The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-10-03

was appointed acting president. A COM
mice was appointed 10 look tor DR.. Ed
wards successor. consisting OF Regents
Hayden. Blethsn and King.
President Edwards was interviewed last
night by representative Of the Post-Intei-
ligencer He made the following state
ment:
DIR. EdwRrds' Statement.
''Tae action OF the board OF regents and
the present crisis in the University Of
Washington Is due solely 70 q misunder-
standing OF the circumstances by some
members Of the board. and the deliberate
plotting OF others 10 bring about my re-
moval as president of the university.
deny in toto the charges OF insubord!na-
ton and OF changing the catalogue. Ths
students have not been melted 20 revolt
by mel cannot say as TO the other mem
bers OF the faculty. 1 have not PARTED
pated in the meetings % the students as
soclation. bnt. on the other hand. pr. Ham
nton and Mr. Davis have each interested
themselves In these meetings.
There Is no anarchy at The university.
the statements OF Regent Kellogg unsup-
ported by evidencs as hey are. 10 the con-
trary notwithstanding.
IAN anirnus Is responsible for the action
Of the board. The reasons given for my
removal do rot state the true cause Of tbs
differences between myself and soms
members % the board. except as 70 my
counsellnz and advising with the fasulty.
Tl.ls was IN no sense insubordlnatton.
Going back 70 tae beginning OF fts
matter. I viii say this: soon after my
election as pres.deat, a. a meeting o. ths
board OF regents recommendation Was
made By the committee on instruction.
consisting O. Hayden. Davis ard Fay. thar
Edmund = Meany be appointed professor
y American hls-ory: that Mss Carolins
Ober be appointed professor Of French and
Spanish. that Clark Davis - appointed
secretary of the board % regents regis
srar % the faculty and Librarian. This
recommendation was made without sur
ncseut consultation with me and felt tt
70 ~ my duty 70 state 20 the board be-
fore voting On :. that this dld not meet
w.th ms approval az that time, stating
tbat ia rot know Mss ober. and TAI
=vs DID 10, need her until ths first os Sep
,es1ber. and ehat therefore there va. 10
reason Wy should not - allowed 70 ia
vea.swate her Qualifications
''No.w withs,andIag my obJ~ctions. which
I Conceive wsre wei grounded. Miss o5er
was appointed. FOR reasons best known %
the COMMITTEES q destruction ! STATED ~
the tire taat would Investigate Mss
/ Ot.sr's .euanaoatsons and that Y found
them satlstact0ry / sh9ald recommend her
tor ,hs position.
a. a subsequent meeting ERE commit
tee on education took up my rscomusnea-
,soas a. % the appointment % q professor
/ & philosophy snd education, wAich In
( vowed the dismissal q Or Hamilton
~ re.omneneaaons we're c7-~1rrsd n
readily. mtta the exception = tae eis-
ns3seai o. Dr. Hamilton.
When We earae 70 tasa hem ar DAVIS
sad that ~ axrees % sveryfhlnS as1
-seemaeassd a. reasons EAy Dr. HAHsli-
ssn should sa dismissed. stating thsE -
+ fore - voted On the matter ~ woui4 Ike
I IN grqulrs q rad any one n view f9r fhss
Z p,s,t8en. sots hlz4 that haa. pas es p>-
es&av weg1-sraane8 nzn. Dr. Baton. Es
Z s~xsa re y he was Cfos-fear.rx. e1arca-
r7s-x nan. answereG that ga not
+ xnaw. ard aho1la aot make any astsnspi "a