The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1914-10-09

when its members investigated him.
"A certain professor had been prac-
ideally told to resign because he took
orders from President Worst rather
than Mr.. Cooper" said Editor Myr.
void. "and several of the professors
we're anxious, l understand, as to what
would happen to them-so anxious
that the students got hold Of it.
heard it rumored about in the state
that there al trouble. called on
President Worst last June and he
begged that l should say nothing of.it
h my paper. didn't at that time. The
reason that l took it up at the time l
did was because l saw It referred to
in the Courier-News for July 8 at the
end OF a lengthy article on the state
university scandal when several Of the
professors had been removed. Al to
the merger of the Better Farming a.
ISOLATION with the Agricultural college,
] read in the Courier-News that one
Mr.. Rogers, a Minneapolis capitalist,
had stated that 1t was the intention
when the Better Farming association
was started that 1t should be merged
with the Agricultural college. That
statement appears in the Courier
News with the story Of the merger
last October. Further details l got
from the Worlds Work for Novem.
Der, 1912, which gives the entire his.
tory OF the association. My story in
the Fran was based on that. 80:
LAS to the obligations assumed
continued MI. Myrvold, Thomas Coo4
per, director Of the experiment sta!
ton at a salary of $4,000, who, I un..
derstand, before coming here from
Minnesota was only a $1,000 man, in1
formed me that the government had
offered him a position and would pera
NIT him to give some Of his time To
the work started here. But the BetA
ter Farming directors refused to place
themselves under obligations to the
federal government. MI. Cooper said
he was in favor Of the plan with the
state college than to have the work
conducted from Washington" !
Where did you get the idea or i'm.
preston that this transaction wal not
legitimate or was illegal?" asked one
Of the trustees.
II never stated It," replied Mr.. Myr-
void. II simply asked in this connec-
ton it may be proper to pause to in
Quire as to where the board obtained
its authority for assuming on behalf
Of the state the obligations Of the Bet.
ter Farming association amounting q
go, 200"
Regarding the rumors of removal Of
DR.. Ladd and Professor Bolley, George
II. HOLSTER of the board asked Mr.,
Ayrvold, Did you make inquiries a.
to whether there was anything back
Of it,"
II would suggest" answered Mr..
Ayrvold, Ito the board that they call
on the Fargo Forum who stated in an
article published on September s, that
they had conclusive proof that an ef.
fort was being made to remove Profes,
Sor Ladd."
Nov, I have criticised the board"
went on Mr.. Myrvold, "for appointing
IN advisory board, preferably perma.
nent, composed of North Dakota bank.
ers and heads Of Minnesota corpora.
tions. The North Dakota Bankers as
ISOLATION had agreed to pay certain
moneys to the Better Fargin associas
ton"
THAT was for overhead expenses.
tor rent, secretaries, stenographerA
etc." said Clark Kelly. IN other
words, we, as a board, simply assumed
In a general way, the overhead ex.
penses Of the Better Farming associa
ton"
I'm other words" replied Editor
Myrvold, sharply, you relieved the
North Dakota Bankers association Of
oil their obligations" There was no
answer made to this by any of the
board.
There is another thing l have asked
In my paper" continued Mr.. Myrvold,
which ! would like to put before the
board. IT. q letter signed by Mr.. Wei.
Der of the First National bank, and
Mr.. Cooper, the board Of directors OF
the Farming association say that they
will heartily support the board of trus.
tees in their future efforts at reorgan-
lxation."
THAT means financially" said CLARK
Kelly.
rs it the policy of the 4. c. trustees
10 refuse all contributions made BY
private corporations?" asked Mr.. Myr
void. II have noticed one from q lin
seed oil concern"
mo, l suppose not admitted Claude
Nugent, president of the board. |
did Mr.. Cooper tell you who opened
the negotiations which resulted in the
absorption of the Better Farming asso-
citation by the experiment station3'
asked George HOLSTER Of the Fran
EDITOR.
"Yes sir, but I think Nj. Cooper a.
20 told me the Better Farming $3.50
station was formed with the purpose
h view Of being merged with the col
lste," answered M: Hyrveld. I'm fact,
b told me that he was rather deubt
~ whether hs cssld accept the Ds1k