Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-02-24
Believed t.
Have Ordered Peaceful!
Settlement Of The Row
AZ The State University
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could be so Interpreted 1t could not
have come from President Kane, since
he knows my position perfectly. In
an interview with him last Thursday
afternoon I urged him to send in his
resignation as for the best interests Of
SO unfair to myself, to my colleagues
and to the student body that /. desire
to correct 1t. In doing that, allow
me to add. some of my reasons for de-
string the presidents resignation:
l.. It goes without saying that no
institution, or business enterprise. can
be operated successfully unless there
be harmony between the manager and
his ~co-workers. When President Kane
came to the university, now about two
years ago, he had the cordial support
and full confidence, Of every man ana
woman on the ground. All wished
him success and stood ready to CO.
operate with him in securing the
same. But that. confidence he has
failed to retain. AS an executive he
has lost the confidence and respect of
a decided majority Of the men and
women who were here when he came.
That fact alone is sufficient to warrant
q request for his resignation, but,
more specifically:
2. While the students Of the uni
versity are a fine a body of students
as could be found in any such an in
stitutiOn, it is true, always has been
and always Will be, that in such q
number there are, from time to time,
many who. cannot control their youth
full enthusiasm and q few who lack
basic mora principles. So the matter
of discipline always enters. Presi-
this matter of discipline-So much 90
that the former fair name of the uni.
versity has suffered and many parents
have questioned the wisdom Of send.
ing their children here.
3. One of the most important du.
ties of a university president is to al
vacancies on the in%structional staff q.
they occur In doing. this it is. the
universal custom for the president tt
work in conjunction with deans and
department heads undCr whom the
new people are to work. While Presi.
dent Kane has clearly announced thi:
as his program, he has again ant
again wholly ignored it in. practice
causing. much embarrassment, dis.
satisfaction and injustice.
4. The mob spirit has reigned SUI
preme on the campus all day. Stu
dents desiring to register for the worl
Of the second semester, already sadl.
delayed, have been prevented from
NSAAAo oos. VI SAS AuSNASy oAAN
of the state board of administration
have been insulted by placards ane
by remarks. The work is at a stand
still. The only man who has au'
thority to change this situation il
President Kane. "A few words from
him-"Here. boys, do not do that. lie
the matter be decided on its merits
would Immediately have restored
order. But he did not speak the few
| ,Synrs1H ~nonaunN1 III so nxySdnuf1
favorable to such q program of In
limitation thinking 1t will work out t,
his advantage, no matter how muct
harm 1t does to the institution.
Furthermore, let me say, in closing
that I do not think that, in handling
the situation, the board of admins
tration has been actuated by any pc
litical motive whatever. To n at al
acquainted with the political situation
in the state it must be apparent tina
quite the reverse 10 true. But tn
campus situation has become SO seri
GUS that, in spite of political compli
cations, the board has felt forced t.
TACT. Again, I have seen the CORE
spondence between Mr.. Totten an,
President Kane and I fail to find an,
indication that the board has tried t
influence university appointment
favorable to n political program o
uOClIdtlO 4 w HOL llAilh lucy AdS
done SO. I do not think they have an,
such plan for the future. I am no
in sympathy with the Nonpartisa1
league as a political party-haye no
been from the first. While 1 hav
been in sympathy with some of thef
aims, as I have understood them,
have q been in sympathy. as I eCb
served :hem, with their methods.
Very tru!; yours, )
II "A. j. LADD.
Professor Of Educator
In this connection The Herald vii
state that it has never said nor in,
piled hat DR.. Ladd was friendly t
President Kane. In regard, however
to his view that the correspondent
between President Kane and MI. Tot
ten does not indicate n desire t
force appointments for political req
sons OH the president, the only ez
PLANTATION is either that DR.. .Ladd d.
not see a letter in which the appoint
ment of N. c. Macdonald as head G
the extension division Is urged or tina
lie does not regard Mr.. Macdonald a
being a figure in state politics.
Young States His Views.
The following letter was submit
ted to The Herald yesterday by D.
r. T. Young:
February 2s. 1920.
The Editor, Grand Forks Herald:
Dear Sir-In view OF the carnpaiE
of misrepresentation relative to tn
possible resignation of DR.. Thomas T
Kane, president of the state uniyel
, sity. which is now being conducted 1