Show FESSOR BUTLER S 1 1 t F I STATEMENT I S Information Conning Con Con- on- on ning University in into Q erY to President y t t e lentz Lenta Butler an- an t or lr of C English at tho Uni- Uni of r Utah Issued the tho following ont last but night Including a Il of questions directed to Pre Pres- Pres l- l j 11 r of the university er 4 rte lt t. t of regents centers all ur on President Kingsbury president bury aPI appears ears nili sums o u nil res responsibility with tto to he of Utah I ILke Ipie pie lit to h know whether President r will trill consent c to ans answer l dl- dl iller ta- ta tto tte benefit of the tho people In n a the following ques- ques he or did dill he lie not assert In W l Interview one of the their rale tf ir tj es' tL 1 lh th t t were ere l It net not for tor tord d 1 reasons lie he would tender at once rc p he or did he not assort Gl was sae hoping to bo be retained lr length of oC time limo to toe e thud eligible for tor tho the Carnegie DId fd he he or dM did he not consult Hof of oC the th school of arts and yes itt with respect to changes In Int t JUh iv ld he or did he h h not consult o 0 member of tho rho I English wt eat with respect to changes tte E Eo II ah h department p J he e or did he hI not ask nek Pro- Pro I I reynolds whether ho he would 1111 O e nt font the th of the tho English department if IC It were ot offered rd him 6 Did Old he or did ho lie not notify the dean clean of or the school chool of art arts And sciences concerning the fact that the tho question of the removal of de de- debating bating and argumentation from tho the thod d department of or English E was bout about to tobe tobe tobe be presented to the tho committee of or board rd of regents Did he or did ho not notify Il H under un un- tier der who whose e supervision sU the tho work was wan being carried on about the matter 7 Did he or did ho not lr try to tol ascertain l whether the tho number of Instructors might b be reduced re- re without Impairing tho the ef efficiency of- of of tho rho work J If f so whom did ho consult S Did ho or did lid he not Investigate Investigate gate ato and verify tho facts on which he founds his hlll reasons for dismissing dismissing dismiss dismiss- In ing the four Instructors whom ho refused ld to te If It so wh why was ho unwilling that all the facts should not bo be made public especially espe espe- lall as the Instructors concerned unanimously Invited sweeping publicity pub pub- Hell 0 9 I Did ho or did he ho not sa say on March 9 9 before an Informal meetIng meetIng meet- meet Ing of tho faculty My Mv Ing Is from om somo some members that the II regents relents will viii make o a public statement statement state state- ment In regard to the trouble at the university and will III include In the statement t the reasons that caused me to decide not to recommend four professors professors for or re and I decided I d to la why cc recommend nd a change ne In the F department If It so were the reasons stated slated why lh he decided not to recommend the four tour professors professors' Assuming the tho reasons reasons rea rea- sons lions made public are the reasons what docs does this sentence mean Inthe In Inthe Inthe the regents regents' report We Ye believe however from the statements and and the facts submitted to us us that the presidents president's access are well founded found found- ed ed and aed were re ft 11 necessary ry the board would adopt the presidents president's recommendations recommendations on the above grounds alone What facts are aro being with with- h from the public 11 Wh Why by was wa no mention made of ot the reasons why tho the president had decided to recommend recommend recommend mend a 1 change In the English Eng de department de- de If It Prof Professor Marshall Is incompetent tent as head of the department department depart depart- ment as was asserted Inan In an earlier Interview what hat specific allegations and proofs of Incompetence were adduced Did tho the president take tako the trouble to make a n personal In Investigation Investigation In- In b by visiting Professor Marshalls Marshall's classes classes' If Ie not wh why did ho not consistently do so on the grounds rounds that at the f. f same mc time he assumed the entire responsibility of ot selecting Professor Marshalls Marshall's successor euc- euc cessor c as head of the department nent ent 10 What d do does s the president pt consider r specifically all as evidences is of incompetency or How Ilow does he ho gather proof for Cor his evidence 11 Has lias the president at an any faculty meeting during tho rho academic Ic Ie year