New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-08-14
PRESIDENT DiRLiNGS REPLY
ms FORMAL ANSWER 10 THE CuAHGrs on THE
FACULTY. or HAMILTON CuLLlGr.

FACULTY or HAMILTON tplIlHI'
Henry Darling President of Hamilton Col
l,dpc ON August B. addressed tie following commuuoa
tiou IN the onmiitee Of tine Board o lrus ce.i
In co ncctou with tho paper o.eutod TO the Boar ~
I'm. ops at lhpr A-. IN 81, ny, HEuoi N cert b. w'n-
IL - of tho acu ~ Of Hamilton Cole g, ard couta mnR
charge. ag dust admiui uatou - pres nc o. thA
insIt ton I submii ia following lbr ln.I War pr.
aen, The u and wi hou coulter ne win mo or Gv
a hiut IA t. ia dls-'us action al tx ''he' 'n'I'
W. ~ c Fl CARDS tuc d.cpllHo of tro ncRc.
" lhcr tato head d" Tho college IA m nj * ~ nap
heta,d" Tho discipline of tnc,@l cs" Is a. lnf no d"
o.." Mwi,a trpgc con raul ton !" 'h' i,pV,o,
nrg, hat tho dis pi OF mN ldm"st al - mas boon
severe buj "i'h fo.afd to t"" l1'"h''o'V ~
u Under ne college charters, avs and ordinance, IN
tn Ictr, nina juu Ot Ia discipline nf tho college 'h'
y osidcn h,A 40 re ter voice OF ppH" ,n"h 'n,, pc"
see, II ~ .ah mhcl Of We tcu'y' Ho bis "ul QUO
F.nil', ns.o.t nat tie discipline II the Hog has
ia "a INTO ecly hey accuse t"ehaoN'' o. 'n'o'n"e
y large majority " the Guilty equally re- pom
sLle f.rt dis ip ne Ike oH i '0Vid Ne h'oh OF 81
~ nug studio ~ at mpt has been ma lo la 7onr qh'i-
tis preiudc. thd GLASS snt ,ir pIe''u'n' o '"''
me IA tn a ne zone res pOu>blo
hc' Am In ID, tAr years o ~, ad iu'rati n na.-
Ie.t ana PUBLICLY recognized lHPr yemen, ia tuo sen
,ral drpodmen OF StuIrnlS aud Ia No ho'a'y u the
H. The second charg Is Tocre is general ieclns Of
that President does lot com nand resp ana
c nfde @ u the boz Of students Upon VIVA VI,
deuce th- assertion rests am ignorant The KAN de u
the sguers the paper in ragning tue prcsl nj DC
tore mo Board OF Trustees wa soon very n"i1l, io-
lowed by certain stuieuts VINO bad been IN rcneOl 10
the College ut GRITTY, doubt dly pr mGted By taS
IA ne Iample, efl, In the e direction nave since
been a., m,ted But apart from the scrOns OF the
nsper and the efforts OF lie sig crs uud the eH1its
frar,trd by tnrr ex ample affirm The contrary OF the
10 De the trdtI The Influences that have been
al work TO create feeling OF dissatisfaction huuls rust
"e come nom he attempt on the par OF the Of
me n,per h cast upon me the whOe respOnsbllt OF
dscpl ne regarded ny students As Oppressive, whereas
each Of them was ca Iallv Onsbe for such DIS
en- me- For IN lance ! have favored aud ur2ed the
abolition of col customs But TINS was not
aoHe, ani Yet lust before commencement
student complaining Of this action, was IN ornel by one
te signers " the paper WITT peculiar ghnoshce 'nat
The abo VI tn custO rs was lot the Work o. the
Fscn s. but OF tie president II Is palnfuy ippIrent
maj influences mi. KIM have boon al work % create
feeling Of lssatl faction and N-'ru't Inc sgHes o
he paper not estate 20 express 10 Students ter
opposition TO the plesd anu LIS 81 anu
nom ,neif inf have arisen ali the tceI
Of s;d a, 5aoy my Inc s1 raeay that
there seems % Ne lack o. acquan,anee VITA sound
tnc members Of the Faculty who signed he paper than
possibly agaDs tn president or any Que ese for ne
standard OF oarshp ana ou ure, ney beng the pro-
lessons In heir classes and teao lag should sus
don must be 90 ely responsible t4erefOr.
w The other charge 3 us follow whatever tho
,eason ay be- t1r Faculty (the signers OF the paper
hass reiactantly but deliberately, come TO the cou
taa the .dminisaGon on r,esdea Daring h1s
stcIpated by others, or even by Use N my oref
presdeny has been as Ss. cuss Prs
seHi tae following summary OF results IA al shs" "
L In np,o owing college buildings and grounds and in
when these INN oyrnents ar peted $466le 90 OF
III sum sl3 5oI 90 provided 70 by sp cial SUB
scrpuon aud pad. SLIGO. the coat OF the uosus
hall ne bonen ~ which college enjoys without
cost has been subscribed upon condition that the pro-
| posed endowment Ia completed.
During my there have been paid Into
the treasury OF the cOleg IT col ooto and subsonp-
tons, apar from college fees aud interest upon per-
| nai.ent funds, S57,7ga 20.
81 The amount realized from college fees for tho last
three year. exceeded that Of the three mmed
| stsly prece ding a. the sum of 41l,37l 80.
| 4 the annual deficiency for the year 1914 was con-
sideraby reduced and the action OF tho sgnors
Of Tie paper would nave been by this time further 10
| duced ! not entirely removed
man class OF last year 1t Ia believed the largest that
Thg prospects OF tina college fer tie coming year