The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1917-02-17
HENDRICK 1AKtS
WITNESS Stand

interest in the appearance of A. w.
Hendrick, former president of the
University of Nevada, drew a capac-
ity crowd to the council chamber in
the Reno city hall yesterday and last
night when the legislative committee
probing University affairs held its
sessions.
Hendrick devoted the bulk of his
testimony to a recital of University
affairs, telling of progress made and
of plans for the future. The first
part of his statements had to do with
his career in Canada, where he
worked himself through school and
college, finally coming West after
teaching five years in Picton, Ont.
During the course of his testimony
he touched with some brevity on fac
ulty dissensions. changes in the fac
ulty, and some of the reasons ad-
vanced in previous hearings why
some people do not consider him
proper president of the University.
Hendrick said he was born in Can
ada, but is a naturalized American
citizen. He spent five winters in the
Canadian public schools and at the
age of Is entered high school, where
he secured credentials that permitted
him to teach after attending a county
model school.
He matriculated from the owen
Sound collegiate institute into To-
ronto university.
With reference to his alleged ac-
tivities at Carson City in 1915. Hend-
rick stated that he did not draft the
University bills that were passed. and
he claimed that a university presi-
dents work with the legislators was
not doing politics. nor was it lobby
ing.
Concerning the famous gold tea set,
Hendrick said he was talking with
Mrs. J. e. Bray at dinner party on
the subject of getting relief for the
family of DR.. Stubbs. and mentioned
that he had heard criticism of Mrs.
Stubs for taking a gold tea set that
had been given to the University.
Mrs. Bray, he said, corrected him and
gave him the facts of the case.
with reference to the normal
school, Hendrick stated that Prof.
George Ordahl had charge of it when
he became president. but was on leave
in Chicago. He traced the course of
events until ordahl resigned in 1914
and up to the date on which Dr.
George F. James took charge of the
school.
He claimed the resignation of Or
dahl, Miss Day and Miss Pollock was
made necessary by the dissensions
that existed in the department.
In connection with his reported
remark about moral conditions in
Manzanita hall, Hendrick said that
in his conversation with club women,
his only idea was to enlist their aid
to improve the morals of the stu
dents. He referred briefly to con-
versation he had with Mrs. Coffin and
newspaper reporter about certain
remarks about the girls he was re-
ported to have made. He did not 30
into particulars, saying that the sub
ject had been fully threshed over
already.
Other witnesses examined yester-
day were Dean John c. Watson, Prof.
f. w. Wilson, Prof. Peter Frandsen,
and DR.. w. B. Mack, all of whom said
Hendrick was good executive and
capable president.
At the morning session OF the
committee Judge Mack introduced a
telegram from Clarence II. Mackay,
dated New York City and addressed
to Mrs. ]. T.. Stubbs. which read as
follows:
IL have received telegram TO the
effect that il appears a question mas
recently been brought up as to own
ership of tea set presented to you
and DR.. Stubbs in 1908. and am
wiring you at once to say that this
tea set was presented to you and Or.
Stubbs by me as a token of warm and
personal regard and was entirely
personal gift"