out the faculty – was glad under
pretext of ill-health to drop
the iron seething hot. But the
infaturation had taken hold
on the Board, and they were
led to believe that I was the
main obstacle in the way of
realizing their plans, Budd
inducing them to think that
my influence with young men
tended to draw them off
from the industries into the
professions. Accordingly
when I was disposed of with
a series of highly complimentary
resolutions, they set to
work on the course of study,
and the new Pres. (who is not
a strong man, and will almost
certainly fail before
2 yrs have gone round)
was obliged to tell them that
if they proceeded with that
sort of work he would immediately
resign; that if
the faculty and Pres. were
not competent to frame a
corner of study and to be
[trusted?] in it, they were not
fit to occupy these places.
There they were towed up by
their own halter. They had
a big term, chasing the
new Pres. from this meeting,
and stirring up [?]
generally. But they wound
up without reorganization
and a general feeling ofdistrust
on all hands. I find
myself out, but going with
me the ardent [attestment?]
