The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-03
STUDENTS OPPOSE
BOARD OF CONTROL
CHAPEL CROWD PASSES STRONG
RESOLUTIONS.
Mayor Jones Tells Them the University
''Is Going on the Rocks and Urges
Quick Action-Other Speakers Ask
for Return of Regents-Board's Ste.
nographer There. ~s...'t y

Undergraduates Of the university
packed the chapel in an enthusiastic
massmeeting this morning to consider
the ens state IT. t heard Of oGRr0 T Rd se 5s
had been called by the general alumni
association to place the question direct
ly before the student body and to stir
up their active assistance in a deter
mined attempt to free the institution
from the supervision Of the board Of
control. -..--,..s
In every way the meeting was a great
new Minnesota anthem to the windup
with the varsity yell. Every student
present pledged himself to use his in
fuence in every way possible to secure
the passage Of the Hurley bill, which
is to come up in the house soon.
The platform was crowded with mem
bers of the faculty, but the absence Of
President Northrop was conspicuous:
Speeches were made by Mayor David
wood and j. R. Hickey Of st. Paul. ;
At the end Of the meeting student,
Jay I. Durand, Of the senior class, pre-
sented a set of resolutions voicing the
sentiment of the undergraduate body.
| When they were read, tn ecrowd rose to
its feet cheering, and motions to adopt
the resolutions came from all over the
hall.
The Resolutions.
The resolutions are as follows:
| We, the students of Minnesota, In mass
meeting assembled, hereby affirm oul
realization of the unfortunate position ir
which our university stands at the pres.
ent time, by reason Of an unwise division
| Of authority between two boards. Al.
ready resultant conflict Of authority
has seriously crippled the efficiency o.
the university, and now threatens to MOI
only prevent future development and in
creased usefulness but even the very life
of our institution as a real university.
Therefore, be it resolved, That we de-
plore the present distressing state of af
fairs, due as we firmly believe to tn,
joint control of the university by two
boards, which are, and Of necessity mus
continue to be, actuated by dissimila
ideals, to the undeniable detriment Of thu
university.
Resolved, Further, that we hereb.
pledge anew our loyalty and devotion t,
Alma Mater and bind ourselves to use al
honorable means in our power to secur
the release Of the university from it
present unfortunate position and to SCI
that it is again restored to the sole guild
ance Of it's board of regents.
To this end we pledge ourselves, indi
,
friends and relatives and urge upon then
the necessity Of prompt action in thi
matter, and to endeavor to secure fror
them definite and unqualified promises t
use their influence with members Of bot
, houses of the legislature to secure the de
sired relief.
Mayor jones' Speech.
Mayor Jones said: ''The situation
! at the university has become acute
There are members Of the legislator
. who are ignorant of the conditions here
The students should use their infuenc
: with the. legislature and educate tn
members to the needs Of the university
and do it quickly. They should spea
respectfully, but they should spea
y plainly: The university is going on tn
!, rocks; let us carry the war into Afric
= and let the legislature know what W
need.'
= j. lockwood, in strong argumen
+ showed that the board Of control coul
n save only on supplies, such as groce,
q les and fuel, and these constituted onl
r q small fraction Of the expenditures {
O the university, the main amount bein
:, for salaries on which the board was NJ
" expected to save.
F. B. Snyder briefly traced the hi
d tory Of the board, showing how origina
n ly the educational institutions had bee
J. included in an endeavor to kill the bill
J. R. Hickey spoke from the viey
Y point of a legislator and urged tt
e students to go forth on campaign (
II education.
D. 1t was reported that stenograph
a employed by the board OF control WI
n present and took down the whole pr