The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-10-05
APPEAL TO ROGERS,
THE GOVERNOR ASKED TO SETTLE
THE UNIVERSITY TROUBLE
Seattle College Men Petition for Ex-
scuffve Iassyventtcn, Hoping to
Save the Usfversfsy-Ksng Defends


70 take cognlzaace az tas dlssens3ons mat
have arisen between TIE eoard a. regents
and the faculty OF the University Q. WASH
tngton. Petitions we're circulated yes-er-
day among the graduates os Eastern COL
lsges who ara Interested. as coIleg. men,
II the university. asking -he governor 70
take such measures as his best Judgment
might dictate 70 sstt-e tae controversy
that has arisen. and place the institution
in condition FOR the accomplishment o< ne
work PLANNED during the year.
TIE action OF the alumni IS entirely
Spontaneous and unsolicited. No request
IS contained Ia the petitions for the re-
instatsnent OF DR.. Edwards O. for :hs
removal OF any members of the board ot
regents The purpose IS simply 70 cali
the attention os the states chief executive
70 he very serious situation a. the uni
versity, IN the hope that prompt measures
viii be taken 70 bring order aad harmony
cut ot tae prevailing chaos.
The university squabble IS receiving at
tention from az classes OF citizens who
are interested In seeing that the great
est educational institution IN the state
Is preserved from the disruption that
threatens II. Among those who have
watched the controversy between DR..
Edwards and the regents. the view pre-
walls that the disclosures made demand
vigorous action OF the part OF some a0-
thorfty high enough to bring about in
stantsr q cessation OF the trouble Many
people do not care 20 go into the merits
OF the personal controversy between Dr..
Edwards and DR.. Hamilton. or the merits
Of the dispute between the majority OF
the regents and the former president
More important TO them than the per-
sonal fortunes OF the men Involved. or
the political schemes which the board
may or may not be harbo-ing. IS the well
fare OF the university.
Regent b. F. Houston. OF Tacoma. was
asked yesterday by the PoEt-Inteiligen-
GERS CORES pondent for an expression OF
his views On the issue between the board
and the faculty. He declined 10 make
statement az this time. not having bean
present az the time the charges against
Or. Edwards were presented
Petition 10 the Governor.
The main development IN the university
row yesterday was the circulation OF Pc
tition addressed 20 his excellency, John
Z. Rogers. governor of Washington be-
seeching mis- intervention in the quarrel
in the interests of the stability OF the uni
versity.
The petition Is short. but 70 the point.
X was prepared al a meeting q gradu-
ates OF A number Of Eastern colleges. rep
resentat,ves Of the alumni Of Yale. Har-
ward Princeton. University of Michigan
and other weIl-knoSn colleges being pres
emit The initiative was taken By these
college men, WHO see IN the chickering's be-
tween the board CT regents and the fac
ulty. and the attitude OF the first body
with respect TO the second. q prospect that
the usefulness of the university will be
seriously inperiled.
An attempt was made 70 keep the move
ment a profound secret, and the college
men who signed the petition were pledged
70 say nothing whatever about II. The
story came 70 the ears OF a Post-Inteh-
gencer reporter. and IL required but 1T
tie investigation TO develop the fact that
such action as Indicted sad been taken
by the college graduates in the city, and
that a petition addressed 10 the governor
was being generally circulated among the
! local members OF the alumni OF the col
/ Ieges named
There Is a great deal OF history connect
/ ed with the starting OF the university
| controversy X goes back TO the begin
| ming OF the fight made II the board Of re-
gents, In which the issue lay between
| '.materialistic psychology" and "thsistic
| psychobogy." In the discussion as 10 the
/ merits OF these two schools OF thought.
| which occupied the board OF regents for
/ several nights and IN which much elo-
/ quence went 70 waste, many aostruse sub
| tects were taken Up. and the opposing
| sides defended their positions with much
| heat and energy. John Wiley led the
| fight against theistic psychology. as taugas
| by Or Hamilton. which. he said was
| Christianity. and urged with All MS
| veher7.nce that DR.. HamIltons ideas had
| no place n the university.
/ Between theistic and natsrialistic
| psychology the old board had a merry time
The tide OF debate ran 50 higE az times
| that bot words few thick and fast be
| tween ths coubatants. and some 81 thi
| other regents. not used 20 the torrtd at
| r,7osphere. were often alarmed lest blows
| would ultimately be resorted 70, 70 settle
! The arguments Mr.. Wiley ard Dir. Fay
! we're the leading advocates. Mr.. Fay be-
| !ng DR.. Hamilton's Champion. After q
| fight extending over three weeks. harmony
| was brought about by q compromise. tF
| which Dr. Hamilton was made professor
| OF mental and neral science and orstory
| The anfrnosIties enzendered IN this long
! controversy were not easily eliminated
| from the beard q regents. nor were they
suffered 20 disappear in the faculty. Pres
| gdent Edwards friends claim that some Of
| the professors took advantage OF the mani
| fest fact that Regent Fay ard Dr. Ed
wards had never really sgreed On the
| ethics involved IN thu battle over DR..
| Hamilton. ard when certain members of
| TIE faculty had grievances. real or sup
uosed. against the president, they freely
| took thez~ troubles 10 the president or the
board OF regents.
Went 10 the Regents.
| One occasion in particular has been cited
as showing that spirit prevailed 81 the
/ urlve~sitv among the members q ire fac
ulty which permitted them 20 so behind
the president With their complaints. ard
canvass the matter privately among ths
| regents some weeks ago, or about ths
tine Of tbs beginning % the term AZ 'hs
| university. a meeting % the execufivs
! committee OF the board % regents was
| raid which was stteade6 BY Regents Fay
| King ard HARDEN, IRE latter coming =
| isfa. Regent Davis WAS present as sec
| reta~v ee IRE board Fay then brought
| Y.r, IRE Hamilton question. ard. with SONS
/ heat declared that President Edwa-1s
| has s,~-ausftsouslv sftsred the cstzlog =
/ 50 that Dr. Eamllt1n's courses were not
! given the recognition which he tho1S y
/ fhav r-srf.ass. In other words. Mr. Fss
| sass rhat certain stGfeats ha6 brought
| ., hfs attention Tire fact that DR.. Earii
/ toms rzwrhnIexy vas not made part g
/ - ,,gr-sa for A normal diploma but IA
/ IT, rofsrnsx uas required 70 enable t5eTS
! = WIN The honor. Nr. Fay a1d Dot 81
/ WHISTLER II Was one CT dozen str1erti
! tNat has brought the matter 20 bis atten
| +srr ua Insisted shst The matter se saSez
! ~. ara ne asgaw~9 alteration ~ E'rsSi3sn
/ E5war3s BE refnsdied-
/ Serious as was the charge sSAlr~S II