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To sum up, the partisan and fanatical spirit of the attack is shown by persistent effort of mere politicians to turn economic science into a party tool ; by manipulation of party leaders to capture not only this, but other state institutions ; by partisan methods in reorganization ; by treatment accorded the displaced faculty, as to standing contracts ; by cunning misrepresentation of the college's past record ; by the trend of its new course of study ; by the acknowledged attitude toward existing institutions of those who are managing the matter ; and by the repute of a few chosen standard bearers in the new faculty. It is not strange that the partisan press have taken up the controversy in such a way as to perpetuate the evils of partisanship, whichever party wins. I tremble for the future of state educational institutions. Perhaps, however, it may be left for Kansas to furnish the one example which will deter other boards from attempting to make colleges and universities the football of politics. If by any means the management of state institutions can be brought under rules of civil service, excluding partisan contrivance, the cause of truth and true education will be served.

GEO. T. FAIRCHILD.