, 1875-07-16
LETTERS FROM TILT, PEOPLE.

nm, H,t1rn ON 11tR UNIVERSITY nEvoIuTtoN.
II &hs E1ttor " TIE Chfta4o Tribune:
Cu,cAuo. Ju1y l5.-f find msaeff under thu
necessity Of calling attention to ono or two i'l-
portaut errors tn t1lhtters Of fact which OBJ
aorvo In tho nccornt gt7en III your rapor this
orutts, touching rocout changes In tho a.ltnln-
istration Of thu UnivoraitJ Of Chicago. In jus
tlco 10 all PARTON It shonld En known nador *hat
circumstances Or. burroughs, In january, 1874,
rolirod from the University Prostduncy.
Tho long controversy In the board septctcht-
cd upon tho enc sdo by Dr. Evotts and hiH
fttonaa, aud upon tho Other by fricnds Of tho
tan President, is but too wall known to tho
public. In tllo winter Of 1879, 1t having
ucoot,1e apparent Tint this petsohsl question was
hopeless of golution, All effort MAS made 10 re-
Aeve tic uniyoralty administration at tho en-
bar1aHsrnont caused BY it, by au arrangement
tlat ahond throw it out Of tho Board. With this
rctite from tho proAidoucy, Or. Eyerts fsohl tic
Hoard, and Tint M organization should be
effected, 30 far now ns to Insure harmony. To
.l,iB both D1. Eyorts and Dr. burroughs aaaontod;
tlo inter upon condition that Ills friends ab
proved. 1oy failing to do 80, tho measure could
not 10 effected.
At meeting Of tho 1}oaEl held in October.
1871. tho controversy had takcu forin nnra
vitlllcnt ttau over. Ih tito cotllAo Of hcatod
tlsouasIo, as the pstHon clIoy actira tn tito on
dcavof to OBJECT the comrromae it4t aosoribcd l
stated to tils linatd wat had baeu tlul1e til tlat re-
gard, al nly lilo cfrurt lad faIeA. Tho Iuetslol
Uf rt1Icf 10 detailed seemed to bs viemed NTH
40 ntel! favor by ,1lspaaBionate members of tho
Board. that Dr. tsurrniiglta waa od to pruf,oso t.,
1ua that tnts pau TT adjustment ho still carried
out, only Min tllls tiilferestOe: that his ovn
aigilatlto muat not bo simultaneous with that OF
Dt. Esnsta. Acttng upon tho basis Of lls
personal bl1tIse. / went to Dr. EVerta aud '1,fo-
e}int ob1igatlpis ID him h,iti Ills frietls in 10
doing. inaenuch as bis signature rms based
wholly urbu Ills cohtltlenCe III my pesuthhcs TINT
III tmo tho conrfomlsn bcfotu proposed should
be iii effect carried out. It viii bo scen sEat,
thurofurc, tho signature Of tho Proaldcnt was
voluntary proposal OF hla owii, intouded ns Il
msnAure OF renet.
At thus time committed was u1,dor appo!nt-
Msssts. lioyno Ind McCagg. and was continual @ iI
by request Of the ptustdgns mud In accordance
with an understanding botwden him atd snyscf,
for tho cxprcsA purpose OF carrying ont tho
arrangement forashA1dwod In the roAignatlon Of
Dr.. Evo1ts. T'his Committee was subsequently
enlarged by tie addition to 1t Of McsBrs. Iias1s,
Doottle, aud Burroughs After somo wooks
Dr.. burroughs, placed Lis resignation, iu bricf,
instiIy written fottn, III tho hads of this Cotri-
s'G fofs ts "'ia presentation @ to ts os1 L. T shoad
have tho opportunity 10 gsvo il form moro sst-
isfactory to hisuscif. Tho Committee auuoutlcetl
to tie Board that the resignation mar thus Id
III Il uaa agroel that previous to tbs actual ,acst
ing OF tho rresi{,epcy, a successor TO Iii, Dur-
ronghs should, II possible, be found Fot aono
fourteen montl,s: II ruataho not, tho curre.
spondbnce; with othor efforts, wont on, Will, a
yietf to bring before the Uoard tho nAue Of
SUCCESSOR, Mo gontleu,en Of TIC stamdiuu ro-
0ulred in candidate for thia ojllcB was wiiliua
to entertain tho proposal nhte 40 yot tl1cre was
ND acsua, yaca,ly, and whiIo even It vna repoat.
cdly statod and publsilod that thsso was no
prospect Of any. Meantime my oHu pos,tion in
si,o mattcr iad become iotoiereilo, sud flusiiy