Omaha daily bee., 1888-07-18
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The cToss-examinatic,, conducted by Mr..
Wilson, was too long for detail. lt.strength-
oned rather than weakened Judge Fleldfs
statements. When asked If he had not de-
clared Manatt unfit and incompetent for the
position he was occupying, he. made an une-
u%uivocal denial. he said, however, that he
had remarked that no ono could do cffUient
work under present conditions, but Tint he
did not oven think that the chancellor ought
TO be held responsible for the present utP
pfeasantness; that there We're present mem
bcrs of the faculty who had had experience
in other university muddles, who Would
come in for at least q share of censure and
blame.
f. p. Holmes being duly sworn, testified
that he --as n. graduate OF the state uni
versity ana was solio-aat -acluainted with
the present situation OF affairs. nc -.atad
that he did not believe that the action of the
alumni association last June was timely or
wise; that it did not express the sentiments
OF a majority OF Its members, and that had
the attendance been general the passage of
the. resolution would have been defeated.
The witness further said that he believed the
present administration had been remarkably
successful considering all the circumstances
surrounding it; that he had heard Prof.
Nicholson say that some of the students
threatened to ride the chancellor on a rail I.
that while he held the IL will and cnmity of
q large number of the students, the
Institution has continued to grow
and prosper; and that he (witness)
had reason to believe that some of the faculty
were largely responsible for the state of feel
ing now existing at the university. Mr..
Holmes thought that the chancellor's work
In drawing the university into closer relation
ship with tho schools OF the state was a great
reason Tor the present prosperity; that with
this view the alumni could not have passed
the resolution, which led to the charges,
without having acted squarely against a fact
of general belief. l believe the alumni could
not have passed the resolution and acted in
diligently. The majority of the alumni av-
ing no knowledge of a very bad state of fceE
ing would have very naturally voted the
resolution down.
Roscoe Pound was called TO the stand to
settle the Lieutenant Dudley reception slight.
He was chairman of the invitation
at the time of the reception. He SAID that he
was approached by feilowsteaents who
represented that Prof. Nicholson positively
would not have a thing to do with the recep-
ton if the chancellor was invited, and it was
represented that Prof. Hunt was in the same
boat. Mr.. Pound, however, failed to state
what influence this had upon his action.
II. c.. and Il. II. Eddy, graduates of the
university of the classes Of 1885 and 1887, re
spectively, testified that they are members of
the alumni association and they believe that
the resolution passed at the June meeting
was wholly unwarranted; that they were
not present, but they do not believe that the
resolution is or has been the sense OF n ma
joritv of the alumni. That Manatts admin
istration has been successful in a very great
sense, ana that it is in q great measure due
TO the splendid work he did in bringing the
university and public schools into intimate
relations.
G. ID. Rakestraw, superintendent of schools
at Nebraska City, testified under oath that
he has done institute work in Otoe, Fillmore,
Hall, Lancaster ard other counties of the
state, and has knowledge of the general rep
utation of the present administration of the
university, and he finds it Of better record
than ever before during the history of the in
stitution; that this is mcasurably due to the
chancellor's efforts in bringing the work of
the university into closer relationship with
the schools of the state; that he has talked
to a number of students graduating from the
university during the past two or
three years, and with one exception they
have spoken very highly of the chancellor
and his splendid administration The witness
cited one significant fact. One of his
former pupils attended the university about
a year ago and found that the chancellor was
very unpopular with a large number of the
students, and he joined the crowd for no
other reason. Cross examination affirmed
the foregoing statements.
Prof. Fontainc, instructor of French, tes-
tilted that he did not believe the present
state of affairs ought to exist. He
sale that he was educated in a
different way that he always thought that
the chancellor was the head of such institu-
ton, and that his law was supreme; that
while he might not approve of all that the
chancellor has done, he could not see where
it was gravely Objectionable. His testimony
was not positive, neither was 1t explicit. The
chancellor has always treated him kindly and
he had no reason 70 complain.