The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1859-01-29
The state University.

Tine state OmnVerSatys
Tho following proceedings are sent to us
by those who have signed them, with arc
quest that we would publish them. We
think the course of DR.. iDaily's friends very
iniudicious and unfortunate. It is impossi-
bile, under the present state of facts, to. re-
tain DIR. Daily at the head of the State Uni
versity, without entailing certain. ruin upon |
the Institution. If the Trustees have any
regard for the interests of. the college COM
mitted to their charge, they can not for |
moment listen to any suggestions for Dr. |
Daily's retention. Convicted of drunken
ness, immortality, and indeeency, by coun-
Gil of his Acknowledgements whose regard
for the fame of their church and of their
own order, must have prompted them TO
screen him., as far as possible, it would
be an outrage upon the moral sense OF the
State to continue him at the head of semi
nary where the brightest youth of the State
are to be educated. Why not then let him
sink quietly into oblivion, and permit the
injury and dishonor he has brought upon
the University, TO be forgotten. The more
it is agitated, the longer will the memory and
odor of it endure. -
The names of the students signed to the
resolutions are of those belonging to the
regular college classes, exclusive of the stu
dents in the Law Department, and they
constitute nearly one-half of the students
now in attendance at the college: %
WHEREAS, AT meeting of the students
of the Indiana University, or the Oath day
of january, 1859. resolutions were passed
endorsing the former conduct and course OF
Dr. Daily, as President of the University,
and indiscriminately denouncing all charges
made against him as being the work OF
wicked and designing men.
| WHEREAS, They have requested DIR. Daily
to recall his resignation as President, before
such. resignation has been officially rendered
| to the Board of Trustees, and also have pc
titiened by resolution the Trustees at their
next meeting to re-elect him President OF
| the institution, in the very face of circum-
substances which go to show that the
charges alleged against him are not ground
less. rH r. elsF'' iat1rs' s=5
WHEREAS, They have not been officially
informed az to the action of the Ecclesiastical
Committee of the NJ. E. Church, in relation
to the charges preferred against DR.. Daily,
and -. +..,.--
i WHEREAS, The Board of Trustees of the
University have taken no action on said
charges. And 80
WHEREAS, Certain students were refused
their voice and vote in said meeting. There
fore eE sfttss IS
+ Resoloed That we, the undersigned, stu
; dents of the Indiana University do repudi-
ate all such indiseriminate proceeding.
ResG seed, That we consider the resolution
asking DIR. Daily to recall his resignation
: and, also, their request to the Board of Trlfs-
tees, as premature, inasnuch MS the evidence
upon which he has been tried is not before
| the students. tE iss-s .lltis ~ sa7ssa =
Resol0ed, That if the, charges preferred
against DIR. Daily are true, he is totally I'M
! fit to act as President in any University
. And further es..-e-..5 :. .sfa5-isss.-5
= RESOLVED, That certain students were re-
fused their voice and vote in said meeting
+. because they were opposed to said resolu-
tons. = $50 4fat sfsaR asz1s
= Resolued, That the Evansville Journai
. Bedford Independent, Indiana Anlerican
! and Bloomington Repu6zican be requested
papers please copy
. s-se AID. LEMON, W.GnLEspIE,
s. GREEN, l.. F. Fish,
: And forty-six others.