Academic Chaos at Pullman
A rebellious professor attempts to hijack a legislative committee's visit to the state agricultural college, leading to a near-riot.
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President Heston of the agricultural college was in Colfax today wearing a countenance of triumphant satisfaction over the results of the investigation of the college affairs by the legislative commission. It is evident that he feels embarrassed by the insubordination of Prof. Hendricks. Last evening, after the work of the commission had been finished, the members were invited by Heston to visit the school to meet the students. Prof. Hendricks jumped to his feet and requested permission of Chairman Anderson to speak. Anderson objected because the visit was of a social nature. Thereupon, Hendricks proceeded to read a petition purporting to be from the students, and was at the point of hurling another vicious attack upon Heston when Senator Frink arose and said: 'Prof. Hendricks, you will please have the courtesy to desist from your effort to create a riot. You are entirely out of order.' The students applauded the senator, and thus an impending riot was turned by timely firmness into order.
“Prof. Hendricks, you will please have the courtesy to desist from your effort to create a riot.”
Internal governance and political interference at Washington State University (formerly the agricultural college) remain common themes in state politics, though modern faculty disputes rarely threaten public order in the campus chapel.
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