, 1875-07-15
UNIVERSITY Of CHICAGO,
Sudden and Unexpected Ieovolu-
tlOn in Its Management.
DR.. Moss Removed from tho Presidency
.-.Dr. UusroughH Resumes
tho ONCE.


meolIng Of Tho Board of Trl4teos OF tito Uni
varsity of f,htc.r, ,,a,I ~, ,l,,,rv5.v tn,v q
l,,,.r+ :, otae. ~ .'.s ,,ra.,oo,e.,,.
assam, 81, onu4s was ho'n0"u". aHo1pve ,,
undo. which Dr.. Mo8a vas tnvited to tho rrcsi-
doncY q year auo. and Dr.. 1,prrouchs vas rolo-
r.tcd II tbe t,n.ncel,o-xbtn .r,,ia .o,rn.ct in.
I'll 49,. '''r. n""a.,HN. An'a 'oI'la", ~"
Charge Of tho Internal management Of
tho University ita Faculty, iastruo.
ton. and disc,plino, Wills f,banccllor
1nrro,gha aho,,11 dcro,a III. .y,,o,o linn n tta
n''...,41 oe.'s, ~ .>.1..., " 'ao
financial interests Of tho institution which At
pEesont, in Wow OF the fact Tint tho cxpnndl-
turoB largely excoed tho royeuueY from tuitions,
ara mostly exseruaL At corsain u,ooEings held
,.., I'll !. hn.... .,a.x,,,t .h.. r. W., 49,,
certain OF hls friends wero dissatisfied NTH tho
compact anil looked upon 1t ns nero temPoEa-
~ e1pctllont, preliminary to tho complete 1otiIc-
ment Of tho Chancellor.
No steps, however, wore taken, at tho regular
annual meeting precodlng tho Commencement.
to test tho views Of tho board On tho question.
Indeed most Of the members had qoieily ro-
turned to their homes in ignorance that auch
project WA on foot, until late in tho oyening Of
July Hth, after Messrs. Hoyno, Or. boone,
Fernando Jones, and other NoIl.known frien1n
Of tho Chancellor, Ind retired from tho
meeting Q motion Eas rnade a. the enggea'
ton Of Dr.. Moss by Robert Harris. Esq,
vacant which was huoutled by Mr. t}recnehaum
40 nj to request simply that tho Chancellor be
relievod OF hia active duties, but that in consid-
Grafton of his being tho founder Of tho UnlveE.
alty, ho remhin Honorary Chanool}or during
Ito. Of until tue further act'on OF the Board
An informal ballot had during tho discns-
alon Of these resolutions showed that an tho
meeting thou stood, efght woro In favor Of aud
Tho indignan. live. horevor, deAcd tho
majority to cousummate purpose
10 important It 30 small a meetingt and whom
aotsco had not been gifen Of the lutcnt to tho
ebaent monbess: The meoting thoronpon I'd aa-
Ing general notice to tho board: .--
Al the result OF this notice, twenty
n,onbers assembled On Tuesday, i boing one Of
tho fullest niettinga over hold. Tho discussion
wns lively, and at t,mes pointed and elo-
quent. Tho Hons. Thomas 1loyne aud N.T. 0ns-
satto took strong Erouud for tue Chancellor,
| while tlb demand us the opposition that tho
head OF tue Chancellor 10 brought In charger
oopoe Sas te to.
midable bS tho Tact that Judge Doollttle and
tho Secretary. OF tho University, Dr. J. A.
stn!tl, who had boon supposed to stand OF,
middle ground declared in favor OF Dr. Moss,
on the Retreat
MF. uoyne waa now Of the opinion thh. 1t bad
never bean tho Intention Of tho parties who had
obtained measure OF power under tio compact,
losship to koep faith with the majority Of thc
Board: II Was as much part Of the compromise
that Burroughs should 10 Chancellor as that
Moss SHOULD be President, ue believed III
standing BY all pledges In good faith.
Dr.. Smith, on tho other hand, had declared
that the interests Of tile University deinandot
that Chancellor purfoughs should retro alto
Retler. '"-
During tho discussion ono Or two friends ol
Dr. Burroughs wore unavoldab1y called away
but vote was at lonRth taken, upon = substi
tuto moved BY Maj. Ruet, viz, that tho oflct
Of President DO declared vacant. aud TINT ths