The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-10-15
Colleges Dominated
By POWer of Money

from their position. but DR.. Andrews
left the following year.
Prof. John r. Commons, now st
Wisconsin State university. was driv.
en- from Syracuse university, under
Chancellor Day, because his anti
monopoly attitude was offensive TO
Standard OIL influences. and because
he had voted for VIM. J. Bryan.
I'm answer to questions by senators
on the committee. named two or
three cases of black-listing and pro
fessional disgrace for men who dared
to teach what they believed In our
colleges. There are abundant other
Illustrations. President Henry Wade
Rogers suddenly resigned from North.
western university In June, 1900.
Treasurer r. d. Sheppard, also trus-
tee, stated In reference to this resig.
nation: I will not deny that Mr..
Rogers anti-imperialistic speech q
year ago In Central Music Hall was
criticised by members of the board OF
trustees who took the ground that a.
head OF the university he should not
voice opinions that were antagonistic
to the board Of managers.
President Thomas e. VIII, and four
other professors Of the Kansas State
Agricultural college, including Edw.
w. Bemis and Frank Parsons. were
forced out Of the college because their
views on public questions were ofIen-
sive to the Standpat Republicans who
had regained control of the state In
1899. To make this raid possible. two
leading regents were first removed
from the board by the governor.
The dismissal Of DR.. e. A. Ross,
OF Leland Stamford university WAS
Investigated by q committee Of the
American Economic association. In
their report, this committee stated
their conviction that DR.. Ross dismis.
sal. was due to the professors Views
on silver, coolie immigration, and
municipal ownership-Mrs. Stamford
objecting to them.
Miss Vida d. Scudder, of Wellesley
college. went to Lawrence, Mass, dur
Ing the recent strike there and made
speech In favor of the, workers. A
leading Boston newspaper editorially
called for her resignation on that ac-
count
Higher education In Americs has
Occu 0uu 10 uOW COutIOll00 IN I0T00
ways. First. by the building and own.
ership by private capitalists or groups
Of their own schools, colleges and uni.
versities. as In the case of the Iiber.
atty OF the Vanderbilts. Armours,
Standf0rds. Rockefellers. and others.
Second. these wealthy people also ~
sist' the swarm Of struggling little col.
leges which dot the land, which In
turn do we'll to refrain from biting the
hand that feeds them. Third, our
state colleges and universities have
been controlled In the interest Of pre-.
datory wealth through it, machine
rule control OF state governments,
thereby safe men, that ID. men "A
sympathy with, or afraid TO attack
private wealth, and professors educat-
ed in safe institutions, are placed IN
charge to inculcate their own views q
scientific and scout all contrary opiit.
ions - 'unscientifc' and u~safe.'
This n the policy and process which
charged before the committee 10 be-
ing pursued at the present time ID
many of our institutions OF learning
and 1t is because Of the seeds thus
planted that many Of our young men
and women fail to understand the
great economic. political and social
problems Of the present day In thelt
true perspective"