Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-12-04
DIR. WOODS ISSUES
STATEMENT ON
REMOVAL AS DIRECTOR

REMOVAL AS DIRECTOR
orono- he. Der Charles D
wooas. FORMERLY director Il ths
Maine Agricultural Experiment So
1fpr II -ae University 81 Maine.
Orono- VINO vas recently removed
from that position log la= 1E--steas 31
The university. has -ss7kzd me follow
Ing statement
Z The AEa3ne Agricultural Experiment.
Station Is by Al a1 Legislature
created IS Department of The
University Of Lazne- lis governing
board Is Tl9Es Trustees CT Inc LllTE=r'-
szf- The Director reports 20 tEe
President 81 the CnlEArszrT The
heads u zEzs- Staz5url Departments re-
poTr n tf1e Director. II tgs% re9rgarl
EATON n the Station n Z6sS rEe
Trustees created representative
body 20 be called the Station ."ol1ra1esg
10r -t3ls dsTszuE1-ne1T and mla4ge-
uae11 ~ Ihe Station
b. ac1 Of Legislature 11ae EES3ze.-
mHaI Ss2-iun vas directed 70 co-1alr.
invest -a1toIas INTO animal s7ushz1dTy-.
The prime otg5scs- IT'S 70 ~ 20 earn
how mix production ana milk III
production ara inherited AS ca=
par 81 THIS WORK = herd ---zkia ap II
T'eea gEr,azl CROSSES O. high ana go5T
l1-C1EC-ng COWS was essential Szc1l
q he-T7 vas developed AZ liae CniEe.--
SHY II cooperation, with me college
without. consultation z5Ita me Station
staff or 1fze Station Council me
Trustees ordered ms invest CATION
stopped and TIE animals making -
the herd slid IN Iaularys z2z9 after
2tre- Station Council action a at
ulT-ee from thar f,o8E waited yzT8on
the Trustees ana presented a plan for
continuing Ills investigation Il
EiEcznDET Farm FMS p5a- Vas
unanimously approTes1 aY ne
Trustees among tt7e items approved
and as 1aaFa Trusn Eas T-lz-es
records u that meeting = The plan
includes tz2s as@ Of certain barn space
al }hF -a--n and ttzs construction Of
All additional harm Tor housing AMI
wa1e- supply ard equipment taT
caring far The animals and .E1e5r
pgEslzgIr1s Acting under ra4s al
tl2asE1T TIA CoE-e14 Committee ana
Ie7e Station 2iTrz1tor lTn12e1lzt@,F- sooaz
steps "a pax This action mo ez1es---
= szTn VS. egr1es@i- 5le obi barn r.
Eneles sAl- : Eyezl drilled ard e--gu1uE-aezlz
purchased The building OF the gazr1
vas INSPECTED n glne- whs-n i vas
1Cltte@ q -Ea Trustees xha we-@ zay-
pointed Ss' ths Bo2r1 with t-z1l AZ
ttanrzIz- relative % tf1e new c-9E1s.rzzc-
tzon AT Eiga-noor Farm The ergzr-
rit-ge from the Station, E-dfzrc5l rr7sz
with h gsaluzftees from rsae
'T--1sze SssTf7s- II g5szr riuIe nor At
any time while the construction vz-.zs
II progress did me Trustees make
aEzE Suggestion - 70 change ~ 7ro17i-
r1e1t5oEs 81 ne --z1see@ ac-seu OF IAN,
nary lS1A
Ao1'e-nf57- - without previous ll+-
1tl7e 1sse Director II -t1z Staten z4-a.g
rs+gZatsfe1 by telephone % 20 "a
Bangor a meet the Basz-x5 al
Trustees When he appeared 3aa vzzs
told by LIE President Of ne 8azr.z
THAI the Trustees unanimously d.
n2uGssl has immediate. rs=sz s-rszrto77.
On asking WHY, the Director was IN
formal thai by building ne lar. al
E7i-hT-csor FIRM n had exc-@sis-s aus
authority The DIrs9zos denied rEsz-
ne hsd sEcae1iesi zufao-st- ana
cited the paragraph 1rogn ts7e T-1szF.e
-reso-Tls above quoted he rpsrzsss4 70
ressgra- Az about 70 O'Clock tf1e nor
ing IF November % Ia rssaesvaes a
Notice sGEnEs3 5y EEae CTegR az tae
Board Of Trustees notifying asrz1 7szes
the Trustees had removed lar-1 @-o~-
being Director the re-r1raI u, D.
effective Ds-eeznE,e- I. The Df-H~-rr
spent ina remainder n 1Ese 1s1h. NIL
Ing StaE2oT MATTERS Ia tire b-s- same
possible for leaving IN THE limited
T1-ls- As the Trustees had DEFEATED
M one 10 -ass z2s place zns Is -Fsts
rad Ignored ts1e President al me
University II tfe matter By sending
TIE Communication Of removal iirzsc-
10 the Director. ths Director sara
gsszed 10 rhe hs&ds Of rae Station
-Gzr they should continue 70 ar an,
dramatically IN Station razuzv4ue,7-
Is -AsT wrgzld were me Director -s-,-
pOTarzlv absent And there tt,e maj
ter DOVE TESTS
Tbs writer wishes 10 srryreEz F,ss
deep zpprH~1atl0n at the work AZ IL.
press Of tkae S1are- ami gSzr-tg-,slarsv
the large dallies VINO aaxs. featured
these Publicity Letters. If me z-azr
service EhsFg hare thus rendered bsssS
the Station and the State. TIE Ma5re
Station N lfs . ve2Es o. exsszergc~
azs .aruGEa It's discoveries added
MARY nnilliu-as 70 -t,e wealth OF the
State u IS the only research zrs1rv
me state. has for Discovering ssse
LAWS underlying successful aE-rr-ss-
sars- Ass@zrrh Is saoE nzIrsaakEnE
WEr1- Tie r=ssarrh zxs-Txsr raus1 -
ssEsE rom narrowing eannegn. ro-
IL = onsE By concentration on his
prusszrS that sZaccsss can ts@ hal Tsass
action Of Ihe Trustees has ruuSz-
rnsntaiiT disturbed TIE oonnaear@ az
fae rs-sessrch Ezzz- He aEEzass II Eg1e