The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-05-27
STUDENT BODY PUTS
| HEAT ON BOARD FOR
UNIVERSITY POLICY
Representative Tells Governor
and Control Group Kane
is 'Spiteful'
PRESENTS SHARP LETTERS
Recognize Need For Reducing
Expenses But Demand Ef-
ficiency be Retained
PRESENTS SHARP LETTERS

announcements Oh CNdHReS III tHc
teaching staff at the University of
North Dakota were made Thursday
at Grand Forks almost at the same
time that representative of Blue
Key, campus service fraternity, was
demanding of Governor George F.
Shafer and the state board Of admin
istration that such action be taken.
The student representative came
here as the result of seething activ-
ity on the campus during which, it
was reported, consideration had been
given to a proposed students strike
in order to emphasize objection to
the university's management.
The student representative brought
with him numerous letters from stu
dents, many of which bitterly as
sailed the board for the manner in
which it has managed the univer-
sity's affairs.
In statements to the board the
Blue Key man was said to have as
serted that the students recognize
the need for curtailing expenses and
are in favor Of reducing them 20 per
cent. He further asserted, however
that they feel President Thomas F
Kane is using the demand for econ.
omy to eliminate from the faculty
those professors or instructors who
have been none too enthusiastic
about his management of university
affairs.
Eight Are Supported
and board of administration, the stu.
dent representative made specia
pleas against dismissal of DR.. Robert
S. Forsyth, professor of, English
E. X. Smiley, dean of men; DR.
George A. Geiger, philosophy de-
partment; Prof. Henry Doak; Eng
!ish department; DR.. Gottfried Hull
of the classical language department
Joseph H. Nader, journalism de-
partment; H. Foster Jones, English
department; and J. Harding, indus
trial arts department.
Those who wrote letters which
were presented to the governor anc
the board were Ethel Schlasinger
Phi Beta Kappa, a campus leader Of
women and president Of Matrix, wo'
mems journalism fraternity; Gilbert
w. Stewart, Jr., Mandan, editor Of
Dacotah, campus yearbook for 1888
Laura Christensen, president of the
Women's League Board; Mildred A
Owens, Member of Quo Vadis, wo'
mems journalism fraternity; Gilbert
band president for 1882; Daune Tray
nor, Devils Lake, president of the
Playmakers and newly-elected presi.
dent of Blue Key, campus service
fraternity and Don r. Mccarthy
Minnewaukan, president of Blue Key
and editor of the Dacotah last year
Young Traynor's father, Fred j
Traynor, is president of the Univer'
sity alumni association.
Marked For Slaughter
The plea to the board made it plair
that the students feel many mem.
bers of the faculty were marked fol-
slaughter for reasons of "spite" anC
asserted that, in the shake-dowr
made necessary by economy, the best
teachers should be retained.
A typical letter is that written BY
Traynor. His letter, addressed to the
board of administration, said:
"Due to recent rumors as to what
men are apt to be let out as instruc.
tors and professors at the Univer.
sity because of the necessary reduc'
ton in expenses for the coming year
l am writing this plea in protest tt
this rumored action of the Board
as to the type Of men which yor
seem to be letting 60. We all realize
that cut must be made but we are
not willing to see those men who are
the best in their departments anC
who have won national recognition
for themselves and our University
because of their abilities as. instruc.
tors, writer's and scholars, sacrificed
in time like this. Such men arr
an asset to our University and the,
cannot be easily replaced. Student
opinion which should have some
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