Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-07-06
DIR. LADD MAKES
STATEMENT In
BOARD DEMAND
Says President Crawford
Asked That He Resign
as A. C. Head.
WAS TOLD 1T WAS TO
BE PLACED ON FILE
Believes He Can Handle all
His Jobs if He is not An
/ noyed too Much.

z Ills JOOo IL liz 10 A1Ol xAAI
11oyed too Much.
Fargo, N. D., July 6-Dr. e. F. Ladd
has Issued formal statement Of the
proceedings of the May meeting OF
he was asked for his resignation as
president Of Agricultural college and
at which time he was informed by
Regent White Of Valley City that he
had personally been looking about
for a man to succeed DR.. Ladd.
DR.. Ladd also alleges that Secre-
tary Brewer had applied to him for a
position and had been interceded by
third person. not named.
from Bismarck makes denial Of this
statement. The statement Of DR.. Ladd
follows:
DIR. Ladd's Statement.
II keenly regret that I am forced
to make any public statement, but
duty and loyalty to the college COM
pei me at this time to do SO. For
seven years the Agricultural college
has been. the football of politics,
kicked about by petty politicians and
one group or party in the past has
er. They have not striven for the up
building of the college as an educa-
tional institution to one-half the ex-
tent they have to gain control of its
policy orito further their own schemes
or ambitions and this to the disgrace
Of our educational system and state
betterment. Any man who dares to
has not been disciplined. 1t is un-
fortunately disgraceful that such
should be the case. trust that 1t
may be purged for all time but the
curse is outside more largely than in
side.
i. Resignation Is Asked.
| AT an adjourned meeting Of the
board of regents in May, a member
Of the faculty was being, as thought,
unfairly criticised and I defended, as
we'll as I could, his course, when Mr..
Crawford said that If I had been a
real president would have demand
ed his resignation within "a hours of
the occurrence and my action would
have been approved by the board.
After further comment and dis
lcussion, Mr.. Crawford asked me to res
sign as president OF tile college. Moth
ing was said with regard to my work
! in the regulatory department except
! to ask how much time Il put in for the
! CO1lekc. 10 ILLS, lNTepuoQ, IWO-IniIus
. of my time. I did not feel that there
was any good reason for resigning and
thought that I should be given a
I chance as felt had never yet failed
in what T had undertaken but added
that the board of regents were the
doctors and the highest power and ]
must abide by their action.
Wanted Resignation On File.
"Mr. Crawford said that he desired
the resignation on file so that they
lcould be looking for man to take
my place and that it might be some
little time before the change could
be made. He then instructed Mr.
Brewer to write resignation for me
Mr.. Brewer at once proceeded to dc
SO. In the interim, Mr.. White stated
concerning the publication that had
been given in The New Rockford
Center with regard to looking for q
man that neither Governor Frazier
nor Mr.. Crawford was to blame, but
that he had requested the man tc
look for suitable person as presi.
dent for the Agricultural college. Be.
fore Mr.. Brewer had apparently com.
pleted writing the resignation. at the
suggestion of Mr.. Powers, he was
again recalled. :,
''It was now late, nearly o'clock
and the board adjourned. In the aft.
ernoon, Mr.. Brewer came to my of.
flee and stated that he had discussed
the matter further going to town anc
that he was confident that it was no
the desire of the board to in any way
handicap my work in the regulatory
department.
Says Job Was Asked for Brewer.
"On the following Monday morn
ling, an employe and representative o.
ssthe board came to my office and sai6
he was going to make a suggestion
) namely, that the board members were
very fond of Mr.. Brewer and mas
much SIS had asked for an assistan
to aid me as food commissioner, l.
Mr.. Brewer was appointed and th'
correspondence and general worl
turnedaover to him, he was confiden
that the board would not take fur
ther action, and that this would be ,
good solution for me. Mr.. Brewer
had previously applied in person t.
me for the position. The board hat
already furnished me man to act a.
ll deputy in the administrative work.
No one regrets more keenly thar
I, the dragging Of these matters in
to. the public press but they are be
las petty politics dominate and com
! pei subserviency to their demands.
Wants to Keep All Positions.
1T is said have too much work
4 grant I have plenty to do. 1t is no
work that Injuries or, kills, but petit
I annoyances and worry because o
such annoyances. Besides have
devoted body Of loyal workers anon
my associates in the faculty who hav
: aided me. Again the legislature Il
this oil bill provided for a deputy VIII
has charge of all oil work and thi
relieves me Of any added duty. TIL
irailroad commissioners have provide
iample aid, q deputy inspector, cler
land stenographer to handle the rou
: tine work. The board Of regents q
Z lthe April meeting granted my reques
) for an assistant in the regulator
! work now appointed. and my dut
!. |was to organize tho work and develo
: 1.-THE college as an educational institu
) Ition. Nh AKA
4 No the Faculty: -
"Do not for the sake Of amy one