New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-08-11
ASBURY UNIVERSE CY.

70 ne Editor Of The " y. Tribune
SIR: In an account of the Commencement
Exercises Of Asbury University, contained in
a recent number Of THE TRIBUNE, | notice a
few no doubt unintentional msstate ments, which
being calculated to produce upon many minds
impressions unfayorable to the management Of
the Institution the writer Of this, as friend OF
dsJu1u desires 10 correct.
L. Your correspondent gays: One of the class,
remarkable for his scholarship and amiableness,
had resolved 10 leave during the past year on ac-
count Of some harsh treatment from the Presi-
" dent, but az his departure had been refused an
honorable dismssioD, that he might not use it to
enter at another college; hereupon the rest OF
the class determined that unless the President
" changed bis course they would not graduate
under him But he remained firm, and the
" whole of them came up for their diplomas save
this one" The hdrSh treatment spoken Of was
simply an adherence TO a certain rule adopted by
this University years ago, in common with
every other institution through the land, in regard
10 determining the class standings. The class did
not resolve TO leave if the young mans unreasOn
able demand for setting aside of this rule was not
complied with. On the contrary, only portion
held the matter under consideration and even
these, on due reelection and inquiry, came to the
conclusion that the Faculty mot the President, as
your correspondent states) were in the right-all
except one 1.-THE one whom III. j. w. laments)
This one being connected with his refractory class
mate BY the bonds of secret society, (Which the
others we're mott resolved to carry the pointer
leave OF course he was permitted to take the
latter alternative Permit me here to say that the
conduct OF the Faculty of Asbury in this somewhat
irving affair has won them golden opinions from
both students and citizens of the town. That the
Young men who chose to leave the Institution
we're both talented and amiable no one who knows
them will deny But il is clear that no amount OF
talent and amiablty can prevail if thrown in the
scales against right and justice to Others.
3. Speaking OF the reading of prize poem, A
Cd Plea for Western Society" your correspondent
says: Some sighting remarks on Western man-
ners by the new president, who has just come
on from the East, had nettled many, and this
enthusiastic defense of the frankness, hospitality
land heartiness of feeling in the independent
Western man was cheered again and again by
" the audience" The legitimate deduction to be
drawn from the above sentence would be that the
poem was read as an answer TO some supposed
caviiings of the president But find on inquiry
that nothing is further from the truth than this.
/ have the authority Of the author OF the poem
himself for saying that such an application of his
niece never occurred 20 his mind, and that he
knew of no cause for anything of the kind; aud on
1iheent inquiry cannot hear of any thing OF the
hind charged upon the president
| desire to this correction made from a
know LEDGE that It ID bu too easy ID the West to
raise a prejudice against an Eastern man and no
conduct however blameless or praisewOrthy, IL
able to overcome such prejudice II 1t once gets
rooted Ii is, Therefore, highly important that
misstatcments of this kind should meet with
prompt correction. - - .......... ....,,
GreenSosfls' Ind, Aug 9, 1855.