The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1886-06-16
Tougaloo University.

The Baptist Record of May q con-
tanned some timely and forcible structures
on the management of this institution
for permitting the publication in its
Quarterly of Life Incidents" by one of
its students, and sitter quoting speci-
men of same, pronounced the story
San outrage on human credulity and an
extravagant SANDER of the Southern
people" The Record further said that
inasmuch as "this school draws several
thousand dollars annually from our
State Treasury, We submit that the white
people of the State have right to ex-
pect better things than this. We heart
lily favor spending money to educate the
colered people, but not in such SANDER
Gus mendacity."
The attention of the State Board of
Visitors having been called to the publ
cation thus criticised, they invited Mr..
Pope, President of the University. to
confer with them on Thursday last.
The Board consists of Messrs. L. F.
Montgomery, F. A. Wolfe, Oliver Cliff
ton, d. r. Hearn and ]. L. Power. The
interview was very satisfactory, and the
public will no doubt approve the adjust
ment of the matter as set forth in the
following correspondence:
jackson, MISS, June 10, 1886.
Rev. G. Stanley Pope. President Tougaloo Uni
versity:
DearfBiir: After the conference this
afternoon, between yourself and the
State Board of Visitors touc hing the ar
ticle in the Tougaloo Quarterly for
June, 1886, headed "Life Incidents of
One of Our Boys, by Himself-By Little
Henry" and the newspaper ard individ-
| ual criticism which the same has elected
the Board are of the opinion
1st. That Mr.. Pope shall admit that
said article was published without his
critical examination that il was chang
ed in several particulars after first pre-
pared and read to members of the Fac
ulty and others at the University.
2. That Mr.. Pope, as President of the
| University, and having general super
| vision of all its affairs, shall admit that
said article is not suitable matter for a
journal devoted to education, morals
and religion, and supported in part by
| the State.
Sd. That Mr.. Pope will not permit
matter of like import to be again pub
lished in the Tougaloo Quarterly.
The Board can understand how, with
the many duties requiring your constant
personal attention, such an effusion
should escape your careful scrutiny
but, believing as we do, that the author
has drawn very largely upon his lively
imagination for the incidents that he
narrates; that his sketch is vicious and
malignant in spirit, and that it grossly
misrepresents the state of society that
existed in the times described; and that
a paper published by the institution
should not be made the medium of air
ing such spleenish fancies, we deem it
due to you, to ourselves, and to the
great interest involved, to protest against
such use of the columns of the Quar-
terly.
The Board takes this occasion to ex-
press its hearty approval of your general
management OF the University and we
trust your response to this will be such
as will justify us in continuing to COM
mend it to the confidence of our people
and 10 support by the State.
By order of the Board of Visitors.
J. l.. POWER, S,ec'y,
f. F. MONTGOMERY, Prest.