, 1875-08-15
Controversies which Have
Injured the In2tf-
tuition.
Criticism Of the Administration Of
Dr., Moss.
The Policy II Compromise and Concession
Ended.
Hopes Entertained Of the Future OF the
University.

University.
Dr.. Boone's Reply to the Lat
President
STATEMENT OF THE TRUSTEES.
WHY DE- xoss WAS REMOVED.
To Rs Patrons and Friends Of the U,foersit
ef CAioogo: The Truatees beg leave to pEesen
to the friends Of the Uniyeraity thu following
GtAtoment:
At meeting Of the Board hald On the 18th O
July the following preamble and resolution
were adopted by = vote Of 13 to Z, DR.. Bur1ough
declining to vote:
WHxHEAs, At the annual meeting of the Board Las
yeaT reorganization Of the University effected
by which 1t arranged that the former Presiden
should be Transferred TO the charge Of the business al
tatrs Of the untyerst under ths title Of Chanoelor
while the internal administration should be left TIT
Presidency. to which Office the Rev. Dr. Moss ~a'
WHEKEAs, This result wis reached after long and
painful debbaraton well great concession On III
part Of many who ad been Trustees Of the University
from its origin. and who aycrss to any change o
administration, but who induced to yield shet1
own judgment In Difference to the plea that this Ad
3ustment would be universally satisfsctory and would
increase the efficiency Of the administration Of the
Cpisersy, and all parties, including the
fanxeent With mutual professions Ct eati2scsion and
pledges Of good faith and support; and,
WHEREAS, Within = few weeks after entering upon
his dutjes the President began 70 express dissastao-
ton with this arrangement and has aince 2l ored 70
disseminate such dissatisfaction and Rt adjourned
meeting on the sth inst after the members VINO h:d
been present =. the annual meeting had dspercd and
without Eoce Of my intention to reopen questions
which supposed to b fo1erer settled expressed
to the snaAu number present entire dEtrust Of the ex
listing organization; and,
WHEREAS, Undar this strong representation, \ mo-
dnn vas made and pushed to M informal expresaisn
Chancellor from the charge Of the dudes which had
beeu assigned to him. and It being conviction thst
harmony OF interests cannot be obtained under the
existing a11angements, for the reasons heretnbefcre
stated; therefore, with view OF securing harmony
md enctency in the administration Of the University
Resoluad, That tho Office Of President Of the Uni
ve1sity Of Chicago BE- and il hereby declared to be
The following was then also adopted:
Resolped That the entire administration Of the Uni
verstt5 for the time being, be committed to the Chan
eaoF with instructions to report to this Board At tho
earliest practicable moment plans for the future con-
duct o< ths University.
At N adjourned meeting on the 9Th OF july.
after full rehearing Of the whole matter, not
only n presented by members OF the Board. but
BY communications from others, and after public
sentiment had been fully reflected in the Discus
ions Of the presa. tbs Trustees reaf6rmed their
members Voting afhrmatively against thirteen in
tho negative, though four OF those voting in the
Affirmative at the first meeting we're absent,
making twenty-one Trustees who have voted foe
tbs action. Three or four others, also, have
written to express their concurrence, assuming
the facts set forth in the preamble to be trua.
1t the meeting when the preamble and resolu-
ions we're introduced. as : substitute for the
T- nr- r..
present and spoke at length In his own Defense
and ut botu meetings was represented by counsel
OF eminent ability. At neither meeting was
final action taken TIL altar full elaboration and
discussion, extending to eome four or five hours.
THx STRUCTURES WHICH HAvx REEK MADE
en- tha acticn by the press, epsecialy that Of the
denomination with which Dr.. Moss is connected,
and also By ministerial associations and individ-
rais Of the same denomination, we're, pe1hsps
no mors than were TO be expected under the o4r-
cumst4ncos- Coming SO 6oou after DIR. Moss
election to tie Presidency. aud IT : time when
high hopes Ware entertained by many for his ad-
xoinistrstson, it is not strange that this action
should be regarded BY many as abrupt aud even
revolutionary. The Trustees therefore feel that
= candid statement Of the reasons which in
duenced them to this step is due to the friends
OF the University.
The first and main class Of teasons is fully re-
cited in the preamble TO the resolutions. and to
what Ia there set forth little need be added. All
almost public notoriety At least are we'll known
to every member OF the Board OF Trustees, and
to large psrt Of the friends Of the University
70 that proof Of them would be superduous,
even IN the fAce OF feeble attempts to deny
them.
Il is nototiousiy true that the Univsrsity had
long ooan
EARAaaD AND INJURED BY CONTROVERSIES,
Beginning 20 far back ~ 1863 with IN attempt to
set aside tho Preaident, = small minority of the
Board, never numbering over air or seven. had
persistsutiY opposed the policy Of the majority
and kent alive diaoord and contention. Tired Of
the strife, and led to believe that ha friends in
tbs Bostd des1red Il Or. Bu.rouphe, in Deoern
Der, 1873. resigned not, as has been a.
legged, on condition that another place should
be provided for him. but sbsoluta]y.
The project OF = Chancellorship originated
not with him or his friends. but with
Bis Opponents and when proposed to him vsa
declined on the ground that those 80 long op-
posed to him rs President would b. no more
Teconciled to him as Chancellor, aud that hat-
nony could be gained only By his absolute re-
urement. When finally the Office was created,
Dr. Burroughs obtained the consent Of another,
-an eminent member OF the Board,-to accept
tho position, AID the pledge OF his leading
friends among the members TO support that gen.