| Show KERR ANNOUNCES RESIGNATION Will Formally Resign at Next Meeting of College Trustees Widtsoe May Go In InT T 1 w J J crr president of Q the college t Logn Logu Lo t lr resignation I na naHon tion Hon from Crem that portion to fh lie Aboard Thiard of trustees of the tim institution at Its Us next meeting The nt of Ti 11 s decision d to re resign resign sign was we made ma Js night TIMit by b President Pr Kerr In his room at te t e Kenson Kr on hotel C 1 C a i i I I I To e I I II I to I IW W J KERR He Announces His Resignation as asI I President of the Agricultural Col CoI College College I lege I I The reasons for mj my m withdrawal from the head of the faculty of the college will be made public when I formally tender tinder my m resignation to the trustees of oC the Institution Institution tion said President Kerr They The are many and sufficient but I do not feel cat f catcalled el called Upon to 10 discuss them at this time President Kerrs Kerr announcement of his intention to resign from the faculty of the college follows by b hours VV V S refusal to again serve on the board of trustees of that institution tion lion Mr 11 McCornick has been president of the board for the past two and was reappointed by b Governor Cutler for or another term terra End of Bitter Sitter Fight The resignations of or President Kerr and Mr McCornick constitute the closing chapter of a fight which has raged about the faculty and trustees of the Agricultural Agricultural tural college for tor nearly nearl three years ears Two years ago a determined effort was made to oust Mr Ir Kerr from Crom the presidency of the college collee It was generally understood that the hostility displayed against him was occasioned by his efforts in causing the removal of oC L 1 A Merrill nd md John A JV Widtsoe from the faculty of the college two years ears ago President Kerr said last night that ho advocated the removal of these professors proCessors on the ground of lacom Incompetency Incompetency potency President McCornick and his fellow trustees Evan Ean Rowen Kowen John A Mc McAllister Ic Allister MUster and George Whitmore upheld President Kerr in his action and refused refuse to ask for his resignation The terms of these four trustees expire this year car however and In their places Governor Cutler appointed W AV y Biter Riter of or Salt Lake Mrs A 4 W McCune Salt Lake John Adams Logan Jogan and reap reappointed reappointed reappointed pointed W V S McCornick The latter tatter re refused refused fused fUll rl however to serve sene The members of the board of trustees who hold over arc are Mrs Irs Sousa Young Gates Lorenzo N X Stohl and Thomas Smart It Is said taid that at least four of the tho trustees are art pledged to oust President Kerr and install Pro Professor Profesor fessor at the head bead of or tho the col college colle college lege le Realizing that a majority of or the hoard Is 19 not in harmony with his views Mr McCornick refused to serve sent Widtsoe Proposed When the tho attempt was made two years e rs ago to oust President Keri from his peel p tion Professor was spoken spoken of ofas ofas ofas as his probable successor and there Is little doubt douht but that the latter will again i I be bt pushed for tor the position With Hh Mr 11 action the an announcement announcement announcement j of President Kerrs Intention I to resign has been momentarily expected I 1 have hae made no definite plans for the future the latter hatter said last night I 1 en upon my m duties at the college seven years ago During this time Ume President Kerr has brought the tho school to the time front rank of similar Institutions In tile the west President Kerrs term terni expires expire July 30 0 and hula his resignation will take effect on that I date datI I It is expected that as a result of Fresh dent Kerrs resignation several other pro professors of the Agricultural al college will leave that institution at the beginning of the ensuing year President Kerr refused r to discuss this phase of uC the situation last night I |
