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Show 1 THE PARTING OF THE WAYS. Until the anhal of Pies. McCoi-nick, McCoi-nick, of the A. C. Hoard of Regents, there will probably be no further ac- tivlty in the dlillculty. Theie has I been a decided lull for a week or moie unbroken only by a leslgnation 'and wlilidrau.il of same. Whether j this Is a lull befoioa tcirillc sloiiu Is a matter of conjecture, and the return re-turn of Mr McCornick Is awaited with the keenest interest. Tho dead-i dead-i lock In the board must necessarily be 1 a tiling of the past when he arrives, but whether he will stand pat with the three old members or Join forces I with the three new ones Is not such a jceitain matter. Pies McCornlck's thorough famlllaiitj with the situation situa-tion under discussion, together with his strong friendship for Pres. Kcir's entire administiatlon leads many to I believe that lie can not possibly do ! aught but join with the old members j in the retention of Pres. Kerr and the Investigation of all phases of thodllli-' cully. However, It comes fiom the Inside that on Mr. McCornlck's return to .Ion every picssure possible, overy I Inducement within the power of certain cer-tain forces will be brought to bear on 1 him with a view of making him serve the end of those foices the ousting of Pres. Keir, etc., etc. The public has no reason to icgard Pies. McCornick oilier than as a man of honor, a man witli a keen sense of justice and light, and it is to be hoped that his action in tills matter may not cause the public pub-lic to lose Its high regard for him. All that is expected of him Is that he will sec to it thai Pres. Kerr and all others concerned In this dlillculty have a square deal; that no man be dismissed without cause and that charges against one and tho other bo given honest and open consideration. Pics. McCornick owes it to himself and tnc public that neither picsldcnt nor professor rest under the stigma of false charges, and ho owes it to civilisation civili-sation that political considerations, personal prejudices, envy, Jealously and crimination shall not weigh heavily heav-ily against light, honor and justice. Pres. McCornick, when ho comes to ion, will find that he Is indeed at the patting of tho ways, and that thousands thous-ands are watching to see which path he will take. |