The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-22

/ the main points underlined Also a care
full estimate OF the cost OF the research
per student-houf.
"Nsw,on---But there 10 ono difficulty
that has been puzzling me for fourteen
years. and I am not quite
Superintendent with snap and vigor)
Guess you had better overcome that
difficulty by Monday morning or guilt
Tho sinister edo Of the presidents
control Of tho professor IL shown In two
cases which have recently become public
property. At Wesleyan University the
professor OF political science and sociology
was compelled to resign after some re-
| marks he made OH tho Observance CT Tho
Sabbath. and at Lafayette College the
professor OF philosophy and psycho!oisy
was dismissed because his teaching was
thought not to be Ia accord with s.r!cter
standards OF tho Presbyterian Church.
I'VE are not here concerned with qucs-
tons OF academic freedom or o. perma-
reaco Of tenure. but only with the meth
odo OF determining what tho professor
! may say and how he shall DO dismissed.
| AS q matter OF fact. Ia these two cases
the alleged ,nfractons OF orthodoxy were
| slight. Sovera. ciersymea have :oid me
, that they might very well have ;aIde .as
remarks o. tho Wesleyan professor. aal
the Lafayette professor remains Pres.
oyterian clergyman in good s.and!as
AT Wesleyan the presidn: asked for
| ~ explanation OF tho remarks Q! tn
| professor. demanded h!s -es!gna..,g anl
accepted Il. the three letters being wr,:-
! ten Oh the same Cay w!tho.: -" 4. ,sp.-
| e,i:y o: ofilcdl consultation Wl:l 40
| ractIi:y or trustees. Tho fast .ka; % -
case the alleged ground To- 81. Gisr.!s5a!
Was 10. tie real ground does 20; improve
| tho situation.
AZ Lafayette. IN HE manner. :.ic pres
ideat wrote 20 the professor dc7.Indln !,
! his resignation. II view os The s.pposcI
contents o; a course. II this Instance the
professor had hearlrs before The t-Cs-
/ tees. but the presidcn; was naturally GT-
| held.
~ distinguished a.ny err!aee. vac re-
, cent! stated that he woGld rot acecp: ..e
Goa: ss!oHersh,p o: po,!cr fc- New YORK
city unless the law should be changed %
tina; Il po,!tefia; Nigh: tc i.s;.!is sod viii
| out :nc v.gas o. ape. . :Lo CU:.'s. 70
J - supposed % DO tar. o. ;ae moral
/ eti1 ictte % the New York po..ce = COM
mi, pertury IN defence .: 90 acothe-. and
! u may Q: may nc: bc that a-Ji:rary
| power vOg!d Cor = t..Ec 90 desirable.
| BIZ. AT army IN &c. ha4 - s-cA corr
| troi owe. his sIDo.d.Da:ts. vao can W
cour;-aiar;,a,le1 only a:,e- DEFINITE cAa.gN
and trial.
zone result; o. the diHc.o: ~ he.,,e.a
the aoitcc system aal t.r actG-..;.c s.:ua-
! tor ~ that no one can GgcS:.'- the pe--
sonal courage OF :sc r3'!-" Whether :.
| u better 10 70 Ike - policeman o. 20 .u:,
10 cover !ko "a .aOs.t need 10; he argued
az IL would danDtl.FH Be agreed 80, con-
dl;!ons should DC flc.. that tns - TO;
tho necessary alternative.
professors In .he ''r;.C. INSTITUTIONS
: are not often dismissed because Two" .,
their views are not ~ fJvu- win the
administration. though this happens i.ucl
NOR" frequently than 1t becomes known
for the Professor IL naturally disirc.!neC
to drag the pageant OF his Bleeding a-a =,
across the continent ava have A.a hun,
put on the crr!o"crs' black lis.. But /
is this publicity y h!ch IS IL, safeguard
and We have here exercised by tie bod,
Of professors and ,he general pub!.c
zeal democratic control. % w4ii.h III,
president and trustees must submit.
stanford University hts not recovered
IN thirteen years. and viii no; rccove
IN anotHe. generation. from the loss O.
prestige due to tho d,srssl, o. Prof
| Ross and go s,gual.p.
departments Of economies and socioi
osy in loading universities wou!d no
| recomuen successor 70 lroc. Iischei
a. Wesleyan and pubic spirited mel
would not accept the position.
M Ls:ly etc the resignation II lii.
president has followed promptly tn,
publication % the report OF the American
philosophical and psychoiogl al Assoc.a
ton on tho dismissal OF Prof. Mccll..n.
ION the other hand. Harvard main
tanned Its high position by promptly ofve,
ing lecturesh!ps 20 Prof. Ross and Prof
Fischer.
"Bu, while professors ,are no, of,e'
dismissed because the president does 10
Ike their teaching or their personality
the possibility IL present every day viii
q resulting decentralization not easy e
estimate. Even more serious IL the fac
that tho president may he responsible 70
the appointment ind promotion of iustruc
tors and professors and for Increases 4,
saiary-for salaries are sometimes IN
creased. however remote ths contirgenc
may seem u most o: uS
| ''Sem!-s"crct Increases IN SALARY b.
favor OF the president must be regar 90
as !rto!c"ah,C. Il tends - divide ,'os
who suffer ui.de. 4 into three classes
| cour.!or. uule.is,s and rche.7. Tlse cour
, tiers are those most like 20 rou.!s
, in the SYSTEM 20 81 ultimate collapse.
II have nai TIE privilege OF proposing
and seeing adopted by tAc trustees O
, Columbia University caaUgc IN Ia
: statutes IN the direction o. social Gemoc
racy. We had long had. Ike some othe
: Institution. PROVISION 'or a spnba.I "A
3 lcav" " nps,'c., 81 half salary l. VIA
: Indeed ;hiy p.I;is!on and the exlstenc
OF !, regs!ou ,ys;.m that Influenced m
. ~ accept q call TO 'ollnin!., Uriyersit
! tSeu! three years ago. hut Ia plactic
/, I: proved that the sahhnt.cal yea" Wa
!. usually claimed oal. by those professor
h who had iUGvpe-0,... u"aAs ~ 40 family
t +: MAS thus n case of class privilege.
olive years $50 the statutes Ncr" Al
/ tered 10 allow tic Alternative OF II la!
: year ,eayo OF absence ON full salary, Til
gives the professor suHo c.gn: month
: for travel and research Without loss q
= salary. ana the institution SACRIFICES II
T. more than on the hul'-sul,,ry oasis, cS