1919 Crisis – Chronology

March 1919 – Greenway meets with Dunning

24 March 1919 – Murray and Rutherford learn of the allegations

7 & 9 April 1919 – Council meets to discuss question of loyalty and confidence in the president

21 April 1919 – Board of Governors meets and begins investigation into allegations; request written responses from all faculty

At some point, Walter Murray offers the Board his resignation

2 May 1919 – Greenway meets with the Board; Hogg, MacLaurin and MacKay do not

16 June 1919 – Hogg meets with the Board but declines to make a statement; MacLaurin and MacKay do not appear; and none have as yet responded to the request to provide their concerns in writing to the Board

24 June 1919 – MacKay writes to the Board; suggests he had not done so earlier, not realizing the situation was serious

10 July 1919 – Hogg meets with the Board. MacLaurin and MacKay do not; MacLaurin indicates he never received notice from the Board requiring his written response or appearance before them

10 July 1919 – Board offers period of paid leave, to be followed by resignations, to the four men

28 July 1919 – “the four” take their case to the public via the newspapers

19 August1919 – Murray required by doctor to rest

21 August 1919 – Hogg, MacLaurin and MacKay provide their reasons for abstaining in the April Council vote

20 November 1919 – a meeting of convocation held regarding the dismissals

9 December 1919 – public meeting held in defence of “the Four”

11 December 1919 – K.G. MacKay (no relation), faculty in Dairy Husbandry, resigns in protest to the dismissals

18 December 1919 – Murray has operation removing his appendix

30 December 1919 – another public meeting in defence of the Four; premier speaks, trying to calm situation

23 March 1920 – full hearing in front of Court of King’s Bench

April 1920 – Response in favour of the Board