The sun., 1903-06-17
As TO THOSE HARTMAN ID. s.
G4RNETT, THEIR LONDON DE-
FENDER, WITHDRAWS ACTION.
me Rev. Charles Herbert TyndalI. the
"Sentinei" OF the College for This Part
Of tho Country, Defends n-Chance,.
lor spence, He Says. IL o Fine Man.

lOr spence, lie says, II Flne wan.
"Prohibition. Peace and Prosperity
uo',o NJ the Hartman University as set forth
| is catalogue,
DISPATCHES from London yesterday told
Of the libel suit Of the Rev. Charles Garnett
Of the Arundel Square Congregational
Church. London against the Christian
Worh for saying that his degrees of Doctor
Of Divinity. conferred upon him by Harri-
nan University Tennessee vas worth
Iess and derived from 4 sham institution.
At the resumption Of the case yesterday
morning he foreman of the jury announced
tha, he and the other jurors we're ready to
render verdict. Mr.. Robson, X. c., coun-
sci for DR. Garnet, intimated that his client
did not desire to contest the case further.
The action was then withdrawn and .judg-
ment was entered for the defendant. MIR.
Robson said the evidence of Prof. Davies
II Yale clearly showed that Hartman
University had no standing His client
now rccognized that the university was not
justified in giving degrees.
The Rev. Charles Herbert Tyndall Of the
Reformed Church in Mount Vernon was
dispIeased when THE SUNS dispatches
were called to his attention. He is the
sentinel or special examiner, in this part
Of the country for Hartman university.
incidentally,it appears from the University
catalogue that the Rev. DIR. Charles Garnett
Of London is the London sentinel or ex-
arniner, for the university.
ate of Williams College. He has also studied
at New York University. the Auburn Iheo-
logical seminary. and at Bonn and other
German universities. He explained 70
The SUN reporter yesterday that his de-
grees were not derived from Hartman.
T1r TvnGall haa aroused nnnoaiti ion
among other ministers in the metropolitan
district by his energy and persistence in
bringing to their notice the advantages of
degrees conferred by hartman University
Of prof. Davies Of Yale. who appeared as
a witness for the defence in thc Garnett
libel suit but he thought that it was shame
for man from big university to try to
discredit small one because IL was poor
and 1 was working We on hum6'e ua;1 sc scae TyDds
that the buildings are in dilapidated CON
nition al Hartman. They are not like the
buildings at Yale aud Harvard. but they
serve their purpose. Hero are photographs
dated? Some Of them are fine modern
buildings. Here. for instance. is Munyon
Hail. built By an eminent physician who is
surely not unknown to you, This man says
there is no gymnasium. Here show you q
photograph of the gymnasium. He says
never been to Hartman, but know Chan.
cellor Spence, a fine, great man. | heard
him speak at Northie!d two years ago and,
ike every one who heard him, Lwas greatly
impressed If he says that 100 students
are there. they are there.
The university was founded by Gen,
Fiske to help better the condition Of the
poorer people of Tennessee. Gen, Grant
wss Interested in it. | am told that one
third of the members of the present Ten
I i,lo duo ~ Inr
man So yon see how false all these accu-
sationS are
How about the comforting of degrees
by absent treatment?" asked the reporter.
Perfectly simple and perfectly proper.
For instance, there is young mani will
not mention his name, because the matter
comes to me in this guise-who was referred
70 me by Chancellor Spence. He has had
ertain lists Of subjects laid down for him
70 study. Examination papers are sent
,aXwrite certain theses. Nov, half of these
\ papers are sent to the university and are
marked and Judged there. The other half
are examined by me. Ais examine him
examinations his fitness for the degree is
determined For instance he came in the
other day and examined him on part Of
his English literature Taine's essays. two
rolumes). So it goes.
Il can t recall all the stbiects but they
are all in the catalogue. 1t is really a
university extension movement. There is
nothing in 1t for me. you know They
Just notified me that l was to be examiner
here and that was all there was Of it. Nov
.ay so cents or so--for helping a man along
But | really do 1t as an accommodation to
Chancellor Spence, who is really a very
fine, high type Of man.
Dr. Tyndall pointed out that DR.. Work
# Cincinnati and DR.. I. K Funk Of this
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