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Show 6. Y. II. STUDENTS flAKE POSITION OM EYOiro CLEAR Publish Petition Presented to Facalty Urging Reten. tion of Professors Upoa receiving a, reply from tti presidency presi-dency of the Brlgham Young unlverelty Hi Prava to thv petition of students of th school for Um elimination of all ac-tloo ac-tloo by the avbool presidency which might cm I tmm Profs. Hnrv Peterson, J'Wph prt-rmtm prt-rmtm and R. V. i'hamtortiir of trm whooi to tow ttt.nilMd, beuM of their belief regarding evoJutkm and the hicn rriti-chtm. rriti-chtm. the atuftentR of the ai-hooi yeler-Oay yeler-Oay made public their petition. The anewer. It la said, waa decidedly mild and did not too'h uDon the .luaailoiis at Isaue, In the preaent controverey at the achool. Th at udenta aay It waa deaf de-af royed aa aooo aa read at a meeting of the at udenta. In the petition of the at udenta which tiaa been made public It ta declared that no church la bla; enouarh to lanore eclcnce. Other rontentlona In brief are aa follow: Kreedom of tnreatlratlon la a requtne to prorrraa. If the mepel la true It wilt triumph over error without artificial aid. K volution, aJthouirh caualna; atudenta lo view Mormon doctrine In different lUtht, nex-ertheleea avcounta for more actual facta than any other hy pot heal a. If theae pmfeaaora ao none other nf like echolarahip and like aympathy with aUnrmomani can be found. Their removal will hurt achool'a credit In eaatern unl-veraitlea unl-veraitlea and atudenta would be compelled to look elsewhere for a complete education, educa-tion, i The petition concludea: I We have great faith tn the church and can hardly Imagine that any policy contrary to Its beat needs will be adopted, hul we ak you to consider what the proposed pro-posed restriction would mean for ua educationally, edu-cationally, and what It would mean to our critics, and what It would mean to our stand In a; In the educational world. Some of our fondeat hopea have been for the future of, the "dear old B. Y. LV that It would continue to adapt Itself to the growing needs of humanity and demons dem-ons trait to the world, as only that can demonstrate, that Mormon ism la a real, vltaltaed. divine Institution." The petition waa aigned by t& out of the 114 atudenta of the school. The names of those who aigned follow: C. H. Carroll James Clove. Jr. O. L. Luke Joseph P. Foster C W. Whltaker Hyrum Harris . Heber C. SneU Charles Hafea Fred Buaa A. I. Kelly Andrew Gibbons Hans Petersoti H. M. Woodward U R. Nelson Eyrlng Thompson Juanlta Johnaoa J. B. Htorra Elva Kelly Anna Ollortoa Archie Thurmaa C. P. Olson Kenneth Borg M. O. Paulson 8. W. Wllllama 8. B. Rtgby Beeala FlndJev J. Morrill George Aubrey Andella Leola Oil art on J. R. Tlppetta Alma Ksplln F. Wm. liacklng J. W. Nixon Jr. - Arthur L. Beesley Reuben Hill Odeen Luke Chss. Schwencka Vlrge L, Johnaoa Kimball Toung Pottle Deal tharles Redd Geo. Wort hen Ray Oberhanaley Rrastua 8. Rom nay M. W. Poulaon Margaret Crook 1 , R. Mitchell Charkiu Green-Kit Green-Kit F. Tavlor wood KamuH Baird Hugh Hotdaway Hantaon Hurst G. Ray Halea Carl F. Kyrlng G. O. Meldrum Kmlly Woodward Taura Hickman Ieroy Nelson Fmlly Wanlaas George Haws Sadie I-kyd F. I. Hickman Iora Pay J M. Pond Pearl Hoi da war Paul Miner I J. U Lyhbert James Jensen Mvruni Msnwarlng Pay Monann W. 1. Waniaas Maria Clark . Ijiura Bird ' Zina Johnson Preal Keleev . J. B. Tucker Hamantha Thorna M. I. Reed Pearl Keleev Harold Finch - Hersrhel Pearaoa William Baker a. W. Tracy Carlo Woodward Arthur Halts Thomss L. Martini Ivr Hall David Oourlev LaPreal Straw A. R. Overlad Alml Taylor Mary Hill A. T. Rasmus IB. F. Iraoa |