The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-10-03
DR.. J. william White De-
MES .'TheOrie>'' Were
Main Objection.
ATTACK on WEALTH
HURT THE SCHOOL

III III II j. ~ wv
George r.. Nitzsche. recorder Of the
University Of Pennsylvania. sent Ia
Tux SrS a copy Of a statement pre-
pared by Dr. j. william white. a trus-
Tee. on the Scott Nearing "asc. This.
the fret formal statement Of tho trus-
tees side. follows in part
DEAR BROTHER ALrMNus This Is
personal communicated from ne to
YOU. The public may or may not be
Interested in II. II t. is. that is acct
dental. But | hope YOU will he, ~ the
matter is one which concerns all OF
us who are Interested IN the affairs OF
our alma mater.
ION my return after Il ,hrer months
absence from this country my first
mail brings me AN interesting and
carefully written pamphlet, entitled
Prof. hearings Attitude ON Economics
and His Dismissal from che University
Of Pennsylvania. 4 Plea Tor Freedom
in University Teaching NJ Ecouomica.'
ut may perhaps give signiiicanc" To-
what I now write II ! say frankly that
~ regards general pr nuiplcs. hi with
out having reached Nrat seems l" me
firm ground ~ to IL" time "r method
OF their Application. am ~ sympathy
with the school Of crononts' E" Mhi'h
Prof. Nearing belongs.
II may add also that ! de- no. know
him.. personally. tina; | was not present
at III" meeting Of trustees At which 4
was decided not to %reappoint him. aud
that ! had never heard even n suGvcs-
ton that this action was at that time
In contemplation. Narrower. when Ia the
face OF some opposiiion. the trustees
voted in 1911, to promo,c pr. Nearing
FIR instructor tn ,ssis ant professor. I
,dvocated and sno,;e for such promotion.
MANY of Dr Meanings enrI,.s: adyo-
ares arc ,r,nu M, warm friends.
Would have Explained.
Ana Eel u ! hau oee'' present ~
nat meeting ""u'" INV >".t' VIZ
the majority 81 my c"l'eagleS' upon 'ne
CONDITION, however Una l Shoulu ne
free TO explain my 'ote u" the Alumni
or 10 me ruo'ic' II circumstance
seemed to me 10 require II.
II have found time I" read dozens
OF articles sent ." me or save" Tor me
This latest pamphle;-which | found
most readable and with much OF whica
rei;erate | an in sNmpathy-lllustrates
my point. II shows that bT Wearing
was thought well OF by many Of his coll
leagues it quotes with d%isapproval a
statement Of some members of the
Alumni Society condemning certain OF
Dr.. hearings expressions and theories;
Il assumss iha, this statement is AT
least partially inspired: II further as
sumes--arguiug then from the alumni
statement directly to the action of the
trustees. precisely as II /: had proved
the usp;ra.io~-that the discourage
msnt or prohibition OF the pronunciation
Of INFESTED theories was directly in
yolved in Or. Hearings dismissal II
describes the confic. between vested in
terests and economic equity, batween
plutocracy and democracy. between
autocracy and freedom. and then pro-
0eds, as II II had fully established VS.
point. 10 add TIL dismissal Of Prof.
Nnarina hy IN. uriye sitv trustees is
only another chapter In the age long
story Of this conflict
"it alludes to the action Of the fac
ulty OF ude Wharto1 school recommend
ins him for promotion without mention
Ing the fact that the recommendation
thus made was favorably and unani-
mou.ly acted up:n by the board OF
trustees
ST zoe, on to say Economist can
only fairly and finally pass on the mer-
SVs ~ an economist and the soundness
~ hi. teachings as though no other
question was or could be involved IN
r.or,o,ior nv retention of a teacher than
~. techn;caI on-s connected with his
.nsc,ai,v which ia certainly, and one
rovid ,h,nk obviously not the case.
.IJaviny thus built the logical pyra-
- unnn ,,s anex the pamphlet pro-
49,. ~ make I, sin more I, pheavy b,
.es.in. ,h,rgs th,t are AT least con-
sa;,,ah,y raisa and for which no atom
~ .,;d.,cs la or con,d he adduced, as
.,amnIe THE truth OF what he says
So. ~. ,,ar,er ~ delivery. is the
y" ~. ,hing 10 his so-called In.
80. Ma been utilized in sup.
ten,pel"' -, in,srsst. he Joubt,es.
poI' 80. 49, ai.yri.sed'
"ns 80 4, tho correctness of thes,
statements couid De oeHons',a'I. Wv
r.r. the only way OF testing them Ia by
N anneal TO experieI CO. A b DIV Of me
~hu. attacked have the sal me right as al
,.SIy,duaI 10 prove good character II
x.e.nce
"Wha, ia the record OF the trustees il
.n.ncs m analogous matters? II tn
sator,v ~ the trustees had not con
"ISS.an u,ha. hey believed to be truth
.S r,ore ,nnnortant than manner OF de
.-.s u,o,,Id ,hev have approyed or per
U. a,iiv Sur1ay vic addresses to uni
49,. ..n..o ~ thase ny the wa,