The log cabin Democrat., 1917-03-27
OOYNf RESIGNS AS
NORMAL PRESIDENT
WISHED 1oeUI1 YEAR Ago
Board Of Trustees Defers Action
Until April 17-Selects Architect
for New Building.

u. j. Doyne today rendered to the
board of trustees in session here his
resignation as president of the Ar
kansas State Normal School, a posi-
ton he has held since the establish
ment of the institution nearly nine
years ago. He stated in his let
ter to the board that he desired to
retire from the position at the end
of the 1915-1916 session, but circum-
stances caused him to accept the pres
idency for another year and he now
desires to be relieved of it's duties,
effective September l, 1917.
The board deferred action upon the
resignation until April II, when an
other meeting will be held for the
election of faculty.
John P. Almond of Little Rock was
selected as the architect for the new
administration building and COM
mittee of the board composed of
State Treasurer R. C. Mcdaniel,
State Auditor Hogan Oliver, Judge
A. L. Hutchins of Augusta and w. E.
Lemon of Little Rock was appointed
as building committee. The archi-
tect will begin work at once and
make a report to the committee.
| 1t was learned here today that
Supt. John H. Hinemon of the school
for the blind and former City Super
intendent ]. w. Kuykendall of Fort
Smith will be applicants for the Nor
NAL presidency, in addition to Prof.
j. G. Cubage of Conway. who has
been prominently mentioned for the
position.
Mr.. Doyne's letter of resignation
is in full as follows:
March 27, 1917.
''To the Honorable Board of Trustees
Arkansas State Normal School:
"Gentlemen-More than one year
ago, l stated to your secretary, Mr..
B. W. Torreyson, that l would not
remain with the State Normal School
as it's president, after the close OF
the session of 1856. However, cir
cumstances demanded. that continue
in the position, with the consent of
the board of trustees, at least another
year.
"Now that the year is closing, and
realizing that no one with the prop
er regard for the opinion of his fel-
low teachers would apply for the po-
sition until it is known that a vacan-
cy will exist, l now tender my res
| ignation as president of the Arkansas
State Normal School, to become eff
fective September l, 1917, when the
new school year virtually begins.
"In restoring to your hands the
trust confided to me nine years ago,
l feel that it will not be considered
out of place for me to say that I have
endeavored to discharge faithfully
the responsible duties of the office,
and the record of the school should
be gratifying to its friends.
"From an enrolment of 154 the
first year the number has been in
creased to 450 for the present year to
date. Its students and graduates are
occupying positions of honor and
credit here and there over the state;
and the prospects for it's future are
bright with promise.
without my knowledge, a repre-
sentative body of our citizens, am
informed, presented to your honor
able body recently a declaration of
the good will of the town toward the
school and their endorsement of it's
president; also without my knowl-
edge, a committee from our faculty,
bearing written statement signed
by eighteen of the twenty members
of the faculty, appeared before such
members of our board of trustees as
could be assembled without notice,
giving them assurance that the fac
ulty was, almost without exception,
in accord with the administration and
working in harmony for the best in
terests of the school; again, without
my knowledge, committee from the