The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1912-01-15

Yesterday morning The Missotllian
prlntcd--under Helena datc-a state
ment from the state board Of cdu-
cation regarding the presidency ~ tho
state university and the hnard's re-
cent action concerning its lncumhency
IN the light of statements from mem
bers of tho board during the past few
weeks there were features of Tho most
recent statement which were sur
prislng. AZ the request of The Mis-
soulian. President Duniway last night
made the following statement concern.
ing the material points Of the utter
ancc Of the state board.
The Answer.
"For the first time the stute board
OF education permits ME, although
solely through newspaper reports. 10
have statement or considerations
which influenced its members In vot
ing not to renew Or, Duniway's con
tract nj the close of the year. scptem-
Der l. 1872
ITO the extent that official propriety
permits me, ana without entering into
controversies with my superior Of
To certain features of this report.
"'rhe hasis for the action Of tho state
board is said ia be primarily q re-.
port of the university committee, FOL
lowing an investigation of university
affairs made In Mlssoula on October
22 and % 1t should he borne In mlnt
that this so-caliei Investigation wa
made without notice to the pfesidcn
of the university, and mt Il time whci
he was out OF the state. The sum
moning of members OF the faculty, o.
alumni and Of students, was pre-.
arranged hy the chairman OF thu com
mi;toe Under tile circumstance,
there was no opportunity, and thcr,
seems To have been no expectation I,
extend the scope Of the inquiry Il
make it fairly representative of tn,
prevailing opinions and the oascntia
facts which ought To have been con
| sldered. Any fair-mlnded person IL On
titled 10 draw his own conclusions
concerning su,n IA situation.
1T Will conduce to cloarness II Tho
report of the committee, as published
| IL briefly considered. point by point
| Its essence Is found In these state
| ments First: We find there is {
spirit of unrest and dissatisfaction ex
| isting between the student body ant
| the PRESIDENT second, There Is din
| satisfaction between the alumni an'
| the PRESIDENT third. "A lack OF co
| operation and co ordination existing
| between the president and larg
portion OF his faculty. fourth, w
| find that the president Is eXceedingl!
unpopular among the high school stu
dents of the state A fifth point |
| added, said to be derived from tn
general discussion. That Presiden
| Duniway do2s not visit classroOms L
ascertain at first -hand the value %
the services of any professor Per
hGps sixth point should bo emu
mcrnted to the effect that these othe
points seriously retard the growth q
the institution and impair tho use
| fulncss thereof
| with respect 10 the allegation tina
there Is Il spirit Of unrest and dlssat
isfaction existing between the studcn
body and the president II would be IN
teresting to know Just how nany an
| just what students were examine
upon this point. As far as such ~
! formation has come 10 the preslden
by indIfectlon and runor, II Wou|dap
pear that considerable proportion q
such students were those who haV
personal reasons for dissatisfaction
In the course of administering c!ea