Show CHANCELLOR ROBT HARKNESS' HARKNESS CHANCELLOR term of office expires this year and the Governor with the confirmation of the Council will appoint his successor during the present session of the Legis Legis- lature Perhaps Governor West burdened burdened burdened bur bur- with other duties has as yet given no thought as to whom to appoint Be that as it may may the importance of the and the necessity of having a good and able man for the position demand his dispassionate judgment and his best thought and ex ex- Judge Harkness has every reason to feel proud of his successful administration tion hon which is now drawing to a close Well may he reflect with no small degree degree degree de de- gree of satisfaction that no other administration has been more successful than his that no other Chancellor has given better satisfaction than he Wellmay Well Wellmay Wellmay may he reflect on the great advancement of the University made during his term of office in the strength of its faculty in the excellence and scope of its work in the standing and character of its students in its closer relation with the public in its greater usefulness to the Territory Of course it would be folly to say that all this advancement has been wholly due to Judge Harkness Others to be sure deserve praise but buthis buthis buthis his wisdom and sightedness far-sightedness have been a most important factor Strong as Judge Harkness' Harkness administration administration administration adminis adminis- has been it is open to severe criticism in two important respects namely the keeping of the presidency in its present unsettled condition and its attitude towards the military depart depart- ment For the first he is entirely responsible ble for the second not altogether so We have already said enough of Ithe I v the military department and as to the presidency we care to say nothing more at least for the present than to emphasize size the he great importance of the subject with which the Regents will before long s 4 be called upon to deal In the selection of a successor to Judge Harkness it is unnecessary to say that no political considerations should influence the action of Governor Governor 1 West nor is there anything in his past 7 conduct which leads us to infer that there will be As we said before the 1 situation which confronts him is one J that requires his best thought and experience He of course knows the J f many qualifications a man should have J z for such an office as Chancellor He of j course knows the importance of the r 1 position knows that the efficacy and t j of the U in IA progress University ty are large t part dependent upon the Chancellor f f lj Bearing this in mind we confidently 1 that wise and selection selection expect a judicious r tion hon will be made i ii 1 |