Evening Star Newspaper, April 23, 1935, Page 29

INQUIRY ORDERED AT MARYLAND Regents Act on Charges Against Dr. Pearson’s Administration. s BY GEORGE PORTER, Staft Correspondent of The Star COLLEGE PARK, Md., April 23.— Affairs at the University of Maryland were slated for a full investigation to- day as a result of reports of “unrest” 1aid before the Board of Regents yes- terday. Authorized at a special meeting in the home of George M. Shriver, chair- man of the board, at Pikesville yes- terday, the investigation is to consist of a thorough review of the general activities, the scholastic standing, and the services performed by the uni- versity. An official statement from Chairman Shriver credited Dr. Raymond A. Pearson, president of the university, with proposing the probe. Mr. Shriver declined to disclose the idently of the members of the special committee of regents named to conduct the in- vestigation, or to state how they would proceed, but said they would begin work “immediately.” ‘Weekly Criticized Dr. Pearson. Board members made every effort yesterday to give the impression they took no official notice of an editorial in the Diamondback, student weekly, which blamed Dr. Pearson for “low morale” among faculty members, lowering of the university’s scholastic! standing by replacing outstanding pro- fessors with mediocre instructors, and failing to fight against new hudgetl cuts. J. Marshall Mathias, student editor of the Diamopdback, was present while the meeting was being held to answer questions regarding the editorial, but was not called before the regents. | Chairman Shriver's statement made no reference to the Diamondback or Mathias. Dr. Pearson defended his actions and denied all charges voiced by the Diamondback’s editorial of March 25 in a public statement issued several days later. The regents yesterday said that they, rather than Dr. Pear- son, were “accountable for the matter of compensation.” Alumni Proffer Data. The editorial, it was learned, caused | the university’s alumni association to | gather certain data which was laid pefore an executive session of the hoard yesterday, which Dr. Pearson did not attend. The executive meet- ing followed the regular meeting in Chairman Shriver’s home, which the president attended. Alumni who appeared before the regents included Ted Van Doren, pres- ident of the Washington branch of the university’s alumni association. ‘The alumni as well as all others involved in the case yielded to the regents’ request to let Mr. Shriver be their spokesman. He said: “At a meeting of the Board of Regents of the University of Mary- land held today the board heard sev- eral members of the alumni of the university who presented certain in- formation which they felt important as reflecting unrest and perhaps mis- understanding among certain of the faculty members. Compensation Cut Explained. “Evidently much of the dissatisfac- tion grows out of the question of re- duced compensation, for which it seems the president was held accountable. “It was explained by the board that the matter of compensation was one which the board itself in the last an- alysis was accountable for; that the further reduction in the amount of the State appropriation was presenting some difficult problems to which the president and the board were giving every consideration in an effort to avoid further cuts in compensation, and in this connection they were re- ceiving sympathetic co-operation from the Governor and the other members of the Board of Public Works. “In response to the request of Presi- dent Pearson the board appointed a special committee to thoroughly in- vestigate and review the affairs of the university, its organization, its schol- astic standing and the extent and character of the services being per- formed and its general activities.” Mr. Shriver said no definite date had been set for the committee to re- port its findings. The next regular meeting of the regents is scheduled for May 17. At yesterday's meeting Mr. Shriver said the board also considered re- organization of the Live Stock Sani- tation Service, but declared its plans are still in the formulative stage. EXPOSITION OPENED €atholie Mission Crusade Exhibits Shown at Univérsity. The Shrine of the Immaculate Con- ception was crowded yesterday at the mass which formally opened the Mis- sionary Exposition ofythe Catholic Mis- sion Crusade. The exposition will con- tinue until next Saturday night. Countless works of art and curios from many countries are on display in the gymnasium at Catholic Univer- sity, including Eskimo igloos, Chinese huts, native Indian embroidery, weap- ons, tools and tapestries. The mission- ary orders represented are the Car- melites, Franciscans, Marists, Domini- cans, Paulists, Propagation of the Faith, the Medical Sisters, Oblates of Mary Immaculate, Capuchins, the Atonement Friars, the Christian Brothers, Missionary Sisters of the most Blessed Trinity, the Congregation of the Holy Cross, and the Victorians. Australia Ships Wool. Australia shipped 1,200,000 bales of wool to other countries in the last six months of last year. FRAMES ’ 10 FRAMES LIS OI‘en's MIRRORS - ALWAYS LOWEST 1 THE CITY PRKCES i g $E§§ & il > 3] : THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. 0., TUESDAY, APRIL 23, 1935. D Kamd Enlarged Exclusively of: | s [oumdale OF SPRING SILKS and ACETATES —A sale of silks, celmesé and acetates that should bring every woman to our Silk Department tomorrow. o 39-in. Washable Striped Crepes 39-in. Printed Silk Crepes 39-in Rough Silk Crepes 39-in. Acetate Seersuckers 39-in. Silk Canton Crepes 39-in. Acetate Matelasse Crepes 39-in. Novelty Sports Crepes 39-in. 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