Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-06-20
PETITION SHOWS OPINION
STUDENT ATTITUDE is SHOWN
List of Names Endorsing Sociology In
structor Contains Majority of Upper
Classmen of Willamette University.

Students of Willamette university
who have been most closely associated
with DR.. G. II. Patterson, former dean
of the college of liberal arts and pro-
fessor of Bible and sociology, regret
greatly his resignation from these rela-
tions in the institution. His high ideals
and strong, consistent life have 'ndear-
ed him to many students and citizens
of Salem alike. Some slight feeling
of appreciation was expressed in the
following petition which was presented
to local members of the committee ON
faculty for use in their session on last
Tuesday.
"We the undersigned students and
alumni of Willamette university. desire
to express our appreciation of the val
liable service of DR.. G. w. Patterson
to our institution, and to express the
sincere hope that he be retained for
the coming year. ,,b.-
CDR. Patterson has given to william
ette university seven years of untiring,
selfless service. He has proven him.
self man of high scholastic ideals, ex-
cellent character and true worth. His
contact with students both in and out
of the classroom has always been such
as makes for real manhood and woman
hood. His teaching is strong, construc-
tive, effective, and serves in a special
way to unity the material gained from
other departments Of study. His pre-
sentation of Christianity is Of that high
type for which modern education stands
and creates in his students u whole
some, satisfying attitude toward life
This presentation is enforced by the
telling influence of an impressive per.
sonality.
"We consider DR.. Patterson invalu-
able to Willamette university.
This petition was quietly circulated
during the three closing days of semes-
ter examinations for the simple pur-
pose of giving the board of trustees
means of knowing the student atti-
tude. Many persons could not be seen
because of the limited time and for the
further reason that the upper classmen
with whom the paper originated
thought it wise to avoid all agitation.
The signatures were therefore purely
voluntary and spontaneous on the part
of those students who had not complet-
ed their examinations and left the in
stitutiOn.
Following are the names of those
who signed:
Laura Heist IA, Seth Axley rs, vi
vian Young IA, Aggie B. Afford IA,
Robert II. Allen rs, Harry Savage '15,
Lester Proebstel IA, NJ. L. Bullock,
Anne Ketel '16, Kate Barton rs, Glenn
J. .McCaddam rs, Lottie Lee Penn IA,
Errol c. Gilkey IA, Keith VanWinkle
rs, Lulu Heist '13, Lima Heist '13, W.
H. Oldenburg ex-'15, F. NJ. Jasper,
Mary L. Pigler IA, Stella Graham rs,
Laura +. Austin IA, j. R. Teeters II,
/ J. r. Balm '16, Eric p. Bolt rs, Bess
Hockett '16, Mrs. Ivan Bellinger IA,
F. A. Mcmillan '16, Waldo 0. Mills IA
Thos. D. Yarnes, Leland r. Saekett '15
Esther L. Plumer IA, s. W. Russell
'16, John l.. Gary '16, Walter Gleiser
'16, Tinkham Gilbert '16, Ivan C. Nc.
Daniel rs, Harold B. Jory rs, Laura
Ross 'l6, Foster Luce '16, Paul Irvine
rs, Eunice Miller rs, Elwina F.
kSchramm IA, Ethel Casbere IA, Pau
R. Smith rs, Roland l.. Pfaff rs
Emery Doane rs, Geo. V. Van de Vert
IA, Genevieve Avison '16, Mildred
Bartholomew rs, Leila Lent rs, jacob
Stocker rs, Thos. Earl Brunk 'l5, r
W. Little 'I6, Harry $. Irving rs
Ruth Boyer 'l6, Harvey E. Tobie rs
Harry E.. Rice 10, Ruth Hodge '16
Ada Ross '16, B. C. Neustel IA, Flor
ence Page rs, Eva B. Hogue '16, Elec
ia Chapman IA, Edna j. White IA
Mary Cone rs, Grace Thompson rs
Sam P. King II.
This list includes names from th'
three upper classes only as freshmen
have had little work under Professor
Patterson and are not therefore in posi-
tion TO Judge his worth to the institu
tion as an instructor. All but four o.
the twenty-five seniors of this yea
willingly and gladly testified to thu
worth of this estimable professor
Twenty-three of the thirty-seven jun
iors registered their signatures. Thes'
facts speak strongly of the high ap
probation in which DIR. Patterson i
held by the most mature students O.
the university.
Mrs. Patterson is gracious lad