The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-10-03
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MINNESOTA UNIVERSITY
I. FIRES p|sl0YAL CROWD,
FIVE sRraieesors Discharged
/. for Alleged Disrespect
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Minneapolis. Minn.--Disloyalty In
thA University of Minnesota faculty is
to he met by excelsior from the pay
roll. The board of regents announced
1T position on the subject when It
stimmartly discharged Prof. william
A. Schaper, for Is years a member of
Of the department of political science.
after calling him before it to answer
10 charge OF lh,loyalty.
The regents asked various questions
OF Prof. Scbaper. On the basis of his
answers alone the university governors
unanimously voted for dismissal. The
hearing lasted only ten minutes. Sew
efal other members Of the faculty are
known to be under suspicion and more
discharges may follow.
Intend to Keep Watch.
Fred B. Snyder president Of the
board had been directed to disloyalty
within the faculty by a letter from
a, member Of the Minnesota public
safety commission early in July. Prof.
Schaper was named in it as well as
others. The regents thereupon began
an investigation to ascertain whether
faculty members were preaching dis
loyalty or were 1ukewarm in support
9"Three faculty men were called be-
fore the board at the July meeting"
Mr.. Snyder said and questioned.
Two more were before us yesterday. In
Mr.. Schaper's case only did the board
feel sure enough of the existence of
disloyal convictions TO act.
I'VE are not through with the issue.
We intend to. keep close watch and
not to tolerate any lukewarmness or
half patriotism. The man who is to
instruct the young men and women in
orr state university must be all-lAmer-
lean. Not merely must he profess n
Willingness to abide by the laws of
the country. but he must be whole
hearted in it's cause, jealous to sup
port its every act in this crisis
Teacher Given a Chance.
sWhen called before the board Pro-
lessor Schaper asked that formal
charges be made against him in writ
ing and that he have a hearing on
rAyem. The board declined to handle
tire case that way. 1t dsregarded
Anything II may have heard as to the
professors loyalty and gave him a
chance on the spot to- make clear where
agreed that he made it. clear.
.Mr. SchapAr's replies to questions
put to him were of such .nnsatisfac-
rory nature" Mr.. Snyder said. chat
there was only one thing to do. As to
formal charges and protracted hear
ing, what Is the use when the question
is a clear cut one of where a man
stands as regards his country II a
member of the university faculty can
not convince an impartial group of
men In a few minutes that he is loyal
ha has no place on the faculty.
The Schaper incident at the regents
meeting took place in executive SEES
sion Regents We're loath to state
what questions We're put to the proies-
sor and his answers but 1t Is known
that he was asked to state his posi-
,ion regarding the government and Its
war with Germany, that he insisted he
was a loyal American, that he had
been violently opposed to America
entering the war before 1t did enter
II. but that thereafter he had accepted
the situation and abided by the de-
cision. He said he had advised his
students to do likewise.
The schaper Resolution.
Resolutions adopted by the regents
in hischarging Professor Schaper read:
whereas. The Minnesota commits
sion OF public safety by letter ad-
dressed to the president of this board,
advised that it was claimed by infor-
mants of that commission that Pro-
lessor w. A. Schaper is n rabid pro-
German. and, on this day, at the re-
quest of the board, Professor Schaper
appeared before 1t and was thoroughly
Intercepted concerning his loyalty to
this government, and,
Whereas. The statements made by
him before this board satisfy it that his
attitude of mind, whether due to con-
scientious considerations or otherwise.