The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-10-04
LONG SESSION ON PECK CASE
con- HRIt TRt STETS DiSff ~
IOR THRFE HOi m.
Then The, send HIm letter which He9
t.ct ThiS NorninE tUrr mat Hi>
Fat" WIN Re Made known To the PulD-
Iir Too IIItI. other BuSInesS Done.

The trustee. 81 columbia University
held one ut thslr longest meetings on
ra,pri YESTERDAY afternoon. but after
three hours dauh.ratIon they deCided that
they would have nothing for Publication
ia regard - N" ntur" status 81 Dr
Harry Thurston Peck, m" suspended
Nnthon professor II Latin IN the uni
,arSitv Practically all the time was cen
~gmed IN gong over and over TN" actions
of Prof Pee, since he was suspended
early IN June
just before o clock q resolution was
lntr"Iuc"d hearing on Prof Peck. bu,
what the tcNt or content IT the resolution
vas not member Of the board or any
uf'car ~ tho university IA a position ga
know ~ IN" acuon would say The
I'M, erslty press Representative" said. how
-, 81 m. formal action - the board would
b.a mAd. p4bhC this afternoon
n - helie sd that the DELAY vaS caused
uy th,. desire Of the trustees TO let Prot
Peck know first hand ~ their action
letter probably was sent 10 DR. PEGS
Ia.i evening and he will likelv know ~
lhe acton ~ 'hs trustees before the hoard
itself gives ou' the information those
connected with the university Sho talked
pf the DELAY last night sad that u a.
simple courtesy 20 pr PECK that probably
l.-i Inc trustees 20 purs,I" the Cnurs" they
'ppA
Whether the action vas favorable or
unfavorabla not a person On Morningside
Height would ventur" even a Surmis"
4 shuIg ~ tho shoulders was all that
could h. had from any ~ the trustees
aud none Of the professors would discuss
that ~id. If the subject ~ all
Prof Peck was not IN his ottiC" ~ Fast
Hall Yesterday afternoon. although he
did call AZ IN" university post ONO" ~
the morning for hls mail and read u ia
his oSicp After lunch he apparently
left the campus for "a" day. Prof Peck
sad last night that n" had rsC"iV"d no
- ord from the TRUSTEES IN regard to any
act ION that they might have taken ~ MS
Cas" ~" though u probable. however.
that l'tt-r had teen mailed a. IN"
members ot tn" board sent to htm for
tended the meeting
The httl" business ~ The Trustees o'i'
side Of COnsitrrat ION Oi IN" Peck ,a-'-
consisted mainly Of the usual formal
Iti'-- 81 recording the gifts received sInc"
the last meeting - the board last Nav.
SIR FREDERICK Poiiock. IN" English l.ga
authority. was announced a. III" Car
RENTER lecturer fur the year iglI-I2
Sir Frpd"rck Pollock viii lecture m a
subject allied win IN" development IT
legal proc"C'ur" hut ~" "NaCt title has
NOT vet boon aSC"Hained Ferdinand
BrInut. professor IA IN" University ~
Par-. was formally appointed visiting
professor IN French for the coming year
Prof J y McClelland. head ~ the
\ ale school II MINES has been appointed
special lecturer ~ mining 20 give the
COURSES ordinarily gwen by Prof n :
Munroe and Prof ROher' Peele. who
are both on leave ~ absence
Gifts TO the amount of ST. were
~ which MarcrlhS Hartley
Dodge Alexander Smith Cochrane Will
am h Vanderbilt and Clarence "
Mackav each gave s. 5nO. Mrs Louis
X Me- lymonds gave 81 SH for the Mo
lymonds scholarships ini Homer =
Sargent and Mr. Henry O. NiilTrd gave
81 7On for special work IN the iepart nen'
n anthTppoloRy