The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-12-27
WANT THE LIGHT LET IN
IT'S SAID THE HALF has NOT BEEN
TOLD ~ THE COLLEGE MIDDLE.
The Professors will Tell What They Know
II the Trustees Ask I em-A General
Division Now Existing.

Mr. conway Il. Sands letter 10 ReN.
! DR. 6. II. Ryiand on the college imbroGHo,
which was published in Tuesdays Times
| has been the subject OF much comment
throughout the city during the last two
days. and various opinions have been eX-
pressed on the subject. The interest in
the college situation continues 10 grow.
Letters IN reference to the matter have
been received from various parts Of the
State. and there - every reason 10 be-
lcVc that the WrOlc truth mas never Deth
Brought out through the columns of the
press. II appearances 20 Tor anything
there are stIll number OF interesting
facts which remain 20 be known at some
| future day, for half a dozen or more OK
those who are closely identified with the
interests Of Richmond College. when APP
pied TO for further Information. shrugged
their shoulders sgniil 'antly, arched thelr
brOWs with "a world Of meaning, ana sald
SIMPLY. The end Is not here yet; the
truth IS beginning to come to light
Just what the truth Is seems TO be a
rather difdcult matter to get at. Int ma
lions OF one sort and another have been
made. ed .tOrial comments have been made
i'm number of papers, several OF Wnlch
have repeatedly called for the specinc OBJ
jeCtOns 10 the new prcs.dcnj-elect, ana
the cry from various quarters reminds
one OF the great scientist praying LOT
more Hght
HIS LETTER 4 cBUsHEE.
What Will the result be- is a question
heard everywhere, and why IS 10 That
the public should be kept m darkness
Tho Times has received q large number
Of communications on the subject herc
is one OF them.
Richmond. Va. Dec. p, 1884
Editor OF The Times. The last article
by Mr.. Conway r. Sands on the college
mbroelIO is Il crusher II is written with
remarkable tact, elegance, force and 1blli-
~. ie is beginning 10 let in the Ight,
and soon, 10 Is TO be hoped, the Whole
truth Will be proclaimed from The house
tops. The ruth, The whole truth. ought
to be known The friends Of the college
and the general public ought TO know II.
Nothing IS to boz gained by subteItuSti by
preyarcaton' py SupPrtss NO. Inn, 1T ,, Us
let us FIRST have the light
Br Ryland viii. of course, reply 10 the
powerful blows of Mir. sands II ne does
not reply the public VIII consider h,m
disabled, y
NOT THE CHOICE or 1H- MAJORITY.
II developed yesterday that one Of the
members OF the Board Of Trustees stated
to the board i'm session when the matter
Of eleCung a pres dent came up. ihai flo-
fcssOr 5odtWrght was the choice OF a ma
IOrity OF the members of the faculty TOT
the position Of president. Ii is understood
that this statement had strong lu1icht'
upon some of the members when IN" vote
was taken and possibly had no htte erect
on the result.
I'm conversation yesterday with a gentle
man who iS in a position TO Know, ne
sad that the statement above referred 10
was made 10 the board without me du,
thority OF any member OF the Iacully, an
OF whom. with tine exception OF one man,
we're known to bc opposed TO the eltcU'n
Of Professor BOatWught 10 the position.
| The press. said he, mas made TINS tact
public. and ID might have been known 10
The trustees before their aciOn was taken
If they had sought the information lh U'r
most reliabl- and responsible quarter.
The principal objection 10 MI. Boat
wright said ne. has never beeu Drought
out and while % has been said thdt some
of No professors were opp sed To the
creation of a presidential Office, ana hence
would object TO any apponiet. ms poes
no. solve the difficulty. as shown 10y tht
fact that those professors VINO lh 'ht
abstract favor the appointment OF
pres dent were hostile 10 the appointment
of Professor BuatWrght The pubh' mas
only negative information. IL KNOX Only
the reasons winch d'd not provoke 'lt
opr sitO- ana not those That id
But tie general question rs. w na'
are the objections since the lhilIna-
said ! THE professors VIII not give
their objections so the PRESS 20 how are
We TO get at the bottom OF the trouble
WANT ~ INyE,TIGA1GoN.
cone can easily see why the profcs-
sors should continue To- De retlccnt. salH
my informant. Inc trustees are tit
uropor ones 10 know them and consider
Them The opinions of the honored ana
esteemed gentlemen who 10y daily assoc
citation are best qualified 10 judge of the
fitness or uuntucss. the qualification or
disqualification Of the uresidcni-eIe't.
ought certainly 10 have been an important
influence Their opinions can be hHd
bur only one way. lei the trustees DEE
maud them, the professors VIII give
them. not at the importuninE of me press,
but most certainly will surrender them
10 the request of the trustees. There
should he an nves tgduOu. Let On"
trustees order IT, and the truth VIII leap
to fha Iieht IL is too important a MAI
ter 10 be hidden. In justice 10 The tacui-
~ 10 the trustees. TO the college, 90 the
students. TO the great public, who nav"
am interest I'm this splendid institution,
which otherwise is likely TO suffer coli
lapse or paralysis. let thorough M
yestigatiOu be made
An ALI-AROUND DIVISION.
II is understood that some OF the mem
hers of the board of trustees VIII re-
sign at the next meeting OF that BODY.
This seems TO bee a second step towards
mo destruction OF the harmony and good
feeling heretofore existing among those
connected with the institution. At pres
emf the trustees are divided, the members
of the faculty are in a similar COudl-
uon. there hre two distinct factions
among the students. and the patrons and
friends of the institution have followed
i'm line with the rest, and 50 have the
newspapers i'm the state on the cOntrO-
versy. "a general situation which natural
IN suggests to a DISTINGUISHED citizen tn"
of ON al