The San Francisco call., 1910-08-27
VAN LIEWS HEAD
DROPS in BASKET
Board of Normal Trustees Vote
Unanimously to Remove
Chico Educator

SACRAMENTO, Aug. 26.-Dr. Charles
c. Van Lew, president of the Chico
state normal school. was summarily re-
moved from his position late this after
non by the board of trustees of that
institution. A resolution presented by
Attorney General Webb, acting as legal
adviser of the board. and at the request
of several members of that body, was
the Instrument which dropped the Of
hciaI head of DR.. Van Liew into the
basket All of the trustees present
voted in the affirmative when the reso-
luton was presented. but Coggins and
Campbell made statement regarding
their stand at this time.
The resolution says:
cit appears and is found to he a fact
by the board of trustees of the state
normal school, located at Chico, state
Of California, that it is and will be for
the best interests of said school, that
Charles C. Van Liew, the president
thereof, be removed from such position
as PRESIDENT" and that ''said Charles C.
Van Lfew be and he is hereby removed
from the position of president of the
state normal school at Chico, state of
California, good and sufficient cause
therefor existing, and said position of
president of the state normal school
at Chico is hereby declared vacant"
In explanation of their votes, Trus-
tees Coggins and Campbell each gave
out the following signed statement:
In casting my vote 1 do so simply
and solely with the best interests of
the Chico state normal school in mind.
1 believe now, as I believed at the time
of the acquittal of Doctor Van Liew,
that he was innocent of the charges
laid against him. But the publicity of
the trial and the scandal connected
herewith in my judgment. will in
jure the school if no change is made
in the presidency"
The charges made against President
Van Lew by Miss Ada Clark of Ia
mora, which were recently investigated
and Van Lew acquitted, formed the
basis primarily of the action taken at
the meeting today. Additional evil
dence was discussed by the trustees.
The board adjourned to meet again
some day between September % and
Septenlber 80 to elect successor to
Van Lew This was done to permit
the governor to be present and to give
him an opportunity to vote upon the
new official.
Already 16 applicants for Van Liew's
lob have been filed with Secretary
O'Brien They will be acted upon at a
meeting to be held between September
% and 80, when trustee Lusk will be
able to attend. The applicants are:
Allison Ware of the San Francisco state
normal school and defeated Lincoln
Roosevelt aspirant for the republican
public instruction; H. A Adrian, Santa
Barbara; ]. L Hahn, county superin-
tendent of schools of Nevada county;
Maxwell Adams, Reno; Wilbur f. Bliss
of the San Diego normal school; c. L.
Biedenbach, Berkeley; Cree T. Work,
Dexter, Texas; Frank Thompson, Boul-
der Creek, Colo; F. B. Dresslar. Univer-
sity of Alabama; Harry Shafer, Pitts
burg; ]. II. Ackerman, state superin-
tendent of public instruction of Oregon;
]. F. West, San Diego; Fred W. San
ders, Riverside; A. w. Stamper, Chico;
Morris E. Cox, deputy county superin-
tendent of schools of Alameda county;
Alexander Coffee, Sutter county; w. T.
Randall, Berkeley, former superinten-
dent of the Preston school of industry
at lone.
Van Liew will be allowed the full
years salary. for which he has been
contendinS.