Vindicated?

It is generally thought, especially by small boys, that professors and others of the teaching profession, like some kings, can do no wrong.

President Wallace W. Atwood of Clark University, however, was roundly accused of conspiring against "the history and tradition" of the University (TIME, June 16). Clark alumni made a grab for the presidential scalp but the owner of the scalp moved adroitly.

Last week Clark students expressed confidence in President Atwood by 70 to 15 votes, the resolution reading in part:

"The statement, signed by 'Prominent Alumni' of the Universities of the Eastern States to the effect that the present administration has been unable to maintain the confidence of the students at Clark University, is without foundation in truth.

"The undergraduate body of Clark University has the fullest confidence in President Wallace W. Atwood, his administration and the policies governing his actions."