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to DO ela1tlorous, booauBo tho records do not ro-
for to aud tho Executive Committee novor

to DO elantlorous, bcoauso tho records do not ro-
for toit and tho Executive Committee ncvor
NEGATIVE TESTIMONY.
It will bo obsorved TINT this proof is wholly
negative. Fivo Of tho Board mover heard Of tho
dohelonoy; perhaps twleo NJ many did, Il is
R eSau tbo omaoa so
MI itoin butt III this case, tho cohsidoratonoea aud
tfoicnoy tint waived 0 olhim for MI unexplained
balanco would not fall to omit tho record Of 1t.
Amy traces OF snoh nh irregular settlement on
pronch, not only to DR.. Burroughs, but to tho
Doarl. AS no charge Of fraud waa matlo, notl1-
ing was recorded that might afterwards DO thus
CONSTRUED. But, evon If the Ignorance Of tho
Executive Committee and tho nbsonco Of tho
md silcnce outweigh Tho. positive atatements
1lndo on this point by avo who wero members Of
tho Board at the timo Of tho trnua4ction7 Is
not tho memory Of ono flyo aa rolfnblo as
TINT Of another i've. but 1t III not q mattor Of
Evcrts were mombora Of tho Conlmittoo on In
vestigntlon, and know more about this question
thau all tho rcst Of tho Doard put togcsltor. Thoy
unanimously testify TINT tho acconntsof Dr. Bur-
TovEha were ,ineStricehly sonfnsed. Mcssrs.
teo referred to, dccnro In tl,oir published tost
mony TINT, attempting for ycnrs to settlo DR..
Datroughs accounts, they were compelled to re-
sign. Two Of thcBe gentlemen, be. 1t rcmolnbor-
etl, stato That vouchors could not bc found for
tho amount named by DR.. Everts.
THE FINAL COMMITTEE nEroRTEp,
to quote tho statement Of tho Executive Com
mittcc, "thnt, utter such examination of tho
Presidents accounts as shown by tho books OF
them, It WAS found tho University stood indebted
to tho President in tho aum Of 10045.25." This
report, whilo emitting tic detail, accortls with
tho published stntolncnt Of Pr, Evcrts. TINT,
"aftor the SEQ, 600 nuaccountcd for waa cancelled,
him Or. Durroughs) which ho agreed to giyo tho
University IN whole or in part in tho form Of
scholarships" Tho only point to bo established
now is, whether pr. Everts explanation Of the
tlual settlement is aubstantiatod. I Ihavo already
rho final Commi!too cons, stcd OF A1ossrs. No
cagg and Tyler. As Mr.. hIccagg has
tho testimony, tho statement Of MIR.
Tyler must he regarded as the statement Of TINT
Committee. Her9 follows 1[r: TyloF'a written
recollection is, that tho accounts Of DR.. Bnr-
roughs with tho University lad been running
for many. ycars and were in hopeless confusion.
A Committee was appointed to mako settle-
satisfactory result, and thore was tnal jump
ing Of tho accounts. But the precise amount iu
dispute cannot state" Fortunately, it is OF
Hpccinl importance whothor Mlr. Tyler romoln-
borB tho precise amount jumped or not us tho
any statement TINT implies "that tho Board
over found any peraon i'll Its employ defaultcr
in nny sonso Of tho word, or ever lad OCCASION
to cancel recognized deficit"
nh. TgLERa srATEa1EEr IS coScLus1yE
Testimony unless Mr. McCagg plensos to come
out and dony tho statement Of his follow com
mitteeman donY. over his own name, tint the
words Of their report, "Such examination Of the
Presidents accounts rs it was deemed necessary