, 1875-08-15

| may rest where 1t 61oul0s uo"osea. ~ aAoas -
| remembered that this matter WAS introduced IN
to the meeting OF the Board by no other tha
DR.. Moss himself. At q late hour Of the evening
| after some OF the oldest members Of the Boar'
| had retired, Dr.. Moss reminded the Trustee
that they we're about to dlsperse with the mos
represent, in very strong expressions, hls das
trust Of Or. Burroughs. that he was ''looke'
upon with suspicion BY the Baptist denomlna
tlon," !" and, in abort, that success was hopeless
except on condition OF his removal. Ihe e
other agencies, ready and in waiting, cam
to the front. A motion Was maa'
that DR.. Burroughs be requested to reslgn
which was variously modified, until II
assumed the form of q motion to remose n1u
unsalaried officer. For this motion eight mem
bers, including DR.. Moss, wore found feaay e
| vote. 4 committee WAS then appointed 10 pre-
paro plan Of doing business when th,s act1oI
should be confirmed, "a it Was e3neeleo ~ pe y, ~
| m adjourned meeting five days later. Into tne
| meeting Of this Committee DR.. Moss, though
not metnper Of it, found his way, against tha
| protest Of member, and profered the conttlna-
| ton Of paper On the methods OF PROCEDURE
when The deposition OF tho Chancellor should be
| consummated.
In suddenly arrosting these proceedings aa
| they did, by summary vacating tha Presidency,
| The Trustees find themselves called upon to an
ewer three principal objections E1cept1on 10
I taken to their action as al act OF faVor1tisfa
! toward Dr.. Burroughs, rs involving the sacrlnce
to the Unisersty Of the superior abilities OF DR..
Moss, and as d1sresardiug the vested rights OF a
particular religious denomination.
As 70 TIE CHARGE OF FAyonIT.sa,
| the Trustees would hope never to De slow to
| recognizes the services OF DR.. Burroughs TO tue
University. II it is true. as the Trustees have
receuty been reminded, - that the University
OF Chicago is IN educational intarest OF the very
first class - '' ii it's importance has become na-
| tiona!," so that the East. the West and the
South have common interest in it, it is proper to
be remembered thai this great interest owes its
inception wholly to the foresight, aud ts rise
to importance largely to the labord and sacrifices
OF one man and the Trustees coufess that they
cannot appreciate the reasoning that concludes
that, therefore, the - time has fully come " Tor
that man to be separated from it. At the same
time they disclaim anything like personal favor
itsn in this matter. 1t ia even not easy to see
what personal fAvor 1t is to Dr.. Burroughs to be
retained in his present position In MS case' az
least, there ia no lucrative oillce at staae. AZ
all events, the Trustees claim that IN tht5 mat
tar they have followed the canon which has
been laid down for them BY recent writ
er. who assumes to ba an authority on the
duties Of Trustees. namely, that ''the members
Of tue Board are put in their place, not to pro-
tect OF kill either one man or another, but to
plan aud act in their best wisdom for the Uni
Yersity" So tho Trustees claim to have planned
and acted. It is admitted that their best wisdom
may not be the best there is,-may not be as
good as that of the writer above quoted. or tue
minority. Nevertheless it id the best which
more than twenty old business men Of Chicago
aud The Northwest had to give to the eubject.
That Ii not true which the same writer says, that
vhese gentlemen, - in the preamble Oh which
they base their action. recognize no other point
at issue save the one personal to DIR. Bur-
roughs." That preamble does recognize what is
necessary to the "harmony" and efficiency"
Of tho University. And these business men de-
clara it as their Judgment that, when DR.. Moss
raised an lssue which made it impossible for him
aud Dr.. Burroughs togethar to servo the Unlver-
slty, the harmony and oth iBncy OF the Uuiyer-
And this brings us to
THE SECOND POINT OF ExcEPT1oSs-
the loss to the Univeraty OF the high abilities OF
DR.. Moss. On this subject the preamble is
SILENT as the Trustees would now choose to be,
and would be. but that the matter is thrust upon
them by the which is laid upon this polnt By
them who seek to excite prejudice against them.
Men who have not been within a Thousand miles
OF the University during DR.. Moss Presidency,
and who really know nothing whatever about it,
have ret taken it upon themselves s-admon-
ishing others meanwhile Of the Sin OF
partlsanship-to announce to the world that Dr..
Moss has discharged every duty OF President
ind Professor with marked fidelity and ability,
and has given the sure promise Of becoming
widely recognized ono Of the most accom-
plished and successful educators aud ad-
nninlslrators inthe land'' It is thus made neces-
sary for the Trustees to Say that the ad-
ministration OF the internal affairs OF the
University during the Inst year has not been
to them matter OF entire inattention
or indifference. So1ne OF them by personal VS.
itation, others from reliable sources OF uforna-
tiou, hive sought, as in duty bound, to become
advised OF the real working OF the new admins
srat1on from which 80 much was expected. The
conclusion to which they have reluctantly been
f0fr1H r
his duties has not been marked By distinguished
81 ildelity" or liability" They lind on the con-
trary, that the work OF his cr~4-room has not
rlson above bare mediocritv; mat he has failed
ty that The chief college officer offered perfect
model OF gentlemanly bearing aud refinement;
that lack 01 discipline, to an extent that Ab
solutely dlsa strous, WAS widely recognized by |
both professors aud etudentH; that there was |
the abaence OF that uca sure Of mutual conf |
dence aud accord between the President and his |
associates necessary to enlist the full co-opera
ton Of the latter In the government and general
work OF the college, and in short that the iona |
and enthusiasm which constitute one OF the chief |
utterly wanting in tie University under Dr. |
Moss' administration. In hls intercourse with |
Trustees and otncs connected with the manage |
ment the President has been little more happy. |
Doubtless it may have been his misfortune to |
ind in the Boards Of Control and other official |
cumbrauce at least in hls Judgment, but II |
would not commonly be counted wise for him ia |
the fret few months OF hia service to tell them
80. In short, the measure OF wisdom. knowl-
edge of men, and accurate estimate OF himBetf |
aud his own resources, which the President
brought to bus duties, seem sufficiently ilustrat-
I'D bv the manner in which he rushed into bis last
official act of attempting to overthrow au asso-
;late officer. No one claimed OF felt that the ev-
licences Of unttness, preceding this last act, were
fatal to all hope Of Dr. Moss ultimate success.
all would have claimed for him time to correct
mistakes and learn the wav of .hls duty more
perfectly. We deny emphatica|ly that anybody |
yas watching for q prete1t'' to displace him |
Ne do not believe that his removal had ever been
lesired OF thought of by Que member of the |
Board until his own experiment at removal pre-
:ptated the event.
on THE QUESTION OF DESoM1yATIoNAL RIGHTS
II control, the expressions which We hear are |
emarkablo. Formal notice is served on the
BAPTIST denomination by newspaper which a.
umes to be their organ in the North west, that |
he Trustees Of the University 't contemplate
he sacrifice OF all the vested rights Of the de-
domination in this institution" and that the ma
orlty have -emphatically declared that Sin the
management OF the institution the denomiua-
ion has no voice and no rights
Nov, when it is considered That the Baptist !
denomination has never claimed q voice in
he management Of the University that that de-
mi an 1oI, %o~. /