The Minneapolis journal. [volume], December 29, 1905, Page 10, Image 10

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HESTON CHARGES
WERE SILENCED
HITHERTO UNPUBLISHED CHAP-
TER IN SO. DAKOTA TROUBLE.
frormar President of Brookings School
Declared, in Letters Prepared for
I Publication, that Public Funds Were
Wasted and Institution Grossly Mis-
managedHis Appointment to An
other Position Prevented Investiga
tion.
Special to The Journal.
Pierre, 8. D., Dec. 29.In this state,
at the present time, the principal sub
ject of discussion in political circles is
the action of the regents of education
in the appointment of presidents for
the several educational institutions of
the state.
It will be remembered that early in
January, 1905, the regents made sev
eral changes, notably the removal, by
requesting the resignation, of the.pres
ident of the Northern Normal and In-
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Friday. Evening,
dustrial school at Aberdeen, and Dr.
Droppers, the president of the univer
sity at Vermillionj the transfer of Dr.
Chalmers, president of the Agricultural
college, to president of the university
at Vermillion. A few days ago the
public was very much surprised to learn
that the regents had been investigating
charges against Dr. Chalmers and de
cided that they were of such a nature
that they could not retain him, and
hence asked for his resignation.
No charges or complaints were ever
made against the president of the Aber
deen Normal school, nor have the re
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removal. The charges which had been
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not true that th college Is', prospering.
It is fast declining in power and useful
ness- The attendance is less than half
as great as when Governor Herrled be
gan,his fight on me. At the rate we had
increased for the six years just prior
to this the college should now have
over 900 students. It has not a third
of this number in fact, at the present
time there are not 250 students in at
tendance. There is anything but har
mony in the .faculty, and there is gross
incompetency there in a few depart
ments. All of this Is unfortunate, but
cannot be corrected under the present
state administration.
As to the change In the presidency.
This is explained in a few words, per
haps none more fitting than thesegub
ernatorial revenge.
It became necessary for me to demand
the removal of Mr. Chllcott, and he hap
pened to be able to secure the protection
and assistance of his old political friend,
the governor of the state. When his
excellency made enough appointments to
control the board, his appointees speed
ily disposed of me and retained Mr.
Chilcott.
For some reason, after having the
letters printed, he did not give them
general circulation, only sending out a
few copies to personal friends and for
mer students of the college.
Again in December, 1904, he made ar
rangements for printing a large num
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him to another of his former students.
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THE MmNEAPOLIS JOURNAL. p*-i~
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In this letter ha. gave the inBide story
of the college troubles'from his stand
ppint. He Baid the school was badly
demoralized when he took. hold and a
disgrace to the state. The attendance
was run down and public confidence
destroyed. The faculty was made up
of two hostile camps. He sought to
work some better condition out and
was .iust getting things in better shape
when-the new state administration came
in. and the "old political machine" in
the faculty was reorganized. Since
then, he declared, the machine had been
in full control of the Institution, ma
nipulating the* Board of regents. The
letter then says:
Regents Ignored President.
Your idea that I might have secured
changes in the' faculty is all wrong. The
present board of regents never paid any
attention to my recommendations about
employees. Men were elected and given
prominent places in the faculty whose
existence I did not know until they
walked into my office and informed h)e
they were given a position by the re
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were needed at all, and in' other /in-
stances those chosen by the board w^re
utterly unfit and unworthy. I protested
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and duty to nominate all candidates for
positions in .the faculty, but my,, pro
tests were swept aside and I was ab*
cused of impertinence toward the board.
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incompetence of some ^departments.
These things are not new to me. I
attempted several times In various ways
to secure changes in the faculty, but
the fellows always had "putts." Their
usual method was to work thru the
governor,, and you know this official ap
points and may rempve the board, so
he is dictator when he chooses to be
such. The political faction in the fac
ulty here which now dominates all its
activity Is holding on by Just such power.
They go to conventions and nominate
members to the legislature whom they
believe will protect them and retain them
in office. Merit cuts no figure anywhere
in the college. In fact, the most worth
less get the highest pay. It is a case
of "graft and pulls" ail the way thru.
Nothing but a legislative investigation
will bring into public view the true con
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real inwardness is carefully concealed
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exist in the college, but I do not 'feel
like taking the initiative in any such
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Sidetracked at Pierre. ^W7^
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an investigation. The regents are al
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