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Show 'Answsr." Your committee answers this question emphatically in the negative. Question 10. If all, or any, of questions 7, 8, and 9 be answered negatively, is not the following a correct state- ment of facts? (a) The Board of Regents was officially informed by the President of the reasons which led him to recommend that Messrs. Knowlton and Wise be not retained. (b) Ofrthe four reasons given in the two cases, one or more was regarded by the Board as an improper reason. (0) The Board none the less, by adopting the recommendation, which he based upon these reasons, him to terminate a professor's connection with the wholly or partly upon grounds which the Board does as proper grounds for such action. Answer. President's permitted University not regard The conclusions stated in Question 10 are a I correct statement of the facts. We believe that the reasons I given by Dr. Kingsbury the only one sufficient for the terminaV tion of professors‘ connection with the University is that of I disloyalty to the institution, if proven. " Question 11. Is the charge against l'rofessor Knowlton that he had "worked against the administration" now maintained by the Board of Regents? .Answer. On the facts so far elicited, Professor Knowlton, i. e., the charge against that he had "worked against the administration" has not been proven, and should not be main- tained by the Board of Regents. Question 12. action, are, If so, (a) what specific acts, or modes of by the above expression, charged against Brofessor Knowlton? (b).Has the Board taken evidence as to the truth of this charge? AnsWer. (a) The Specific charges made against Professor have Knowlton are unworthy of notice, and from the facts that has been come to our knowledge we believe that Dr. Knowlton loyal to Dr. Kingsbury and the University Of Utah(b) The Board has not taken evidence. |
