Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-05-13
The Students Make Enthusiastic
Demonstration for Prof
Kerr
-FOUR or THE TRUSTEES SPEAK.
Gcncral Fcclng that Those holding
pcrsonal Differences Ought 10
''Gct Together"
Especial to the "NcwsJ

Special 20 the "NewAD
Logan, May 8,-komclhng 1f a calm
has succeeded Yesterdays meeting Of
the board Of trustees VI the Agrcul
iural college, and the enthusiastic dcm'
onslralion Of the students In honor of
president Kerr The storm lniorfcrod
with The telephone wires 20 that the ro.
port 10 the News yosterdny was Nm.
corCmOnlously ohopprd 90, which urs
counts for the absence of moro details
While thcw w calm In the atmosphere
today, the feeling ~ mono the less m
ionRc ana general regret IN fplt that
Abe president OF the board Mr. MotOr.
nick could not have been present yes.
forday IN order that the trouble Ia the
college, whatever II Nv, might nave boon
brought 10 Il head ana some positive
decision reached, Friends ol President
Kerr however are hopeful and conn.
dent that any existing differences VIII
ho roooncllpd, aud that there lB no eorl.
GUS apprehension as 10 his continuation,
~ shown by the fact that while the
hoard adjourned without nlmibg u
chairman, apparently with the Inlon-
ton Of awaiting MI McturnlpkH ro-
turn, President korr was empowered,
with the advice Of N committee Of ne
trustees, 90 mako an necessary arrange.
menis regarding tho work FOR the next
Year
While on the surface nothing would
seem to have boon accomplished AZ mo
meoilnR the developments were, I'm zee
atty significant The mombcra pres.
unt with one possible exception placed
thomselveH on record, Though no min.
,ies were Kent, members ~ the board
have given out some Information The
three Old momboH, MeHsre, WhItmoro,
owen ana AlcAlletor, declare lhom.
solves emphallcany Tor President Kerr
nnd his udmlnlsirn ion, and claim they
have positive knowledge that they are
acting IN harmony with tho Views 0f
President Mccormick Upon assembling
yesterday these ncmbors insisted that
chairman should he selected ana the
present strained relations IN the faculty
be thoroughly investigated AZ once,
President Kerr also urGod the inyoHli.
Idtion, but thoro seemed 10 ho no dla.
position among The now momhprA to
take such action, They prot uod that
they were not sufficiently inl med ANA
refused 10 enter into any plan for or
gnnizailOn,
The daily student assembly was The
tcone OF u vigorous ana carefully on
dored demonstration, Al day ycster.
NhN FlNU'lllN hilH INWlIlA N'WlNllllH
for Information, and found some vent
for their excitement m a strong, clear
uut expression Of loyalty 10 President
Kern, signed by che entire student
body, This mprnmR whom the truss
tees flod into the chapel they were
greeted by yoloy Of college Vhcors,
given M they had noycr been giyon
beforehand insisting In the college mons
way that President Kerr Is emphat-
ic0lly "All right Hanging from the
gallery was an lmmouno Htronmor IN
pcrlbeh, "Our President Forever" Whilo
around the walls Wcrr smaller banners
rendmR "Duty Flrat Politics After"
"WlUh President Kerr We SIN LvcW
After acknowledging the domonstrn-
ton, by which ne Was deeply moved
President Kerr introduced the trustees,
four Of whom spoke briefly They
were all obviously Inspired by The re-
ccpllon, ana spoke directly 20 the point,
most VI them showing NO fear Of going
ON record, Bishop owen referred dl.
icclly 10 tho banpcr "nuty
First and declared That never
Whllo he was "A member OF
or religious pressure sWorVc him IN the
least from what ne had convinced him-
self were the best intcreate OF the coll
lego, MrR, Gates protested her deep
regard foi the institution. Mr.. McAlls"
nor, when finally persuaded TO speak,
WAS tho most emphatic " all lie made
no attompt TO conceal the fact thnt
there ARE those I'm THE college WHO are
out " harmony with the policy TO which
the student body nrc Loyalty devoted,
For such DIRECTORS be declared, lhoro
can be but one course oponi they must
lo removed MIR Whitmora conourol
IN tho remarks Of hia colleagues en-
dorsol heartily their tributes 10 prosl.
dent korr aud assured NtudouR AMI
faculty of HIS determination Ia stand rs
the administration,
Feeling IN the college ana the com.
munlly ~ very intense today RudcntH
and citizens being almost a unit In eup-
port of President Kerr
ON every hand thoro N regret That
nny differences should exist IN the fac
ulty, rnd n general hope that dBngrcos
monis uny be roconcllod The most
conservative cItgWH take no stock I'm
tho allegations that politics or religion
have anything 20 DO win the dlner.
cncoH. rhoy are largely personal ana
being mch, the foomg M that the poo,
plo concerned ought io "pol together
have frank honrt ~ heart conference.
bury Oll digcord ana work. for the goo1
Of tho great institution
so f'W copies ut the Tribune NOW enc
Ter Logan that what the sheet says ur
does rot say cuts but little nguro horo
bat those who read The statement I'm
todnys ISSUE charging TINT the "NcWa'
had attacked President korr Wolo mo-
loaa surprised Than indignant Logan
people need mo- insurance Of the friend,
shin Of the "NowH" for the Agricultural
college ana amy statement thDl lnHla
dent Kerr has been attacked by tho
Nau4uu IA ma fll1p ma n la uutu lln1 for.