Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-05-13

dent of the Ministerial association,
which some time ago passed a resolu-
tion asking for an investigation into
| the morale of the university Mr.
Tuthill said he was not present at
the meeting at which the resolution
was passed
"As 1 understand it, the statement
that Mr. Tuthill read represented his
own personal views and did not pur-
port to be the direct statement of
the association. He also read num-
ber of statements from other per-
sons"
Medieval VS.. Modern Opinion.
| While Van Dyke declined to give
the tenor of the statements made be-
/ fore the regents yesterday, other than
that many of them were statistical"
and that some were from "disap-
pointed persons he was quite frank
! in his discussion of the underlying
difficulty that has brought about the
present conflict of opinion regarding
the institution.
"There are two schools of thought
regarding how a university should be
managed, the regents secretary said
Zone is the medieval view-namely,
that the institution should be admin
istered by board composed Of mem
bers of the faculty, who will guide
its destinies according to the scholas-
tic plan. This method was employed
in the German university of long ago.
which were supported from fees paid
by the students.
| "On the other hand, we have the
modern view, which takes into con-
sideration, the fact that state univer-
stiles are supported by state funds.
This method of administration calls
for business-like' policies, guided by
men who represent the business cit
izenship of the state. Since the tax
are entitled to a business-like stew
ardship of their money.
1T is such a stewardship that the
present board of regents is trying to
give.
Hostile Statements.
ION the other hand, official work
ers under the old school feel that
they have been harshly dealt with
when, after, say Is years of service,
devoted to building up the university
as we'll as they could, they are
| dropped from the faculty.
"It is this clash, between the old
and the new school of university
thought, that has brought about the
present controversy
"The regents are giving everybody
a chance to be heard, and in order
to do this, they are permitting state
ments hostile to the administration
to get into the record which no court
of law would admit. None of the
statements has been sworn to, since
we have not the power to administer
oaths.
The complaints we heard today
covered all conceivable complaints,
from pigs to peanuts The criticism
was directed against various persons
connected with the university; from
the regents to the faculty. Even
some of the contractors came in for
their share.
"Why, one complaint even was that
the legislature had given the univer-
sity too much money!
'In order to make the hearing as
fair as possible, DR.. Tuthill and DR..
Lockwood are being permitted to re-
main as representatives of the com
plainants, while Dean Butler and
Dean Creager are representing the
university.
"short and Ugly" Word.
To-day we heard statements from
DR.. Tuthill, r. NJ Howard, associate
professor of accounting, and Miss
Margaret j. Regan, formerly an as
sistant in the registrars office"
Announcing that he was representa-
ing the Ministerial association, of
which he is president, the Rev. Ernest
c. Tuthill, rector of Grace Episcopal
church, in loud voice read a lengthy
arraignment of the university presi-
dent.
In the arraignment, the "short and
ugly word" was used, and there was
reference to "unfitness to hold the
office of president of the University
of Arizona.
It required no eavesdropping to
hear these fragments, for Tuthill was
in excellent voice.
Others who were present at the
hearing during the greater part of
yesterdays session were DR.. Frank
c. Lockwood, dean of the college of
letters, arts and sciences and profess
sor of English, and two court report
ers, Mrs Lenna H. Burgess and John
w Walker.
Mrs. TuthiII in Waiting.
DIR. G! NJ. Butler, dean of the col
lege Of mines and engineering and
director of the Arizona bureau of
mines, appeared before the regents
promptly after IL o'clock yesterday
morning, when the board of regents
convened in closed session. Dean But
ler entered the conference chamber
bearing a back brief document,
and remainder closeted with the re-
gents for only a few minutes.
Outside, in the pleasant, we'll
lighted reception room of the presi-
dents suite of offices, there was
gathered an assembly of some of Tue
sons best known citizens-all ready.
if called upon, to tell what they
knew of the morale" of the state
university. According to DR.. Tuthill,
the charges against the president
cluster around the alleged impair