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Aug. 5, 1897.

Mr. M. A. Carleton, Stillwater, Oklahoma,

Dear Sir,

Your favor of the 2nd inst. is at hand. I agree with you that the matter of the transfer of your work from this institution to some other field is a "trifling matter"--- so trifling, in fact, that after your announcement to me that the transfer was ordered, and my reply that the land was here for you to use or leave alone as you and your chief saw fit, I dismissed the subject entirely from my mind, and had not thought of it again until my return from the Minneapolis meeting. On returning, however, I found that a partisan press had in some way heard of the matter, and had attempted to magnify it into something of considerable importance; so considerable in fact that the secretary of agriculture felt justified in telegraphing that the department desired you to continue your work.

The information used by the press did not go out from this office, nor did I write or in any way communicate with the department at Washington on the subject. What I should be pleased to have you explain is: first, who gave out this information, and why; second, why so much should have been made of so little; third, how you harmonize your statement, "For the present I am not to plan for field experiments at Manhattan the coming year, on account of affairs at the college", with Chief Galloway's statement, "In the past the work we have been able to do has been thoroughly satisfactory, and we can see no reason why the

same should not continue to hold true in the future"; and with Sacretary Wilson's statement, "It is not true that Prof. Carleton has been withdrawn from your college by the agricultural department; we desire him to go on with his work."

Yours truly,

President.

P.S. Mislaid after writing; mailing being thereby delayed.

Aug. 14, 1897.

Miss Emma Doll, Larned, Ks.

Dear Miss Doll, Your favor of the 10th is at hand. On inspection of the books I find that you have passed the studies as you understand, your political economy standing 75. You will therefore be a full third year student, beginning next year. The fact that trigonometry has been set back in the course will not be counted against you in determining your standing.

Orations in chapel will be continued as before. We shall, however, have a strong instructor in elocutionary work. Hoping to see you here in the fall, I remain

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