The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-08-12

continued reaaon for establishment. Now,
Tor instance, here Is II. L. Robinson, ca.
oct, whose testimony is very strong, in tie
opinion OF my. enemies. This young man
Is nativeol Faye,te county, Pennsylvania.
de Is down in the catalogue rs a s,uden.
from that county and belongs there. Some
time ago be wrote to Mr.. O. L. Thom pson
Ut Hlntcu, Summers county, representing
himself 10 be resident OF Monongal!a
county und asking for IN appointment Us Il
cadet. Mr.. Thompson readily granted tbs
request and appointed him. discovered
the Imposition and through me Mr. Thomp.
con wsa apprised Of 1t. at the hearing in
my case Mr.. Thompson forced Robinson
10 acknowledge his lmpositure. Very nat.
ufally Robinson does not feel kindly to-
ward me. s6 .t,f- -ssy .4j, Z s- }ss yr-r.r'a
|fiN TIE PREPARATORY DEPARTMENT. Y
1have been charged with conspiring to de-
stroy the Preparatory Department. ef this
school. I came to this college FULLY per.
suaded that on kcconnt Of several 1easo1s
the Preparatory Department was no. main
tanned for the bene6. OF ths whole school,
and l represented to the faculty and such
Of the Regents as I met, my ideas in that
direction. While there are no good pre-.
psratory schools in this State, l fell satisfied
that the S:ate teachers and teachers of nor.
NAL schools would feel hostile to the pre-
parasofy school Of the University because
1t in great measure inlerisred with select
schools and normal schools. These teachers
would not do anything toward encouraging
attendance upon the Universi.y, and on
the contrary would discourage it. l felt
that the school should BIZ strictly college.
IhcHe were tho reasons for my belief, and
! still think them good. I told Proi.
Lorehtz, the head Of tho Preparatory Da.
partment that had such ideas and would
Ike to see them take tangible shape, l
also told him that such chapgs would
elevate him and give him better place in
the college. n, tf
THE DErUSCT PRESIDENCY, =
When Came here I also though. that it
would be Tor the benefit cf tho Uniysrsity
to dispense with the Presidency. ! repre-.
sented to Mr.. Thompson. who was then
President my ideas on this subject. l told
him that as it was he was the head OF the
University, the school peraonided. Upon
him teel the responsibility for everything.
His friends Of cou1so were the friends OF
the university and his enemies Just az
surely its enemies. On the other ns nd il
he were only Chairman Of the Faculty be
would be still head Of the school but re-
lieyed Of his responsibility. That wes my
desire, that my only aim., 5al
.s5lI THE CADET CORPS.
! objected 10 the maintenance OF 8 mil
itary school in conjunction with the acad.
emlc school for the reeson that do nc t
think the two compatible, and I hold that
the maintenance Of two such schools is i'm.
practicable and that two syatsms Of govern
ment requisite for them will surely clash.
Think Of 1t; We are trying to maintain three
schools, with three tscuitiea and nll clsin.
ing to be- independent OF each other. 1t is
ridiculous. l IVES in favor Of substituting
tho elective system for the curriculum be.
cause l think the former better adapted to
our necessities. l think, for instance, that
the son Of a poor mechanic who has a
taste for certain eciencs or theory can
have under the elective system all the ts-
cilities for pursuing his studies, while un.
der the other he would 20 hempered and
perhaps discouraged from the attempt alto
gether. Why, young man came here re-.
Gently from Louisiana to pursue chosen
course, and bscsusB Of dislAsteiul environ.
ments left In disgust. ~
IL DID NOT DRIVE HIN CUT. as
I have been charged with forcing Presi.
dent Thompson out Of this college. The
charge is absolutely untrue. hsve never
tried to get new man in or an old ono
out. 1t is also charged that tried to force
Major Lee out Of the college. That charge
is falss. Sentiment against mo or anyone
else can readily bs manufactured. The
charges againet nc were all well aired
before the Board Of Regents and proved
g,oundlesy. do not believe the men who
Drought these charges against me believed
them, nor had they the remotess idea that
they could prove them. Indeed have evi.
dence that some Of the prosecutors baye
aaid go since tho time. They said they he'd
no idea that they could prove them; but
simply wanted to tarnish my reputation. Il
S.S3 =; COL pan. JOHNSON. "a, dlj (:
"Col. johnson, ,oi the Board, testified that
that be hal seen me drunk on the night Of
Jdne 18th, 1888. Now on June l5.h, 1888,
he gave ne letter Of recon menda,ion to
the authorities Of tho Universi!y Of vir.
ginia commencing me in the highes! terms.
The question therefore Isl Would a gentle.
man give letter Of that kind to another II
he believed what he now states he believee7
But Col. johnson said or intima,ed tha,
Ar. J. N. Nason also saw me drunk, Mr..
Mason told Mr.. D. 3. Lucas that 1t Y "a DOS.
Itively untrue. Now, sir, / (lemandsd ths
Investigation at the hands Of the Rsger,e.
The verdict is tho property OF the people oi
this State. ! have never been under the
influence Of liquor since have been in thie
state. 1have never gambled, neither have
| I been proiane nor indulgsd in any practice
unbecoming a teapner Of gentleman"
81 prot. Latham is undoubtedly man oI
fine attainmentB. He is fluent and ias.
cinating conyersationalias. He read the
list OF those who teHli6ed agains. him, One
or two Of them he said, he had had occas.
ion TO reprimand and no doubt thoy had
been induced TO retaliate in the name,
the.r had. Prol. Latham made NO reference
to bis intentions tor. the future. He ex
hibits ,yoluminous evidences Of his abili,,
! as q teacher in the recommendations b,
!, shows. Many Of them are tom the bes
, educators in the country. \ 5.,sfia5ss55
TESTIMONY FOR TIE DEFENsE. \
IN. N. Hoffman, Esq, Of the Morgantowl
Post. told me this afternoon that lie di,
. not think that at any time Prot. Latham
!. had ever been under the influence c
t liquor or had gambled or been guilty {
t any, immoral conduct. Mr.. Hoffman eai
he had the most exalted idea Of Mr., L.