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of the state university; the educational system of the state may be rep- 

 resented by the state superintendent of the public instruction who may 

 also be an ex officio member of a board of trustees ; ecclesiastical bodies 

 are as such sometimes represented on boards of trustees ; the alumni now 

 have representatives elected by and from their own number on many 

 boards of trustees. But members of a college faculty have no voice 

 whatever in the election of boards of trustees who control the policy of 

 a college, nor have they any representation on the board of trustees. 

 It is indeed sometimes said they are so represented by the president of 

 the college, but since the president is elected by the trustees, not by the 

 faculty, such a statement seems to be a mere juggling with words. 



The question therefore of who is in actual control of our colleges 

 and universities can be answered clearty, authoritatively and emphat- 

 ically — it is the college president and the university president. The 

 answer does not follow as a result of eliminating from the eight factors 

 concerned in the problem all of the other seven whose authority has been 

 shown to be either negligible or negative — it has been given in unmis- 

 takable terms on more than one occasion when a new college president 

 has been elected or inaugurated, as also at other times and in other 

 places. 



The theory of the presidency is definitely stated in a series of 

 statutes defining the powers and duties of the president that were drawn 

 up a few years ago when a president was sought for an important uni- 

 versity. They were formulated by the trustees after consultation with 

 the leading candidate for the position, and they are given in full as 

 being probably the most explicit statement as yet made concerning the 

 office. 



First. The president shall be ex-officio a member of each faculty, and it 

 shall be his right and duty to preside at every meeting thereof. 



Second. The president shall have the power of nominating the dean of each 

 faculty, subject to the approval of the board of trustees. 



Third. The president shall have the right to attend all meetings of the 

 board and to address the board upon all subjects connected with the university. 

 He shall be ex-officio a member of all standing committees of the board. 



Fourth. The president shall have the exclusive right to transmit all com- 

 munications from each faculty and from each member thereof, to the board. 



Fifth. The president shall have the right to recommend to the board the 

 vacation of professorships and other positions in all departments. 



Sixth. The president shall have the exclusive right to nominate professors 

 in all departments except in so far as this may be inconsistent with the contracts 

 under which certain of the departments are now conducted. 



Seventh. The president shall have ultimate authority in all matters of 

 discipline. 



Eighth. The president shall have the right to advise the board in all matters 

 of expenditure. 



TOL. LXXXIII. — 19. 



