(The following statements are reprinted from the Columbia "Spectator" of April 5, in reference to the expulsion of Reed Harris from Columbia University. The statement of Dean Herbert E. Hawkes gives the final stand of the University administration on the affair.)

"From time to time during the entire year the columns of The Columbia "Spectator" have contained material unjustly reflecting upon individuals and upon the College. More than once I has asked Mr. Harris for evidence to support his assertions, but without success. I have tried to make it clear to him that I was ready and willing to attempt to remedy any situations that were not as they should be and that if he were is possession of facts with which I was not familiar he should make them known to me.

"On Thursday last Mr. Harris was requested to provide the Dean with a memorandum substantiating his statement that the John Jay Dining Hall was conducted for private profit by the personnel in charge of its management. His response was wholly lacking in proof. Mr. Harris was then invited to appear for a hearing on Friday afternoon before a full and regular meeting of the Committee on Instruction. The Committee on Instruction has no responsibility for disciplinary action.

"Mr. Harris was invited to their meeting in order that he might have an opportunity to explain his position before a responsible group of the Columbia faculty. At this hearing Mr. Harris was afforded a full and final opportunity to establish the truth of his most serious allegation. He was, however, quite unable to do so, but did not withdraw his charge. After the hearing the registrar's office was instructed to cancel his registration.

"The question of free speech does not enter the case in the slightest degree. The administration of the College always has, and will continue to welcome criticism and difference of opinion concerning its policies and practices. In the opinion of the disciplinary authority of the College, and after a full hearing, Mr. Harris's behavior has been such as not to justify his further candidacy for the college degree."

Harris' statement, given to "Spectator" last night, follows:-

"Dean Hawkes says that 'more than once' he has called upon me for evidence in support of my assertions. The Dean has asked for such information exactly once. He made such a request during the football controversy. I gave to him the facts concerning two of the many players involved. He did nothing whatever concerning the two cases. I, therefore, did not give him further cases, realizing that he intended to do absolutely nothing about the situation, bad as it was.

"When the Dean states that I was requested to prove 'my statement' that the John Jay dining hall was conducted for private profit by its management, he is sadly perverting the course of truth. The only statement on which the Dean demanded proof was a short sentence published in an historical situation, and was originally made in 1931. However, I did send an explanation of that statement, complete and explicit, to the Dean. It is to be noted that the same statement first appeared in "Spectator" in 1931 under another editor, was not refuted and caused no disciplinary action to be taken against the editor in charge.

"The facts concerning the so-called hearing are too well known to bear repetition. Two witnesses are available to prove that the cancellation of my registration was announced before the meeting of the Committee on Instruction took place.

"The question of free speech and free press very obviously enters this case in spite of the Dean's contention. His latest reported statement that merely my personal misconduct was involved is ludicrous, inasmuch as it immediately brands "Spectator" as my personal property, subject to my every whim and unaffected by others. Dean Hawkes expelled me because I was editor of "Spectator" and because "Spectator" criticized strongly where it saw fit. The Dean's twisting of the issue for every occasion only marks the last resort of a person forced to attempt to justify an unjustifiable action." --Columbia Spectator.