The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1916-01-25
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American colleges md universe
4 ties No professors allowed to
speak their minds freely or 90" th"N
! merely hired men, To- nr engaged J
aud dis, hargod without assigned cause
al The pleasure ct IN" uni, cr4ity tris-
tees These amt other questions af-
tluuus ct higher learning ,rc dis
| GUESSED by IN : f. Cipcu. specialist
u higher education of the purcau 81
education IN his current o.. JOYS ct the
Year made To- the secretary %, the In
l%tcrior
THAT there is always some pressure
,.rtcd In aoademi, communities, as
STEW here, to keep radical pt"pagan-
di-ja quiet and to %discourag, destruc-
tive criticism or the existing order
viii deny, declares ir Capcu.
extent varies with the institution
,s i rule. 1t : cxcrted sunuy. often
uu.uusriously, large e~r-itics
winch are supposedly Tree General
Nv 30 lauishcs ~ soon as the right u
tree speech j. publicly Preached
within Ia past two 81 three years.
however. there nave been 81 many re-
~curr.nces Of disciplinary action ii-
prominent institutions gains pro-
f~cssors reput"d - hold u~urrthodoN
political. economic or religious views
that the question of acad, mi, free
dom has become tcmpuraril, one of
the foremost issues ~ university adj
ministration Upon It's corrc,, settle
mcnt depends not only .thc integrity
OF the universities. hut. moro remote
ly the whole welfare OF american
Education
The question IL particularly acute
N private foundations. Are the trus-
toes the employers ~ all persons .ou-
,n"oted with the crsit, tltr own
icrs ct the business. as b. were. who's"
Will b. law and not subject 60 ducs-
ltiun Has the faculty q mo. 3D. 30 not
= iost| rIght jo he heard ru matters
relating TO appointments and dismiss
ais In state universities the trls-
tees are less lkc,y To- resort To- star
chamber tactics because tue public
has the power to force AN e counting
IStill instances are not unknown
where u governing boards OF stat"
INSTRUCTIONS have behaved ., II the
Institutions under Their uutrul hr-
ipngcd u, them, and neither .ro 'du.
the right Co. demand reason for their
a,ts Nrc any boards of trustee
whether ot pJolic 81 pri,i'" nstttu-
tom. exempt lgom respou hlltty q"
the punN, f. any university. even
Z plrtIy nr wholly supported 30. pri-
,ti' 1drwu 'ut, a private i.siituti"n
Does fha measure OF ~ a"cuuntahility
to 'h. public differ from tina, of tho
lttatc uu' ersit,
Cnso- of alleged breach ct ,.adcinir
freedom durup the past eighteen
months affecting Lafayette college
the rn.N crsii> Ct Utah aud he Uni.
lycrsity O. pcuu.N lyania arr c,iowod
lhv Or Dtpeu. together with ,hc ind
mss lu each case as d"i"ru ned hy
organizations ul h"lars vh" h,t"
Investigated Win regard Goo ,ho
Nearing case go iho University o.
~Pcunsslyania pr 'tp'u ,iY-
because Of Dr N,arug d'",'oy
~ cbild-labor laws aud ni- r u.tmout
,I various uth,l forms 81 Industrial
ulusuc,--acuvito vhI,h howe been
sharply ,riticilod IN ia" last %, GER
r Of the more Donscr,5tiy" elements
ruu ca" constituency Of u' uuIf"r-
m. press of the east an various
aroups pt alumni. faculty ana students
na,o assumed thai these activities
constitute the grounds iur hIs dismiss
al The issue has been interpreted
as ono OF frcc speech tn as" has
seemed iu the friends of academic
freedom 90 be- Of sufficient Importance
io Justif, its uyostisuuuI 'N a ,om-
mittrr of the American ASS cation 81
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