Show The University Presidency As we view it the University of Utah belongs not to any one me set of or men but to all the people of this state If f it is is to be man managed ged by a policy pokey of secrecy evasiveness and pre prejudice it it will n never ver pr progress gress Dr Widtsoe was not chosen successor to Dr Kingsbury Kingsbury- in the proper manner and it is to his credit that l he lie e has taken time to consider con con- cop sider skier the offer It would really have been even more to his credit had he flatly turned down the proposition the day it was suggested for he will lose standing by accepting it Dr Di Widtsoe has done splendid work for t Utah ah Probably no other man n in the state has had a bett better f influence on n the young young men and iv women o omen en of Utah Dr Widtsoe has taught thousands of them the benefits benefits- of living close to thee the soil soH He has lias made nade them see the thc tho bi itie happiness of health and prosperity on the fa farm JH He has hasta ta taught to top produce things a adone needed by by- bythe the human ra race c. c He TIe has done a a- service for which the state feels indebted IDS HIS WORK LIES AT AT THE THE- AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE I THERE THER mS HIS OPPORTUNITIES ARE GREATEST The Agricultural college at Logan Loggan is the attractive the youth of Utah because the young men and young women men of the state have confidence confidence con con- confidence in the ability of Dr Widtsoe to show them the way to find contentment on the farm H His s One Big Error Outside of his action in the race for state superintendent of public pub pub- record has not been publicly public y criticised lie lic instruction Dr Widtsoe's as He lost some prestige then because he boldly advocated the election of a a. nonpartisan candidate BEFORE THE REPUBLICANS FAILED TO ro TE NOMINATE DR GOWANS COWANS but bilt switched after Dr Gowans had been officially lly declared the n nonpartisan artisan san nonpolitical candidate byr byI by r I other cl electors and his opponent bore the plain stamp of Republican Republicans s I i politics a I Dr Widtsoe was criticised justly for that grave mistake but many were vere were ready to believe it was JUST A MISTAKE of not paying proper hee heed l to conscience IF rn HE lIE SHOULD ACCEPT T THE E IMPROPER OFFER MADE HIM Hal BY THE MAJORITY OF THE UNIVERSITY OF UTAH REGENTS RE RE- REGENTS GENTS THOUSANDS Ii IN THIS STATE WHO NOW HOLD HOLI HIM ASSIGN ASSIGN- ASSIGNING WITH HIGH REGARD WOULD FEEL JUSTIFIED JUSTIFIED IN ASSIGNING ASSIGN ASSIGN- t ING ING WRONG MOTIVES IN THE UNIVERSITY PRESIDENCY I AND AND TIlE THE SWITCHING FROM DR GOWANS TO HIS ms OPPONENT I AS WELL Dr Widtsoe will undoubtedly be a bigger man in the estimation i of broadminded led if he fails to enter into the conspiracy h hatched in sec secrecy ecy All AU o of us who live in Utah are h here re bec because use we believe believe it the most attractive state for us Its university is one of its most important important important im im- im- im institutions Anything that harms it therefore harms all u of ofus ofus us us to a a degree The suspicion and distrust must be removed if the university is to have the confidence of the boys and girls of Utah if it itis is to inspire them with a desire to learn and achieve So long as asa as a clique in the board of regents can meet secretly and spring a big abig big surprise surprise surprise sur sur- prise on the public and get away with it so long lone will THERE BE A FIGHT ON AND SO LONG WILL THE GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT DEVEL DEVEL- OF THE STATE UNIVERSITY BE RETARDED The only way to have peace is to submit coh that can be a accepted by honest men I. I I Ti Time to F Forget Hate t I 1 I Until such conditions are offered offered-it it is a certainty that there will willbe b bg be discord taxpayers who have a right to educate their sons sons and I d daughters a here will have to send them elsewhere and the whole wole state stale will ill suffer We suggest that the regents lay aside side p past st prejudices and look upon the situation with with with-an an open mind If they have reached the conclusion th that Dr Kingsbury is no longer the man they most certainly should listen to suggestions and choose a successor from among a large number of possible candidates If they have any real love for the university they will do everything everything everything every every- thing in their power to remove the suspicion that surrounds it now because of their acts in th the past If Dr Widtsoe does accept their offer he will enter the univerSIty university university sity without the affection he would want from the boys and girls The fact that he lead had been chosen by such secret methods and that faculty members had deprecated the sudden removal of Dr Kingsbury Kings Kings- bury ury and the fact that students and alumni h had d branded the proceedings proceedings proceed proceed- l ings gs as unworthy a i board of regents would handicap his administration tion from the start As Dr Widtsoe has labored in the past so conscientiously ly and with such good results for the best interests of the state and its youth we sincerely hope that he will vill not b be a party to the University of Utah of-Utah Utah plot o For POl t the e goo good of the entire sta state e for the cause of peace when all the world is IS crying for peace and is IS weary of fighting we ve hope that the th regents will go half hal way toward the funeral expenses of the hammer hammer hammer ham ham- mer and and the knocker In in Utah We hope that they will forget and forgive and take the members of the alumni the members of the faculty faculty fac fac- ty the students and the taxpayers into their confidence and work in In the open for the appointment of a university president r There ere can be no end to strife until some one l lays ys aside his hatred and gives REASON the place of PASSION |