Arizona republican., 1918-09-11
CHAS. R. 0SbURN :. RESIGNS FROM
 COMMISSION
He Will Retire from State
 Office October 15 to Enter Bible Institute and Later Will Engage In Teaching

Charles R. Osburn. member of the commission of state institutions. has I rendered his resignation to Governor N Hunt to take effect on October l5. Mir. ! Osburn leaves the commission to enter the Los Angeles Bible Institute and thereafter to engage in teaching. A year ago Mir. Osburn contemplated this action, but was persuaded otherwise.
 MT. Osburn has been connected with the territorial and state governments since 1911. He was first clerk of the board of control under the secretary ship of R. A. Craig during the latter part of the administration of Governor Sloan. When the territory was ad- mitted to statehood and Governor Hunt came into office he was made citizen member of the board of control and rc- mained in that position until the Hon. Thomas F.. Campbell succeeded as de facto governor.
 On the reinstatement of Governor Hunt, Mir. Osborn became member of the commission of state institutions Following are the letters of resigna- tion and acceptance:
 Phoenix, Ariz..' Sept. 3. 1913. Hon. George ". P Hunt, Governor of Arizona, Phoenix. Arizona. My dear Governor:
 About a year ago I made some plans to attend school in Los An geles, but circumstances at that time interfered with the consum- nation of the arrangements I in tended to put into effect. 1 had intended to put my plans into effect the first of the coming year, but inasmuch as it is much more pleasant to begin school at the beginning of the regular term. I would prefer to enter this fall, if giving up the work here at the present time is agreeable to you. Subject to a change of date by you l. therefore, submit my resig- nation as Commissioner of State Institutions to take effect October 15, 1918.
 In submitting my resignation I wish to express my appreciation of the manner in which you have all ways stood back of me in the work of the Board of Control and this Commission.
 With best wishes for your con- tinued success, I am, Respectfully yours, CHAS. R. OSBURN Governor Accepts September 4, 1918. My dear Mir. Osburn: I am in receipt of your letter of September 3rd, and keenly regret that you deem it necessary to re- sign at this time. I had hoped that our relations, which have extended over these seven years, might go on through my tenure of office, \ but for the reasons assigned in
 your letter I am, of course, con- = strained to accept your resignation . as Commissioner of State 1nstitu- I tions, effective October 15, 1918. If it were not for your splendidly
 ambitious desire to enter school in
 Loe Angeles at the beginning of
 the fall term I would certainly ask
 you to continue in office until the
 end of the year, but I realize that
 I would be selfish in so doing.
 1 cannot begin to thank you for
 the splendid service you have ren-
 dered the state, first as member
 of the Board of Control, and this
 year as Commissioner of State In-
 stitutlons. To no one man can be
 more attributed the splendid con
 ditions maintaining in our state institutions, and it has always been
 a source of qualification to me that
 in my plans and ideals for the in
 stitutions 1 have always had your
 heartiest support and CO., operation;
 in fact. without your aid 1 do not
 see how we could have accom-
 plished the things that have been
 done. l only hope that in return
 ing to private life it will be pos
 sible for you to use your ability so
 as to accrue greater financial ad-
 vantage to yourself, as I know your services to the state have not met with the returns that the same ef- z forts would have brought you
 otherwise.
 In accepting your resignation as effective October 15, 1 want to point out that you are. of course. entitled to your usual vacation,
 which you have so unselfishly foregone up to the present time this year in view of the heavy work of the Commission. I am sure that the work of the Commission. however, is now running in such shape that it will be possible for you to take the necessary time to arrange your affairs before leaving Arizona for school in Los Angeles I know the Commission will join me in this.
 With best wishes for your every success, and hoping that if I can ever be of any service to you, you
 will not hesitate to call upon mo, 1 am
 Very sincerely yours, GEO. w. P. HUNT. (Signed) U Cnyorror of Arizopo