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It is a tribute to Governor La Follette's integrity that he made public the letter of President Conant of Harvard University about the Frank case. But that letter sums up with deadly logic the most potent and most effective criticism of the entire incident: that it is open to...
The conflict raging between Wisconsin's Glenn Frank and his political and educational antagonists has exceeded the bounds of ordinary removal proceedings. Unquestionably in the minds of the people as well as the students and teachers, President Frank's imminent dismissal was actuated by partisan prejudice, for the majority composed...
President Conant did well not to become involved during the muddy battle itself, particularly under the stipulations of Governor La Follette's invitation. His reply, emphasizing the difference between a professor and a president, pointing significantly to the essential problem of respect and independence, struck the heart of the whole...
There is only one way of determining that question, and that is to follow President Conant's suggestion of appointing a committee to investigate the connection between state and university. If Governor La Follette wishes partly to redeem his name, if he is honestly interested in a solution, and at...
(Excerpts from President Conant's letter to Governor La Follette in The N. Y. Times.)