The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-08-26
DECLARE THEY
WERE IGNORED
Minority Members of School
Commission File Protest
With Governor.
ATTACK ON THE MAJORITY
OPPONENTS OF CONSOLIDATION
FIRE HOT SHOT AT FOES.

Governor Cutler yesterday received
from III. Bullen. Jr., and j. G. Walters,
minority members of the commission
which considered the advisability of
consolidating the University of Utah
and the Agricultural college, a protest
against the treatment to which they
were subjected by the majority men,
bers of the commission, who favor con-
solidation. The fact that such protest
was to be presented by Messrs. Bullen
and Walters was published exclusively
in The Herald yesterday morning.
Messrs. Bullen and Walters charge, in
brief, that information was withheld
from them, that they were never given
an opportunity to present their side of
the case, and that letters of advice
given by eastern college presidents were
garbled in the majority report of the
commission recommending consolida-
tiCn.
Text of Protest.
Following is the protest in full:
Hon. John c. Cutler Governor of the
State of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah.
Dear Sir-On or about Sept l, 1905 you
saw fit to appoint US members of a
commission to investigate the work OF the
Agricultural College of Utah and the
University Of Utah. said commission hav-
ing been created in accordance with chap
ter 14 of the session laws of Utah. 1905.
at the same time anxious to do anything
in our power to assist in solving the edu-
catonal problems confronting the state
at that time we accepted the appointment,
and in conjunction with out fellow col
leagues sat as members of the said com
mission at various intervals from Sept.
3, 1905 TO June %. 1906.
In accepting this appointment we did
not feel that we were representatives of
the Agricultural college, or its interests,
any more than We were representatives Of
Tr,.fv~ - TenTn
nor did we feel that il was the duty of
any member. or members, by splitting
hairs, or trtckery, to obtain mastery over
any member OF members. On the other
hand, we accepted, feeling that we were
officers Of the state, and that il was our
duty to investigate along purely honest
and unbiased lines; that there should be
manifest franknesS among all the men,
bers thereof that would not permit of the
slightest question, and that all matter
collected throughout the investigation
should be at the disposition of each and
every member Of the commission, to as
sist them in arriving at such conclusions
that would be most satisfactory in the So
luton of this most important problem.
AS you perhaps will recall at the meet
ing held on June b. 1906, a vote was taken
on the question OF consolidation, which
resulted in a division. and at the close
of the meeting of the following day il
was voted that the two divisions come to-
gether. on or before Tuesday, June 26,
1906. At the close of the meeting held on
the 18th, aforesaid, you will perhaps re-
call that one or the undersigned (AIr.
Bullen) stated that considerable informa-
ton in the hands of the commission was
not i'm possession of the undersigned, and
asked that same be furnished and il
was understood that we should have the
information without further delay.
Demand the Material.
In the meantime we had been informed
that there was other material in the
hands of the secretary of the commits
sion-rightfully the property OF the com
mission-which we had not had the priv
ilege of inspecting. and accordingly on
June a. 1906, we addressed the following
letter to the secretary of the commission,
viz:
Committee 10 Investigate Duplication OF
Work at University Of Utah and Agricul-
tural College, Salt Lake City. Utah.
Dear Sir-The undersigned members of
the commission, with view TO making
report to the secretary of state, hereby
make request that you supply them with
copies OF all documents, correspondence
and other matters relating to the ques-
tons under consideration, such as have
not already been furnished the UNDER
signed members Of the commission. Yours
| truly, u G. WALTERS,
III. BULLEN, JR.''
To this communication the following re-
ply was received viz:
salt Lake City, Utah, June 81 1906
Messrs. Walters and Bullen, Salt Lake
City, Utah.
"Gentlemen-In reply to your imme-
date note, asking for copies Of all docu-
ments, and other matters relating to the
questions under consideration by the com
mission, will say that all matters acted
upon by the commission with the docu-
ments referring thereto. are in your nos
! session. excepting the report of the sub
committee, relating to the investigation
at the University OF Utah and the Agri-
cultural college. April q and %, 1906. and
this report has not as yet been filed with
me- I understand from Mr.. Goodwin that
a copy Of this report, so far as completed
will be furnished you Immediately. You
will find inclosed a copy Of the ma ioritV
report of the subcommittee. under date
of June II, which has been filed with me
! within an hour. Respectfully yours
GEORGE A. EATON"
Letter Sent Out.