Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-09-19
IS SUSPENDED ON PAY
BY EDUCATION BOARD
COMPROMISE, VOTE So
Governor Dixon Favor Keeping Savant Until
End Of Present School Term; Miss Trumper
After Scoring Members for Lack Of Courage
Votes No With Executive on Resolution.
Special to The Tribune.

Special to The Tribune.
Helena, Sept. 18.-By a vo
Of education Sunday relieved
duty in the law school at the
of absence on pay until the ex
ber /, 1922, and decided to tax
the question Of the extraneol
faculties of the educational in
The motion of the board was in the
nature of compromise between those
members who favored his dismissal
those who desired his retention and
those who favored half way measure
and it was afterward explained by
members of the board that it was
deemed the most advisable step rather
than to subject the university to a law
suit for violation of the contract under
which Mr.. Fisher would have been en-
titled to his full years pay of $500.
! Legion Files Protesta
This matter involving a professor of
the law school, in which charges had
been filed last July by the American
Legion had been discussed at length by
the board on Saturday and had been
continued to a special meeting on Sun
day.
A couple Of hours were spent by the
members in conferences before the
board went into session and as the re
suit of these conferences a resolution
was prepared and submitted by J. w.
Freeman, of Great Falls. as follows:
"Whereas, the state board Of ed
ucation has had under serious con-
90 s&a11 anA% rs $hA
standing and service of Mr.. Arthur
Fisher as a member Of the faculty
of the law school of the state uni
versity, and
''Whereas, the state board of ed
ucation has reached the conclusion
that the welfare of the university
and the interests of the seudents
therein require that Mr.. Fisher be
relieved Of any further active SER
vices as teacher, therefore
"Be it resolved, that MIR. Fisher
be considered on leave of absence
with pay the remainder of the term
Of his contracted appointment un-
til September |, 1922"
This resolution wis introduced after
Judge Sidney Sanner of Butte, who had
not been present at the meeting at
which charges against Fisher had been
preferred and his examination conduct
ed, had said that he had been unable
to observe the attitude of Mr.. Fisher
and did not hear his examination, so he
felt disqualified to pass upon the mer-
its of the Legions charges. He said
the question the board should consider
was probably that Of whether Fisher
for any reason had lost his usefulness
to the university. and he felt that he
should be required to pass upon the
after question only
After the reading of the resolution
1 15-mlnute recess was taken upon the
notion of Attorney General w. D. |
Rankin, during which the members Of
he board conferred in groups The
resolution was then moved by Mr.. |
Freeman, seconded by John Dietrich of /
Helena.
Mr.. Sanner asked why"
He said the people of the state were
entitled to some explanation as to why |
his man should be relieved from duty
md still be carried on the pay roll.
Propose Amendment.
Frank Eliel moved to amend the pre-
mble of the resolution by making it
ad Whereas, the state board of edu-
alton has had under serious consider
ton the matter of Mr.. Arthur Fisher"
nd striking out all the balance of the
reamble and the motion was adopted
'ithout opposition, although Judge
amer objected to the taking of the
ction without giving the people the
willing personally to receive any crit
ism the people may wish to impose
fter | have told them why / have done
Judge Sanner said there was no ques-
on but what the board had the right
, authorize such leave of absence
ut held that the resolution would be
ptter as originally introduced, rather
ian ''bobtailed." He then moved that t
le second paragraph be incorporated. a
he motion was adopted unanimously. t
Governor Dixon wanted to know if S
isher could demand hearing upon c
le matters of standing and service" $
, mentioned in the resolution. b
Judge Sanner said there was no nues- v
on but that he had such rights but
at it would not affect his contracturaI il
lations, as he would be drawing his a
ly. anyway. G
Mr. Rankin felt that Fisher should t,
permitted a hearing upon these mat a
rs. while Chancellor Elliott took the il
and that he had already been given 81
hearing. is
Judge Sanner then moved recon
deration Of the action in eliminating dl
amending the first two paragraphs tt
the resolution, the motion carry m
& unanimously. p'
Governor Dixon asked: "Aren'tl
III inviting another storm for the 81
'iversity by passing these resolu- "
,ns? / have been through three of u
ese already. Why not keep Fisher m
It'll next April (close of the law IL
hool term and let this thing adjust m
,elf?" &c
Miss Trumper Firm.
J. w. Freeman answered that the m
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