The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-07-03
Statement, Made Public
Today, Discloses Pos
sible Need of Division
CHARGE COLLEGE
WORK HAMPERED
Multiplicity of Duties Cited
as Grounds for Change
in Future

regents, in an authorized statement
issued today, defines the attitude OF
the members toward the North Da-
kota Agricultural college faculty, and
more particularly toward DIR. E. f.
Ladd, president of the institution.
mo one realizes more than the
board the necessity OF keeping the
regulatory work and the pure food
work up to the standard set by DIR.
Ladd. and no one within our know
ledge could do the work better than
he." says the board.
Further on in its statement. the
board says:
The time will come soon. and
probably already here, when there
must be a division of labor. 1t Is
the duty of the board to place men
where they can do their best work.
We consider President Ladd is best
in the field Of chemistry and labora-
tory work." this declaration by the
board following a statement of var
ious duties that now devolve upon
the institution head.
AT no time has the board consi-
dered or desired to do away with
President Ladd's services" says the
board.
The statement by the board of
regents was submitted this morning
| by The Forum to President Ladd at
| his office in the chemistry building
at the Agricultural college. He main
tained his former position with re-
spect to the issues that have been
raised in that section of the state
press that the board of regents
statement refers to as having done
more to injure the Agricultural coll
| LOGO than all other agencies r0U1-
! bined."
Board Gives Version of Conference.
The statement by the board OF
regents, which, 1t is announced, has
the approval of the five members,
L. F. Crawford, of Sentinel Butte;
Frank White, of Valley City; ]. A.
Power, of Leonard; DIR. j. ID. Taylor,
of Grand Forks. and Emil Scow, of
Bowman, deals with the boards at
titude toward the college, and action
which the board says transpired at q
meeting in Fargo last May. where
the board states the matter of a
division of the college work was dis
cussed with DIR. Ladd.
The statement follows:
/ I'VE notice in The Courier News
! of July 2 a long article purporting
to state what the board of regents is
going to do with the president and
members of the faculty of the Agri-
cultural college. This article, while
little stronger than any previous
one, Is in line with other articles
published in the same paper at var
ious times during the last six
months.
president Ladd was asked to take
the position he now holds without
any solicitation on his part. He was
asked to become acting president, as
the board did not desire to take him
from the chemistry and pure food
departments of the college, but he
thought it would be best for the dis
eipline of the school If he were made
president instead of acting presi-
dent, and his wishes in the matter
were complied with. At that time,
President Ladd did not wish to be
taken from his regulatory work. nor
did the board wish to take him from
this work. He informed the board
that he would file his resignation as
president with the board at that
time or any time when the board so
desired and a suitable man could be
found for the place.
Must Maintain Standard.
mo one realizes more than the
board the necessity OF keeping the
Regulatory work and the pure food
work up to the standard set by DR..
Laid. and no one within our know
ledge could do the work better than
he. The work of the Agricultural
college is growing, and the only time
the question of President Ladd's re-
Iations to the work of the college has
ever been taken up was at the May
meeting in Fargo. The occasion Tor
taking the matter up at this time
was on account OF the vast amount
of additional work placed upon DIR.
Ladd's department by laws passed
by the last legislature, to take eff
feet July /. During the past year,
President Ladd has either been COM
pelied to carry on or give close sup
eryision to the work originally per-
formed by him and also to the ad-
ministrative work formerly perform
ed by President Worst. In addition
to the above, new laws have added
hotel inspection, oil inspection ana
the inauguration Of system OF
grain grading and licensing or eleya-
tor agents. To do the above work
well is beyond the physical powers
of one man. The time will soon
come, and is probably already here.
when there must be a division of la
bor. It is the duty of the board TO
place men where they can do their
best work. We consider that Prest-
dent Ladd is best in the field OF
chemistry and regulatory work,
where he has spent many years. and
the only question that the board has
considered is whether the time has
not come for this division Of labor.
Work on Satisfactory Bases.
eat no time has the board con-
sfdered or desired to do away with
President Ladd's services. Every
man under the control OF the board
OF regents is absolutely safe ais long
az he performs the duties assigned
to him in a satisfactory manner. The
board considers the work at the
Agricultural college TO be on more
satisfactory basis than at any time
since they assumed control. The
nonpartisan press Of the city OF Far
60 has done more 70 inJure the Agri-
cultural college than all other agen-
cies combined. They would have the
state believe that there is con-
slant turmoil In the institution which
does not exist. Such attacks are
unjust to all connected with the
schook Such attacks have kept stu
dents away; have decreased the ef-
ficiency OF faculty members and have
poisoned the minds Of the public as
to the character Of work done at the
institution
III the Nonpartisan press would
advertise the much good work that
is being done at the college instead