The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-01
NO ACTION TAKEN ON ABERCROMBIE President Will Not Resign
 Voluntarily TRUSTEES MEETING Sentiment Seems Divided, But Aber- crombie Has Strong Friends
 Who Wish Him to
 Remain
TRUSTEES MEETING
By J. G. BELL

Tuscaloosa, May 31-(Special.) )-The board of trustees of the university were convened at formal session as had been scheduled this morning at 10 o'clock The chief import of the meet ing, according to the previous state ments from various members of the board was the ratification of such mat ters as were deliberated on by the trustees during Monday and Tuesday.
 On such business as was transacted at the sessions held during the week of commencement at the university final action will more than likely be taken at the meeting of the board which has been called in Montgomery for June 30. However, nothing definite has yet been announced by any of the members of the boa I'd.
 It is practically certain that final action vii be taken as to the release of President John W. Abercrombie from the institution or his continuance at the head of the university. Emphatical- ly each member of the board of trus- tees still maintains that no action what soever has ben taken up to the present looking to the request of President Abercrombie's resignation. Three of the members of the board, namely, Judge Eugene H. Glenn of Scale, J. H. John- son of Talladega and Hubert T. Davis of Gadsden, have even gone so far as to say that the board of trustees has no reason to presume that they will ask for President Abercrombie's resig- nation te be effective at any given time. These three members admintted, how ever. that the release of the president of the university had been discussed before the body
 The curiosity of the public as to whether President Abercrombie will tender his resignation from the eXecu- tive chair of the institution may be set at rest by statement to the con- trary President Abercrombie will not offer his resignation to the board of trustees. The reason of this is to be found in the original agreement be- tween President Abercrombie and the board of trustees when he was elected to his present place.
 This agreement was made to the ef- feet that the president of the univer- sity was to hold office under mutual ly satisfactory conditions. The pres ident reserved the right to withdraw from the position at his own discretion while to the board of trustees is re- served the right to ask for his removal from the head of the institution at their pItdSuIe
 Consequently it Is scarcely possible for President Abercrombie to give mo- tice that he intends to relinquish his duties, on the grounds that there are persons who deem it impracticable for divers reasons for him to continue in his present capacity. When the board Of trustees has notified the president that his services are no longer needed | he will submit to the original agree rnent but not until then.
 | The sentiment of those who are at tending commencement at the univer- sitv is decidedly in favor of Presf- dent Abercrombie's continuance in his present capacity. Still, there is an un- dercurrent of dissatisfaction bearing on to his dismissal. former president of the Alumni association was heard to greet President Abercrombie this aft crnoon with a wish for his re-election, while one of the faculty of the uni versity remarked that ''it Is fitting time to kick him out now, when he has brought about the idea of a great uni versity in the splendid structures just completed"