Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-05-21
They Say There Is No Truth
In Charge Made by Des
Moines Newspaper
WILL HURT THAT INSTITUTION
Despite the Fact That There is Appar-
emily Nothing to Warrant the Attack
Alleged Scenes of Disorder" De-
nounced as Statement Which Is as
False as it is Malicious.
Special to Times-Republican.


Iowa City, May 21.-The faculty of
the state university of Iowa is stand
ing solidly back of President Mac
Lean since the attack made by DeS
Moines paper FRIDAY, and are dis
proving by their action the charge
that was made that there was any
feeling between the president and the
men with whom he has worked now
for five years. Said Professor Weld,
dean of the department of mathematics
of the college of liberal arts last
night: THE article in question seems
to be the eliminating effort on the
p.lrt of the petty newspaper men who
for some reason have made the state
university the object of their attack
thru President MacLean. AT no time
since l have been connected with the
institution has there been such feel
ing of cordial sympathy existing be-
tween the members of the faculty, the
board of regents, and the president.
II is to be regretted that there are any
of the alumni connected with this petty
business. Such attacks are bound to
hurt the university in no small way
IL they are continued despite the fact
that there is nothing back of them
save the malicious efforts of press
which seems to be willing to pervert
the facts to suit its ends"
Said Professor I.oos, head of the de-
partment of economics, of the college
OF liberal arts:
Il have no knowledge of a commit
tee which it is alleged came to the
city to invest gate the university. I
do not believe that there is anything
in the story, for what is there that
they should wish to investigate? The
State University of Iowa is today in
a position where its rapid growth will
place it quickly among the great
schools of the middle west. The state
raent that scenes of disorder occur
at the meetings of the faculty is too
ridiculous to merit discussion, AT no
time within my memory has the re-
-lations of the members of the faculty
and the president of the university
been more cordial. For some unknown
reason petty press has made an at
tack upon the president and by so do
ing. hoped / suppose, to hurt the
university. This result these alta ks
will surely accomplish despite the fact
that to the hest knowledge there Is
nothing which would warrant them"
Said Professor Veblen, head OF the
department OF physics, of the state
university:
Il do not wish to discuss the so
called situation because the charges
and statements which have been made
are too ridiculous to merit attention.
The state university never was in
position where the opportunities were
better for a rapid advance mn.;-h will
soon place the institution among the
leaders OF the western schools. At no
time. to the best of my knowledge, has
The relation of the faculty, the board
OF regents and the president been SO
cordial"
Said Professor Wilson, head OF the
department OF German Of the state
university:
THE statement that scenes of disor
der mark the meetings of the faculty
and are common in the presidents Of
flee is not only a reflection upon the
president but upon the members CT
the faculty as well, and the attack,
is as false as 1t is malicious. Iowa
not only has great university. but
she has a university which is designed
to become one of the foremost OF the
western schools. At no previcus time
has the aims of the president the
members of the faculty and the board
of regents been SO thoroughly under
stood by both the people at large thru
out the state. but by the st.lts legisi;s-
ture as WELL
The statements of the men above
quoted, prominent as they are as mem
bers Of the faculty OF the state upivo.s
ity, stamp IT, no uncertain way the
news stories which have been circu-
lated turnout the state in the c,anas
of the papers whose first thought
seems to have been sensation and
whose second or last thought, truth.
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