Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1897-03-14
Alvey Ro-.

The following appears in tho Reno
journal, boina Prof. Stubs reply TO
Governor Ssdleris messsge regarding
the University:
NEVADA STATE UNIVERSITY
PnEsIpEsr's OFFICE, March 4. 1917
To the Honorable, the Assembly
The undersigned, your petitioner. Is a
resident OF tho State Of Nevada and
President Of tho State University.
located in Reno, Nevada.
The statute makes It the duty OF tho
President Of the University, under
the direction OF the Board OF Regents,
to manage all matters connected With
the institution, to employ teachers and
servants, purchase supplies and tnake
monthly statements to the Board OF
Regents OF all receipts and expendi.
lures supported by vouchers.
Your petitioner has read in the Ne
vada State Journal, published at
Reno, Nevada, and dated March 4,
1897, under the head university Bills
Approved-A Sharp Message from
the Governor an article which in
cludes a message from the Governor
to your honorable body. which re
ports his approval Of Assembly bill
No. "a, but which further gives four
reasons why he. the Governor, with
held approval Of this bill until the
last day allowed him by the constitu-
ton.
Prof. Stubs then quotes from the
Governors message and continues as
follows:
Inasmuch as the Board Of Regents
Of the State University will not be i'll
session prior to the adjournment OF
the Legislature, and therefore cannot
take action with reference to the i'm
piled charges Of mismanagemert by
the Governor, and inasmuch Us your
petitioner the President Of the Uni
versity, is the executive OF the Board
OF Regents and is charged by statute
with the responsible duty OF making
under the direction OF the Board Of
Regents all the expenditures con-
nscted with the management OF said
institution, and is therefore justly
held responsible for any such mis-
management or extravaganza Of ex-
penditure as the Governor sets forth
clearly, though by implication, in his
message to your honorable body.
Your petitioner, the President of
the University, deems it duty which
he owes himself and the University
and the Board OF Regents to set forth
10 your honorable body a specific
denial Of the t%ruthfulness and in.
tegrity pi the several reasons set forth
by the Governor in his message to
the Assembly; and your petitioner
further asasrts that the statements
Of the message are for the most part
reckless and calculated to do injury.
Your petitioner affirms that the first
reason SGT forth in the message is un-
true, and o. serts further that all the
bills for furnishing the dormitories
were severally approved -as correct
and ought to be paid ty the State
Board Of Examiners, and that zach
several bill bears the Governors sig
nature approving the same.
Your petitioner denies the correct.
ness of the judgment given by the
Governor as his second reason,
Your petitioner AYERS that the state
ment under the third head is also
wholly untrue, and that the Cover
nor ought to have known that his
statement under this head was un-
true.
So far AZ the fourth reason is con-
corned, your petitioner asserts that
while the question is one for the law.
yers. yet he believes that the opinion
OF the Governor as 10 the oonstitu-
nonality Of the bill because Of de
fectiye title cannot be established.
In view Of the gravity of the
charges implied in the Governors
message touching tho administration
Of his duties by the President Of the
University, your petitioner requests
most earnestly that no DO permitted
to appear before the Assembly in
Committee of the Whole, and that be
be Intercepted most carefully upon
any and all points connected with tho
deficiency bill known as Assembly bill
No. 40; and that the members Of the
State Board Of Examiners, namely
the Governor, Attorney General and
the Secretary Of State, be invited to
be present and to participate in the
Interrogation.
have the honor to remain, gentle
msn with high regard.
Respectfully yOur netitionpr.