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to the official acts of the President and by indirection leaves the burden of responsibility with Mrs. Stanford.

In his statement Dr. Ross asserts that professors in the University "are appointed from year to year". The purpose of this statement was to establish the fact of the regularity of his own appointment. As a matter of fact it states truthfully the conditions of that appointment -- one "from year to year". Regular appointments in the University are for an indefinite period depending on good behavior or mutual satisfaction. At as late a date as May, 1901, Dr. Ross sought to reestablish this statement by circular letter (Exhibit "P") addressed to members of the Stanford faculty. This letter was written at Lincoln, Nebraska, but mailed from San Francisco. In reply to it the Secretary of the University cited the documents relating to the matter (Exhibit "Q") and there has been no rejoinder by Dr. Ross. In this connection is appended (Exhibit "R") a letter from Dr. George E. Howard which seems to show that Dr. Ross had deceived his friends as to nature of his appointment or was himself deceived as to it.

Upon the appearance of Dr. Ross's public statement the President sought by personal request to secure from Dr. Ross certain letters loaned to him and misused by him. This request and an official demand by the Secretary of the University met with refusal except on condition that a statement in the nature of a "clearance paper" signed by the President should be given in exchange. The correspondence relating to this matter is appended herewith (Exhibit "S"). The letters were afterwards voluntarily returned by Dr. Ross. But notwithstanding the written and verbal assurance (Exhibit "S") that he would not publish or retain copies of the