The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-08-18

should cast his vote in the faculty as
Bunnell desired, although the Flagg in
tellect and conscience, breaking away
from the letters of shyness and gratitude,
impelled him to vote contrary to Bun
nell's demand. No longer able to suffer
this great wrong in silence he sought the
advice OF well-known literary lady, and
told her of his mental distress-his sense
of gratitude for favors bestowed by Bun
nell and his sense OF duty to the faculty
and to the thigh Ideals" as Reinstein
would say of the university. She
woman of sound judgment. quick percep-
tions and alert intellect, recommended
emancipation, the assertion of the Flagg
independence, and the casting of the Flagg
vote in the faculty according to the sacred
and enlightened conscience of the Flagg
man.
1t seems that Professor Flagg while suf-
fering in silence was recruiting some
friends in the faculty. His skill, his
methods and general style of imparting
instruction in Greek arrested the admiring
attention of his brother professors. His
methods were so modern and effective
and so much superior to those employed
for seventeen years by dear old Bunnell
that not only the faculty but the Regents
began to rally round the Flagg.
In the course of time Professor Bunneu
received a letter dictated by the advisory
COMMITTEES, Regents Marye, Stebbins and
Columbus Bartlett. The exact language
OF the letter cannot be quoted now, but
surely it was the desire that BunnelI
should give an example of one of the
noblest of Christian virtues-the virtue of
resignation. Professor BunnelI was sur
prlsed. Even the stanchest supporters of
Flagg concede that Bunnell was surprised
The faculty, if compelled to take sides
openly, would admit that he was sur
prised. Before the effect of the surprise
had vanished Professor Bunnell went to
President Kellogg to ascertain what in
.duced the Regents to ask for the resigna-
ton. Then and there the old professor
heard that he was mot sufficient" in
Greek. He began to count his eminent
graduates, and since has been counting
them. 1t is conceded now by Flagg's ad-
miring friends that lovely old Bunneu did
teach Greek to the delight and satisfac-
ton of Fred Henshaw. Alex Morrison and
Ryland Wallace, but not such Greek as
would satisfy the grasping intellects of
modern up-to-date graduates
1t is said OF Professor Flagg that he has
acquired a prodlgous store of Creek lore,
and Independent of his acquisitions he in
herited more Greek than Bunnell ever
acquired. But Greek aside, other things
carried weight. Bunnell was told by the
president that discourteous treatment of
Professor Flagg was one reason why the
resignation was suggested. SO now Bun
nell is out and Flagg is in. Judge Wallace
wants the position reversed President
Kellogg does not want the present status
disturbed.
The faculty is now in the fight. A
memorial concerning Professor Flagg has
been presented to the Regents 1t speaks
Of Flagg as without question one of the,
ablest and most distinguished classical
scholars in this country, and mentions
that his works are widely known and
valued by all competent scholars and
used in the leading universities of the
country. His name adds to the fame of
our university wherever classical scholar
ship is respected, and his dismissal woulo
be serious blow to its reputation"
His qualities as teacher are praised.
and it is then said emphatically that
latter long acquaintance we know him to
be a rarely gifted man of letters and a
gentleman of unquestionable honor. and
we are sure that his conduct since he
came among US is open to no censure.n
The memorial is signed by twenty-three
professors, all who had returned from
vacation to Berkeley when il was circu-
lated. Professors lie Conte, Moses, Soule.
Brown and Armes were inaccessible. tits
said that LIE Conte and Brown would have
signed.
Yesterday THE CALL sought to obtain
from Horace Davis, ex-president of the
university, an expression OF opinion as to
the relative merits of Bunnell and Flagg.
Mr.. Davis remarks were so brief that the
services of stenographer were not re-
quired to record them. He said:
II am not Regent OF the university and