The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-03-29
ANOTHER UNIVERSITY RON.
Prof. Hindshaw Removed Upon
Reeves Recommendation.
He PROPOSES TO FIGHT.
says That the Attempt to Oust Him
Who In Tryinx to Conduct the Of
Zee Of Curator to Suit Himxelf-
Hfnashaw May Go lnto Court-Was
Employed for the school Year.

There il likely 70 be another big row
out al the state university. The new
board OF regents has quietly removed ons
ed with the university upwards of fouI
years. after giving him but IKE days NO
tee. The removal was made at the in
stance of Acting PresiAent Reeves, who
recommended 70 the executive committee
Of the board OF regents HAT the professor
be dismissed The victim Of Presiden.
Reeves Recommendation is If. Ill. Hind
shaw. As reason for the removal OF
Prof. Hindshaw, President Reeves states
that the conditions no longer justify the
continuance OF the office Of curator, filed
by PROF.. Hindshaw.
The action Of the executive committee
has caused big stir AZ the university.
Coupled with Prof. Hindshaws removal
is letter which has been addressed TO
al. the professors OF the university, ask
ing them 20 let the executive committee
know IL any OF them contemplate resign
year. The professors, while refusing TO
be interviewed for publication, think that
this request is a very strange one. While
il has caused much talk anAong them, ii
is oyershadowed by the committees action
In removing Pro-. Hindshaw. Many Of
the professors think il very strange that
Ii man who has been for four years IN
the employ OF the university should be
dismissed on five days notice Hindshaw
hr. t.z1 ys-i.b he trsfi fs..Y,
since February !. 1894. and during all that
,inse. Ii is claimed, has performed al his
duties faithfully.
IL will be remembered that al the be-
ginning OF last winter Prof. Hindshaw
WAS brought before the regents on a
charge OF nsuhoriina ton TO the acting
president by the latter himself. Al that
time the affair was dropped after some
few changes had been made in the man
agemert OF the museum, and it was sup
posed by the general public that the storm
had blown over and everything would
turn 10 Its normal state, Now. however,
the row Is on again. and Mr.. Hindshaw
has received The following notice:
Seattle. March 26. 1855
I'll II. Iiindshaw. University of Wash
.ngton-Dear Sir: AT meeting If the ex-
Of the University OF Washington. Friday.
March g. at T. m. i'm Chairman Kings
office. the following resolutions were
adopted:
THAT the secretary be instructed 10
notify Mr.. IIindshaw. curator Of the mu-
scum. that his services will not he needed
afteg March 81. 1ss, and that his engage
lnent with ,he university Will cease on that
date. Mr Hi1dsnaw is requested 10 turn
over TO the registrar Ill keys 10 the unsyer-
sky building. msIseufn and the grounds
now In his possession, Respeetfully.
CLARK DAVIS
Secretary OF the beard of Regents"
One curious feature of the question Is
that the school year ends or Juiv e.; and It
Is Il question ss Is claimed whether the re-
gents can remove Mr. Hindshaw in vioiaL
ton OF their contract with him without
having good cause for doing so Prof,
H:ndslIa4, in reply to "a question. yester-
day said:
The whole AFFAIR dates from the time
Acting President Reeves came in He is
sued some foolish order to me which | dis
regarded, and sNas brought up before the
executive committee of the hoard Of re-
gents on charge OF INSTRUMENTATION TO
Acting President Reeves. The charges
Were heard arid tia ease proved by the as
slstance Of Prof. Landes. didn't deny
the charges. but askea 10 have them dis
missed on account zof their utter Stiffness,
which was Immediately done
Sine then Acting President Reeves has
undertaken TO arrange the museum mat
ters 10 suit himself. sending the janifor
u0Af fH move aFtifErS III tflp museum. al
ways when the curator has been away.
Acting President Reeves since that time
has HSeti al mas influence TO have !nc dis
mis- sed, and he has entieavored 10 have
Mr.. r.. .. SsaHageTt. recently tn the en-
ploy Of the Puget Sound uniyersity ap-
painted as Ia n1Scape architect rumor also
says as the curator OF the museum I re.
VetNea no igtimat30f Or reasons of the re-
uoS az. nor do | know Of any except that
Il IL an Indication that Acting President
Reeves personal Influence * ali-pOwerful
with the present hoard # regents Mn mrs.
enI term uf offiss@ dates q the end OF ma
school year, July II, 1Sas and am sending
Notice - the tes rsI Of regents thai I S;aud
ready 20 faithfully fnlfil ms par, OF The
contract. aud sa1sll hold them 20 theirs
The following notice has been sent TO
each member Of the faculty:
Seattle. March =. iSss.
To the Members OF the Fac
b!tv Of the University OF Wash
tnStpA- ara requested by fae exec
uAFe committed Of the board OF regents 10
say t1at II aay Of The members pf tns fac
ATTY contemplate r-stgGsug AZ ths end Of
me present university year they would be
Siad ~ t~ SO ss9tsfled without aeisv-
CHARLES r. REEVES
Acting FreSldeut''
'-tot tNi'i1E SAID orc professor yes
teruaF iJ so8id seem as II acre ~.
again going 10 b. thai Same aissan~ii3s, II,
lHs GORGE mat 50 asArlE r3ltflest y Isss
i~al ne executive committee Ahs,h *
f$of.ng So pTuFnsnt atty now Is composed
oi AesrTs- Nlnsor. King and igayl
TIE c1rn fa.{te= assigns as i.s re.ss,, Or
sending iAe noiiee Ia the faculty. their
fesra 20 havv everything settled b..fora
Ished.