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Show GOWANS DISCUSSES PROBLEMATTHEU"! State Superintendent of Public Instruction Makes Some Suggestions FAVORS OUTSIDE HELP Investigation by Disinterest ed Experts, He Believes, Would Settle Question n exhaust e survey of the aftairs of the Umrers I of Utah Ly dis n tereste 1 experts s s ggested by D h C Gowans state super ntendent of pub be instruct on as the onlj solut ou of the prcse t cnibrogl o ct on for such a sur e3 would ha e to be taken by the board of regents and in the op ion of Dr Gowans would take the prob lem largel off their hands and out of the sw rl of personal prejud ce that has te ded to obc re the s tuat on Conce mnff the dilemma at the state 1 st tution Dr Gowans a d in con er sat on jesterdav It is now a problem for experts n univers ty affairs who can ap proacl the s tuation w thout b as or prejudice and w tli no purpose but the el mmat on of difficulties that threaten the best good of the school There are men in the Un te 1 States capable of deal ng w th the case n a way to Jbr ng order out of what now appears to bo a n edley of n isunderstand ng Would Be of "alue Tlree men could be chosen from among the great edu ators of the Countrj who could not only point the way out of the present situa t on, but whose findings with re gard to the cond t ons at the state university or anv other 1 ke in stitution, would be of great value under any circumstances to those intrusted with the order ng of its affa rs When a man is vitallv ill h s case is one for spec alists The i rule should hold w th a un v ers ty " as indeed it does in great business concerns too far as I can see, the res gn in" men bers of the faculty took their ca es out of court when thev jSevered their connection with the I HDivers ty They are not in a po P srtfon to do more On the other hand, the posihonapf the board of , regents njs FjKjjEps to hand cap J thtwa m -Uiefufeestftnt ent ons. It 1 16-safe to saTBhateer one of the ppposing faeioiTiD the contention 3p that has arisen have the best good of the university at heart and would subscribe to anyth ng that Ft was to insure its emergence from the deplorable s tuat on the better f for the fruestions that have been V raised rather than crippled by the r i incomplete solution IT Isot JIaking Headwaj if Should the fortunes of Utah s 3- chief educational mst tution be in trusted to men selected for their known abil tv and integrity in deal ng with problems of educat ve adm nistration every one of a thinking mind no matter which side ' of the present contention be might sympathize with would feel that the outcome must be sure safe and sane As it is no headway is be ing made so far a3 the onlooking citizen can fee The act on for a survey would be one that m ght be reasonablv asked by the represents tive committee of twenty five ap pointed by the alumni to work in an effort to alleviate the ills of their alma mater The board of regents could not resent such a sug gestion for the reason that t is along the lines of met approved methods in dealing w th such proh Jems and would be a legitimate proceeding with regard to the bet terment of the institut on under any c rcumstances Tells What Is Needed What is needed is not a victory for either side in the difference that is lining up the lovers of the um versity in oppos ng ranks The vital need is the elimination of the thing or things that occas on the difference and the combining of all forces toward the mak ng of a greater university Of course I am speaking as a private c t zen and as a private cit zen I can see onlv one possible procedure that can end in success, fall in the specialists The fame has come when the best service that can be had should be retained Get a physician or phvsi cians who are equal to the maladv an who can approach the operat ng room where the pat ent 1 es with nerves and m nds un troubled by wrought up emotions then follow treatment to the let ter A man would do as much for his child if it lay within his power It is with n the power of the state to have the best attention for this one of its ailing children The 8nswer is obvious Let it be done the quicker the better |