Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-03-13
GOVERNOR ASKS
ABOUT TEACHERS
Demands That State University
Faculty Members Tell of
Absences.
ALL PRESENT GOOD EXCUSES.
We're Away AT Times Hut They prove
An Alihl" when 1t Is Suggested
They Were Lobbying.

To what extent have professors,
teachers. .IId employees OF the two big
state schools been engaged IN the bust
ress of lobbying during the progress
Of the consolidation light in lhc lcgss-
lature?
Gov John c. Cutler has addressed
a communication to s,ccy. y. Il. Alien o.
tho university requesting an immediate
report upon the subject. ana secs. All
len has replied IN a communication sent
back az II O'clock today Whether The
governor mas made i similar request Of
She Agricultural college authorities is
not known Various members Of both
Faculties were present ip the leglsla-
tive halls during the past few weeks
The note sent to Seey. Allen was re.
ceived last night and hp sent out 10
members OF the faculty tn, following
notice: Governor Cutler requests Il
report giving the names OF professors,
teachers and employees who have beer
absent from the university or their
classes within the past SO days, YOU
may give an excuse but this is not re-
quested-"
PROF. CoRAY.
The reports from the various profess
sprs are as follows:
Prof COray was absent part of one
forenoon ON leave from President
k1ngsbury The time was occupied In
escorting Judge Dunhan OF Valaira, n
Y, Cornell claSsmate, through the
county building, In the senate cham
Der Judge Durham was introduced in
cldeutally to Representative Mills.
II n-V ta.
lege senators Bullen, Park, Williams
and other members OF the legislature.
Senator Bullen, knowing Judge Durham
10 be c0nYersant with CorllslIs expert
el1ee with consolidation, took him in
charge and Prof, Coray returned 10
the university
PROF.. PAUL'S BUSINESS,
j. II. Paul. professor OF nature
study, was absent from 12 to 4 n. m.
on March II to inquire, by direction
OF Prof Stewart, as to the legislative
status Of the bill recommended by
Sppt Nelson relating 10 county teach
els' institutes and to inquire. by di-
reetIon of President Kingsbury, con.
corning senate joint resolution for
lnemorialisinS Congress in behalf OF
the Burkett Pollard bill fog the appro.
Eri0ting of from $4,000 10 SIS, 10O
annually to each state normal school
for the teaching OF agriculture and
domestic science to normal students.
PROF. MERRIAM.
Prof Chamberlain was absent for
half day at the request OF the house
judiciary conlIni1Je to explain the
anatomy bill, relating to material tor
medical classes. and last Monday DUR
ing the discussion of H b. lS7 for the
establishment Of laboratories for bac-
tcreology
OTHER PROFESSORS.
Drs GOwaus and Anderson were
called away On various occasions to
attend urgent calls from patients in
the city,
Prof Merrill was absent from the
university on Friday. Jan. IS and Mon
day. Jan, 2S, on trip to SAnpete
county. During his absence his class
es Were arranged for
Prof Lyman has been absent from
the university on three occasions, once
he went 10 Morgan and on the two
other occasions he was attending d.
rectors' meeting in Willard county.
or the other professors at the uni
versity several have beeM absent on
account OF sickness OF pressing bust
ness, but one and all declare that they
have talked very little outside reHard-
Ing any pending legislation wiatso-
ever.
MUST STOP LOBBYING.
Resentment against educational In
situations participating too heavily In
legislative lobbying has already been
expressed IN Jhc shape OF house bill
sOS introduced by Speaker Harry
Joseph 1t provided against per
nico,ls activity in politics by college
professors" and was killed In the
house this morning after a lively de-
timated that professors who thought
much OF their positions ought 10 con-
fine themselves to their class rooms
for the future,
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