New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-02-11
SUSTAIN DIR. WILSON
TRUSTEES REPORT On
PROCTOR GIFT.
Tghf on Disagreement at
Princeton Hope offer
MAJ Be Rene7r6d.

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.-.-,-.--e-, offered 10 Princeton and then
---ls~ev-. the board Of trustees prsotlcsliy
.e-ef-a5 President Woodrow Wilson IN
- -r---oye~sy which has 50 excited the
lection u the friends Ct the institution
ye-pfre --a detailed report MADE hy TINS
------frrae was supposedly non-con1r7it'ai'
9 reading between the lines shows cleariS
.ha- The IDEAS Of tbs president with REGARD
- -re graduate school are advocated nov
,----- 1,-- -re special committee. but by the
--5 * whole. rather than those OF
rrz~ Andrew ?. West.
Thu z0ecta1 committee says that the mat
.c- XII require action On The part Of the
.-s~5 ~ ar early dstc. No plans were
GIVEN c--- yesterday. but If Is UNDERSTOOD
thar -re erection Of the John r Thompson
s---o. fc~ which fund Of $500" was iet'
b. ~ Tosorhine Thonpson-Swann, will
soon be undertaken The site Is yer 10 %
selected bur il viii probably re on the
campus.
TIE special committee hoped IN ifs re
No. that in he near future NJ Proctor
--z-- r. moved 10 reopen the question
~-ra- ~ IS confidently believed that an
zz.-ea--e~. can he reached entirelr salts
factory ~ him z-d to this hoa-o but
--e-e seems small likelihood Of this, for
-~7-zs-g 10 = dispatch received from ST,
r.7--4= Ny Proctor sai5 last night:
..- r---e .,rt heard direct from the Prince
800 --ss,t-r r-7f nothing done there can
-e--,-a Ire effr that offered The matter
& finally cl7se6-
TIE meeting wss s harmonious one and
President wilson. Il Is said, feels sustaned
- his rosft.on- Dean West would not eX-
press himself yesterday. as he had not read
'-e rero-t . portion of which was thought
s-s--
~ special committee saws that the board
~ trustees MAJ feel compelled to take
s~--e zcr3o7 t. terminate the dissensions-'
P- ~ Princeton i vas rumored that
there would be 10 change in the personnel
-s ne University a the present time
The special committee does not think it
rores within its province 70 determine the
~1s--rs q the controversies between the ma
5~-1rv and the minority in their radical DIFF
f=r-uoeE, trl- believes that acceptance Of
tra Proctor offer would have irrevocahly
Ee-ide5 The location # the graduate school
- distance from the present centre Of
University life. Great stress iE laid upon
TIC advantage Of having the school where
- students can be members ~ the college
~0-ru7rIri-v IS whole
NJ Proctor vas suffering under : slight
~ -s--~re-e-=f0- saws the committee,
vre7 r. concluded that the matter was
ze--red ~ the October meeting The &C
Ce7ranCe IVES purely conditional pending his
answer u long letter written him IN
which various details we're set forth One
r. these vss that II appeared II the com
------ea -rz+ NJ Proctor vas welded 70
r-zn Vests idesl ~ 7 graduate school IS
ere-r-li~e6 IN his hook. and concerning
which he fEc-1tr committee had already
SPLIT into = majority and minority. Protes-
Toys Cams. Conklin and Daniels and Dean
r-t-e constituting The first named forces
and D=sr West and Professor Hihhen the
.=--e- 4 reference to Dean West was con-
-a--e= IN his le-1e-. The committee writing
NJ Proctor that he probably assumed that.
~ r=- r his gift. the dean 7ould con
-.~-e - remain n the same relation - the
r~z5-z-e school The letter then said
20 cannot 5Euore the fact that. II VEN
- --= 6fSsersiors referred 70 the board of
----=-s=- nav feel compelled 70 take soma
---- 5.z=eustons. and or inquiry now Is
7--@-r=- = -our gift is accepted and i The
-.-z-- ~ re university requires that
rra- ---rusr the graduate school dnclud-
E ~ residential graduate college, 20
-'-r r-Ie II IS construction snd organ
'-=-,r- OF m the side Of IFS administration.
~ ----r --ov would consider that such
=----- IN he rer- Of the trustees would be
r -.o-=-fo~ - ne implied condition above
=-czes-aC7 = making this inquiry, this
---------=z distinctly Cisclair1s any inten-
-.-~ - express o. 70 intimate any opinion
- - ---- ne acton q -he board q truE-
-zz= ought u be ~ is hEel- 70 10 IN any
- Proctor wrote letter IN reply With
l-z---z his gift b=reuss the reception
- --- o~4~ bv rhe president ard his as
so-fs~e= rsz not h=en such 70 promise
f-= .=ef-I-ese which I had hoped 10 Sc
IRE zr5 The committee comments upon
=z-~E that The Princeton sIunanus had
~-- rr--= ~ his position when he as
----l -rar the scheme IS Eet forth in
-.=s~ T-=--s book had been adopted And
--ss g ez-- aimed b the fact that the book
-0- ~--- has : conornendatorv introduction
-- PRESIDENT Wilson bur also contains
'f-- ~-z-=r7e7+ ~ Dean West
-r= .r-rrrrerce - the proposal in the
~f-r- ~ -he authorities of'the university
81 -Fo-n- ~ The fart that II has been
'---~- -- adopted b. the board NJ trustees.
sfre~ f--r corel6erarior
~ rre special committee remarks:
r-a- r-z- scope he term proposal had |
A. '-= nj ~ the dean e not clear and
&c ro =av that sr Investigation Of the |
---rrr-- ~ the hosr5 snd faculty records
~ -r-- z-rirr zrd ~ approval ~ Dean
q 60 r~- other scheme foT The con
r--r - -r@ graduate school. The com
'~.-tse z--es credit r. fhe dean, and recalls |
res1---so- ~ the utmost concern PASSED /
ere --=-e vas : likelihood that he might
iss~s Princeton rrr II Rad never adopted /
ais s-r~--e - lsi6 o1t IN his work or the |
r'tse~- i
=--sr reE~e-r7rz rnsr Mr. Fro~ter could
~ -re rf~~rIr7erancez recognize the /
T"7er n control r The board and NOT al |
IT f-f~5s--ertsl changes 70 he made Il |
HeCees=~r. IN connection With his gift. the /
Fcac-zt Corrrutrt4e reports, on the matter Of |
fts which has been 80 exploited as 2 primal /
fs1sr ~ rre trouble Originally IN his |
sHok although fe has since changed his |
mlr6 Dean West wished the graduate /
fthooi Placed IN close proximity 10 the col |
sEe. srd ne president IN his Introduction |
s7oss II Il - placed in the midst Of our /
campus" and the committee now consid- /
- ;hst 1fr Proc5er's stipulation that y 4
snail rs removed ls not desjrs BILE
Tne Yns5ority and minority reports ex- /
PAN 70 some degree the acute and sp- |
fsrenrlv irveconcilable differences" in the J
lsFlity comu1irte, that the special. com /
mlttee wrote 1T. Proctor about The ma |
'o-i1y report fsvors placing the graduate |
'enooi In central location for reasons Of /
hifF n administration, solidarity of uni /
'eFFtfy interests and contact with ofbe 4