St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-02-12
RESULTS IN A DEBATE AS TO
WHERE DIR. MsDAVITT
STANDS.
UNIVERSITY CLAIMS HIM.
BUT HIS MEMBERSHIP IN THE
FACULTY IS DENIED BY Of
FICERS.
DIR. MOORE, OF HAML1NE, SPEAKS.
He Deprecates the Newspapers Dis
cussiOn, but Does Not Back
Down From the Fight.

Z The statement has been made and re-
peated in the Minneapolis papers Of the
last day or two that the faculty Of the
medical department Of Hamline uni
versity were seeking the removal Of
DR.. Thomas McDavitt, secretary Of the
state board Of medical examiners, on
the ground that in the recent state ex-
aminations the students of the state
university were shown partiality as
against the Hamline graduates; that
only one state university student was
'funked," while the Methodists "fell
down in phalanxes." When asked by
G 0 e reporter regarding the mat
ter DR.. McDavitt stated, as the mat
ter now stood there was nothing for
him to do as the Hamline people had
made no direct charge against him. He
refused to state whether he thought the
article had been written at the sug-
gestion of any Of the Hamline faculty;
but If any of them would publish an
open letter he stood ready with reply
The examinations were so conducted
that partially could not be shown by
one member Of the examining board;
all would be implicated The law also
prescribes that the dean Of any med
ical institute in the state may be pres
ent at the examinations. With these
facts on his side it was Of little con-
sequence to him what the HamIine peo-
pie did. He will therefore do nothing
In the matter until those claiming
grievance make advances.
The intimation that DR.. McDavitt was
friendly to the university, it Is claimed,
may be due to the fact that he was
supposed to be a member Of the faculty
While 1T is now said he Is not a mem
Der of the faculty his name appears in
the last catalogue of the university.
Referring to this fact, Gov. Clough
some time ago wrote to a member Of
the Hamline college faculty as follows:
- nave only to say that the announce
ment in the catalogue of the university
as to DR.. McDavitt is a mistake I am
reliably informed that McDavitt is not
ana never has been a member Of the
university faculty, and that the printed
announcement is entirely without war
rant"
DR.. j. T. Moore. dean Of the medical
faculty Of Hamline, sent the following
statement to Minneapolis paper:
To me 1T seems passing strange if differ
ences OF opinion arise between two such great
teaching institutions as Hamline and the state
universities and the state medical examining
board and these opinions are quietly and un-
ostentatiously laid before the proper authori-
ties Of the state for adjustment, that per Sc,
the Office of the highest gift from the people
must at once rush the matter before the peo-
pie through the public press This is not
matter for adjustment by the public, and is
OF no particular interest to them. Statements
were also made, which $50 far as the officers
of the school know were not correct, and
were not embodied in any communication by
this explanation will be sufficient to show
that it is no part of the programme of Ham
line university to try this case through the
press unless compelled in self-defense SO to
do. The case rests between the schools the
governor and the state board for adjustment
and l have no fear but in the end justice will
prevail.