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FACULTY.

LEWIS MCLOUTH, PRESIDENT.
LUTHER FOSTER, AGRICULTURE.
ROB'T F. KERR, POLITICAL ECONOMY.
L. M. ORCUTT, ZOOLOGY & PHYSIOLOGY.
S. F. LAPHAM, MUSIC.
CHAS. A. KEFFER, BOTANY & FORESTRY.
[JAS] M. [SHEPERD], CHEMISTRY.
NELLIE E. FOLSOM, PRECEPTRESS.
C. [R. CARY], VETERINARY SCIENCE.
LIEUT. PETER LEARY, MILITARY TACTICS.
WM. S. FROST, SECRETARY & STEWARD.
LILLIE A. HARKINS, DOMESTIC ECONOMY.
WM. H. H. [PHILLIPS], MATHEMATICS.
GEO. E. DAWSON, ENGLISH.
ELLIOTT M. [WESTLOCK], MECH ENG.
A. M. WHEATON, DAIRY SCIENCE.
CURTIS [ ] WATERS, ASST. MATH.

BOARD OF TRUSTEES:
J. P. DAY, PRESIDENT, MELLETTE.
[S.] W. LOCKWOOD, TREASURER, BROOKINGS.
A. E. HITCHCOOK, SECRETARY, MITCHELL.
C. [P]. PETERSON, DEUEL.
ALEX. MCINTYRE, WATERTOWN.

South Dakota Agricultural College
AND Experiment Station.

Brookings, S. D., Oct 3 1891

Dear Dr. Bessey
Yours of the 30th of Sept. rec'd. Think your plan a good one. Have been looking into the matter of the character of their work there and find that it is no heavier than my work at present. so far as the work truly goes but I realize the disadvantage of following Dr. Kellerman. however they would hardly expect an average man to come up to them, as I understand they almost worshipped him I would much rather not change until things settled here. but one of the best men in the faculty and one that everybody liked very much was dismissed at the last meeting of the board (the first of this month) for absolutely no reason at all but that his place was wanted by a particular friend of the Gov's. Within the last six months there have been quite a number of like transactions rather showing that politics not merit wins just now.
My own work here is and has been very pleasant. and if this "mix" blows over and things get settled think that it will come out alright in the end. There is but little hope of much funds for new books tc. for sometime. Have succeeded in getting a good start towards a herbarium this season through collections & exchanges. If fact if it were not for the "Politics" would be quite hopeful.
Prof. Hipps wrote to Pro. Fairchild in just the same strain as you suggest before I got your letter.
There is more chance to do good scientific work at [Kans] and that is my only reason for wishing to change