Driven From The University

At the meel ing of the regenta in Ootoher, 1.HT8, l'rof. Watson advised thera of offers made him by Gov. Washburne, of Wisconnin, to accept a position in the university at Madison, and also informedthem upon what conditions he would remain here. The cntire board were a unit in the opinión that l'rof. Watson must not be peroiittod togo elsewhere if'in their power to retain him. Acting upon this agrément the board then raised hia salary $JiX) in lücess of any silary given any member of the faculty, not excepling even the old and eminent professors ; they also gave hiiu one assistant n tlie observatory at $50 per annniii and anothcr at $350. At the next meeiini? of the regente, in February, 1879, to the utter astoni.sbment of the board, l'rof'. Watson tendered his resignation, unualifiediy. Of course, tor exhauxtitiK ovcry bsiu avuilalilo, and even jioing bcyond prudente with the linjited means at thcir rominitiid, tlicre was noihing left for tliom to do hut to accept his rosignatimi, wliich they did uiuinxmou.t, iiitlioiii iixsi nin; rui,', 'riicsc Pacta are all taken Irom the reoords, and ouht t.i lbow eonelufivrly, to any l'air ininded uian, the untruth of the IHertion that l'rof. V:itson was driven t'rom tho univerity. And yet there are men mean enough to soizo upon the occasion of Prol'. Waleon's dcath to vent thcir spite on thosc with whom they diagree, and those who compased the downfall of the great defanlter.