Show c ARROGANT PROFESSORS I This assumption of absolute Independence I Inde-pendence on the part of heads of departments depart-ments has been carried to such an extreme J ex-treme In some cases aa to furnish the absolute reductio ad absurdum Bays a college president in the April Atlantic t but the case must go to the board even after that and thus far the board has generally overlooked the reductio and sustained the department For the president to even Inquire aa to the methods of my department said a professor pro-fessor of more than usual reputation as an Investigator but of somewhat doubtful doubt-ful reputation as an instructor and asa as-a department manager for the president presi-dent to even Inquire as to tho methods obtaining In my department is to express ex-press dissatisfaction If he were entirely en-tirely satisfied he would not inquire To Inquire therefore Is simply to offer me an Insult And the board so decided by Us inaction at least and further Inquiries I In-quiries ceased Surely this overzealous president was In a hard position He could be neither satisfied nor dissatisfied dissatis-fied except upon Information The most direct and natural and satisfactory method of securing this Information wits by Inquiry of the head of the department de-partment but to Inquire was to offer Insult From The Perplexities of a College President |