| Show ALUMNI PRESS I INVESTIGATION OF DISMISSALS AT UNIVERSITY Hold Welfare of Alma Mater as Matter of Highest Importance to Them and the State Leaders Are Among Former Students Speak at Meeting Criticising Criticising Criticising Crit Crit- A Action tion of President Kingsbury Investigation of oJ the sweeping changes at the University of Utah and the tIle attitude of President J. J T. T Kingsbury in refusing to make public th the reasons for his his' action will win be made Whether this investigations investigation's made by the board of regents of the University University sity of Utah or by the Alumni association of the University of Utah depends entirely ly on Oil the stand taken by the board of re re- re- re gents If it declines to make the investigation the Alumni asSociation asSociation association asso asSo- will undertake the probe itself The Alumni association has adopted resolutions calling on the board to make a public investigation the end of next week it is possible that this demand will be strengthened by requests from other organizations concerned with the welfare of the lie state institution Members of the Rotary club are watching the developments development at t- t the university with interest Certain members of the organization on the attitude taken by the club last Tu Tuesday when it declined to demand demand de de- de- de mand an official investigation These men insist that the wrong course was pursued and i indicate that the matter will again be brought officially to the the attention of the the club members next Tuesday bv by the introduction of new resolutions Likewise the tho faculty of the university Is considerably excited over oyer the furore caused by the tho termination of ot the services services services ser ser- vices of C. C W. W Snow and nd Phil G. G Bing instructors In En English lIsh and Prof George C. C CIse Wise Ise and Prof A A. A. A Knowlton and the demotion of Prof George M. M Marshall Marshall Mar Mar- shall shaUl head of the English dep department As a result certain cert members t of the faculty faculty fac fac- fac- fac feel confident that the matter will receive consideration at nt the faculty faculty faculty fac fac- meeting Monday afternoon at I Holm n May Re Remonstrate consideration Evidence of the thc probable tion of the thc actions of President Kingsbury Kingsbury Kings Kings- bury bUr bUrIs Is found In the attitude taken by Frank Frnnk C Holman dean of the law law school of the tine university In the alumni meeting Mr Holman scored the tho methods cm- cm mind and faculty members look for him mint to take the tho same Bamo attitude In their meeting Monday Efforts however may maybe maybe be he made to keep the difficulties out of the tho faculty m meetings some members of that body contending that It is Js not a proper matter to be considered by the faculty As yet yeC e the thc chan changes cs at the tho university are aro not officially before the board board- of rc regents ent Nothing has been filed with the board to Indicate te a difference with the tho exception of the resolutions adopted adopted b by the student bod body on the poster die dis distributed on the university campus last week Alumni Association Acts Public Investigation of the facts surrounding surrounding sur sur- rounding the dismissal of or four members mem mom hers bers of the tho University of Utah staff and t the demotion of or another will be de demanded demanded do- do by the former of ot tIne the university A committee was Ws appointed b by the thc University of Utah Alumni oIO misso- elation last lat nl night ht to present the tha cia de- mantis manele of the former students to the time board of rl regents ent The Tho meeting It was announced was called clUed to select th the tho names of ten Persons persons Per per- sons eons to be submitted to Gov G William m Spry as 19 persons I gr agreeable to the alumni association l for positions on the board of regents three Thirty-three cand candidates were wre nominated nomi- nomi for the regency recommendations to be presented to the governor The selection Is not nol In inn any way mandatory on oil the thc governor but It Is an expression from tho tine former a as to whom they prefer System of Elimination The ten men were wore selected by a s aye aye- Stem s s- tern tem of elimination all candidates except th hl highest hest dropping out after the tho first ballot Those Thoe selected were Waldemar Van Yan Colt Cott W. W W W. Armstrong Oscar r W. W Carlson Frank rank B. B Stephen Stepheni John Jensen J J. J R R. Allen AlIon W V v R. R Wallace N N. T. T Porter George H. H Den Dern ern and Har liar Harold Harold old M. M Stephens The nominations Included AV W. w W. W Jilter Riter George G G. Armstrong H Hour Henry nry Pc- Pc terson Karl Hopkins H H. H. H Henderson A. A J. J Hosmer T D. D Lewis Sarach Stewart Geor George e Herb Herbert rt u. u Mac MacMillan George Christensen V. V Vont V Mont ont Ferry Ferr Elmer 1 I. Goshen D. D N. N A A- A AF 1 F Doremus F. F B. B Keeler John A. A Hendrickson George W. W Decker Deck Deck- er er P. P P Christensen H H. M. M Hayes Charles Charlca R. R and M 1 S. S Browning Failure on the tine part of ot tho the board boar 1 of or regents will result in the tine alumni up an Investigation of or the tho facts fact with the tine view dent of giving the thc public all of ti the s circumstances surrounding the action of President J J. J T. T Kingsbury The re resolutions teHO- teHO o- o adopted last night provide for this course In the tho event that the hoard board of or r regents fails falls to act within a l reasonable reasonable reason able ble length of or time La Last t nights night's meeting held in lit the city and county count building was called primarily primar