Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-08-07
BREWER COMMENTS
ON FACULTY ROW
GOVERNOR DENIES ANY DISMISS.
AIS HAVE BEEN MADE AT
|. l. AND C.
CITES LAW ON THE SUBJECT
Disagreement in Faculty Resulted in
Legislature Placing Nomination Of
Members In Hands Of Presi-
dent of the institution.
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Gov. Brewer in discussing the recent
dismissal" of four young ladies from
the faculty of the Industrial Institute
and College, and what the motive Of
the board was in Diminishing these
members OF the faculty, had the fol-
lowing comment to make:
"In the first place, want to call the
attention of the public to the fact that
no person has been dismissed from the
services Of the Industrial Institute and
College as a member Of the faculty.
In the second place, let me call atten-
ton of the public to the fact that the
selection of the faculty of the Indus.
trial Institute and College and the law
governing the selection of the faculty
Is entirely different from any other
state educational institution.
Several years ago there "a a d.
vision in the faculty of the Industrial
Institute and College and certain mem
bers thereof we're disloyal to the pres
ident, and this condition existed there
for some time to the great detriment
of the college. Thereupon the !egis-
lature in its wisdom saw fit to pass a
statute to place the nomination of the
faculty of this institution entirely in
the hands Of the president. This is
brought forward in the code of 1906 as
section 1888, and among other things
this section says: The president shall
have power to recommend to the board
Of trustees all teachers who may here
after be employed in the said Indus
have the authority for sufficient cause
in his discretion to remove or suspend
any member of the faculty, subject to
the approval of the trustees, and he
shall select and remove other employees
who are not teachers
"The board of trustees has no power
to elect any member of the faculty Of
this institution, except such as Is rec
commended by the president.
1.-THE last Legislature abolished what
is known as the preparatory depart
ment of this college; hence that dis
posed Of one member Of the faculty.
At the June meeting President Whit
field said that he did not care to make
any recommendation at that time for
three other places. He did not state
or give any i~nsinuation as to what his
reasons for not recommending the fill
ing Of these three places were at that
time, but said before the opening of
the college in September he would
make recommendations for filling
these places.
Immediately there was an organized
effort among certain people In the
state to read the riot act to the board
of trustees and to the president and
accuse the board and president of sum-
having dismissed these four
members of the faculty and charged
the president and board of trustees
with all kinds Of sinister motives in
Diminishing them. A committee who
themselves as a committee of
the alumni association of the college
began by circular letters to stir up ev-
cry person they could to raise a row
about this matter, but the alumni as
ISOLATION disclaims this committee and
says they were not appointed by the
alumni association at all.
"An organized effort has been made
to coerce the board Of trustees and
president into stating some reason for
not re-electing these members of the
and the board can but say that
that the president, acting within the
power conferred upon him by law,
gave no reason for it except that he de-
sired to delay making any recommen-
1ation for filing the three places in the
at that time. 1t occurs to me
that everything known to human in
that could be done has been
done to prod President Whitfield and
coerce him into making some state
ment, but with that usual care that al.
ways guards his tongue, that is in
keeping with a good president of a fe-
male college, he has failed to have any
thing to say derogatory to anybody.
There are certain people in the
state who are busying themselves writ
.ng letters, doing all within their pow
or to stir up insurrection against the
and Its management, but l
nope 1t will gain no Roadway among
the thinking people of the state"
According to members of the alum
data is in hand which, 1t is under
stood, is being prepared for publica-
ion. which will, at any rate, make in
.eresting reading. Whether 1t will, as
expected, result in a general investi-
cation is speculative and remains to
be seen.
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