The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-06-11

90 hs opinion unjust and responsible
lor considerable dissatisfaction
Had % % been for the TACT that
tAu president failed To- take these re-
marks In the spirit % which they were
offered. aud chose TO make a personal
matter out Of the anair by expressing
his Management at Professor HowardH
statements aud what he interpreted a.
"a change IN atutvdc by "A member OF
the taculty who was leaving the insti-
tuition and whom he had considered
held but the kindUst regards Tor the
in,titution u its president personal
ly. Mt Howard would not have been
Interested in seeing the matter carried
tutthcr and having other members Of
the faculty called iu tot an -uAprosHiun
OF their opinion.
al IL meeting held Thursday morn
ms Ir. iltll stated that 30 far 49, dis
cord 900 the faculty was concerned he
yuH sidrtud 10 sue primarily 90 the arl-
tttiuu OF certain members of the fUC-
ulty who were leaving the Institution.
Among those he named Professors
Howard and Mtcr Because o. this
attitude Of the president. Professors
Howard aut Weir insisted that % was
but Just TO thu Ia "a other members
OF the faculty whose uumcs had been
mentioned as having knowledge of the
conditions at the University and as
being dissatisfied with the same. -s.
p%v,illlN the contracts. tu be- called to
CuuirW On, statements .a's
Twenty-Five Members Heard
"CUntrarN To The statement muun by
ur IAN in his interview us Co The
willingness of MpssrH. Stdillo, Mon
toya and Rcidy Co call boz the other
members ui the faculty, b was only
with tho greatest reluctance that the
rN,,utiN, committee consented o. Iu
so. Not hat they did not wish TO Dee
LHi.. hut apparently because they were
up]prchOuHi,c that such % meeting
might do injury to the University.
Furthermore. Professors Howard
and Mirr did not ASS Tor ihia meeting
that thuN might Hlr their personal
grievance hut mtr,It INA Their 'tuty-
mcu's which seemed Co Dee questioned,
might Do, confirmed
AT the movtiuE ut 90, entire face
ultN held at { O'Clock, June leo. there
were - members at the faculty pres
cut uLiN one member being absent,
Fifteen OF those present confirmed the
statement that there WAS disCord at
the University. OF these, three main
tulupd hat the fault was wholly or uu
part with tho faculty. others express
Sod themselves 10 the effect that they
considered the situation due 10 some
vNrput pussiuly leo MISUNDERSTANDING
while othcrs placed the whole blame
upon the president.
THE other seven members prcsvu'
either expressed themselves as not bc.
Ing aware of discord and ~ feeling, vi
merely stated that $50 tat as their per
soual dealings with the president were
concerned. they had been fairly deaf
with, Practically without exception
the expressions OF opinion were with
out personal luminosity, being made h
"a caIm and conservative manner The
president, however. did make som'
,etN heated -, expressing hi
contempt, without mentioning auyou'
In particular, for certain, members g.
the faculty.
The above are the facts of the clE,
in 50 tar as we are able to recall an.
give them. o. h. To be- noticed. how
ever, that nine members OF the ftCuit,
have definitely decided not a. rcturi
to the University next tau, SeNcra
others. including some who have sign
cd contracts. haN expressed them
selves as uncertain as to whether the
will return.
I'VE leave the public 10 Judge as q
the merits OF the controversy.
Signed
signed.
HARRY r.. WEIR
II NJ HOW ARID"