Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-03-19
Thirteen Professors of InStitu-
ton Resign as Result Of
Vote by Regents to Sustain
President,
MORMON POLITICS IS
INVOLVED IN STRUGGLE
-Four Educators Dismissed by
Head of College Who Is
Sustained by Boardi Trou-
bic Follows Fast,


1 salt Lake city Utah. March lS.-
Thirteen state university professors
/ resigned today Hs result of the at
/ ttude expressed by the board of re-
gents in public statement regard
/ ing the recent dismissal Of four pro-
tessors ana the demution of the head
of the English department. They are.
Byron Cummius. dean OF arts and
sciences, William c. Roylance, pro-
lessor OF history; Charles TAYLOR Nor-
( hies. zoology aud botany. Joseph Pc
| terson, psychology. Ralph l. Hyrnes,
/ bacteriology: Henry a. Mattill chem
isty. Frank T.. Holman dean OF law,
\ r. q. sharp, neurology ana histology;
( Harold NJ. stephens, lecturer i'm law.
+ George A. Hcdgers. registrar and in
I istructor In English Lafayette Lentz
! Butler, professor of English: + c.
! Blood, instructor in English, and
Robert = Lewis. mining and milling
! other designations are expected.
Well Known Educators.
Several of the men named have
been with the university many years
ana all are well known educators
Their action ia a direct result of the
/ attitude of the regents i'm upholding
I President j. r. Kugsburys dismissal
/ the head of the English department
/ recently aud In declining TO make an
( investigation of the facts in cohneC-
+ ton with the presidents action.
Feeling In the state has been strong
since the announcement OF the dis
missals was made a few weeks ago
The fact that all the five men of-
fpcted are non-MOrmons led TO dis
Cussion as TO whether religious or
! political considerations entered into
the situation, II was denied by some
of the regents at the time that any
such reasons We're involved and this
denial was repeated i'm detail in q
long statement made public by the
regents today The statement was
! authorized AZ a meeting of twelve Of
the fourteen regents, four of whom
voted against the adoption of the
statement which had been prepared
/ in advance Of the meeting.
Criticized Regents.
/ The statement of the regents
strongly eOmmends President Kings
/ bury and sets out that two OF the
( dismissed professors had criticized
1 the administration of the university
land had spoken disparagingly of the
chairman of the board Of regents aud
that the positions of two others had
been abolished. It was also inti-
mated that Prof G.. NJ. Marshall
head of the English department for
twenty three years, was denoted on
account of impairment of his etfic-
iency and vigor He was appointed
honorary professor of English. and
q. j f. Widtsoe, an instructor Of the
Latter Day Saints university at salt
Lake city, was appointed to succeed
him as the head of that department
referring to the action of the
alumni recently when a committee
headed by former United states SEN
ator j. l.. tawlns was appointed To
request "A public Investigation of the
dismissals the statement of the re-
gents pTonounces the resolution of the
alumni unfair aud announces that no
public or other Investigation VIII pe
made.
Policy Is Condemned.
The dismissed professors declined
TO appear before the regents until as
mred that evidence would be received
as to the Justice of the accusations
made against them
Most all Of those who rendered
their designations today Indicate dis
satisfaction with the present policies
Of the university. Their letters con
tain such expressions as "A policy thht
is a menace to academic freedom,
"a policy OF repression "bellove per-
souaI ana academic freedom ana a
forward looking policy is richer en-
dowment than larger appropriations
ana the good viii Of outside Interests
whether religious political or tinan-
cial.o cannot maintain allegiance TO
an institution which permits indeIen-
sible Injustice to individuals" "a pol
icv out of harmony with the rights
and dignity OF my profession and II
present policy is continued progress
siye men are either going or viii 80
out Of the institution and no real
educator win come in
-Four Professors Discharged
The four men dismissed recently
are: A. A. Knowlton professor ol
physics. George G. Wlse, prolosSoi !
of modern languages; PM G. blng' !
Instructor in English, ana Charles w
SNOW. instructor In EnBhsh. ne j..
gents announce that Joseph =. ~
Elexis of the University OF Nebraska
has keen appointed to succeed Wise /
The best known of the men VINO re- !
signed today IS Prof Byron cum
mings dean of arts ana sciences, t'
has been with the university more
than twenty-one years. The uhlVcf- I
sitv athletic field bears his name ana
n, has attained wide scientific recos-
milton through his archaeological re-
searches among the ruins OF inc
ancient cliff dwellers in Utah ana
Arizoua and his other explorations as
head OF the state archaeological com /
mission