Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-06-17

TWO PROFESSORS DISMISSED
Sims and Andrews, Who Were the
Prime Causes Of the Trouble, Are
Asked to ,Resisn-other Members of
Faculty Warned to Begin Working
With and Not Against University.
Special to Times Republican

Enecial to Times Republican
Iowa City, June 17.-Dr. George Mac
Lean, president of the State University
of; Iowa, stands today eSonerated by
THE regents from the virulent attack
which has been made during the past
two weeks, on his policies and his
Z, character, while Professors Sims and
Andrews, who inspired the attack, have
been fired.
Late yesterday afternoon, after the
board of regents had spent three days
IN interviewing the members OF the
faculties OF the different colleges OF
the university, and such men as pre-
scented themselves with a grievance
against the president, they adopted
& resolutions which stated that There
is no sufficient cause for any change in
Z the presidency of the university
The manner IN which this conclu-
sion was reached is significant. On
Tuesday afternoon, In response to the
FIRST resolutions adopted by the regents,
six men. alumni of the institution,
appeared before the board, and pre-
scented the case against the president.
Il 1nasmuch as all that could be said at
that time had been thoroughly aired in
I The state press for the past two weeks.
no doubt was felt as to the nature
of the charges they would make. But
/ they sprung a new coup on those inter-
/ ested in the attack. 1t is learned that
they informed the regents that IF they
(the regents) would call the professors
OF the faculty into the room and assure
them that they would be protected, the
professors would talk freely and the
regents would learn something that
would make their eyes bug out +"
The regents took the committee at
their word, and Wednesday afternoon
and evening was spent in examining
the members of the faculty. Nearly
n all were called upon to talk. No one
L has yet learned what was said. That
the statement of the committee was
not founded in fact is evident when,
after spending ten hours in examining
the members of the faculty, the board
OF regents decided that the charges,
wi ich had been brought against Pres
4 ident MaeLean, and the evidence
which had been introduced to substan-
tate them, was not of enough import
arace TO require a REPUTATION by Dr.
MacLaan. And without calling the
president in his own defense, the board
\ passed d resolution which stamped
for good and all the attack as the work
OF untactful and unthinking meddlers.
The resolutions which were passed
are as follows:
81 whereas, we have made an
extended investigation into the
present conditions of the univer-
sity, at which we had before us
large number of the professors
and the alumni. and TO which all
persons having complaint were
invited to appear.
Resolved. That as a result of
said investigation we find no suf-
ficient cause for any change in
S the presidency OF the university.
1ss 1t has been learned that the stock
question, with which the examination
sof the faculty members was completed
was: Can you stay here IL DR..
IS AfacLean is retained?" No one IS
known who did not answer yes.
Butthe board OF regents was not sat
isfied with vin1icating the presiden.
alone; they determined to punish the
men In the Faculty Of the university
who had been Instrumental in bringing
nbout the attack upon the president and
Ito give warning to the faculties of
the different colleges that they would
8 remember for years to come. This
warning was given in resolutions which
were adopted by the board, as follows:
Warning to Faculty.
! Whereas, During this ifvestiga-
ton the board has been informed
that certain professors and in
structors have from time to time
during the past year improperly
and unwarrantedly criticised the
president and attempted to under
mine his influence as the admin
istratiye head of this institution.
rs which has caused most of the dis
sensions and divisions which APP
parently exist in the faculty;
therefore.
Resolved That we condemn
81 such conduct on their part, beliey-
q Ing that each professor and in
structor, while connected with the
university. should Loyalty support
theinstitution and assist in its up
building in all of its departments
and sustaining its officials; that
complaints If any, as to the adj
ministratiye or other acts OF its
oificials should be made to the
board and not on the street or
elsewhere;
That If any such professor or
instructor or professor is SO dissaf-
isfied with the administration as to
make such criticisms other than to
the board he should sever his con-
nection with the university.
designations Asked.
y, fl,a
designations Of the two men who have
been the brains Of the attack upon the
university and the president--Prof. A.
V Sims, Of the college of engineering.
and Prof. t. W. Andrews, who teaches
the department OF collegiate chemistry.
The board evidently reached the con-
clusion that Sims and Andrews were
disturbing elements and that the inter-
ests of the university demanded that
they be dismissed. 1t is known that
Sims and Andrews We're the principal
agitators against the president and
were not in harmony with his policies.
The board had no desire TO punish any
one, Having only the interests OF the
university at heart.
Sims Dissatisfied.
The story Of Professor Sims and the
petty ambitions which have stirred him
to- make the attack which he has does
not run far back. When the new school
S o. y,Jiad paachauica was originated