy, mead OF
the extension department Of Ames col
!ese. sent in reply TO The demand OF
President Pearson for the immediate
severance of relations with the college
was made public here today Mr. Ken
needy complains that ne has not been
given q fair deal. His resignation fol-
lows:
'Aules. May II. 1914. President r.
A. Pearson. College. Ny Dear Presl-
dent Pearson. In reply 70 vour favor OF
May Il. 1911. in which you request my
resignation. I wish 10 say ILae am
very pleased 10 comply with your re-
quest / tender herewith my resis-
IA ton as head OF the AGRICULTURAL eN-
tension department O. The Iowa state
College. the same 70 take erect at your
pleasure ! am doing so with tuii
understanding Of the action taken oF
the board OF education At It's meeting
at Aues on April IS, 1914, when the
board settled the matter ana lett II 10
you and d. L. Murphy, president OF the
state board ofeducation . arrange the
time and means whereby ! was 70 De
dropped from the institution. nave
this information from a source winch
can not be disputed.
L do feel that have nor been given
a fair deal. l have spent almost thir-
teen If the best wears OF my life work
ing at this institution in the interests
OF the agricultural people c Iowa. The
.t-s- :nt!-ration that ! had that there
was anything wrong was .eteT
which received from you dated
March Iq. 1914 the same day that you
were IL conference with J. Il T.ewiA
former president OF the state board OF
education. At your request. ! called
81 your Office and was informed ny
you That my presence on che faculty
Of the Iowa STATE College was en-
5arrass!ng TO you because OF the iace
ina, certain Influential. people. snclud-
ing Des No.nes agricultural paper
men. were constantly coming to YOU
and insisting that be dropped from
the faculty Of the college. At that time
you refused 20 give me tas names o
any OF the other parties or 20 tel! me
why they we're oDjec-ing % me-. You
2
built up the animal husoandry depart
rnenI from some twenty-five students
Ito q department OF more than twice as
large as any department o. any other
agricultural college in the world, and
also the fact that during my admins
Irarior Of the extension work. l had in
creased the usefulness Of the depart
ment so that the number OF people
reached increased from about i52. 900
! 10 $4,000 during my lrs- year. and
over 500 600 during my second year OF
service. did not count.
"On March Is I wrote you asking for
written statement concerning my
work stating wherein had roc come
| up 20 your expectations. I also asked
| in this letter why 7 was put on a
temporary basis by the boa -6 Of educa-
ZION las: July. I sent yoI similar
/ letter on April IS, and YOU never re-
Piled 20 either one Of these. On April
IS, was called TO my old home a.
| Ottawa, Canada, 10 attend the funeral
| Ct NY sister. During my absence, the
| board Of education met at Ames, my
case was taken UP and settled. II was
never iItiraatsG 10 me hat ny case
was under consideration. thus was
never given any hearing ~ the board
/ OF education.
! Respectfully submitted
w. J. KENNEDY"