Ellis, H.E.

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University of Tennessee, KnoxvilleTrace: Tennessee Research and CreativeExchangeCharles W. Dabney, 1887-1904 Office of the President7-6-1923Letter to Professory Hammer from H.E. EllisH.E. EllisU.S. ArmyFollow this and additional works at: http://trace.tennessee.edu/utk_dabnThis Dabney Letters is brought to you for free and open access by the Office of the President at Trace: Tennessee Research and Creative Exchange. Ithas been accepted for inclusion in Charles W. Dabney, 1887-1904 by an authorized administrator of Trace: Tennessee Research and Creative Exchange.For more information, please contact trace@utk.edu.Recommended Citation"Letter to Professory Hammer from H.E. Ellis" President's Papers, AR-0001. University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Special Collections.http://trace.tennessee.edu/utk_dabn/185, . PHljSICIATIS' CLINICAL LABORATORlJ JACKson. TEnnESSEE LABORATORij : Cumbo Tel. 334 RE5IqEnCE: Home Tel. 1450 P ,.. H A ' '" 1"0) • ..or{/an [//liversitu ?/..' 27 enn !(n,oxv ill e~ 1 enn Dear Proj.ZJ.organ .· Julu .5 1923 .;! C. lV. DAVIS. Ph. D .. Director m. m. DAVIS. B.S .. LaboratorlJ Technician ~ . li~sz'de inforLation fro/'Z ;ten,Je,r:~ ,oj' t he j'acu1ty q)' the {]n z v e r S b t Y s how s a r' a the r ~ 1" a v e c 0 ?7- ct Z t Z 0 nth ere . lJ-' c on d i t i on s are a s bad as the rep 0 r t s s ho w s & h in 9 s c e r t a i nil' are ina had U' a v • It i s not in y pur v 0 set 0 d z' s c us s.. 0 r ev:p res s <-an 0 pin z· 0 non tit e sec 0 n d i t ion s , but Ish a 11 1" r i t e ina ve r y j'ranli- ;'zanner wi th reJ~'erenee to ano ther i,zatter. ~rhat I shall say z's 720 t thru any an tagon i s;;-:z to uou , bu t wi th the b es t in t ere s t 0 -" the old s e h 0 0 1 a t he art. It i s t l2 e con sen sus o "!' o~v in z' on anon,~ all ;-1"i ends oj' the [Tn z' vers i tv VJ i th whom I havue talked that it is a :zista/re ; or you to conVtinue as Director Oi t he L lxperz' i.2en(; ,} tatz'o ~ anvu; .Dean oJ ACjriculture while Pres z' den t oJ' ;he (n i vers i tu • ' .,~ v t!anu a[;ric-ultural men , '!iar,Z .friends 0 yours , do not hesitate to ,~ay thi~ is ,a .. zz:sta.lre . ~ it is thought that ,qhe dut(es, oJ,' the oj/zee oj rreszdenr; vhoula: ;- ully ' occup z' 1'oZtr liz ,;:,e , ana -char; ~ 0 u s h 0 U 1 d r e1 in qui s h the OV t h (] r t 7)0 po S ·rt ion s to j'40 0 e r san d /filson , ij' the ' are capable , ij' not nez!) flzen should be ;·'ound Jor these posifions . SOllze tii/ze ag ~ 3,0l1/,e one aske,d ~} ol ton SilZi th :;hb: b'OU he1 d ~n to the t ?!..'o 'Oosz tzons . · He oJcj lered t'iO exp1anatzons : (1) tne UniversiJ.t7.' did flO t have sUJjicient: j"unds to ).vav ;'or t,7-;,e extra man , (2) a suitable ,,zan could not (~e j"ound / 01"'''' this position . Each excuse S6eiiZS /;0 ;ne a rather poor one . v 11"" LiOU con t inu e to hoi cl ~he ag, r z~ cultural J o~s l'ih ~ 1 e pres i den t , th ere If) i 11 iJ e 0 r c; an i zed 0 p po s z t Z 0 n soon , 7J) h z c h l:J Z 11 b e embarrassino to ~uou a7zd {he un z'versity as well. 1 do not kno,zl1 z'l~ i t .'(s yo ur des ire' t9 d z' rec t the a,JJ ri c ul tzn:a1 wo ~.~ .L ' zlJhzle PreslcLer"tt . Perhavs t he ,:;oard has Jorcea thzs conaz vzon uvo n :'ou . I f so , 1. bel. i eve they are do in£' you and the (h i v e rs z' t Y an'"' i nj it s t z' c e • On 17./ j "o r the rea son t hat I a;n dee v 17..' in t ere s ted in the welJ"'are of i,zy A1ilza iv!.G ter .tklJt.t 1 have wri t ten th is. 1 e t ter . V e r y res'p e c t.... 'l~ll Y , 

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