Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1853-08-16
For The Enquirer.

rccy The facts The arguments lcgltlmatey o~'hs
from these facts. For is reason, we VIII only ai'uue
present the dispersion Of the appeal 10 secia
ran ealouses and other matters artiuP tto"
into the manifesto of the College Faculty The intelligent
reader will recognize this Device divert the pubic mhu
from true issues; but The of truth and justice neeo
no such We intend this discussion
with canncss yet with The nness of knowing thelr
rights and determined defend them. We but no.
ce the palpabe disngenuOusness OF the College Faculty
when they charge with seeking TO "forestn public sen,
ment in addressing the Trustees through the medium
the public prints II perfectly notorious that of
city papers violently assaed The action OF the Board in The
late election mpugnng the motives OF oil having any
agency in that election These assaults preceded pub
lie appeal part. Thoy were repeated rom he 70
me-conaiung statements and niornaon " h r G1uo
be furnished only by member members OF he CoisSe
Faculty. These articles and the address oil the d
Guilty bear the flesh marks The o:met nu'cp.ns
the method OF warfare carried out 10 le sue,;
without doubt, streams from one common ioun'ain,
But for tho present we pass by these and other points o.
just animadversion We wish 10 come 10 the jas rem INC
recorGs. -,
In the address the Faculty OF the College maintain that
upon the establishment of the Medical Department in De.
cember 1887 there was he
and and Of eonerring degrees" II this t,ue,
Rn here we Join ISSUE and demand The evidence OF any
such contracts We lawyers and have as yet taken
no legal advice but we are not to be rom our
oronrlety by ntmatons that illegal advice had been
If any entered into the Isl December 1921
between the Trustees OF Hampden Sidney College anu t
Faculty Substantially comforting on the latter me power W
of the OF establishment ought 10 show contract anu
The articles Of organization ought ID specify the transfer Of
power. a., ,
We assert that the records OF The Board OF Trustees show
no such contract recognize parties IL was an act
Of creation the part Of the Trustees anu no
Indeed there was no Medical Faculty 10 tfea' viii ne
creation rs Faculty was an subsequent 10 the orSan-
Zatiun OF the departments Bul it may oe sniu 'na t
President and Trustees of iumpdcn Sidney Coesr eneu
with private individuals Wensk for The evidence anu c'
of such treaty. In volume 3D. pages 1875 10 Ivy OF me re-
cords Of The Board, dated December ls 1881, we hnu
simple resolution establish Medical Department III Ic
City Of Richmond. This done by virtue OF INC PoI,
of charter granted in 1883 The action under ms Irsolu
ton consists of Twelve sections organizing The department
and defining The duties of professors Not one 81 mes mes:
SECTIONS contains The least shadow Oh lie suos"'
of thu Faculty 10 appoint professors or even W ho'' :
them not one single clause about the Trustees
their right 'ol confirming rejecting their appointments
The contrary, careful ana guarded hr nI u vi
strctnn upon The powers the Medical Faculty are
dent in all the records In PROOF ol 1h'sr We '''e "
following sections copied from The records; ,., oc
Arr s. Provides THAT the Board 81 trustees sa
diplomas the students candidates l'ius ieeo'I
III they deem Them entitled thereto J., lao,
&C. suLjcci 10 The approval 4 Inc 6"arI .h.u p.
Reruntiun 5lh, page 1856, zach Professor shan 'e
,.ve from every student attending his lectures
Ire Ia bc fixed hy the Medical Faculty o"I no g.
cccding hreny dollars we lno,e rSe 81 ,h
how that the Board of Trustees in the organization oi me
school distinctly reserved he power To c"nro III Tue hI
nules, particular We def! the production 81 one s'"s
clause con tanning the color Of the righ, ca'"ieu.
These enactments made WIN inc P'opos''rhs " ~
called terms OF union directly before the Board II the a.
