Louisiana capitolian., 1880-07-17
THE LOUISIANA UNIVERSITY AND
AGRICULTURAL AND MECHAN-
ICAL COLLEGE.

Believing it to be cmlnently pro
per that the proceedings of the Boar
ofSuperyisors, at their late meeting
should DC made known to tho peopl
Of the State, at our special request
tho Secretary, Mr.. Goodale, allowed
us to compile synopsis of the same
which was published in tho CArro
LIAM of tho 9th and 10th inst. Ii
error, Mr.. Goodalc's name, which wa.
attached to the original minutes, wa,
put in print,owing to the fact that the
last pages were produced in theil
entirety as transmitted to the prin-
ter. Though the compilation is 4
correct transcript from tho minutes,
the publication should not have ap-
pcared as an official document, undc,
the circumstances, the Secretary be.
ing in no wise responsible for their
Reproduction in the columns of our
paper.
We make tho above statement in
Justice to Mr.. GOodale, to whom Hon.
Will. A. Strong hasaddressed the sub
joined letter, asking that the protests
of the writer with those of Gen. Gra-
ham and A. A. Gunby, Esq, be pub
iislcd in the CAPITOLIAN.
With this authorization we submit
to our readers the reasons set forth by
the three Supervisors named in the
preceding paragraph, which actuated
them in withdrawing or abscnting
themselves from the Board, when tho
six other gentlemen, constituting the
majority, felt it their duty to pursue
the course complained of in the an
ncxcd communications.
We viii not attempt to answer the
complaints with which the writer's arc
striving to justify their refusal to sub
nit to the action ofthe majority, who,
during four days, from nine o'clock in
the morning till five in the evening,
listened patiently to the arguments Of
the three gentlemen, as also to the
explanations of Col. Boyd and the
statements of several members of the
Faculty, regarding the condition and
conduct of the Institution prior to the
introduction of Col. Waton's resOlu-
tion, whicl, was not acted upon until
the following Friday evening, after
further statements from Cadets and
Professors had been heard in night
session, Oh Thursday, lasting from 8
o'clock till a. m.
The majority OF the Board, after the
above described and lengthy investi-
cation, had reached the conclusion
that thorough reorganization of the
College was demanded by the cvi-
lenccs before them of completely |
management of its af-
fairs. Impressed with the belief that |
the adoption Of energetic measures
could alone establish the University |
OH firm and permanent basis, they
adopted the resolutions presented by
Col. Walton. Where, in their opinion,
rested the future of this important
State lnstitu ion, they could not be
sweryed by personal considerations.
Surely, Messrs. Strong and Gunby
need not have pursued the very
lnparllamcntary course of breaking h
full quorum by retiring from the
Board, thus setting deplorablc pre-
'edent, because Of the fact that thema
ority, six of their colleagues, saw fit
.ocntcrtain other views than theirs on
his important matter. Mcssrs. Strong
md Gunby, had it in their power to
'ct more wisely, by giving notice that
It the next meeting of the Board they
would move a reconsideration of the
Ictlon of the majority, pending which
inc, they might have called, as they
'elievc itexpedient, upon the public
'rcss, and the people, to advise them
IS to the best method of fcxcrcising the
rust rcposcdin them by the Governor
f the State. IS
For one, we thought that ample I
mc had been granted Col. Boyd and
hose who considered him indispcnsa-
lie to the existence of the college, to !
how that it was best not to effect a ,
tangc. Consequently. we stated in |
!c presence Of the Board, including