Grand Forks daily herald. (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1914-1916, 1914-11-28

rector, namely: % Education, (2)
experiment station, (3) extension, but
for the present, the president shall be
director of education and the direc-
tor of the experiment station shall
also be director of extension as here
tofore established, but the director of
the station and extension shall here
after report to the president instead of
to this board
Professor Ladd Called In.
While the resolution was under
discussion Professor Ladd was called
in n when assured that the board
meant business, and at the very ear
est request of all the trustees, accept
ed the position. his acceptance was
made q matter of record, and Profess
scr Ladd received the congratulations
and best wishes and promise of sup
port of every Individual member of
the board and they were all present.
However, it was agreed with Pro-
lessor Laid that the entire proceed
ings would be kept from the public
until Mr.. Worst returned from Wash
ington to give him the opportunity of
filing his resignation, and If he chose,
his recommendation of what had beer
done: this to avoid any undue excite
ment or more newspaper f~oolishness,
whereupon the board adjourned feel
Ing that finally another real advance
had been made.
Meet to Rescind.
ION Thursday. Nov. IL, one of the
trustees asked the chairman of the
board to call a special meeting for
Saturday, the 14th, which was done.
leaving the our open until it should
be known what time all the board
would be in the city. One member
could not be reached until Saturday
morning and could only get to Fargo
about 3 p. m.,, therefore at 1920 a. m.
the chairman telephoned to the bust
ness place Of n member to advise
the answer hat he was at the col
lege'; on calling the college it was
learned that four members Of the
board had gone to the secretary's Of
flee at 10 a. m. Saturday, the 14th, had
organized and passed a resolution re-
scinding the vote adopting the COM
mittee report and also the resolution
| electing Professor Ladd president, and
that the meeting was over. 1t had
been agreed by all that a special
meeting would De called Oh Tuesday.
the Gath, when both Mr.. Worst and
Professor Ladd would be back from
Washington, but at that meeting the
four trustees who, at the command
of some powerful interest, changed
their minds over night. were conspicu-
u by their absence. preventing a
quorum. At this meeting the resig-
nation Of Mr.. Worst was plainly but
informally suggested, and he agreed
to give his answer on Friday, (today).
At today's meeting at which six
members were present Mr.. Worst de.
clined to resign, so that the A. c. now
has two presidents, and one presi.
dent emeritus"
ssyUo 7,oNro f06oy eorf nr,r pocf0no-
tons to the governor and we are
through trying to achieve results
against disruption and indecision,
The administrators at Bismarck can
undoubtedly find plenty of trustees
who will do things more to its lik-
ing.
Geo. H. HOLSTER,
&C F.. Nugent.
-"Clark w. Kelley"
President Worst Silent.
President Worst declined to make
any statement, saying that the action
taken was during his absence on his
recent trip to Washington, and while
he may have something to say at q
later date he did not care to discuss
the matter now. 1t is understood that
Mr.. Worst was willing to resign al
which will be concluded next June.
Cooper Wouldn't Speak.
Thomas Cooper, director of the ex-
pertinent station would not discuss
the matter at all. He recently re-
marked to the Courter-News that he
does not enjoy being made a political
issue.
1t Is supposed in Fargo hat this
means the resignation Of Mr.. Cooper
sooner or later, and a general shake
up in the experiment station organ
tzation. The action Of the trustees In
dividing the work of the college into
three departments al in accord with
the recommendation Of the faculty
presented ONE time ago.
Stern Explains Action.
When asked why he had rescinded
the action making Professor Ladd
president Of the agricultural college
Alex Stern stated that upon reconsid-
Grafton. he had realized with othert
that it was cutting off by six months
President Worst from his 20 years OF
service and any benefit from the Car.
negie Foundation. The motion be.
came effective at once. if 1t had not
been r%escinded.
1.-THE notion" he said. was intro.