The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-01-03
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far as practicable. 1t is with consld-
cradle reluctance, therefore, that | am
compelled to refuse to indorse this
application for withdrawal of resigna-
ton and for reinstatement"
Accepts Recommendation
The board accepted the recommen-
dation of President Simmons and the
service committee and refused to re-
instate DIR. Phillips. 1t took no ac-
ton on the tentative findings" of the
A. A. u. p. committee last Septem-
Der. In consequence the committee
recommended that the University be
placed on the censured list.
placing the name of an institution
on this list does not mean that CEN
sure is visited by this association
upon the whole of that institution or
upon it's faculty, but specifically upon
it's present administration" according
to the association bulletin. Other in
situations which have been placed on
the list at this time include the Uni
versity of Tennessee, st. Louis Uni
versity, John B. Stetson University,
West Chester State Teachers college
of Pennsylvania. In recent years the
list has included the University of
Pittsburgh, Rollins college, Winter
Park, Fla, Brenau college, GAINESVILLE,
Ca, DePauw university and the United
States Naval academy at Annapolis.
Among other university administra-
lions which have been criticized in
recent years although not placed on
the formal list of censured administra-
tions, are Yale university, Rensselaer,
Polytechnic institute, Washington
State college, University of Missouri,
Ohio State university, Oklahoma Agri-
cultural and Mechanical college, Uni
yersity of Arizona, Clark university,
University of Louisville, Park college,
Simmons Comment
when five weeks of conscientious
investigation by faculty service COM
mittee and hundreds of hours of con-
siderate investigation by an admins
tratiVe staff can be overthrown com
pleteIy by three days of effort on the
part of visiting strangers, then OBJ
yiously the whole setup for handling
such matters is on a very unsound
basis" President Simmons said in
commenting on last summers A. A
u. p. committee investigation by Dr. |
Carlson and Professor Rottschaeffer. |
Placing of the University ON the CEN
sured list of the association has no |
effect upon its accredited standing or
upon the work it is doing, he said.
The American Association of Uni.
Professors was organized in
1913 and lists as its aim: ITO be a
house for the general prob
lens of university and college train
ing" The University chapter of the
has about 80 members.
Now let's take a few points in ord
sr. The Campus" explains that the
A. A. U. P. investigating committee
came to the campus in answer to
request for investigation sent in over
4 year ago by DR.. w. p. Clark, pro-
lessor of Latin and former president
Of the local A A. U. P. chapter" The
fact, before it is given the nice
twist that is so characteristic of Uni
news these latter years. Is
hat the committee came in answer to
4 request from the local A. A.. U. P.
chapter. The request was officially
signed by both the president and the
secretary of the local chapter The
secretary has lost $500 of his salary
since he signed the request No con-
lection of Counsel Thus far DIR. Clark
las achieved only this present bit of
publicity.
The Campus" explains that the
vote to censure the administration Of
he State University was taken on
of a two-man com. i
nittee which spent several days on
he campus in September investigat-
ng the claims for reinstatement of :
Dr.. Paul c. Phillips" The additional i
fact is that the A. A. U.
p national office has put in three I
1ears of hard study on the Montana '
ituation. DR.. Carlson is probably the t
member of the organiza- {
ion. He undoubtedly was sent to I
dontana in order that when his report I
vas made there would be no more
oubt about the conditions in the Uni (
ersity. {
The Campus" explains further: I
When five weeks of conscientious Il
lvestigation by faculty service COM
littee and hundreds of hours of con- t
iderate investigation by an admins C
'ative staff can be overthrown COM
letely by three days of effort on the
art of visiting strangers, then OBJ
iously the whole setup for handling
UGH matters is on a very unsound +
asis." The Campus" fails to ex- b
lain: first, that this investigating II
ommittee had all the material that r;
lie Service committee and DR.. SIM O.
ons would send them in hand for W
eeks before they came to Missoula; b
,cond, that in the four days these il
yo Woodworking and highly trained
interviewed all the per- tc
ms in Missoula that DIR. Simmons %
I'd DIR. Phillips could name and pro- Il
Ice before them, and third, that in vi
e December issue of the Bulletin I'll
the A. A. u. p. there is abundant a,
yidence in the form of unanswered d,
tiers to President Simmons to show til
at he has flouted the effort of the to
ltional office of the A. A U. P. to pl
It from him any additional informa- M
On that would modify their commit ia
e's judgment on his administration. hi
The Campus" explains that the fac tn
ty Service committee spent five de
eeks investigating the matter N
Id failed to recommend Dir PhilIins,