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Show USAC TRUSTEES MAKE STATEMENT Explain Officially I Action Taken ! The first official statement from the Board of Trustees of Utah State Agricultural college regarding regard-ing their request that Dr. E. G. Peterson, president of USAC for 28 years resign his position, was released today by C. G. Adney, of Corinne, chairman of the board. The statement said that the president "has been invited to further discuss this matter with the board at a future date." Although Al-though no date was given, it was expected that the matter would be taken up at a meeting of the , board scheduled for Friday, June 16, in Vernal. Mr. Adney 's statement, follows: "At a meeting of the board of trustees of the Utah State Agricultural Agri-cultural college held on May 15, 1944, P resident E. G. Peterson was reappointed as president of the school year 1944-45 at the regular salary. "At that meeting a majority of the members of the board present voted in favor of the president resigning within the school year. No further official action has been taken by the board or the president. presi-dent. The board makes it clear that it has no intent or purpose to cut, restrict or reduce any of, the activities or the curricula of the college. The board feels that greater emphasis should be and could be placed on the agricultural agricul-tural activities of the college without in any way reducing or interfering with its other courses of study. "The board states that there is absolutely no political significance in connection with its action. "The president has been invited to further discuss this matter with the board." I |