Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1818-03-24
WILLIAMSBURG, March 10, 1919.


\ SIR-You will oblige member of the uni
! versity of William and Mary, by publishing
the snbjoined documents, aud the very few
| accompanying remarks.
public institution, the community have GER
| iainly right to know in what manner it is
] conducted and on the present occasion at
least, IL is hoped there will be little diversity
| of sentiment
The following remembrance and endorse
| ment gave the professor of chemistry the very
\ first intimation that his intention of demanding
tai fee was considered unreasonable by the
| students.
| To the Society of Professors If H. NJ. College.
GENTLEMEN-We ave informed thst a fullfee
| is demanded for attendance at the lectures of
chemistry and natural philosophy for the re-
mainder of the course. Impressed with belief
that this proceeding is unjust we must request
of the society TO give this subject candid
consideration. lfwant of opportunity 10 receive
completeconrse oflectures had resulted from
any conduct ofouroysn, we should not murmur ;
but it has arisen from circumstances over
which we had no control, and for which we
ought not TO suffer. il will not be contended
that we can derive the same advantages which
we might have done by commencing in Noyem-
Der for If so, 1t must be admitted that hereto
tore, there has been great Improperly in con-
filming the students double of the time to the
very same course of lectures. In addition it
will be remembered by the society," that (if we
be correctly infOrmed) it has been the uniform
dents who commenced after the February ex-
animation. We beg the society to believe that
this remoRstrance proceeds solely from a con-
viction of the injustice of the demand, and not
from any Sordd motive. 1t is also stated to
the faculty that many of the students have
remained at college expressly with the intention
of joining these classes-buttat they will fore
go even the present opportunity, sooner than
submit to what they view as an imposition.
We are, &c. &c.
coIIo,r;r,r. ,,,.. .I,o
remonstrance
This remonstrance was addressed to the Ia.
Guilty in the supposition that they had the right
OF determining the fee to which il relates. Bat
va have been informed by DIR. Smith that it
rests with You. We expect an answer this eve.
niIg, IN order to determine cur future course.
DIR. HAZE.
On the receipt of tile foregoing paper, DR..
Hare enclosed il to the President, who the
next day sent for three OF the Older students
whose signatures were atfIA ed, pointed out TO
them the oh ectionable words, and finally rp-
commemorate them to sign declaration re.
calling those words, aud disavowing any in
tention OF insulting the professor of chemistry.
Instead OF complying, 70 drew TIP the apology,
as il has been called, which has been published
To the concluding sentences Of that piece the
pnblie attention is particularly called. For
the result OF the doctrine there laid down is,
that the students offhis college GrcROt oniy at
liberty, 6pt al their duty" to Insult the pro.
Of the said professors happen rot 10 gRadrate tcih
the notions Of Proprietg, chiehfhey the Students)
may choOSetO entertain. But no insult was in
tended, say the students. Let any gentleman
read the remonstrance, and his own feelings
will furnish the reply.
The act however Of the professor il may he
| thought was such an outrage upon common
| decency as to require the epithets whick were
applied. IL this he the case, very wonderful
change must recently have taken place with
regard TO moral propriety. Until tile present
| president came into office four years ago, il
was the uniform custom of all the professors
| TO demand a full fee at whate yer period OF tue
course student might enter. One Of the pre-.
sent professors when a student paid full fees to
! 1r. Madison and MIR. Andrews as late he
believes as the menth of April. and another
! formerly received full fee in the month of
March. Now, all this was done for years with
the same general regulations by the visitors
which AT present ssbsist with regard to fees,
yet was there never the slightest objection on
the part OF the sIudcRts, ceDSure on the part
OF the public, OF Interference on the part Of
tue conyOcatiOn.