The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1937-01-09
THE FRANK CASE

Dr. Glenn Frank, President of the University
Wisconsin whose differences with the Board of Ri
gents of that institution has attracted national after
ton is out. The Regents news dispatch says hay
ousted him by vote of eight to seven.
The Frank case. which savors of similar polite;
odor to that in evidence several years ago when d
Suzzallo relieved OF his duties at the Universit
of Washington during the famed old Hartley regim
has interesting background. Time magazine dis
cussing it in recent issue had this to say:
Glenn Frank left the editorship OF Cen
tury magazine for the presidency of the Uni
versity of Wisconsin in September 1925. That
month marked momentary hull in La Toilette
Progressivism in Wisconsin. Republican John
j. Blaine Governor old Bob was dead
after running poor third for President the
year before Young Bob being eased
into his fathers Senate seat, Brother Philip
was district attorney of Dane county Old Bob
had peered amably on occasion into the Uni
versity but when the Republican and Pro-
gressive regents got together to elect Editor
Frank then eloquent young Republican
liberal of 81, no La Toilette raised a hand to
interfere Next year Phil La Toilette was APP
pointed a lecturer in the University Law
School He held that job until he was elected
Governor in 1890.
As Madisons and Wisconsns two first citi-
zens, living in the proudest houses in town,
Governor La Toilette and President Frank po-
litely called on each other pleasantly nodded
at Badger football games. Governor Phil,
worldly wise did not share the resentment of
many a rural legislator at President Franks
suavity. his well-pressed clothes, the fact that
he spoke with soft cultivation belying his
birthplace Queen City, Mo And Phil had
been the youngest U. S. Governor, Glenn
Frank had been (until Chicagos Hutchins)
the youngest chief executive of major u S.
university.
What Glenn of Ia
ette was, and has remained his secret Wise
acres gossiped that Phil hurt when, after
his defeat in 1882, Glenn Frank seemed to get
along just as well with Democratic Governor
Albert G.. Schmedeman To Wisconsin Pro-
gressive, Republicans and Democrats alike
"reactionaries.' In 1888 Mr. and Mrs. Frank
called Mr. and Mrs. La Toilette, who then
lived right across the street. Their courtesy
not returned. Last year at Lincoln
Day Republican rally in Chicago, ambitious
President Frank, who has been sporadically
mentioned Presidential timber, made his
first big blunder by using the phrase "our
party. Those words shvered all through
politically alert Wisconsin When Phil La
Toilette got back the Governorship last year,
Mr. and Mrs. Frank were not invited to stand
in the receiving line at the inaugural ball.
Mr. and Mrs La Toilette stayed away from
Wisconsin's last commencement.
The flashed from Madison this
autumn that Governor La Toilette wanted
President Frank to resign.
Now it develops the wish of the Governor has be
fulfilled. DR.. Frank has been relieved of his duti
effective as of the end of the school year. T
charges as reported by Time, included
l. He was not business educational
administrator fit to handle 100000 year.
o He has lost the confidence OF those
with whom he must deal
8 He habitually failed to act in contro-
versial matters.
4 He has failed to devote sufficient time
and attention to University affairs"
s. He has permitted practices regarding