Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1890-01-20

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Prsfsssor Honey makes Statement |
OF His Position I'm she Case-Ais
Version OF the Hair In Fall.
NEwPoHT, R. l., Jan. 1S.-Pfofsssor
Honey, who IL here on visit to his brother,
ex-Iieutenant Governor Honey. authorizes
the following statement in regard to the re-
cent difficulties in the Sheffield Scientific
school Of Yale university.
For some time past tho professor and his
assistant, DR.. Alton w. Leighton, have ex-
psrienced good deal Of trouble In their
clssses In consequence of the lack OF uni-
formity and detective construction of math-
ematical instruments which had been pur-
chased by the students. 1t was therefore,
determined to designate sets OF instTnments
made either by Rsider or Alteneder the lat.
ter Including all the tools contained in the
formerl a. those which would produce the
heat results in the course Of instruction in
the freshman class then about to commence
study, and the professor notified them of
this dissemination and informed them that
local dealer, namely, Paul Rosssler, Was
prepared to supply the Instruments ana 10
repair them when out Of order, he being the
only brakeman in New Haven prepared to
do 20. The students were not In any sense
directed to buy tools OF this dealer. nor was
any suggestion ever made as tnt1mated IN
some Of the dispatches that tools of the
prescribed maker purchased elsewhere would
not bs accepted.
Professor Honey presently discovered that
q member Of the Junior class, whose father
was interested in the sale of the Instruments
Of another manufacture, was making can
yass Of the members Of the Freshman 'class
with q view to the sale to them of these In
| struments, In spite of the fact that in con-
yersation with Professor Honey he had been
| distinctly told that only the Riet1er or Al
| teneder tools would be accepted, and no
was thereupon requested to cease his
efforts to sell any other instru.
msnts. In spite of this no per-
sisted in the course no was
: notice ON the bulletin board Of the school
again notifying the class what was required
| by him When tho class assembled IL was
| found that large proportion OF the mem
bers were supplied with the prescribed sets
| Of Instruments, some of which had been
purchased of the junior who had been sell
ing the prohibited instruments, and some
by the janitor of the school building. ALI
Of these were, of course. admitted and the
members of the class who we're not properly
supplied were directed to obey the pub
lished orders. Some of them appear to have
complained to the directors of the school
who thsreupon instructed Professor Honey
to notify the class that he would not meet Il
on the following day. Thereupon there on
sued 0 discussion between the governing
board and the professor, which the lattel
does not deem It proper to give to the pub
lie. This was terminated by the passage o.
resolution calling on Professor Honey to
rescind the order he had given, and there
upon az the latter felt that an important
principle was at stake involving not only ,
question of discipline, but also OF the riRh
and duty Of the head OF department to reg
ulats the conduct of his classes, his connec
ton with the schcol was severed.
Prof. Honey indignantly denies the insin'
uation made in one newspaper that his cours'
was prompted by o commission to be paid t.
him by Mr.. Roessler and points to the fac
that he still remains an officer of the univer
sity (being lecturer In the Yale School o.
Fine Arte), which would not be tolerated fol
an instant If his integrity were in any wal
involved. Prof. Honey has been CONNECTED
with the university for the past eighteen
years. He firmly believes that II the govern
ing board had deemed it for the best inter
ests of the university to uphold hin in thu
position he took there would have been M
difficulty in allaying the friction among th'
few members of the class who were disposed
to disregard his orders, there mover havipi
been anything ever approaching to . re
bellion ~ indicated In some of the publishes
reports.