As soon as he had dismissed History Professor Ralph E. Turner last week. University of Pittsburgh's Chancellor John Gabbert Bowman let it be known that Professor Turner's liberal activities had nothing to do with the case. Said Chancellor Bowman: "I merely thought his position here could be better filled by another man." But the nation raised a doubtful eyebrow. Too many facts fitted too neatly into a contrary pattern. In 1921 hardfisted, go-getting Chancellor Bowman had a vision. He would dramatize and thus revive his huge,* down-at-heels University by giving it the tallest...
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