The Washington times., 1909-02-24

States postal authorities who have been
investigating HoIer's educational meth |
DDS for some time, indicates that the |
Oriental University has been ready at |
all times to accommodate with diplO- !
ma anyone with the necessary cash !
who might desire to attach a degree to |
the end Of his or her name.
Every day was commencement day, !
ard doctors Of medicine, theology, or |
ANYTHING else were turned out on short |
notice The Rev. Mr.. May secured |
diploma after few months reading Of
medical works. HOlleT today exhibited
four papers, signed by four of the physi-
clans mentioned, and said that on the
strength of them he had issued the di-
ploma to Mr.. May.
"His Faculty"
''They are my faculty. and I was
bound 10 issue the diploma" said Heller,
although he acknowledged that Mr.. May
had enrolled with him early in 1905, and
received his diploma in october Of that
year.
The physicians whose names were
signed to the papers repudiated any re-
lation with the Oriental University.
Il am not member Of his faculty.
and never was" said DIT. Powell. Il
have tried to make that man stop using
my name, and have communicated with
the State and Federal authorities TO
compel him to do SO
Il understand that the other physi-
clans whose names he has been peddling
around the country have made equally
vain efforts to prevent Holler making
them party to his imposition upon the
public. ] signed paper for Mr. May,
whom I Quizzed IN medicine in return
for quiZzing by him in German, merely
to the effect that he had read up some
on certain subjects
to a diploma. That would have been
absurd. nv relations with Mr.. May
had no connection with the Oriental
University, with which ] have refused
TO have anything to do from the time
HOller struck Alexandria.
Il wrote to President Eliot, Of Har-
ward University, for confirmation or
denial of statements contained in HOl-
| lers pamphlets that he had been con
neCted with Harvard University. Dr.
/ Eliot wrote back that Oriental Uni
versity was, 70 use his exact words a
! transparent device to market diplomas
He expressed the hope that the good
| citizens of Alexandra, would see that
| the So-Called university was suppressed.
With DIS Wilkins. Moore, and War
/ field, I wrote TO the corporation com
mission OF this State which granted the
Chairman Prentis wrote me that the
| people operating this university were
! engaged in fraudulent practices Of the
most transparent and outrageous char
acter.' and declared that the men
guilty of the frauds committed in the
name of the Oriental University were
/ liable 10 punishment in the corporation
/ court Of the city OF Alexandria for VIC
| laion. Of the criminal laws Of the
State
Other Activities.
Equally direct language was used
| by the chairman Of the commission in
/ referring TO the Eastern Financial Ad
4 justers, another one Of Hollers activi-
/ ties.
/ Following is the quotation from one
1 of Hollers pamphlets. TO which Presi-
/ dent Eliot, OF Harvard. took exception:
! In behalf OF President Eliot, OF Har-
! ward University, Prof Lanman. head
| OF the OrientaliStic department Of HaT-
! ward, then accepted the affiliatiOn Of
] this seminary with that university
/ The Oriental Mission Seminary was
| the name under which HOller did busi-
/ Eess in Cambridge 1t is on n sign on
/, the front OF his King street headquar-
| tiers in Alexandria. together with that
| Of the Oriental University, the title
/ which was later adopted.
/ The other physicians seen today made
substantially the same statements as
/ had been responsible Cor HOIIeTs ar
| rest He was charitably disposed
toward the head Of the university.
His Moneys Worth.
/ u paid HolIer $50 for my course in
medicine. consider that when 1 re-
ceived my diploma 1 got my moneys
/ worth. ! feel keenly the position in
/ which I have been placed and wish
mad never had any relations with the
! Oriental University"
A pretcutious pamphlet, giving de
tails Of the courses in theology, phi
lOsOphy, law, medicine, and oriental
/ ism bears the name Of Mr.. May as
/ dean Of the college" The clergyman
stated that his mother, who resides
in Brooklyn, y. Y, had also received a
degree Of NJ. y. from the university in
equally quick time and for a similar
/ consideration.
Another pamphlet Of HolIgr's invites
the reader 10 acquire intellectual grace
! and power ''OTientate yOITself.' Is
the slogan printed IN blackface type
beside the picture Of q female I'm
Oriental costume. Here Is a sample
OF the contents
The Oriental University works on the
principle OF individual and universe
evolution. It's courses begin with sub
leCls simple enough for n siX-year-Old
child and lead mp 10 and perfect a
qualification OF a doctor Of philosophy
and 4 college president"
Two of Degrees.
the Alexandria police station before ne
was called ont by Mrs Sarah A. Groh,
| acknowledged that two of the three
degrees OF $. r.. D.. y. D., and Pm. D.
were obtained by him from the Poto-
mac University, OF which he was the
! representative I'm Boston and Gowanda.
! The degree OF bachelor Of divinity
was obtained from the Lutheran Sem
mary IN Chicago Mr.. HOller stated
ana MI May informed the reporter that
( while Holicr had been Lutheran
/ clergyman, he had been permitted o.
/ resign
| While Mr. May IS protesting that no
was not Instrumental ia bringing IfoI-
/ Ter into the clutches of the law. HOIleT
dcnOunces May As the author OF all his
I troubles He even went so far today
/ as TO assert that there was a conspiracy
. afOOt 10 drive him out Of Alexandria 50
/ that the field iu which ne is working
. might be acquired by another ''univeT-
+ silly on the same lines as the Oriental
Without blinking AN cycIash. HolIeI
. said ne had given "A diploma in den
ustry 90 man named Ross In Porto
/ Rico FOR 80 on the testimony Of three
. dentists on the island that Ross was
proficient. COmmOuWealth's Attorney
Brent has a Photographic reproduction
I O. This IInlgFQ4 "a him A