The San Francisco call., 1898-02-12
KELLOGG WON'T
 TAKE ACTION Declines to Comply With the Request of the
 Students.
No Change to Be Made in the Faculty Athletic Com
 naittee.
Suggests That Charges Be Made if Any Real Grievance
 Exists.

BERKELEY, Feb. 1.-President Kellogg's reply to the resolutions re- gently passed by the Associated Stu. dents Association for an addition to the faculty athletic committee was made public to-day. The president de- clines to take the action requested on the ground that the resolutions in question affect the reputation of two members of the faculty committee.
 His reply is as follows:
 Gentlemen of the Committee of the As
 Sociated Students:
 I have carefully considered the resolu- tion adopted by the Associated Students at their meeting of February and have arrived at the following conclusions:
 This resolution cannot but receive a col bring from the previous action of the stu dent, body. The resembling of the former resolutions was well and wisely done; and for that step the students deserve unqual- flied approval. But the new resolution, courteous and innocent if viewed by it. self, cannot be separated from it's history. It still affects, indirectly and unpleasant ly, the reputation of two members of our faculty committee.
 If the students have any real grievance against these gentlemen, it Is my duty to transmit proper complaint to the fac ulty. But the grievance should be defi- nitely stated. Vague and unsupported assertions are are not proper ,1 ground e,,d Tor
  sertions are thus far the only basis of these late proceedings. If something more definite, and properly supported by evidence. is presented to me 1 will lay it before the faculty, who can decide what action they will take in reference to their committee I wait for such further evi dence, and urge that 1t be brought for ward or frankly abandoned.
 AS the matter now stands the members of the faculty attach no weight to the complaint of undue interference or divis- i've action on the part of the committee. The committee is one of the standing committees of the Academic Council, and the members continue in service till the close of the academic year.
 I must add my deep regret at anything which tends. not to lessen, but to in- crease, the want of harmony in univer- sity athletics. The faculty must have representative members on its committed to protect the university's good name. If the students will Loyalty unite to win lau- rels for their alma mater, I am sure the faculty will be no hindrance Yours very truly, MARTIN KELLOGG.
 Editor Hopper, in to-day's Occident, speaking in reference to the resolu- tions with which President Kellogg has refused to comply, condemns the com- promise measure as unsatisfactory, equivocal and hypocritical." He con- cludes:
 So the Associated Students have really introduced the principle of taking up the personal fights and sQuabbles of their athletic managers. An athletic manager becomes imbued with some dislike, stores up some spite against a member of the athletic committed? Crashl Bangl The committee is changedi beg pardon, the committee is aggrandized, the dsliked members influence is adroitly nulified by the appointment of two new members. carefully chosen. At this rate we'll have a big committee by the time we win our first football game.
 The prevailing opinion at the uni versity seems to be that the matter will now be dropped. President Kel- logg's communication will be presented to the students at their next meeting, but probably special meeting will be called for the purpose, so any action on it may not take place for several weeks