Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-13
CLOSING LOGICAL RESULT"

KANSAS CITY, May 10 R1.-The
closing of Des Moines University was
the logical result Of the fundainentalist-
nodernistic controversy that has been
raging In American theological colleges
in recent years, DR.. j. w. Million,
former president OF the university said
here.
tuition, Dr. Million said, appeared 70 be
@ controversy betweefvN the ultra.
fundarnentalists, represented BY DR.. T.
r. Shields, president Of the board of
trustees, and the fundanientalists, rep
resented by the faculty.
"The trouble dates back to the time
when the university was taken over BY
the Baptist Union Of North America
early In 1927" DR.. Million said. ut
formerly was operated Under the State
Baptist Convention of Iowa, but got
into financial straits when funds allot-
ted to It from national financial cam.
paign by the Baptist Church failed to
materialiEe fully. .--...@.
Efforts to meet q budget made out
In anticipation of those funds failed
and the Bible UHion offered to take
over the institution with all its debts.
That was agreed to.
the requirement Of the new board that
they be unquestioned fundamentalistA.
They were required to sign O pledge
to fundamentaliSnn before they could
teach.
fundamerltalists," Or. Million said.
"But the members Of the board were
ultra fundamentalists. Dr. Shields was
50 radical fundanentAlist that he
kept people on the ground to keep him
informed. Dean A. e. Bennett OF the
- raA a nAfAftkt
He was q Methodist, but ne hardly
could be called q YT1odernist. Il appears
to me that the fundanentAlisrn OF Or.
Harry A. Wayman, the president, was
outdone by that Of DR.. Shields. The
ultra -fundamentalists constitute O ma.
ioritv of the board Of trustees and they
could vote as they wished. Hence they
followed Or. Shields lead"
DIR. SHIELDS BLAMEs WAYMAN.,
BUFFALO, N. Y, May Is F.-The
Buffalo Evening News today said that
DR.. T. T. Shields of Toronto, president
of the Baptist Bible Union OF North
from Toronto with the paper, charac-
terized the selection Of DR.. H. @. Way
man as president Of Des Moines Uni
versity as "the greatest mistake the
university ever made" and partially
placed the blame for the student upris-
Ing there on the suspended presidents
head
The News quoted DR.. Shields as say
ing that President Wayrna1 adopted a
dog in the manager" role. Other fac
tors in the student disorders were listed
by Or. Shields as student rebellion
against an order forbidding fraternities
and sororities In the university, and "a
little anti-Cenadian feeling"
Dr. Shields declared that he was
responsible for the fact that DR.. Way
man headed the school and said that
he suggested Wayman's name when a
man was needed to fill the vacancy in
the presidential chair.
Then the university became the
center Of international attention be-
cause Of rumors that DR.. Waynan had
assumed the right Of three degrees TO
which he was not entitled" DR.. Shields
was quoted as saying.
/ He said. further, that DR.. Wayman
would not be permitted to speak from
the floor Of the Baptist Bible Union
convention meeting in the First Baptist
Church here tomorrow night. DR.. Way
| mans name is on the program as @
speaker for Thursday afternoon. DR.
Shields will address the convention to-
morrow night.