Show ANOTHER ATTACK ON KINGSBURY IS PRINTED Chronicle Editorial l Suggests Suggests Suggests Sug Sug- Is Careless Careless Careless Care Care- less With Facts Breaches of truth is the charge charbo made against President Kingsbury in inthe inthe the tho May 6 issue of the University of ot Utah Chronicle rho Tho editorial concernIng concerning concerning con con- tho the Lewinsohn correspondence correspondence correspondence dence follows ANOTHER INSTANCE Wo We have e received rather severe sovere criticism cr- cr from several sources during l the past week for tor suggesting in bur last issue that President Kingsbury had misrepresented the facts In reference ref ref- to his correspondence with Jo Joseph Joseph Joseph Jo- Jo seph L L. Lewinsohn Since that time Uma wo we have made a thorough Investigation tion of the entire matter maUer and ond have havo been forced to tho the conclusion not only that President Kingsbury misrepresented the facts In this particular case but that he has been guilty of oC similar breaches of ot truth In connection connection tion with other important Incidents It seems probable that t the presidents president's dents dent's purpose in denying all aU knowledge knowl knowl- edge edgo IO of ot the Lo correspondence correspondence dence after aft having invited him to become bo- bo come como dean of the law school was to shield tho the hoard board of ot regents reSent from the discovery of certain misrepresentations which it Yel very published a few weeks ago At a meeting hold Wednesday April 7 tho the board boar of ot ro- ro gents genta adopted a 3 resolution authorizing ing lug the president with the advice ce of ot the heads beads of ot the several departments affected to take tako steps to fill JIl the tho va vacancies VR- VR existing In the faculty Tho The resolution provided that after alter April 16 IB tho the president ma may enter into definite contracts with Instructors desIrIng to accept positions In the university On March 29 or a 3 little over a n w we week k before this resolution was W. passed De Dean n Hall Hail of the tho University of ot ChIcago Chicago Chi ChI- cago cage law school wrote a letter to President Kingsbury bul In reply to the tatters tatter's for tor recommendations of men for tor dean n of ot tho Utah law school chool President Kingsbury's letter was as written to President Judson of ot Chicago university at least two weeks before tho the resolution was passed Jo Joseph Joseph Jo- Jo seph L. L J Lewinsohn C ohn was among themen tho the thomen thomen men recommended by Dean n Hall hail On April 3 2 or four tour days before tho the resolution was passed pa President wrote to Mr L asking him hUn to apply appl for tor tho the deanship of the tIre law school This letter Jetter was waR written without the knowledge of anyone concerned with the possible exception of th the board that publicly authorized him him to write such lett letters rs several days later The Themo same mo letter was vas written to Fred E. E LIndley San Diego Cal and Robert M M. Davis Portland Oro Ore After correspondence extending from April 3 to April 19 Mr tr V Lewin- Lewin win win- definitely declined President Kingsbury's offer President Kingsbury Kings Kings- I bur bury then denied having written to Mr Ir and Inferred that he I had never ne heard of or him It has hns been I suggested that the tho president might have for forgotten otten tho tIre Incident but under un un- unI un- I der rIel the circumstances this version seems hIgh highly Improbable The published resolution of ot tho the hoard board of ot regents was obviously for forthe forthe the purpose of leading the tho public to 1 believe that an honest attempt would I be bo made to retain the tho resigned p pro PlO Lessors c sors and that their successors I this at attempt attempt at- at would not be named until 1 tempt h had d actually actual failed The Tho presidents president's presidents president's I Judson Is IB dents dent's letter to President I I I I ample amplo proof that the the- negotiations ap- ap on April 7 had hod boon been commenced commenced com corn at least two weeks earlier Another example of oC President I Kingsbury's disregard for tor Inconvenient ent facts Is his hla correspondence with Professor Lovejoy secretary of ot the tho Am American Association of or University Professors jors During his visit here Professor Lovejoy submitted a n list of questions to the president the tho an- an swore to which were to be bo mailed to him Shortly before the president left for tor the East Koet he was asked if IC he had moiled mailed these answers vcrs to bUr bor Lovejoy Ho lIo replied that b ho had hall hadnot hadnot not rot done so 50 though he had them read ready Ho said Mid that he expected to visit Professor while East und tend that he be would hand band him the an answers an- an awers at that time limo President Kingsbury left for tor tho the East on April 23 On April 24 Protessor Professor Pro Pro- fessor Lovejoy wrote WIota him a a. long lone let let- ter from Baltimore Md Nd commentIng comment comment- Ing on his answers to the questions and calling his attention to the tho fact tact that he ho had neglected to an answer Questions questions questions ques Ques- 8 9 10 10 13 and 14 ot of tho the list submitted Hed Obviously h tho answers must either have been mailed or given to Professor Professor Pro Pro- fessor Lovejoy when he lie was hero here But t President Kingsbury said ho would hand them to Professor LoveJoy Love Love- Lovejoy him The conclusion conclusion conclusion jO Joy when he saw sion is Js not difficult to draw unless It might b be suggested In this case as inthe In tho the affair that the tho president president president dent forgot having having- n en the answers to Professor OI Lovejoy and really thought that ho he was going to deliver them pcr personally at Johns Hopkins university If It this bo truo true It is UnfortUnate unfortunate un un- fortunate that the president was not here hero to receive Professor Lovejoy's letter It would probably have saved him from an embarrassing situation |