The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-10-04

strslefors ard -ssor4- There woul1 ~ 70
rsef sor a pTesifens er faculty.
To rake rzg posnt clearer, saetsoz Iss.
subdivision z q the scfsoo1 act passed ~
ths izs< legislature. groysSes thaE tire
hard @ rez4a1s xhzn sraTsS Diplomas ard
degrees 70 graduates Upon TeeomseEsrfaA-
sLos - the fscEIfg for huen hon0r. TIE
language % the statute can be interpreted
70 mean bzt one fafng. tnst fhs faculty
naust be fhs Sole Judge a 20 the aualsnea-
f11ns q a student feT degree o. ciD8o-
Fa2. Tie president and tne facasffy alone
must decide WHISTLER CT not a student =
sntGesed 20 a degree or diploma In tae nor
zeal course. whtch would enflfls him 20
teach t0T LIS In the schools o the st2fe
Nov. OF what theory iz = 20 - eLpecte1
thaL tas faculty would - Ia a position %
judge % TIE rs.rir or mental qualifications
q student for a degree Z they have %
VOICE II prescribing the cJarEez q study,
tne nuEa5es q credits fer 3 given course.
ard The requirements for a GlpAQfsta.
The regents lay q greet deal q stress
uDoz the fact that they are officers q the
state Of Washington ard have heavy -
spouslbiGtiea. 2 hs faculty u the university
have duties ard responsibilities % rs
board Of regents. nut they also have duties
and responsibilities as al educational BODY
10 the psopis o. the state.
The Quarrel With Fay.
Pay has sought az opportunity . have me
dismissed. soon after The catalogue vas
pahilzhed he called me Up By telephone
aud accused me of changing the course N
Spanish affsx i had been approved By tae
committee Or instruction. In answer 10 my
reply that the catalogue had not oeea
changed with ny consent be said that 10
had = copy q me catalogue as passed -
fha board. and that it rad been changed,
ard that / had changed i 50 that Mlss
13ser VINO Is uls slSfar-ln-aaw. w0Gta not
have many students ia Spanish ~ this
time ~ desired 20 call a meeting % the
lizard 70 have me dismissed. bat suhse-
QaenzIy Miss Obcr came forward and
found that the COURSES were as handed n
b ter. and as passed upon b the COM
mlttee ou instruction Mr.. Pay. q course.
could oHly ADMIT that he was mistaken.
Trouble over Books
Regent Davis has been interested n
Recent Eay's acnenes / have no COM
mcnta 70 make concerning Regent Davis
a. secretary u the board. uut as librarian
and registrar / may say that be has been
very ulsatlslacEoTy. Our first dliacuIty
arose when he and SIR. Fay insisted al a
meeting or the board that they considered
j. gaeir duty 10 select and purchase the
books for the library or course. 1 could
only contend that the faculty should judge
SHAT books were best for the library. This
led 20 much controversy. but e vas final
IS DECIDED that the books should be order
Ell on nay approval of the Lists handed IN
h. the professors. There was delay in get
iing these lists. While I Was absent during
the summer. however. the books were or
dered FOR the professor in spanish and
French and the professor Of American
history.
The last book trouble was at 4 meeting
about three weeks ago when proposition
made by Mr. Hays. TO sell 70 the uniYcr-
sily an encyclopedia OF natural biography,
was considered. a letter VAS submitted
which showed that Mr. Hays Was to re-
ceive the encyclopedia in payment for
some advertising ia his paper. Mr. Fay
seemed interested ia the books and advo-
cated their purchase, his reason being that
the original price was So. and the unlver-
siy lad chance 10 purchase Il for much
less. Again I urged that these matters
must Toe submitted 10 the faculty The
matter was then referred to the faculty
and tho library committee Of the board.
The books were not purchased.
Respects to MIR. Davis.
MIR Davis has scarcely been IN the
library since tho opening OF the university.
having two assistants 10 attend 10 IL. AS
registrar he has not been at all satlsfac-
terry. I WAS obliged 20 dismiss student
because OF admission through false state
ments Il afterward appeared that the
student IN question had been advised by
Air. Davis 70 pursue this course.
"fge has been very active IN advising
students what studies TO take, especially
IA the line OF Spanish and French
Concerning the credits for gymnasium
work and military drill. this was discussed
and settled at the time The board decided
on the requirements for admission and
graduation. which are as given on pages
81. 81 %. Il. &2 and - Of the catalogue. Mr..
Wiley remarked a. the time that Il was TN
necessary 20 discuss the gymnasium ques-
ton further, as he should knock Il out Il
he could get votes enough next August"