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S 7 AMI ORD'S
P|LIKIA
Another Professor
Abandons the
Faculty.
ARTHUR LOvEJOY
LATEST DESERTER
He Gives as His Chief Reason
the Enforced Resignation Of
Prof. E. A. Ross.

| STANFORD UNIVERSITY, Cal,
May 3.-Interest in the Ross incident
was revived yesterday by the an
nouncement that Professor Arthur o.
Lovejoy. associate professor of phil
osophy, had resigned, and that his
resignation had been accepted by Pres
ident Jordan. Professor Lovejoy's ac-
ton resulted from his sympathy with
the cause of Professors Howard and
Ross.
i Professor Charles H. Richer of Har-
ward, assistant professor of logic, will
take Professor Lovejoy's place at the
beginning of the new year. In con-
nection with the resignation of Pro-
fessor Lovejoy the following cores
pondence has been given out:
Stanford University, April 29.-Presi-
dent d. S. Jordan. My dear sir: Thank
ing you for the favor of your notice of
disappointment, I beg leave at the same
time to place in your hands my resig-
nation as associate professor of philos-
ophy. the resignation to take effect
either directly or at the end of the SEM
ester, as you may think best.
q My reasons for taking this step re-
I late both to the dismissal Of Professor
3. A. Ross in November and to the
subsequent policy of the university adj
ministration. At the time of the orig
inal difficulty you made it known that
the removal had taken place contrary
to your desire, and that you were not
responsible for the act. Facts which
came to light, at that time and SUISSE
quently. made it seem evident to me
that DR.. Ross had been dismissed,
partly because of the founders objec-
ton to the participation of university
instructors in public political meetings,
partly because of her objections to the
specific contents of certain of DR.. Ross
public utterances upon matters within
the limits of his own speciality and
partly because of fear of vaguely
dangerous social tendencies. which it
was believed that his teachings, both
within and without the university,
were likely to foster.
Recently have been permitted with
others of my colleagues to review the
whole of the documentary evidence in
the case. AS result am forced to the
conviction that the foregoing conclu-
sions as to the facts in the affair are
verified beyond the possibility of fur
Their doubt.
The significance of these facts seems
to me clear. / do not know what is
meant by the somewhat scant phrase.
Academic freedom" it seems to lend
itself readily to subtleties of interpre-
tation. But / certainly conceive that
the dismissal for such reason of an in
structor whom the president of the uni
versity has regarded as a fit person to
retain involves an abridgment of liber-
ties which it Is the right and duty of
university teachers to demand. Unless
the members of our profession show
themselves somewhat punctilious in
the maintenance of these liberties, |
especially in privately endowed insti-
tutions, / do not see how either the
dignity of the teachers position or the
leadership and social usefulness of uni
versities in our democratic society can
be preserved.
1t has. become increasingly apparent,
however. that the administration of this
university takes a rather seriously d.
vergent view of the equities involved in
the cases that have arisen here during
the year. I think 1t necessary therefore
to present my resignation. I need not
say that in very many respects I shall
sever my connection with the faculty of
Stanford University with regret nor
that I shall remember very pleasantly
the personal kindness that L have enjoy
ed during the time of my service under
you. I am. very truly yours.
ARTHUR o. LOvEJOY
Office of the President, Stanford Uni
versity, April 29.-Prof. Arthur O. Loves
joy. Stanford University-Dear Sir:
have your letter dated April %. present.
ing your resignation as associate pro-
fessor of philosophy.
Without discussion of the reasons on
which you base your action, I accept the |
resignation, to take effect at the end of
the present academic year. Very truly |
yours, DAVID s. JORDAN.
President.