New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-06-30
THE HAMILTON COLLEGE TROUBLES
WHAT THEODORE w. DWIGHT sAYs-THE PREh-
DENTS RESIGNATION INEVITABLE.

WHAT THEODORE W. DWIGHT sAYs-THE PRE'i'
DENTS RESIGNATION INEVITABLE.
The troubles at Hamilton College, between
tho president faculty, which are complicated ana IN
creased by action of the Students viii prooaDy eha
in the resignation OF President Daring. On Friday
specia committee of trustees appointed 10 inquire
into the difficulties and report october. At meeting
of the graduates resident In Utica aud vicinity when
was held at the ButteThed House on Saturday evening,
the action IN deferrng until OCTOBER tho
settlement OF the college troubles was deprecated by AL
present aud resolutions adopted asking the trustees
To reconsider their action and direct their com
rnittee to examine and report on the matter at
issue before the opening OF the college year III
September and committees appointed TO procure tue
signatures OF alumni TO the resolutions and to present To
the chairman Of the Board OF Trustees the acnon VI 'G'
meeting
rcbeodore W. Dwight trustee Of Hamilton College,
and the chairman Of the special committee which is to
examine into the existing difficulties, told TRIBUNE
reporter last evening that he could see but one way I'D
reach a settlement Of the trouble " think the faculty
ought TO have presented their grievances 10 the president
in a different way from that taken by them, SAID be-
President Darling did know that the faculty enter
tansd any such feeling toward him until the trustees
came together at their business meeting documsn Waf
placed table by the faculty at that time whien con
tanned many and serious charges against him. PRESIDENT
Darling picked the papers and read ten through auu
WAS 50 overcome by their contents that he eft the room
and aid not r.turz during that meeting His first Impulse
WAS 10 resign the presidency at once but AFTER thinK
ing over IL FOR day he thought 1t would look
Ike an admission the charges II he should resign then,
and 30 deferred taking action untll an eAahnauou
INFO the charges could x male All men are open To ieA-
son and think that II the faculty had taken less pJDIc
ay ~ attacking him President Darling would nave qu-
etly resigned all trouble would have been avoided
is r. resents public attack OH him, and VIII 90
what he can 10 yndicste his actions, OF US would
II ia art ~ cake stubborn when they are USED
IN that way -.
.'1he special committee OF inquiry, OF when am
chairman will hear what Is to be said on al SIDES Oh tc
question and port IN October There are three parties
10 b heard-the faculty, the representative students ahd
he president There he but one outcome OF all th-
and that resignation Of the president there Is niue
use In trying TO patch up a compromise Whefe eight
of the professors In Institution are ar,
rayed against president either the president or rae
ult must 90 We all depreeste the condition OF AFFAIRS
this college and would Dc glad to see everything "orA,
Ing smoothly President Darling IS venerable apd
worthy man. but perhaps his experience and training
h,ted him TO deal with young men sdeesssiu1
IL requires y who rom bis heart sympsh izes WIN
appreciates the trials and difficulties OF young men 70
control them without fiction. II does BOT do 10 resort 20
discipline for every offence committed. have pad,
during my many years professor, several Thousand
young look after but have never yet had Ia dis
ciplns ono. There other aud better ways o COLI
trolling them, which may not have been resorted to at
Hamilton College"