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Show UNIVERSITY TROUBLE CONTINUES. Without considering the question as to whether President Kingsburv is n:ht 'it is evident that the head of the University of Utah has failed in his selection of professors and that the school, from now on. unless a most unlooked for reconciliation can he brought about by friends of the institution, in-stitution, must be dassed as a broken down, disorganized university where a boy or girl cannot obtain the best possible educational aids. No teacher of standing would i nter n-ter the faculty, knowing the disturbed conditions, and only mediocre ability can be drawn in to the departments This will be a big loss to Utah and a blow to Salt Lake as an educational edu-cational center No part of the state will suffer more than the capital and the big papers there that have aired the scandal undoubtedly understood this, but felt impelled by duty to attempt at-tempt to cure the serious defects in management b publicity The one happy solution would be the graceful retirement of President Kingsbury, and yet that gentleman, if he feels he is right, owes it to himself to resist the forces arrayed against until he is either defeated or v indicated. Neither the friends of President Kingsbury nor his enemies should pass final judgment. An Impartial tribunal should be organized to hear the story of the revolt and render a verdict. We doubt though that a hearing of the scandal could be conducted con-ducted entirely free from powerful Influences In-fluences laboring to exculpate or condemn con-demn the head of the university It is a source of regret that these bitter animosities so often should enter en-ter into the public affairs of our 6tate, always accompanied by whis pers intended to arouse certain lurking lurk-ing prejudices, the Telics of differ ences which are fa6t fading away, but have not entirely paesed. rr |