Letter and petition to the Executive Committee of the Board of Trustees of Pennsylvania State College, and reply, 1905 December 23 and 26.

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Letter and petition to the Executive Committee of the Board of Trustees of Pennsylvania State College, and reply, 1905 December 23 and 26.

John H. Leete, math professor and secretary of the administrative faculty at Pennsylvania State College, sends a letter to General James A. Beaver, Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Board of Trustees, enclosing a petition from the faculty (signed by nineteen) protesting Penn State president George W. Atherton's proposed resignation. Beaver responds with particulars concerning Atherton's wish to resign for his health.

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Atherton, George Washington, 1837-1906

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Leete, John H.,

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