Louisiana capitolian., 1880-07-13
THE LOUISIANA UNIVERSITY AND
AGRICULTURAL AND MEOHAN-
IOAL COLLEGE.

Of Supervisors, at their late meeting
should bo mado known to tho people
Of tho State, at our special request
tho Secretary, Mr.. Goodalc, allowed
us to compile q synopsis of tho same,
(which was published in the CArIro-
LIAN of The 9th and 10Th inst. in
| error, Mr.. GoOdalc's name, which was
attached to the original minutes, was
Iput in print, ,owing to the fact that the
last pages were produced in their
entircty us transmitted to the prin.
ter Though the compilation is u
correct transcript from the minutes,
| the publication should not have ap-
pealcd rs an official document, under
the circumstances, tho Secretary be-
ing III no wise responsible for their
Reproduction in tho columns of our
paper.
We make the above statement in
justice to Mr.. GOodaIe, to whom Hon.
Will. A. Strong has addressed the sub
joined letter, asking that the protests
OF tho writer will, those of Gen. Gra-
ham and A. A. Gunby, Esq, be pub
'Islcd in the CArlroLIAN.
with this authorization we submit
to our readers the reasons set forth by
Che tI'rco Supervisors named in The
preceding paragraph, which actuatcd
them in Withdrawing or abscnting
themselves from the Board, when the
six Other gentlemen, constituting The
majority, felt it their duty to pursue
Tie course complained of in the an
ncxcd communications.
We will not attempt to answer the
complaints with which the writers are
striving to justify their refusal TO sub
NIT to the action of The majority, who,
during four days, from nine o'clock in
the morning till five in the evening,
listened patiently to the arguments of
tho tbrco gentlemen, as also TO the
explanations of Col. Boyd and tho
statements of several members of the
Faculty, regarding the condition and
conduct of the Institution prior to the
introduction of Col. WaIton's rcsolu-
t'on, which was not acted upon until
the following Friday evening, after
further statements from Cadets and
Professors had been heard in u night
session, on Thursday, lasting from s
O'Clock till u. m.
The majority of tho Board, after the
above described and lengthy investi-
CATION, had reached the conclusion
that u thorough re- organization of the |
College was demanded by the oyi-
dcnccs before them of % completely |
management of its af-
fairs. Impressed with tho belief that
tho adoption of energetic measures
could alone establish tho University |
on firm and permanent basis, they |
adopted the resolutions presented by |
Col. Walton. Where, in thciropinion, |
rested the future of this important |
State Institution, they could not be
sWcrycd by personal considerations.
Surely, Nlcssrs. Strong and Cunby
need not have pursued the very
lnparl'amcntary course of breaking o
'ull quorum by retiring from the
Board, thus setting a dcplorable pre-
'odcnt, because of The fact that thcma-
orlty, SIX of their colleagues, saw fit
.ocntcrtain other views than theirs on
'hls important matter. Mcssrs. Strong
Ind Guuby, had it in their power to
'ct more wisely, by giving notice that
1t tho next meeting of The Board they
would move q reconsideration of the
'c''on OF the majority, pending which
inc, They might have called, as they
believe it oxpcdicnt, upon tho public
press, and the people, to advise them
Is to tho best method of exercising the
rust rcposcdin them by the Governor
If the State
For one, VIC thought that ample
inc had been granted Col Boyd and
hose who considered him indispcnsa-
bic to the existence of the college, to
how that II was best not to effect q
hangc. Consequently, we stated in
he presence OF the Board, including
'lCssrs. Strong and Gnnhy. the rca-