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there in 1883.
Last Friday at 4 press confer
ence held after the regents meet
ing, Morrill, read from McDalr
mId's letter which stated that:
Il have concluded that l cAnno
concur with the philosophy dc
partment's recommendation" an,
that believe DR., Virgins con
tlnuance Is not Justified on tn,
DaSis Of his qualification. scholar
" record, or his potential conrti
button to the philosophy depart
ment."
When asked II any other in
structOrs had ever been druppcC
after serving six years ON IN,
faculty?
Morrill, replied that he didn't
know, but that he did know of
one case where an Instructor
had been dropped after four
years.
Morrill, went on Ia say that In
private conversations that he had
with members of the philosophy
department that there was not
the unanlmity in the type of re
commentator that should be
made in regards to Wiggins"
Immediately after the press
conference the philosophy depart
ment issued a statement declar-
ing Virgins competent and cx.
planning why the department was
unanimous In its ton
that he be retained.
COnger Replies 60 Charges
Congcr also said that a copy OF
the statement was going to be
sent To the American Association
Of University Professors. which
he Is going TO ask TO enter the
case.
Against the charges that Wig
gins lack of scholarship was evt-
dent because he published no
papers since joining the univer-
sity, the statement ISSUED by the
department said:
"DT. Virgins has taught "A
number Of courses. Four Of
these have been new 90 him and
have been developed sine 1916
Much Of tho research that
might otherwise have been dir
ected into the preparation Of
articles for academic journals
has had 60 be concentrated on
preparation Of materials for
classroom lectures"
Many statements praising Wig
gins. made by former students
were in the statement
Virgins teaches what he des.
crbes ~ hot" courses, because
they examine tho social. political
and economic PHILOSOPHERS Of the
United States
Former Governor Luther
Youngdahl; Otto Christensen.
Minnesota Employers association:
Prof. Mark GrHubard: Carl Ross.
Communist party official; Prof.
Arthur Upgren: DR.. Max sehRm
Prof r. w. Zicbarth have appear
ed as guest speakers before wig.
gins class, Design for America
This IL the fourth year that he
has taught this course. In which
senior students design the kind Of
world they want 10 live In.
After being notified Of his re-.
SignRtion, Virgins asked: Does
q man have a night TO views which
do not agree with those Of a Re-
publican dominated legislature ,"
IF a am not competent, why
am / being allowed 20 teach until
June 1877"
why did II take from 1915
until now for them 20 find out
that am not competent ,"
Virgins charged. 1T appears
that II a man disscnts from tho
idcology Of the dominant political
groups ne cannot hold a job in an
American university"
William Num-. director Of the
university public relations, was
accused by Virgins Of telling
COnger that he was embarrassing
the university, particularly IN the
legislature" and that we got nd
% one embarrassment prof Jo-
scph weinberRD and well get nd
Of this one"
Morrill, denied that pressure
from any Legislators had infiuenc.
I'd MeDalrrnid or himself in max
ing their decision 10 drop Virgins
from the faculty.
Legislators Claim Credit
Three Legislators told a differ
ent story when they said that they
had urged university officials n
dismiss Virgins Following an.
nouncement II Virgins tsrrnina.
ton, they announced that they
supported the administration .
action.
The three Legislators are Sen
Fay @. Child. Maynard; Rrepre-
sentative D. d. woznlak. 81. Paul
and Representative Reuben ~
Twetsn. FosstOn, all three II
whom are members Of the uniVer.
sity committee In the legislature
A check 81 the voting records
Of thsas nsrn di@ct0sed thy had
voted for the Gripping AmeRd-
mssts On FEPC IN the 1851 ses-
atOa.
Virgins became the center Of