New-York tribune., 1876-11-25
LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE.
pFvovAIs WITHOUT EXPLANATION.

REMOVALS WITHOUT EXPLANATION
. RrNoNsTRANcE AGAINST RECENT ACTION OF THE
TRUSTEES OF THE COLLEGE or TILE CITY OF
NEw-YORK.
To the EdftOr OF The Trto"he'
c1p. Hbe members of the Board of Educa-
,iop with the President OF the College OF te Oy Vi
NeYork are the trustees OF that college on June ~
Ist the Executive Committee OF tho College, composed
d nine trustees including President Webb by resoutOns'
" "terrninated the engagement" OF James Knox ana
Charles Roberts. jr, as tutors, from ana aier INC
31st day OF August" No cause for dlsnlssai Is
stated in the resolutions eor in the nouees 10
the tutors. Section 22 OF the bylaws OF the
trrstses gives A tutor thus removed the right to
appeal to the Board of Trustees within 30 days after
such removal" Mr.. Knox and Mr. Roberts so al-
pealed The appeals came up before the iu Doaru on
Sept 49, and the chairman OF the Executive Commtee
then read O communication to the president Oh the
board which since been printed The appeals form
the subject of document and the writer enters into
some details concerning the status Of tutors In the col
lcgep but mentions no charge against either oil the
tutors removed The trustees then decided "that tne
whole subject relation to the appeals be referred 10
tine Executive Committee to examine the report calling
Messrs Knox and Roberts before them"
A short time before the first meeting Of the committee
to "examine and report" certain charges against Mr.
Kpox were read to him. permission TO make copy was
refused and part OF the paper containing the charges
was not even read This the extent OF his lnoTna-
on 70 chaIges down & 70 tS Mn S obcs was W. eonSy
unfortunate. The sessions of the EAacutlye C3mnhee
held pursuant to the resolution, were descrlned Dy
prominent member Of the boarl on WeInesdav m
"a farce" and tTavesty OF lustlcc'' MOI oiy ~
counsel but no friend OF the accused was forbdden
employment Of steiOgrapher Mhs aI Ioa and
Charges pers nal to the Tutors WeIc iS"", anu
after one fellow tutor had been examined as
Witness believe by Mr. Roberts the committee I
that thereafter only professors OF the college nghl DE
called as t9uGf oi % teSw % tutors on the subject
must have greater than that OF professors, net
even under these disadvantages the charges were not s
After concluding the examination, special meeuhg oi
the trustees was called for Wednesday afternoon 10 con-
slider tine report OF the comnlt.ce' Az 1o " ~ tbe
this meeting, instead OF waiting for presentation ol Tue
report, the grntlcwgn whose opinion o. the e4aniid
ton" has been already quoted, anu mo o. ~ IS M ths
voted with the majority IN the nnhl oisos1mU m d t
case moved esciu1 the resolution of sept ~ ana 70
yacate tbs proceedings before the committee as 'ou
for want of Jurisdiction" and his MOTION preVaueu
secret session IN committee Of the whole followed anu
te ori ginal action Of the committee was sustained
The trustees claim the right 70 remove professors ana
rghtl Dismissal from on Office not political wltnOui
statement Of any cause is ~ IN gs,i.l 'D 6 NJ, 40
cared 10 br the result Of dishonesty or ncompn'ency
Is it courteous, Is IT fair Is u decent 10 e&eieis
,arly right which may uiure Orde-tIOi tt reputation
of an innocent aud worthy man Nhat lnefchhh VI
generous character would 80 act toNaru u iis O fs
elcrkt What ju.t administrator would 80 Orani WIN
dishonor a subordinate placed wthln ms poWsrl All
that the gentlemen removed ASKED VAS, that 'e r.
oya was for causes arising from The pohcy Oi the COZ
leso and way diHcredtng thcIl tle statenet q,
this should ~ hand ~ mana with the @
OF their removal, but that, II personal charges were
made they might have opportunity to meet ana
repcl them The board apparently chose the Iater aer
native organized tribunal, gave plninh hll tlc 0dNin
tare and seriously crippled the detendahts net even
then no ease was made against thc tutors Inc ehlue
rocee,ngs were grHyey vacated py the OOaiu ana the
men whose personal and professional character mas Oeh
assailed were deprived OF the beneht oil inc dfes'T h
tom Nuthiu. bat conviction That great injustice uas
heeu done could call forth this rrmonsIlnce Justice 70
an. gentlemen most concerned mands that the pubuc
soud know the facts. am acquainted wlth no mrdiu
b.er lifted for the communication OF the narrative thih
the columns of your journal u
Netc- York, NOV. 21, 1876