Show Mrs Stephen To Lose Position In InBoard Ins Utah's s Faculty Board of Regents Refuse A At Present To Explain Their Action Mrs Virginia Snow Stephen a member member mem mem- ber her of the faculty of the University of Utah for for the past twenty years will not be rea reappointed pointed next spring by the board of regents presumably because of her activity as a member lof of the I. I W. W VV W. W This information filtered out early last week but was not confirmed by President J. J T. T Kingsbury or by any member of the board of regents Mrs Stephen also had not been informed of the action of the regents Waldemar Van Cott however definitely ly stated last Friday that the action had been taken at a meeting held on October 7 According to reports the board spurred on by suggestions and requests requests re reo quests from many sO sources p passed the resolution at the meeting on October 7 and agreed that the matter should not be made public until next spring when the appointments for next year will be made The plans of the board did not materialize however as on one of the regents accidentally and incidentally incidentally incidentally inci inci- dentally made a slip of the tongue George C C. C Whitemore of Nephi a member of Cf the board while in Salt Sait Lake a short time ago unknowingly informed an acquaintance that Mrs Stephen would not be reappointed next year A newspaper man heard of the admission and the truth reluctantly reluctantly reluctantly re re- re- re leaked out Several members of the board refused refused refused re re- re- re fused to state what had been done giving as a reason that the matteis matter matte is too complicated David R. R Allen secretary of the board stated that Continued on Page 3 v REGENTS DECIDE NOT TO REAPPOINT MRS STEPHEN Continued from page 1 Mrs Stephen had not been officially notified that she would not be reap reap- pointed Richard W. W Young chairman of the executive committee of the board of oi regents stated that the matter had been seen discussed at one of the meetings meet meet- ings but he did did not care to give any information as to what was done Waldemar Valdemar Van Cott however definitely definitely tely stated that it had been officially decided at a meeting of the board on October 7 that Mrs Stephen would not lot be reappointed next year No member of the board or of the University faculty who is concerned would give definite reasons for the action of the board It has been admitted admitted ad ad- that the matter is one of long longstanding longstanding longstanding standing but there can be little doubt that the action was taken talen because of Mrs Stephens Stephen's activity in regard to the Hillstrom case Man Many people of prominence believed that Mrs Stephen Stephen Ste Ste- phen should not remain in the state institution and did not hesitate to give their opinions and reasons to the themen themen themen men in charge The matter became so so important that it was given immediate consideration consideration consideration consider consider- in spite of the usual that hat all cases of reappointment be benot benot benot not considered until March or May According to reports some members were in favor of immediate dismissal but after considering the matter the majority were in fa favor VOl of taking action action ac ac- ac tion and giving no notice until tile the usual time In accordance with the regular procedure pro regarding the dismissal the Jean of the school in which Mrs Stephen Stephen Ste Ste- phen is instructor should have been consulted Dean Bennion when interviewed interviewed in- in stated that he had not been jeen notified of any action that may have lave been taken but thought it would not be necessary that he should be e consulted The question he said was vas one of long standing In nt nor the dismissal if made did not concern the efficiency in the department department depart depart- ment concerned but rather was of vital concern to the University as a whole Hence the action might inight properly prop erly be taken talen by the board of regents alone Dean Bennion stated that he had lad not been notified of an any definite action taken |