Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-05-24
Davenport University Alumni
Attribute Institutions Re
verses to President
RESOLUTIONS ARE ADOPTED
They Note the Fact That the Uni
versity is Not Prospecting as It
Should and Appeal to Board of Re-
gents to Select a New President,
Also Denounce Discussions.
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| Special to Times Republican.
| Davenport, May 24.-The Davenport
alumni of the State University spoke
! with no uncertain voice last night in
denouncing the dissensions between the
president and faculty of that institution
and declaring that its best interests
would be served by the removal of
President MacLean.
a called meeting of the Alumni As
ISOLATION was attended by about sixty
university graduates presided over by
ex- Senator William Q. Schmidt. The
resolutions adopted were presented by
Judge ]. w. Bollinger of the Seventh
judicial district and the president was
scored in speeches by various men
prominent In the professions in which
they were trained at the university in
its former and more prosperous years.
Ex- Mayor Henry Vollmer, of the COM
mittee which visited the university re-
ported that. the situation there was
such as imperatively demanded reform.
!
in state bordering on desperation
owing to their treatment by the presi-
dent, he said. The institution had lost
400 students, it was asserted, since the
MacLean administration began. Some
very uncomplimentary expressions
were applied to President MacLean by
some of the more vigorous Of the
speakers.
The Resolutions.
After nearly a score of addresses the
meeting by rising vote adopted the fol-
lowing resolutions:
Whereas, it Is apparent to every one
interested in the State University of
Iowa that the institution is not pros
pering as 1t should; and,
Whereas, we believe this is largely
due to the methods of the president in
his management as executive and his
failure to maintain respect and con-
fidence of the faculty; and,
Whereas we believe the present re-
lations between the faculty and the
president are positively Injurious to the
institution and growing worse each
year: and,
Whereas, we learn that eminent
members of the faculty are likely to re-
sign unless change is made; and.
Whereas we think the university
would receive greater financial support
from the legislature and greater moral
support from its alumni If 1t had an
other and more competent president.
therefore, be 1t,
Resolved, by the alumni OF the city
of Davenport, That we hereby appeal
to the board of regents and earnestly
petition them to select new president
Of the institution. and be 1t further
Resolved. that copy of these reso-
lutions be sent to the board by our
secretary"
Sioux City Alumni to Meet.
Sioux City, Iowa, May 24.-Iowa
university alumni at Sioux City are
following the suit of those at Daven-
port and elsewhere, and at meeting
tonight 1t Is more than probable
BILE that they will adopt resolutions
asking that President Mclean resign
Internationally from his position.
The alumni at Sioux City have gone
at the matter vigorously, and the
Sioux City Journal quotes several of
the most prominent among them in
fessor w. II. Clark. of the Sioux City
schools, was quoted as follows:
'INcannot but feel" said Mr.. Clark,
that President MacLean has outlived
his usefulness at the universe
ty, and while I recognize his
ability along some lines, 1t seems to
me that the best thing that could hap
pen would be for him to tender his
resignation. AS far as I have talked
with other Sioux City alumni, they feel
very much as l do / am quite sure
that resolutions, calling the attention
OF the board of regents to the fact
that Sioux City graduates OF Iowa are
not in favor of President MacLean
will be passed at the meeting. There
are over 100 of us in Sioux City, and
we want to show the regents where
we stand on this question.