The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-12-25

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| ment Of the vote. what members could be
| placed in "A false position save tne 81
| -Four" VINO desired 30 be teColueu against
| the nominee. and If before w
| ment Of the vote OF -, WhFt to'e s"aa ~
| that was sought 10 De '''"ue uhahI-
| mousY' .
| Again. you state that the expression
| used that II should nave renlalheu slent
| IL those acts had done justice 10 thOse
| members OF the board VINO were ues'Fous
| OF retaining in their places 'noae apie'
| efficient ana loved professors nan Nho.,
~ groundless. and that YOU tVVn PAINS
| TO publish Officially that Hosnin5 Was
| done to impair the system OF SCHOOLS,
nOthiTg 10 interfere with the WOrh OF
| any professor" Upon what authority can
| you state that the vote against iroIessor
BOatwright was not cast lot lhe pur-
| pose Of retaining in thelr places onf
| able, efficient and loved pIol5ssoIs or
that those voting against MN khe" lhdt
should he be elected the cnd.LS U some
! Of our most hOnOred ana bTliiaht pro-
fessOrs would be jeOpardlzed' IL VIII not
do to stick In the bark anu say lhat
nothing was done 10 impair thg system
OF schools. This does not meet 'he ques-
tlon in the least, for leaNin6 ouI the
former acts Cf the board, Nhlch are
known to you, IL Is apparent 70 even
the most casual observer thdl uhutI the
existing order Of things the eItC.'ol oI MI
strued as calling for the resignation OF
some Of the professors, ana Is 20 con-
strued by the public.
Next you grow 50 desperate az ~ state
mat IN toto the trustees hdd thoroughly
disproved' the statements maze oy me
abou Waat led up 10 IN" vote idSsihS
by, as unimportant your Iephta uhder
- and ~ : notice your attempted an
sWers Il" auI -" considering lhcm to-
getner. In attempting 10 explain the vote
gwen on the second day OF the annual
meeting. you state that the trustees nave
never attempted 10 elect a preSlueht WIN
out having Il committee 10 Hotnlhlte'
and that on the third day more man
double a quorum was present was any
objection raised on the second pay mat
there was not such a committee. l,'u
not the vote come up Spudt 'i1 OH tHe
question as to whether the board would
tEcn 20 into the election of president
and was not this vote deledteu by an
Overwhelming majority. SO HAHtH 50 tht'
no division was called ioF u 'iie oo-
lection was that no committee hab beeH
appointed TO consider nominations, why
was 10 that n motion was not tneh mace
20 appoint such a committee WIN Il lull
board in session, instead OF waiting uutll
the next day when, as ! am informed,
there were present only iIle,h OUT OF
total membership OF thlrty-hlhe- NO
doubt YOU had a quorum, nut does TINS
comport with the traditional FAIRNESS OF
the DOard'y
The attempted answer under your d.
vision -" as to the denial that only
routine business Is transacted at lhe semi
annual meeting needs only a statement
10 show the weakness OF your contention
The annual meeting II Do june at tHc
commencement OF the college Wheh ue
board and other visitors are Drawn 10
see the closing exercises. PROVISION II
alW@ys made FOR payfng expenses OF the
board, and at such times nun dlt hudhcc
is rad. The session usually ,lnp'dce5
three days OF WOrk-Iu.5Iuy Wednesday
and Thursday. whilst the senl-aunual
meeting rs set for an afternoon, and rare
~ extends over one evening or Is attend
ed ly half the members of me board.
As 10 portion OF your ON contention
have already answered. To the pub
nc however. 10 Us due that ] should state
more fully why ! mentioned ihat me COM
mittec Of five Hppolated Whch only Hittth
members We're present. was composer 'd-
tircIy Of ministers. ~ was TO call atten-
uou 10 the fact that such appointment
was not representative iu its character
either as to class or locality.
FIRST. as TO class. There are only SeF-
cntceu ministers ON the board OF VHS-
tees ont of a total membership OF ulrty-
nine and il did look strange that the
committee was composed entirely OF thoSe
ministers who were present on the thlrd
Gav OF the annual session, and perhaps
had expressed their opinions IN speaking
ON the nomination OF SIR. BoatWri2ht.
Surely IL cannot be Contended that al
though a majority on the board are not
minister's. they shall have no voice IN
a matter so immensely important Secord,
as to locality. the board les composed OF
gentlemen from all parts Of the state:
he committee appointed was selected
from this city and It's suburbs. II Is true
that the nominee for president IS MEM
eer of the church iu which am deacon tas
mentioned 10y YOU, but IL is strange mat
Won call attention 10 this fact, since there
are three members Of the board troIu
his own church, who. II Is suppose a.,
would be best acquainted with him. yet
al declined originally to give him their
votes. Two Of the oldest members OF the
faculty are also members Of the same
church. Have YOU ascertalnci thclT
views Of his Illness
one word more and I am done. The
unWarrauted assumption that ] arroGated
10 myself I'm some special sense 10 repre-
sent the alumni 81 the college IS as un-
just as 10 is unfOuuded. As one or the
alumni on the board. who has most re-
Gently come from the portals OF the col
lcgc. and as also living all my life Witnin
q stones throw of the building of that
institution. / thought ] was prepared
.omeWhat TO know the sentiments of the
more recent graduates. And i'm the eX-
preston Of their sentiments. If you Will
pardon me for saying So. judging from
the number Of personal visits and from
the numerous letters ! have received
from all parts Of the state since I adj
dressed my first card TO YOU. + DO voice
the sentiments of many OF our best and
able-t alumni of these recent years
Respectfully.
CONWAY L SANDS.