The Elk Mountain pilot., 1924-01-03
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Office by said court he at present holds office only by
virtue of appeal to the Supreme Court under
pcation for writ of supereedeaas, which has
fought off and delayed by application for eontinu
ance based the illness of his attorney Hon. c. j. Moy
nhan of Montrose who get sick less provocaon
than any ever knew and recover quicker (He
the the Champaign Illinois, celebra-
tion of their athletic stadium. the identical day
when he sick appear before the Supreme Court
of Colorado and show why his clients, Dr. Geo Sullivan
al should not be removed from Office under the order
of the District Court of this District)
| Some might think dealing versoosely with
extraneous matters but preparing ground the
attorneys call it
However. around this man Sullivan hovers nearly
all of the crookedness which has antagonized
istraton the school it is well that his pereon
ality should be calling attention to our
difficulties.
As local member of the Board his advice was doubt
accepted by the President of the Institution
cal member of the Board the nonresident members
doubtless gave his recommendations greater weight
than they deserved Without question he was THE
BOARD SO far as local affairs concerned
Now when the devil is to pay and FITCH hot he
off the Board and his associates who unwisey gave
carte blanc in handling affairs here called to book
they method of defense except suppression That
accounts for the attitude of the Board At the last
meeting Mary C. C. Bradford the advocate coun
selor for ignoring all charges She plead every form of
obstruction True, she employee of the In
stituton when voters had separated her from, the
Office OF State Superintendent. However, if she earned
the salary she received that is not good why
should exert herself to PREVENT investigation
The efforts made by all interested persons to PRE-
VENT investigation of their doings is what raises in
the minds of the observers the opinion that an INvEs
TIGATION is necessary
Honest boards honest executives never dodge and
oppose investigation of their administration
President Kepner himself, quite evidently opposes
Investigation Why? 1t to this editor that they
all feel that the holdoyer members the Normal Board
are technically guilty with the President of the School
and the then local member for extravagan
and illegal disbursement OF funds We in one of
exchanges that there has been chance wrong
doing owing to the insufficient funds the command of
the dsbursing officers"
How do you get that idea?
Ill administration of small funds is Just as easy as
of large The individual dsburses one dollar
to bad advantage and with adequate benefit much
censurble the who hundreds way
Volume counts nothing 1t is motive and judgment that
is considered.
Senator Casaday and Auditor Stong are being widely
criticised Every sort of charge is made against them
Senator Casaday is Budget and Efficiency Commissioner
His duties investigate possible correct Just
such things complained of here. Neither we
at all singular Senator Casaay has found others equally
liable.
Auditor Stong is evidently that anomaly, honest
Republican We have met up with few that has
taken weeks to convince of his rectitude However,
we at last convinced If the Normal School,
called the Western State College reorganized
lines of efficiency and honesty, ready
to that both Auditor Stong and Senator Cas-
aday will recommend and sturdiy advocate adequate
funds for the successful administration
State College. If the funds be misnanaged per
verted and wastefully handled. both democrat
the other republican. will do all that they d
mnish appropriations This might badly hamper per-
haps destroy the institution.
Those who profess interest in the school had better
turn their attention to securing COMPETENT and IN
lTEILIGENT management than to abuse of officers who
call attention to reckless msmanagement if
thing
Auditor Stong last week received copy the News
Champ inscribed the margin From Dr. Geo Sullivan"
The chirngraphy apparently identical with couple
of personal letters in from that
tleman. 1t also compares with the cabstic letters
It T inscribed couple of bottles of whiskey that
one Of friends stated he purchased the
man and exhibited in Office We always n
doubt to the real meaning of the letters
suspected that it example of humor touching the
origin of the liquor Something a
powder had just been reported have been traded
for whiskey the Somerset road and
meant that it of the price of the powder
Again. we thought ii quite possible that it equal
y humorous suggestion to the proof of the goods And
by reports made by discriminating judges
ty of this whiskey that particular goods
identicay with other bottles said to have been
from the doctor and which presumed have come
from the county still. With distinct desire to give
credit where credit is due will that
pies were extremely good whiskey Auditor Stongs
jonder appears alongside this article
In conclusion would offer the following advice to
those hysteical editors who present defending
while ndicting-the Western State College:
Il Let alleged wrong doing be investigated False
chahes will fall the ground and provnp trne ones