Show ANNER HASRESI8NEO Will J Retire Frorn Agricultural Agricultur-al College J BECAUSE HE IS A POLYGAMIST Ho Has Placed His Resignation in j the Hands of President McCornlck i of the Board of Trustees But the Secretary of the Board who is Also Al-so a Polygamist Has Hot Resigned Leav the Matter to the Governor Gover-nor Apostle H W Merrill Also Holds On i J M Tanner has placed his resignation resigna-tion as president of the Agricultural College In the hands of President W S McCornlck of the board of trustees This action Is due to the attitude of I the Administration and Congress toward to-ward polygamy which necessi tales the retirement of Tanner to avoid the loss to the college of the Federal appropriation appro-priation It now receives The resignation of Tanner however does not clear the college of the objection objec-tion raised against it The secretary of the board of trustees Joseph B Wilson who Is a polYgamist has not resigned He has merely said that his resignation will be forthcoming if Gov Wells demands IL So the matter of ousting Secretary Wilson now rests with the Governor But even with Wilson out there will still be another obstacle In the way of the college the presence of Apostle Marrlner W Merrill a polygamist On the board of trustees And It appears that this is a somewhat serious obstacle ob-stacle since Apostle Merrill is quoted ns saying that he does not propose to resign from the board but will display a Robertslike obstinacy In striving to hold Ills position |