Show WIDTSOE H ADS U. U OF 0 U. 4 Dr y y Re Resigns nR Debato Marks Selection Dr John A. A Widtsoe president of oI oc the Utah Agricultural college at Logan Logan Logan Lo Lo- Lo- Lo gan last Thursday was chosen president president president dent of the University of Utah to succeed succeed succeed suc suc- Dr J. J T. T Kingsbury who asked that his name nanie be not considered for tor reappointment at a meeting of the board of reg regents of the university held last st night The salary of the president of the university was in increased increased increased in- in creased from t to o a year the same sam as Dr Widtsoe is receiving at the cultural Agricultural cultural college Dr Widtsoe will assume his new duties at the beginning of the next scholastic scholastic scholastic schol schol- ye year year r in September 1916 Dr Kingsbury w was s elected president emeri emeritus us of the university for the year 1916 17 and was made pr professor professor fessor fes- fes sor of chemis chemistry 9 at full professors professor's salary for the 1917 Dr Kingsbury Kingsbury Kingsbury Kings- Kings bury was also given leave of of absence absence absence ab ab- ab- ab sence on full pay for one year I The meeting of the regents was marked by y acrimonious acri debate and and r charges on the part fart of the minority members that the majority had ignored ed them and hart had not ot consulted with them in considering the appointment of Dr Widtsoe A statement in which exception is taken to the acon action ac ac- lion tion on of the majority members w was Vas as introduced introduced- and spread upon the records records' rec rec- Assertions of reported use of Church influence in the selection o of Dr Widtsoe in the deliberations of the regents was denied by W. W W. W Armstrong who led the minority fight o on the appointment of Dr Vi t- t soe The vote by which Dr Widtsoe was finally sele selected tea as president of the university was was as follows Affirmative Affirmative W. W. W W. W Riter Waldemar Valdemar Waldemar Walde- Walde d livid li h. h mar mar- marVan Van Cott Anthon H. H L Lund nd D David Da- Da vid Mattson Dr George W. W Middleton Middle Middle- ton and and Richard W. W Young Negative Negative W. W. W W. W V. V Armstrong Ernest Ernest Ernest Ern Ern- est Bamberger N. N T. T Porter and George C Whitmore There were three e members of the board of regents who were not pre Ares pres- net at the meeting They were George C. C Whitmore of Nephi who r was called on long distance telephone telephone tele tele- phone and who by this means registered registered registered regis regis- his vote against the appointment appointment appointment appoint appoint- ment of Dr Widtsoe Mrs Belle A. A Gemmell who is in California and whose telegram declaring that an an outside man man- should be selected as ashead ashead ashead head of of the university was not permitted permitted per per- mitt d to be registered as a vote against Dr Widtsoe and H. H H H. H Ro- Ro l lapp who is in Denver J |