Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-02-22
!. 4. WORST IS
EMERITUS HEAD
Of FARM SCHOOL
Honorary Title rendered by the
Board of Regents and Accepted
by Him.
NO ONE MENTIONED
AS NEW PRESIDENT
President for Twenty Years Re-
tires From Active Manage
ment of A. G..

John H. Worst, president Of thu
State Agricultural college, of Fargo
was elected president emeritus of thai
institution yesterday by the state
board of regents, before which he re
Gently submitted a plan for reorgan
ization of the institution. Frank
White. Valley City, and l.. F. Craw
ford. Sentinel Butte, members ~of the
board, went to Fargo Sunday and lait
the plan before Mr.. Worst yesterday
who accepted the honor and sewers
active connection with the institution
as an executive next June. At thai
time, he is eligible for Carnegie
pension.
Two Plans Submitted.
The regents submitted two plans
of retirement to Mr. Worst. One was
to accept the title of president emeri
tus, such as has been conferred ir
many states to retiring university
presidents, and sever connections
with the school, or to retain the title
and become a field lecturer. If he
accepts the latter plan, Mr.. Worst will
be continued at salary of $4,000 q
year He may, however, elect to re
tire from educational work and &C
cept Carnegie pension. This change
becomes effective at the end of the
present school year.
Succession Not Named.
No announcement was made as te
W'Orst's possible successor. A story
has been going the rounds that Tread
well Twichell is slated for the job
This is denied vigorously by the
board. Whether Prof. Cooper, heat
Of the extension department, will bt
selected is not known. He has beer
given absolute control over his de
part ment and it was this arrangement
that caused considerable friction al
the farm, school. Worst objected
strenu0nslys to the plan, declaring
that the; dual arrangement was men
ace to the success of, the, school.
The retirement of Worst from ex
ecutive management Of the institution
paves the way for. a. reorganization
of the college and an elimination ol
the factiOnalism which has initiated
against the development of the school
Members of the board of regents and
the educational experts have given
particular attention to the needs OF
this institution, realizing the vital re-
latiOnship it bears to the chief indus
try of the state.
There has been more or less unrest
at the Agricultural school for some
time. Last summer. it eliminated in
the elevation of Worst to the posi-
tion of president emeritus and the
election of Prof. Ladd as head of the
college.
Worst SpoiIs Coup.
Worst was away when the old
board executed this coup. When he
returned, he refused to accept the
new honor without salary embellish.
ments and took his case directly to
Governor Hanna He made the point
that this would render him ineligible
for a Carnegie pension, as he had one
more year to serve in order to round
out the 20-year period required. The
board then met and rescinded it's &C.
tiOn, after two members had resigned
and matters we're restored to status
quo at the school.
Made Disclosures.
Last winter, when the LathrOp com.
mittee was at work investigating con.
ditiOns at the educational institutions,
Mr.. Worst made several startling
disclosures as to conditions at the
Agricultural college, indicating that
the faculty ran the college. He even
declared that they met and outvoted
him on vital matters. At that time
he asked for some legislation that
would make him the real head and
subordinate the various departments.
The board Of regents has been in.
vestigating these conditions and
doubtless when the new president is
chosen, announcement will be made
as to the plan of administration.
Starts Political Rumor.
The retirement Of Worst on the eve
of the Non-Partisan district conven.
tions revived the rumor that he may
be endorsed as the guDernatOrial can
didate of this organization. When
President Worst was in Bismarck last
week, he denied that he was a can.
didate for governor, but he did not
say that he would not accept an en-
dOrsement or make the run provided
the backing was substantial so as to
insure a reasonable hope of victory.
Two years ago Worst was in the
senatorial fight, but went down to de-
feat in a three-cornered fight with
Gronna and former Attorney General
Miller.
The Non,Partisan league will hold
conventions today to select delegates
to a mass convention in Fargo. Con.
siderable interest will center upon
these meetings as rejecting Worst
sentiment.
Make Peace With Equity.
When the Equity leaders clashed
with the Fargo police three years ago
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