Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-02-07
Dean Squires
Clues Details
About Meeting

To the Grand Forks Herald:
I have just prepared a letter for
the Grand Forks American, correcting
a statement made in their issuel Of
February 6. The editor stated, how
ever that he got his information from
The Herald and urged me to send the
correction to you also. This 1 I'M
glad to do at his request. My letter
to the American is as follows:
ITO the Grand Forks Americana:
Il notice in your as nights paper
the following paragraph in regard to
the recen influenza situation at the
university:
ga year g MI. Kane did not act
in this matter, and, assuming that he
administration asked DR.. A.. G. Long,
director Of the public health labora-
tory at the college. to take charge Of
the situation. Kane baked It this,
saying he was DR.. Longs superior. He
then went into the university council
meeting and closed the college before
DR.. Long could act, This incident ex-
hibits the character of the quarrel
This is SC erroneous in fact and in
a correction. The facts are as follows:
At the regular meeting of the admin
istrative committee held on Tues
day, January ~. the question Of deal
ing with the influenza situation was
taken up at President Kane's request.
After a thorough canvass of the mat
ter it was decided that all necessary
precautions were being taken, ! but
that in case the health committee,
any rapid development of the disease,
we should be called together again.
No occasion for calling the admins
trative committee occurred, however,
until Monday, February 2, when the
committee "a called for a special
meeting. At'this meeting the admin
istrative committee of nine members
were all present. The health commit
tee OF five were also present except
present, as were Mr.. futile and Mr.
Wilkerson. AS chairman Of tho ad.
ministrative committee, I presided.
""The health committee reported the
number of cases and the rate Of in
crease, and gave the opinions of the
physicians in the city. There was
considerable discussion and general
agreement as tt the ~advisability OF
closing for a short time. While We
and DR.. Kane was called to the phone
DR.. Long was also called. I paid nc
attention to the conversation and &c
far as I know. no one olse present did
as our discussion continued. Finally
a motion was made by DR.. Gillette, ]
believe, that we suspend until Febru.
airy 16. I was about to put the mo
ton when DR.. Kane. with that fair
ness which is characteristic of him
said: Before you vote I want to tel
you that the board has just put DR.
Long in entire charge of the stu
alton I then asked DR.. Long II w
should take any vote at ALL since HI
was in charge. He said that he wanted
to know how we felt. Accordingly
the question was put and unanimous
ly carried. I then asked DR.. Long 4
he wished to veto the action o
whether it should stand. He said Il
should stand.
$50 far from there being an,
baking on President Kane's part, HI
took pains to preserve Dr.. Long
rights In the matter, as all the res
Of us did. The incident truly 'exhibitI
the character Of the quarrel as you
last nights account says, but in quite
q. different way from that suggested
"At your suggestion, I am sending
a similar letter to The Herald.
Yours truly,
Vernon P. Squires"
Fehrnarv z 1920 h