The San Francisco call., 1897-06-16
PRINTING
CONTRACT
REVOKED
Regents Are Turning Once
More to the State
Printer.
CONFRONTED BY a BIG
DEFICIT.
o fcialS Are Asked to Prevent
$4,000 From Lapsing to
the Treasury.
DIRECTOR HOLDEN UPHELD BY
THE BOARD.
Professor Flagg Sustained by the
Regents by a Vote of Nins
10 Seven.
DIRECTOR HOLDEN UPHELD BY
THE BOARD.
Professor Flagg Sustained by the
Regents by Vote of Nine
10 Seven.

The Flagg- Bunnell controversy engaged
the attention of the university regents
yesterday. The special session called to
consider the subject lasted for nearly four
hours. According to the decree of the
board both professors attended the session
and each made a statement to the regents.
In order that one may comprehend the
merits or dement's of the university
trouble a few of the incidents leading up
to the main events should be noted.
Some years ago Professor Flagg came TO
California from Cornell University. At
first he was not successful IN finding
steady employment, and would have had
a hard time indeed if Professor Bunneil
had not held out 10 him a helping hand
In BunnelPs home FIagg found a resting
place, and through BunnelFs influence he
sc cured job as instructor at the univer-
sity. With one foot firmly fixed on the
adder Fiagg began to ascend, but he
thought, so the story goes, that he might
ascend higher by pulling down Professor
Bunnen.
To make long story short, BunnelI was
thrown down. Some of the busybodies
in the faculty began to circulate reports
that BunnelPs methods OF teaching were
old-fashioned ard obsolete, and that he
was not at all up-to-d ate in style of i'm
parting instruction IN Greek. 1t was also
said against Bunneil that he was auto
cratic and tyrannical, and that his tyr
amy was manifested in a disposition to
dOmineer over Professor Flagg. Finally
complaints were made and Professor Bun
nell was forced out He sought vindi-
cation and reinstatement from the
regents, but so many member of the
h., ~ al, ~
the faculty that Bunnell could not get a
hearing.
Judge Wallace, believing that BunneIl
had been unjustlY displaced, resolved to
champion his cause. When he sought to
bring the matter to the attention OF his
tellow-regents ne was confronted with
mysterious illusions to some painful Sc
cret which would be given to the world
If an investigation was ordered. Judge
Wallace, becoming convinced that there
was nothing in the case of a mysterious
character, persisted in his demand for
inquiry. He openly declared in the board
that Mr.. BunneIl, a worthy professor,
had been undermined and betrayed by a
man whom he had sheltered and nour-
ished.
In order to bring the question before the
board for definite action Regent John Z.
Budd two weeks ago moved that the i'm
mediate resignation OF Professor Isaac
Flagg be requested. The resolution was
made special order for Tuesday, June Is,
at II o'clock A. NJ.
When the session was fairly begun yes
terdsy morning the following named
regents were present: Kellogg, Miller.
Halndie, Denicke, Phelps. Crocker,
Chase, Coombs, Marye, Houghton, John
i. Budd, Martin, Wallace, Foote, Slack,
Hellmaa and Jeter. Judge Slack left the
meeting shortly before 2 P. NJ, hence he
did not vote on the resolution.
On motion of Judge Wallace the board
went into executive session. Presently
Bunnell and Flagg were called in and to
each half-hour's time was allotted 10
make statement When they retired
from the room the campaign of discussion
began. Judge Wallace was the most earn
est and eloquent advocate of the adoption
OF the resolution calling for Flagg's resig-
nation. He declared in his argument that
Flag by his own confession was not wor-
thy to hold position in the university
Regent Marye opposed the resolution
Shortly after 3 o'clock a vote was taken.
Seven regents voted for the resolution
and nine against it. The m after NAV
end, or another effort may be made, when
all the regents are present, to GUST Flagg.
Meanwhile Berkeley will buzz
A proposition to allow d. T. Fowler
$1,000 Tor conducting farmers institute
meetings north of Tehachapi and 10 pay
A. J. Cook $500 for similar service south of
Tehachapi created considera bic discussion.
The debate brought out the TACT that Pro-
lessor Hilgard, in recognizing the depart.
ment of agriculture, mad provided for a
professor Of agricultural practice and two
conductors of institute meetings.
At a preceding session of the board Re-
gent Houghton understood that the sum
of $4,000 for work under this system of re-
organization was an additional allowance
of money, so he opposed the scheme.
Yesterday he explained the misapprehen.
sion, and desired TO supper Professor Hill
gard on the ground that the money to be
expended came from the allowance al
ready made for the department of agri.
culture.
Regent Chase had not changed his mind
since the last session. He said:
Il voted against the appropriation once
and shall vote against it again. 1t is not
proper to take $1700 out of the $4,000 al
lowed TO the department to create new
professorshlps. 1t seems to me that as
soon as dollar appears professor crops
up to take it"
John Z. Budd opposed the allowance.
He said: The farmers institutes are
already organized, and 1 cannot for the
life of me see what the conductors can do.
Let the professors go out and address the
meetings"
After some further discussion in which
Regents Houghton, Crocker and Marye
participated the subject was laid over IN
til the next meeting.
Regent Hallidie read the protests of
labor organizations against the award of
printing contracts to the Pacific Press. He
said the bid was awarded at the last meet
ing OF the board, but no contract had been
entered into.
Regent Chase said: 1--WE cannot oppose
organized labor. The concern mentioned
here IS unfair and lam against tie award
Of a contract"
Regent Croker understood that the
work mentioned was required immedi-
ateIy. lie ala not propose doing any
great amount of work under the bid and
would not vote for large contract, but he
doubted If anything could be gained by
reconsidering the pending bid.
Regent Foote did not want 10 be bull.