The sun., 1910-06-30
PROF. PECK ASKED TO RESIGN
grT M WON'T WIN RRE ICH
OT TROWISE CASE INTRIED.

Ia,s,d Against Hlm IT They Put lilm
Oui Hr'u sue Ties Doctor or Laws.
>,.i.s II letters alleged 20 have heen
white, uy Prof. Harry rhurston Peck
.,rD. nuhll University 10 a ster ogrAphsr
u.m., Esther Quinn. N which tie writer
,,rvs.sd enthusiastic affection 'or Miss
vman. was published on June ?. together
vth the announcement that the ttenog-
r,gher was suing the professor for $4,000
fJr brrach of prumise 10 marry.
The COMMITTEES on education of the
tr,Iste.s It Columbia College met on the
following day and on midnight Of June
President Butler of Columbia University
wrote to Prof. Peck that the committee
IN education had directed him 10 AJAX
Prot Peck 20 resign a. Anthon professor
II the Latin language and literature.
On June :. according to Prof Peck. Presi-
dent Butler sailed for Europe. and Il
vas mt until the next day that his letter
in regard q the resignation was for
waried to Prot Peck by the Rev. Edward
r Coe. together with a short note. I'm
medatsly upon receipt of this Prof
Peck vrute 10 Dr. Coe skiing the oom-
mit'es 10 give him reasons why he should
resign According 70 Prof. Peck he
received eleven days after a repetition
II an expression 81 opinion based upon
facts or charges which were withheld
from him Only that and nothing
more ~ Yesterday the professor wrote
e. the committee that he respectfully
refused 10 resign.
This march Of events was narrated
ty the professor Yesterday, and he y
now waiting to see what the committee
will do II hs s forced out he says he
vii start legal hattie for reinstatement
that viii tass all Of two years 60 reach
deCisian
some ~ his letter sent yesterday is
a. follow-
H. Re- Edcard n Coz. Charmca - me-
,oruuH.e On Edsraioa. Trssisss a'
,alus,hsa Coilpg,
, short note from you recsiyei on The
OH inst, contained o copy Of request 10
us rom President N.'ler 20 me eject
mat tender my resignation a. AnthOn
professor Of the LATIN language AMI Htera-
rars 100 Columbia University. tbs rcsigua-
ton '0 take ehect on the g0th oi June
wrote vou on June ~ saying that DIuld
rot fntClliGentlv answer yOuT letter oT hr-
Unless some reas,n we're gwen Tot q re-
quest whi'h vq~ not ouly ur~vpepfcd rut
lntrsrv - ihe usage oi the ruIyeTsuy
Af'er waiting f1T alevru dnvs Won wrote
ne ,Juue q wholly rvadiuE verl natural
question regret hat subs iurut'y YOU
have made no answer to the question con-
aimed .u nv lsttef % jane 20 but merely
rTtest ru oppression ~ opinion ba-sd upou
facts Or charges which YOU Withhold from
me n there eyisi ans ,hDrsr. ol ON
Tetency - ~ Instructor or o. neglect of
duty t would seem o. he cul, fair that
you inform me- Of them and give mr lu
opportunity 10 reply 20 them before rouF
committee. Ihis ! thank. - nothiuy bat
elemental Justice. s,pe',S'ly no ihr ,l-r
Of on- who haz served the gnry-r- fv s"
long
The date of Mr.. Buffers reaue-f 'hsi b
resign might leai 10 the Inference that yOu
we're moved nv a -Uandaiouz article whi'h I
appeared In morning paper ~ lun.
but / ran scarrely believe this io b. iNr
ease Anv charge Whatsoever dc
serves more than thiriv-siA hour- uou-
sderation before takinK action 'frt -
uUs eemy IN - haste % I, ubT,Uu-iy b
unjust N a.k me % resign 10 umr ur-r
N 10 "a would be pragT.'4liy t yonfa.-.ur J
~ urcngdoing and would strongly nrriu-
dice tho suit which has been brought lr7insf .
mo md ll-r fhe libel suits which mv cpuu-
-al are pressing vigorously sRAns' fhr /
rsu-uaper % question and against offers ,
vhish copied ~ statements ndsr the /
, ", uBs-ianrg~ ! must respectfully rrfIss {
10 uhsr my resignation. the more 80 a. !
an entirely confident that ms name will
soon be- cleared iu 0 court 1f lav. the hear /.
'rR oi the case having beeu set down for
O'lofer Yours truly.
HAHEy THUH~TnN pT,E
The members OF the committee on ,iu- /,
uon which - a branch conmittes of the |
college TRUSTEES heside~ Dr. C1p and I
President Butler. are Dr Marvin u. |
Vincent Dr. Timothy Checsmap Ben I
snmin 2 Lawrence and George l.. Rive |
-TNis committee is = srrIb committee.
faid fhe professor yesterday "a small |
part " the entire board Il trustees that I
has n" appointing I'Dwer according 10 |
the old charter 10 which the college still |
holds and the question nov arises. has I
this committee a right ~ act Tor the whole .
body This IN the question | shall fight /
out n ! am forced 10 resign. and u il
constitutional matter Can /
the whole body of trustees delegate !
20 a small committee ! dun't !
know and they Won't tell me-. In the |
second phase. can an educational corpora
ton ,ummarily. without charges anl
hearing. dismiss a professor IN the /
uty s'apol sys;vm there ere Two "ansss
iur dismi sing teacher. immortality and
insuboriinAfion. aud there must also 10 /
a trial Nv appointment reads for life B
Dr ~ the pleasure ~ the trustees. and :
Z does not seem 20 me that their committee
ran represent the whole body of the
trustees. especially a. a meeting az which
40 the members u the committee ars
D = present. a. understand was the case
I'M June -
The original request Tor resignation.
.sid the professor. simply said that II
" IId no for the best interests of the
rro-Hlen: Butler N still IN Eurofe and the
r slices are ~ widely shattered that
o i- unlikely that the whole body can
luld meeting before the meath set for
-ial ~ tho breach ~ promise case -If
hey lrd sIspar.led mo until the case
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