The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-02-08

senate bin pfoposing, In effect; 10 continue
i'm office for another year those three menu
.bers OF the Board OF Visitors OF the Blacks
burg College, Wh0se ] fern expired at the
beginning Of this year, the; intention peing
Ia conform appoi ntments tand COMBINATIONS
by fire; Senate to The biennial sessions OF
the General Assenibl Foe this bill the
Eonimittee Tor Schools and, Colleges OF the
House proposed q substitute, in effect re-
moving from office the entire Board, Facul-
", aud official corps. .s(,itfsg 4E..Fi&tst ~
- Mr. FOWLER said it would he useless 70
recommiit The bill, as some suggested.
The Committee on Schools and Colleges
had no light now they did not have
when It reported the substitute, They SIM
ply knew there was something wrong, and
were not able to designate the parties who
were to blame. They knew OF no way to
save the college but to rub out and take
fresh start. It was not true that they con-
demned any parties. The Faculty were
not harmonious, and the Board was divided
as to the propriety Of any remedy. The
State could no longer endure q passive
course. It had deait with a liberal and fos-
tering' hand toward That institution. None
more SO within its limits ~ Bot II was a sad
fact that from $50 students short time ago
1t HOW HUI tSs5S Gadb s1GOs was boo - Wv
that all the Board were condemned. II
condemned no one; but the Board had
failed, owing to it's own divisions, TO cor
rect the evil. There were members OF this
House who had sons there, and who mean
to take them away; and they advise that no
gentleman send bis son there until the evil
be corrected, The Faculty were divided
on the question, OF discipline, and so far
had this division gone that leading members
of.tbe # aculsy had fought and been indicted
by the State courts 1t was d question whe-
-tber this state Of affairs had not Become a
publictscandal. h The college was divided !;
the !Board was divided. No'one could know
who was to blame. The only way the COM
,mittee knew TO correct the evil was to re-
organize the college, IL there were any
9Jenahs on board they should be willing to
go ovcrboard, and IL they be good men
there will be plenty Of whales to bring them
to land again. II this bill prevailed it would
put out one Of the dearest friends he (Mr.
FowLER) ever bad, but there was no means
known but application Of the knife.
Mr.. HENRY followed Mr.. FOWLER in sup
port Of the substitute. ' 81 -.
. Mr.. ANDERSON declared that he would
never vote to cast stigma upon the homer
able gentlemen connected with the college.
he desired that the guilty parties should be
pointed out and brought to punishment
not that the guilty and innocent be con-
demned together. ."" Ets.
p Mr.. BoHANAN warmly urged like views.
He stated that it required two-thirds vote
to remove q professor, and though q ma
jority of the Board may be satisfied what
ought to be done; they cannot do it without
a two.thirds vote. Mr.. BoHANAN took the
ground that the Governor should have APP
pointed three new visitors ~on the 1st OF
January in place Of those whose terms eX-
pired then, and that by the Infusion OF this
new material the Board would probably be
able to adjustiaIl the existing troubles The
biennial sessions will require different ar
rangement aohen biennial sessions COM
mence. Mr.. DoHANAN wished to dismiss
the substitute and amend the House bill to
begin with biennial sessions, and let the
Governor appoint the three new members
at once. IA -. r.. .''. ~ 3. '.' .'.t
i. MIR. SHELBURNE said that it was evident
tile college was going down. The number
M students were as follows: .-=H'# -. ~"