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and rescind the action of the Executive Committee taken
on November 15, 1916, which recommended the consolidation
of the College of Civil Engineering and the College of
Mechanical and Electrical Engineering and making F. Paul
Anderson Dean of all Engineering.

     We do not believe that this pro nosed change is for
the good of the University, nor was it designed for any
such purpose. We, however, do believe that this change
was proposed for the deliberate -urpose of humilating
Dean Rowe, and for the aggrandizement of Dean Anderson.

     As a student body we have the highest regard tat Dean
Rowe in every way.  His methods are clean, clear cut, and
his ability and experience as an engineer is unquestion-
ably of the highest order.

     We view with grave apprehension any move on the. part
of any one, the ultimate end of which is the concentration
of more power or authority of any kind in the hands of
F. Paul Anderson, and feel absolutely certain that the con-
sumation of the nronosed consolidation of the two Engineer-
ing Colleges will not only lose to the University the
serv'ices of Dean Rowe, but will serve to intimidate and
reduce to absolute acquiescence of members of the faculty
in things not conductive to the best interests of the In-.
stitution. We belive that this latter statement to be
the real design of the originators in this pronosed. con-
solidation of the Engineering Colleges.

                     Very respectfully submitted,



W. D. Sutton-Agric.
W. W. Owsley-  I"
Char. R. Smith-"
E. B. Cavallo-Civil
A. C. Smith-    "
E. C. Kirtley-Agric.
E. W. Scent-Civil
Vernon A. Dukle-Law
Stanley H. Smnith-Law
C. J. Schirmer
E. B. Jones
E. N. McIlvain-Agric.
G. M. Gumbert- "
Ed. S. Dabney
Johan McKenzie
C. M. Hubble-Agric.
R. H. Hung-     "
Ray Gilbert-    "
Paul M. Andres-Civil
Charles B. Williams-Civil
Mose Smith-Civil
P. R. Grainger-B.E.M.
W. 0. Snoddy-A.&S.
Thomas Gordon-Agric.
S. A. Day-A. &S.



W. H. Rochester-B.S. Agric.
C. P. Wyatt-A.B. Educ.
0. B. Schaber-A.B.
E. D. Moseley-Agric.
R. Rodgers-A.B.
F. M. Heick-B.S. Agric.
A. D. Crenshaw-Law
L. tMt. Campbell
John C. Fuss
H. B. Clarke
J. J. Flocken
John C. Miller
M. M. McCreight
C. N. Batsel
R. J. Karnes
F. W. Potts
W. B. Martin
J. P. Ricketts
J. T. Lovett
H. M. Collier
E. K. Kimpton
Lloyd Fitzgerald
Clarence Clark-B.S.
C. Planck-A.B.
L. L. Wilson, Agric.