Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-04-04

and students participating in outside
work such as athletics. dramatlcs'
etc This muttcr was directed to be
inserted IN the catalogue. Volume u
of the catalogue shows that Prof.
Asplnnd omitted a part OF these regu-
lations and that particular part
which nc argued against when the
regulations were passed by the Fac
uty Later when the faculty went TO
apply the rule this part was found to
be omitted whereupon Prof Asplund
affirmed that it was not in the min
utcs After the issue of Vol Is tthis
YearD the same omission was dis-
covered by member of the faculty
and upon investigation il was louhu
that the rulc was in the minutes. but
had been omitted by Prof .Asplund,
BN the action Of the faculty prof.
.c L. Hodgin was elected editor in
chief and prof Asplund manager Of
The Journal of Education The du-
Ties of such offices arc 50 well under
stood by common usage that tile FAC
ulty did not specifically instruct
these gentlemen. PROT Asplund has
bv his aggressive policy SO usurped
Tho editorial work of the Journal that
il reflects his ideals and ideas rather
than those of the editor duly elected
by the faculty This usurpation has
virtually thWarted the intention of the
faculty i'm this matter The editorial
work Of the journal belongs to the
department of education, and not to
that of Latin and Greek. In this work
he has rejected material furnished to
aim by the editor and inserted such
materials as he saw fit
As chairman of the advertising and
publications committee. Prof. Asplund
has done a large amount Of good work
but his disposition to act on his own
Opinions and beyond the authority
given him has been a constant source
of annoyance aud has led to a large
aggregate overdraft in the appropri-
itions for these purposes. suggestions
made to him concerning the material
ma form Of publication have been OF
ten ignored Watson Bulletin Con
gress Literature.
His disposition to insist upon his
own ideals and opinions was shown re-
Gently BY his Withdrawal from a po-
sition TO which the students had elec-
ted him upon the board Of control
Of athletics If great wrong existed
as | understood he believed did exist
he should have given his time and
andcavor to correct the evil rather
than resign, and by stating his reasons
therefor, criticising those who were
laburine with the conditions as they
existed. AS a member of the student
standing committee hc has used the
advantage which the position offered
him for personal purposes, and in di-
rect opposition to the regulations es-
tablished by tho faculty and i'm viola
tioa of an the customs Of professional
courtesy which gZ.sts ..,s among members
81 tnG TdG1ity. oasdcltfs aiteoA@ rh
insult During a short interval Of
the last summer vacation he tutorcd
a conditioned student in English and
algebra. and possibly some other sub
jccts Under the rules established by
the faculty and approved by Your
board, conditions in work can only be
made up by students by special OK
animation and "a payment of a special
examination fee Of $500 AT the be-
ginning OF the year Prof. Asplund en-
tered this student upon the records Of
the university $ having passed in
four unit credits. equal to a fun year S
work in four classes, and also thereby
removing the condition In English and
lodging The fee OF $500. Acting as
assistant to the registrar he entered
this student for the advanced work
in English and algebra. The English
and mathematics departments soon
discovered that the student was i'll
prepared in these subjects and began
an investigation into the reasons,
whereupon the facts became known.
To-day the student may fail to gradu-
ate because of her almost complete
failure i'm these subjects. In tutoring
student in subjects out of his own
department be acted only as pri-
vate individual and he was Wen aware
of all tie rules governing such cases
which rules he totally ignored.
| have mentioned these incidences
not with the idea that they are mex
cusable each within itself. not that
each of these and many others might
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