The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-06-05
Expelled Junior and Suspended
Senior Victims, They Say,
of Politics
they, LIKE PROFESSOR,
ARE PROGRESSIVES
Declare Superior Was Forced to
Resign Because of This
Conviction

IL history and political science, he
|ays, because his political views DIFF
cred from those OF President George
w. Human, Prof Arson r. Morse OF
Marietta college has members or the
tudent body taking his side, and one
u the editors OF the Olio. the student
publication, has been expelled and
mother indefinitely suspended.
Prof. Morse is a Progressive, and
he charges that President Hinman
practically forced his resignation be
cause mis- political faith confiicted
With the conservative beliefs OF Hin
nan.
J. p. Clark. a junior, editor-in-chief
bf the OHIO, who Is also Progressive,
md Robert w. Owens, senior, with
he same political beliefs, took up the
budgets in favor or Prof. Morse in an
EDITION OF the Olio, which was sup
pressed. AS result, Clark was ex-
belled and owens was permanently
suspended. The edition contained an
article on Academic Freedom and
bther comments on the situation.
Clark and Owens are now preparing
o carry their case TO the courts. They
Bay the college authorities tried In
Every way to Illustrate them in the
printing or the Clio The college au-
horities, according TO the two stu
tents obi aimed pfeef 5feets-ef HE
ssue and circulated them among the
Enemies OF Morse. Clark and Owens
allege that they were not told not TO
print the issue, and so they could not
be "insubordinate" in printing II.
Ag Vlna
rinted," Owens says, the college
authorities. through the business
manager. gave us the notice not 10
send any papers out. Then the next
norning meeting OF he student
body was called after chapel the local
trustees, the faculty. reporters and
Visitors being requested To be present
At this meeting the secretary OF the
board OF trustees read long state.
ment. In which he recommended 10
he faculty that our action in printing
he college paper be declared repre-
hensible in the extreme, and that they
give us extreme discipline.
"He also said that the trustees had
delegated TO the faculty the powers
bf discipline. yet the faculty never
had a chance 10 consider our case,
and for very good reason-because
the faculty would never have pun
shed us at all.
Then the dean arose and publicly
sent US from the room, expelling
Clark and indefinitely suspending me
pending an Investigation OF my con.
nection with the recent agitation.
Since that time my suspension has
become permanent. When | pointed
out to them that | wanted TO know
the results OF the investigation they
had 10 admit that they had not made
any. And | knew If they would make
|any | would be cleared all right be-
cause my only crime was telling the
truth as | saw ii.
I'VE were fired without even
charge being preferred against us;
without hearing before what W.
wv. Mills, secretary OF the trustees,
stated was the proper authority to try
bur case: denied hearing before the
board OF trustees. although the by.
laws OF the college allow an expelled
student TO have such a hearing III he
so desires. We have had no chance
whatever to present our side
And | know why. Ii we were ever
given a hearing before any group OF
decent and reasonable men we could
convince them at once that our
crime did not deserve such pun
ishment. Our lawyers tell us we
have excellent grounds for suit. and
we have already discussed it at
length. We have obtained three
strong lawyers to take our case aBi
are hoping TO be able to file suit
soon"
The part of the editorial which
5caused the trouble, follows:
IF Prof. Morses charge Is true,
then the situation Is indeed seri.
Gus. II means the passing in
Marietta OF that freedom OF opin-
ion and expression which is the
vital breath OF college. IL
means the subscription OF every
professor to the political creed or
the administration. IL means. in
short, that Marietta is To lose
her identity as an institution that
has had as its ideal the nicely
proportioned. we'll balanced col
lege training. and that she Is to
deteriorate into an institution for
the propagation OF one certain
political philosophy
THAT Is one side OF the story,
the only side about which any
thing Is being said Despite the
frequent repetition OF the charges
OF Prof. Morse, despite the petit
ton OF the senior and junior
classes for an explanation OF
these charges. the administration
has maintained a profound and
deathlike silence, which in itself
4 gives rise to the suspicion that
& there Is more than a grain OF
truth in the charges.
They evade the question by say
Ing that Prof Morse's name has
never been mentioned in a trus-
tees meeting" and that the pro
lessor Is a victim OF his own inn
agination." These evasive an.
swers do not explain anything
when Il Is considered that such
matters as this need never be
brought before a regular meeting.
but may be acted upon by the
executive committee Of the board.
This attitude OF ignorance to-
ward such serious charges II they
be false. Is indiscreet The col
lege faces a crisis. the outcome OF
which will determine whether
Marietta will fOroe ahead and