, 1874-01-30
UNIVERSITY Of CHICAGO.
The Charges Against the Rov. DR.,
Burroughs.
/ Statement by Tho Executive Com
miltGC.
Dr.. Eyerts' Statement Emphatica'ly
Denied.

Dr.. Everts' Statement Emphatlca'ly
Denied.
In tie intervals Of meetings Of tho Board OF
Trusteos Of tho University of Chicago, the
Executive Commtsee chosen yearly FROM among
Its mcmbora, is intrustod With the functions OF
3he Board, and fully charged with ita rosponst-
bllitios. Conscious of this, tho Committee l'avc
found It impossible to pass altogether without
notice allegations, at first anonymously mado
but subsequently iudorsod by resronelblo namos'
which havo appeared In different newspapore
a,ld havo boon widely mado thomos Of comment
and inquiry
The authors of tho anonymous communities
tione roferrod to having had, 30 far aa known,
no access to tho onicial records and doou-
mouts Of the Doard, nor even sought
It, were Of course entitled to Just SO much con-
aideration as, and no more than Is commonly
supposed to 10 duo to Irresponsible writors for tho
public press, who gather their material from ru-
NOR, or from tho vague Impressions Of fnaivld-
uals. As such, neither tho Bonrd Of Truatees
nor tho Executive Committee could DO expected
to notice them with reply. Even now that =
former member of tho Board,:
On. ". ". EvERTs,
comos forward to renow md indorae those xllo-
cations, tho Committee, II it depart for onco
from its ru!c Of silence upon these subjects. docs
not wish to DO understood, in 30 doing, as rccog-
nizlug any olaim on tho part OF either ayowed or
unavowed authors OF injurious chargoa to 10
heard and answored at tho bar OF public opinion.
Tho statement which follows Ia simply
made In acknowledgment OF d right, on
tho part OF those whoaa whoBo confidence
and cooperation are sought in tho inter-
u& ill., Tfrpk- .N.kt. L1.k
confidence, 30 fur aB giyon, has been misplaced.
a special committee, appointed by tho Board
OF Trustoes bus boen instructed to prepare for
publication q
HISTORY OF THE UNIVERSITY
from tho beginning. Whom this history shall
appear. dotaila CONNECTED with the University
administration will doubtless DO there found such
AZ will enable readers to judge how far that i'd
nearly the results achieved approach the meas
nre Of just expectation on the part OF the public.
Tho Executive Committee, on its own part, pro-
poses in this statement simply q brief notice
OF two or three points concerning Which its
silence might bo misinterprctod:
l.. Tho trHt is what has boen widely understood
"a charge Of dofalcation on the part OF the
President, or what ia equivalent to IT, and Of
completely therein On the part Of the Donrd OF
TrusteoB In it's latest form, nfter successive
disclaimers and roatllrmations, thoir allegation
stands thus
~: The 1al eemttse rorestod s..sr leug qs.9e.s-
1oughs ereditng him for al accounts Of salary and
h esher nco :p but not claiming from him some
Vouchers. No charge of dctalcation was male, but
only the looaest buainess management perious to any
great financial cnterpriHo.
, Tho natural Interpretation of this language
would lead ono to suppose that in the
DooK OF RECORDS
OF the Board would be found the ronort of COM
the accounts Of tho University wero in great
confusion. 2. That for the confusion the Pros-
dent Of tho University was responsible. 8. That
examination OF these accounts showed that ho
or leas, for the use OF which lie was prepared to
give no satisfactory account-iu othor words,
that he was defduAer to that amount. a. That
tho Board Of Trustees, under tho influence Of
some extraordinary motive, made no claim"
upon him for tlia large amount Of tr1lst-fuuds
nor even insisted upon knowing what Ind be-
come Of it, but covered tho whole by tho convon-
lent method Of what is claewhero termed jump
ing" the accounts We're we to admit all this az
Established by the record Of tho Board, We should
be compelled to add to it what the nu-
thors Of this singular allegation WAS 80 oonsid-
On a 70
quire into the disposition made Of it, the Board
proceeds, in addition, to admit an indebtedness
to Pr: Burroughs IN the amount Of about
ment OF this indebtedness, as proposed by him.
Beltl
The Committee now find 1t necesaary to say,
NO REPORT WAS EvEn MADE
to the Board of Trustees implying that
funds to tho amount named or to any othcr
amount, remained unacoounted for that
were members OF tho Board at tho time. and &C.
tive in its affairs, never heard Of this deficit Of
100000, nor Of any other such deficit, until 1t
appeared In the anonymous allegations Of =
newspaper correspondent.
1.-THE inal Committee" Of which mention is
made n tho quotation above, and Of which z.
B. McOagg, Esq, WAS Chairman, reported to
the Board that after Ruch examination Of tho
PreHidcnt's accounts, as shown In the bopka Of
the University, as It was deemed necessary to
give them, it Fas found that tho University :
srooD INDEBTED TO HIM
in tho sum Of $40 o45.25, aud proceeded then to
President had subscribed at ono time 81 900, at
another $500, to tho University. Ho had also
subscribed $500 to the Dearborn University. In
addition to this, 1t was his wish to found in the
tIhis was In accordance with q previous PROPOSE
tion Of the President which the Board aoknoWl.
edged In the following torms:
M ao s Is da1o
much remain Of the amount duo to him, after
s esap s' ana
Rtss2rsd fiat this 1osfd accept hs proposition +
dsyoaon 8s n s'ss ssosn h& ast
tits enterp by himself and the important services
rendered In LVEgS 1tAtluA 10 tiu BiAc&o0a AA0-
tivcs which prt'uapt The present oaer."
: These terms at sattloment were accepted by
tho Board, aad what remained OF tho indebted
poss, it was ordered should bo covered by note
Of tho Board in faTor Of tho President for
$4,ll0.e7, covering Advances made BY the Presi-
dent at The origin Of tho University, with
interest thereon at 10 Per cent to tho
which We hero spoak il The only one found In tho
records upon tho subject, with the exception
Of IN occasional report Of "progreBs" by for
mer committee on tho University accounts
With regard to those accounts themaelYos, no
have It to Say that, In the nature and conditions
OF the work demanded In behalf Of tho untver-
sity. its accounts, passing through many hands,
were found, from time to time, to require tne
and adjustment by experienced hookkoopers,-.
thing not unexainpled In casos Of tins kind
That The Board eyor found any person in its em-