Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-10-30
Editorial Page of The Daily Capital Journal

the size and spendor of the institution that they are con-
cerned about but its usefulness to them and to the boys
and girls OF Oregon The state university and the agr
cultural college are costing the taxpayers great deal Of
money, and the farmers in with the residents
OF the towns want to know if that money is being eXpend
led properly and whether the results obtained Justify the
outlay They will watch such things more closely in the
future than they did in the past because of the con-
stanty increasing burden of taxation they impose The
printing of the colored booklet referred to is really
trivial matter Possibly it was paid for by the students
or possibly the Institution paid part of the expense is
frequently the But this was only one of many ex
pensve publications issued by the college, all Of which may
be necessary possibly they extavagant in the use
of printers ink and other materials The farmers will not
object to the discussing Of the question: in fact it just
such things as this they anxious to know Because the
Capital journal or any other paper calls attention to al
legged abuses farm school, they not going to throw
lit OF fanatic Indignation and camor for the editors
scalp We afraid Of the farmers having been
raised among them and done business with them with
great satisfaction all our life We only wish there
more of them in Oregon. The farmer likes discussion
likes criticism, likes to know the TRUTH as the normal
sensible American citizen that he is. Only don't try to-
fool him with this oldtime cheap political clap-rap like
that in the morning papers editorial
As to Dr. Withycombes connection with the Oregon
Agricultural COlege-we he has resigned from the fac
ulty Since the morning paper has invited bill of part
cuars we might add that there were regrets at the
parting expressed either side. Dr. Wthycombe says
if we may believe his friends who are working for his
election at Eugene tha ne was not IN harmony with PreS
dent Kerr There bitter rivalry between the state uni
versity at Eugene and the Oregon Agricultural College at
Corvallis and DR., Withycombe, so his friends at Eugene
assert has assured them he will be friendly to the
university than the college elected governor We do not
know that this is true but Eugene voters being told
that it is by who say they have the assurance from
Dr. Withycombe himself Possibly there is some truth in
it, because it has been for time open secret that
the doctor was only nominay connected with the insti
tuition all the executive work of his department having
been transferred to Professor Cordley 1t is said that
this was because Wthycombe lacked business ability was
extravagant in the handling Of funds and impractical in
many ways This condition Of affairs would lend color o
the stories told in Eugene by those who anxious to see
the university outrank the college, and to secure friendly
occupant of the governors chair
Another statement publicly made by Governor West
and never denied is that Dr. Whycombe favors remov-
ing both President Kerr of the college, and President
Campbell of the university method Of restoring har
mony between the two schools IT. as governor he should
start such movement wouldn't things pop? 1t would
mean confusion worse confounded and the taxpayers
wOuld be than dsgused with thewrange that
would be to They tired and sick of the
trouble between the two schools which would in aflkeli
hood follow the election of Dr. Withycombe, if, as ndi
Gated by his friends he undertakes to butt into their
agement and disrupt their faculties in arbitrary man.
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