culry hsd really up terms VI uhioh VII e
u which their entering OF NJ. au thew not az wise
m,n Ia We 9, en- that their were compiea "lt anu
the ,phts in sDme secured 10 the organization hey
were doubtless supplied with copy oi 'he acuo' VI "'c
Board ,,, a., o.,,,i,,,ior
Bul 10 come back % herccoEds Alter 'lie orsanhlion
was completed We find The Trustees proceeded 10 me GUY
i,nr i'm by the of The charter) oil ctcne
m,bc nrISon, 10 the six hairs they nad created They
az once filled four OF lhess o!essosps-t" peihg 1e
there we no aps"m's ,o ,he1 had
I'VE presumed What SPECIAL legislation was 'neh va"
Tor film. these vacancies and any vacancies tal mls
thereafter occur2 The scDo has now been orean"eI anu
four Of its Professors appointed nha co"'t I'M, M CON, |
r.ouir.ncuts of the charG prevented the trustees ifo
concua 10 The Faculty the organization powers Which
IN. Board were willing onccdc, how favorable ,e op
portunily which pcsmted iise on page i'' u '''
records we find e following resolutions:
isl. Resolved That the Ecdca racnlty DC ]
select appoint suitable persons 70 M a
sbps Of Chemistry aud Pharmacy and Surgery "SaiL hese
pro -,nshps shall be i by the President anu lfus'ees
VI fiampden sidney college. . ,,o.;,,d
s.2I Resolved That the Medical Faculty De auio'iHeu
,c,ss1riI 10 SUNNY any vacancy which may occur I'D sau
Faculty UNTIL said yacanc shall BE- filled by me ffcsuch
and Trustees OF Hampden Sidney Collage ,,
The powers granted Faculty IN those re7o:HuoiS
are nanifesty only temporary und IN BON are h
y r IA ynu clauses 'un said vacancies s'laii Dc me"
the President and rrnstecsnt Hampden Sidney I"ege 10
Notonc word about r;ht OF nnt . " 49,, ,,ss,
graceful nl!natiun, "tha Board wi! whch 'cs me-
in due form confirm yonr appointment Ent .hit - VIZ
meaning tic word rtce,Sariiy' when Is inro"h o Wv
second resolution 1t world seem as II lic i'"'.N's 80
reluctant yield ,;mpo:ar; loan oil power on
constrained BY The necessity Of the case u SUI" 'e'
might occur during term Of lectures
Wc have now uaCed beore the public all tie a!Ccs a
resolutions On the record touching upon The Is!s ana
powers now claimed by IL College Faculty; lhey ASSET
there contract; Il otoove' ihtu, Y" huuuac n M
dance NJ ts existence. they have brought forward no
nrooC ,yccp The letters Drs. Draper and CARROLL, ahu
Mr. Watkins We cannG admit legal Opinions as PROOF
disinterestcd unit we have me evidence IN %
those opinions are based In recent letter roIn Dr. pfa
per he uycs his rccnrctUns OF an understanding CAIN
ed To lave entertained some sixteen years ago; DIV.
Dr. Drnper was only Professor in the Literary E'Ph'-
ment lie had in TIC Board and WAS not present AZ
its sessions The extract gwen from ms letter SHOWS
that he knew absolutely nothing oil what was done ne
saws "lhe power Of nomination granted ~ sf' lt
Facury) the Trustees reserving their chartered rgns
by eecling. Their ele;ton6 were ONLY conhrhat".
Faculty were not be departed from except Tor grave
and most obvious reasons Even in this case inc Faculty
would be requed 10 nominate different candidate an ls
is Dr. Drapers recollection Of understanding between par
rio. sixteen wears ago From whence does he derive all
these specifications? There is nothing ike them III an Tue
articles OF organization or records oil the oa Or s IT,.
collections Trustees Are his rccnlleconS h an u
Outstanding entertained md acted sixteen years az" u"
corporate body Of which he was not mcnlorf 10 our
weigh the records and counIerpolse the memories 81 a.
nine Trustees many Of whom present on llal occsIoh
and oil of whom recorded their votes under me Soc
sanclles of an oarh in opposition 10 Dr. Diapers rGc"ec
lions? Besides DR.. Draper informs U.S. tna ne now nous
orolc ssorshp in one of these Modern Schools 10 when an
the substantial powers are concentrated IN the hands 'c
Faculty.
The old established schools, we nave
rey under control Of Trustees or Regents the acuy
claiming and exercising power In our next nuloef, we
will consider Dr. CAROLS rtter We will considcr IL III l
media tie connection with and resolutions OF "c
Board TO which lie aludcs This most important d"cu
men TO our side and BY tive shall prove tlat inc powers
now claimed by the Faculty expressly demo" oy "c
Trustees. -
When placed in connection with The acts oil tue hoafn
and NOT LOOKED upOn isolated document we WIN con"
ceIe 10 the College Faculty all the benefits le%nacy
flowing from il. We will conclude this number OF our reply
10 the manifesto Of the College Faculty, with The toho"ing
propositions - pm,
ls No contract entered into by The Board oil lts
tees of Fampden Sidney College, when lis medlca depart
nen established
Ind This Board did, in any sense, concede n r'Sh.S
of elertinn OF exclusive nomination. 10 It's eo'e'
Faculty, but explicitly reserved il To themselves
3d. The Board OF Trustees did formally assert tlc i3h'
10 elect professors irrespective of The nominations Oh Tue
College Faculty, The time of the election OF Or "oSon
in ls47.
We have in possession four letters from trustees VINO
were present. all e>tilyng the facts. One OF hen rom
S. C. Anderson, Esq. distinguished legal gentleman Is 20
explicit that publish IT, and call especial attention 10 H.
lh The College Faculty up very late period mas en-
rrlaincd serious doubts their own powers ms y
moved by letters from The Dean al the Faculty, !"
which call especial attention. II the Faculty haa no
doubts about their rights ana powers why nii y 'eoa
the recommendation for the profrssorsup ns soon rs
| nv profession! Tue