primar- ily for tho then purpose of selecting candi cantil- candidates dates for lor the tho board of regents J lol ol- ol Ip the completion of this thle work the meeting was wan declared open for other business Immediately Daniel Al Alexander Alexan der took tool the floor and cat called d attention to the tine recent excitement nt ai at the till sib sity Reputation at Stake The reputation n of the school ho h- h de declared de- de dared cland is at nt stake For the welfare of the Institution he be d demanded that an Investigation be made no matter where It Il struck rr Frank I E. E Holman dean of or the tine uni university university uni- uni law school scored ed the tine methods employed by J. J T. T He as asserted as- as that ho he had made known his at attitude attitude attitude at- at to President Kingsbury as s well as ns members of th tine the faculty before at attending at- at tending the me meeting I did not come como here until after I had explained m my position to Dr Kingsbury Kings Kings- other method bur bury said he Inc Every Exer of reaching the bottom of or this thing has hRS been crushed and beaten down clown Otherwise I 1 would not now be on my feet John Jensen did not mince his words in comm commenting on the recent difficulties at the university He declared that the university was under the thc serious charge of destroying free speech He Hc demanded demand demand- ed cC an au Investigation to purge the university sib sity of this tinis reflection That he had hart no desire or intention to cAKl Kt nfl an any reflections on the dismissed members of ot tine the University of Utah teaching staff is the tho declaration of D. D R. R Allen Alien secretary of the board of re regents regents re- re gents one ono of the speakers at the alumni association meeting last night At tho the meeting Mr Allen was waB understood aa ns Indicating In that possibly one on or two of or ortho tho tine prof professors C rs were ere being dismissed for Immoral conduct and consequently nUy they would not welcome an Investigation Mr dr r. r Allen declared this morning that he be was misunderstood and that ho was talking purelY on a hypothetical caseI caseI case I know of nothing that would Indicate a a. laxity of morals in nn any on one of the I men effected by y the thc change hanKe said Aid Mr Allen AlIen Allen I I 1 did not wish t to b be understood under under- stood as casting castinE reflections on any anyn anYone one of them The These O men are by friends and as Associates and n I r have n a great deal or of sYmpathy for them at this time So tar tam tamas I as know the men are of ot gOOd moral character Cue Case Was Ws Hypothetical My Iy remarks last nl ht wore were devoted devold to a purely purel hypothetical cue case I pointed to this a one or of tine tho difficulties public of a. a lUblic I outlined rI that It If Investigations were required In iii every dismissal pos the men inert affected affected af- af would be humiliated and InJured Uy My remarks were not devoted eally caily to the University of Utah case but to general lines Some indignation was on tho streets this morninG on the remarks accredited to Mr AIr Allen Alle It Il was outlined that if Jt one or two professors wore un up up der the stigma of or Immoral conduct those dismissed for other cau caus n os Were entitled to know who had been een gunt guilty of or Immoral conduct It was asserted that all nil of the men had bad beet beetle let for tor r the good hood of th the Institution and go 10 that the Immoral conduct should hould he tie laid specifically a at the d door or or of the guilty I partie V tv W. W Ray United States t at- at I t torne torney rn v said an nn investigation atlon Is sary so that other ln Institutions may Y be protected Resolutions Adopted The resolutions were adopted with but few dissenting votes otes The lions follow Wh Whereas four members of the fao- fao so- so of the University o or of Utah have been given en notice that their services services' will not be bo required after the thc present nt school year and tho the h head hend a of the En- En department has be been n notified that he Is III to be demoted as such Mich and Whereas no sufficient explanation lisa has been given I en to the tho Public generally for fan this action either by tine tho president c or the board of regents and ui Whereas resolutions disapproving this action netlon have been passed by the tine student hod bod body and the tine public press has haR Judged that tho tIne effect of at this action will be lie to stifle freedom of or thought and Injure the good name of ot the tine and Whereas tine the alumni association a Is v vitAli vitally tally concerned In upholding the dig dig- lg nit nil Influence and good name niame of the tins university Now ow therefore be it re resolved d. d that the tIne alumni association elect a a. committee commit commit- tee of Joseph Joeph 1 L. L T. T D. D Lewis Daniel Alexander whose duty dub it shall be to call c. upon and request of ot tine the board boud of regents that they conduct A public investigation of the reasons for lor the aforesaid dismissals and demotion and any my and all conditions related thereto that might shed light thereon so that the thc people of the tho state of Utah ma may have full lull and complete te Information th thereof them i be It U further resolved that should the tine board of at regents tail fall or re refuse re- re fuse fuso to lo conduct such a a. hearing hearing- or in investigation lit lit- within a reasonable rea on ble time tints after said request is made then the tho committee shall make ag ns complete an Investigation on their own o behalf as it itIs Is LI pos possible for them to do and report their findings to th this s a. a association |
