The San Francisco call., 1897-03-29
Many Alumni Say the
University Is Stronger
Than Ever.
His Skill Said to Have Resulted
in Financial Aid and Much
Prosperity.
Regents and Others Do Not Care to
Discuss the Questions Now
at Issue.

Considerable interest has been mani
tested among graduates of the university
and prominent citizens over the fight of q
correspondent of the Occident against the
present system and the present president
of the State University. The writer OF the
article took the position that the uni
versity is practically in it's swaddling
clothes; that it is not one centralized and
harmonious institution, but an aggrega-
ton of separate departments rent by
petty jealousies. 1t was stated that there
is not proper directing power behind
the departments and that the conditions
are all against the rational development
of a strong institution along modern lines.
Inquiry among a number of graduates
shows that the general opinion is against
the position OF the writer Of the criticisms,
who has been accused of being student
and by others OF being politician.
Morris S. Woodlands, a graduate, and
now practicing attorney, said: II think
the attacks are out of place and the facts
are feeble. 1t is bad policy TO attack the
university, which is stronger now than it
has ever BEEN"
Assembly man Hart North said: my
! experience as graduate and legislator is
that President Kellogg is all right There
has been less friction under him than be-
fore, and things have been very pros
porous during his reign. He gets big ap-
propriations and has been a success in
every way. think the students make a
great mistake to complain, if it is stu
dents who are making the complaints"
L. D. Mckisick-Kellogg has been grow
ing ever since he has had full charge.
The university has good name, does
good work and is in every way worthy of
the State. The young men and women
now attending ought to feel proud that
the university is in the condition it is to-
day.
The regents are inclined to approach
the matter with considerable caution.
Those who were approached yesterday
generally refused to express any opinion,
retreating behind the statement that they
had not read the original article and did
not care 10 pass Judgment on the excerpts
which have appeared in the daily papers.
DO yoC think | ought to pass judg-
ment on the matter nowP" asked Regent
Arthur Rodgers. 81 have not seen any
thing but the headlines of the daily
papers in regard to the matter. Besides
the question is likely to come before us,
and it will be time enough then to judge"
Regent ]. B. Reinstein declared that he
was not in position to express an opin-
ion. He wanted to have an opportunity
to examine the article before he judged of
the merits of its contentious.
Warren Olney Jr., a member cf the
alumni and ut present a professor in
Hastings College of the Law, expressed
the opinion that the entire agitation was
due to youthful foolishness. There are
always lot OF irresponsible young men
at the university" he said, who periodi-
cally take some premature action which
hurts the institution. Iconsider the article
very ill advised and wholly uncalled for"
In regard to the suggestion that the
publication was inspired by members OF
the alumni Mr.. Oney said: ''At the time
DR.. Kellogg was appointed there was mani
fest among the alumni a strong desire to
secure for the presidency some broad,
progressive man. There was some oppo-
sirion to DR.. Kellogg at that time, but |
have heard no expressions of disapproval
of his course of late and do not feel that
this criticism emanates from the alumni.
Finlay Cook of the class of '88 and for
three subsequent years recorder of the
faculties earnestly decried the publication
as unjust and calculated to rebound to the
hurt of the institution.
II consider the publication" he said,
"most III advised, founded upon a miscon-
ception of the real nature and the actual
conditions OF the relations of the depart
ments to the university as whole.
II think the alumni feel generally that