ear 1 1915 14 definitely and specifically specifically announced tho the policies of his If It not wh why I not since there Is always s a a change In the tho personnel of faculty members mem mem- bers ers I 12 Has lias the tho president at nt any anytime anytime anytime time received even a vague ruo suggestion tion from Go Governor Spry that nt Milton Milton Mitton Mil Mit- ton H H. Sevy's Ses commencement speech was o objectionable Has tho the president president dent at an any time received even oven a vague ague suggestion from Governor Go I Spry that Mr lr Snow might be an undesirable man to retain in tho the 1 English d department 13 Has lIls tho the president at an any anytime time received recel Intimations that c certain certain r- r tain theories of oC bunking banking should not be taught in In Inthe the tho university 14 H Has the tho president one iota I of evidence e that Professor ProCessor Reyno Reynolds ds was oils not thoroughly loyal or was I ambitious to supersede him as as Jt president If It not on the assumption assumption tion of ot perfect confidence In Professor Professor Professor Pro Pro- fessor Reynolds why has he not boldly and manfully defended Professor Professor Professor Pro Pro- fessor Reynolds at a time when the absence of or Professor or Reynolds has rendered self Belt defense Impossible 1 Wh Why has haa he left a. a duty which was rightfully his to to Professor Ebaugh and myself 15 On what grounds does he ju Justify his action tow towards rd ro Professor Reynolds at the prese present tl time These TheM are arc merel merely u. u few Cew questions which I for one should like Ilke to see cleared up I think that if It the president will answer them all nil all the public pUblio will at least have some sonic opportunity of deducIng deducIng deducing deduc deduc- ing fair nil conclusions I realize that it is entirely in President Kingsbury's rl right ht to Ignore these queries but I believe that thal he d do does s so at the tho grave crave peril perU of oC hl his self respect His silence will witt force the tho public to make its own deductions His answers alono alone can set the public rl right ht I should like Uke to ask the public why two papers alone seem to regard the matter editorially as M sensational and unnecessary lY agitation the one owned ned by bythe bythe bythe the Mormon church and tho the other the mouthpiece of the political party in power whose leader Governor Spry is 19 1 believe bellove one ono of the stockholders The lIer Republican Herald this morning states It fill Is not an unfair assumption assumption tion Ion that those Instructors by resigning under spectacular circumstances aro arc less eager to l leave ave the university than to foment public agitation which maln m may mayI i gain aln for them their ends We are arc re rc reI resigning re- re I signing because we wo believe believe- that truth i at an any cost Is more pr precious than nn any t personal consideration ci We Ye e believe bellevo that lh trustees of ot an institution should thoroughly thoroughly thor thor- keep their trust with the taxI taxpayers taxpayers tax tax- I payers who gave thorn them that trust The general public desired an I investigation In vest gat i a number of the faculty requested it itI I We were that the Investigation would be held and that fairness would I 1 bo ho administered Wes Wo We 0 have have havo st stood n and t s stand for fair pIll play D More ore than that t we WI hoped once and for all to gain a complete com com- plato understanding of ot tho the policies of tho the administration The he statements oC oCI f the board of regents seems to sanction I I an al absolute autocracy an arbitrary des des- It If this be true none of oC us cone who have havo rest resigned ned I 1 think cares to be connected con con- w with th an institution sanctioning such a policy For my pat part I 1 aad am m BO thoroughly a lover er of ot ju Justice and of democracy that lovI t I cannot too ti vigorously l protest against the miserable Insinuations lions tlona In to the tho editorial I 1 am also a lover of ot truth My questions Quell ques questions ques- ques are addressed to President Ings bUr bury of ot the tho University of or Utah not If to Mr King private citizen l I reel fee eel suro sure that they the are ate questions which all 11 lovers ers of truth would like like to hear nsw authoritativelY authoritatively au au- d. d and positively po a answered ere Therefore I have Ve assumed the privilege lege leca 5 of asking them LAFAYETTE E LENTZ BUTLER Assistant Professor of ot English University sit sity of Utah March 20 InS 1015 16 |