The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-06-27

., rocord ,,s d,lapproval OF the position
~ tbe nrofesors OF chemistry and Laun.
and hereby requests that II II De ,netI
rurnose TO resign. they send IN thei
resignation by or before Monday MORN
to ny, AZ Il o'clock
ing GnH NIX r. RYLAND. Secretary.
f'D May soth. 1895.
r rasncctfillv request you 10 recon-
slider your disapproval OF my cohouSs 'o'
the following reasons:
~ The opinion of the trustees on
tho matter I'm question was nrst n@"e
known 10 me in your communiCae.oi' ..
Nav 30th. | think II Is hardly Just tlae
I should be visited with your displeasere
for having gone counter 10 your opinion
before I knew or could possibly kho"
what your opinion was. The offence was
committed May 3oth, the announcsn,s"
Of your opinion. for disregard OF whleh
am censured. was received IN the dilel-
noon OF June LIST.
or There must be a mistake or mis-
apprehension In the statement or the
"OpiniOn" OF the faculty. one PROFESSOR
was not interviewed at all by your COM
mittee. and six others say that tney
have expressed no opinion on the matter.
The remaining two 1 have not been apie
TO see.
Besides. I had never imagined that
difference Of opinion. and that on hd'-
ter OF mere prOpriety. furnished a JUST
ground for official censure.
| therefore respectfully request that
| your disapprOval of my conduct be not
/ allowed 10 20 into your official record.
And now / come TO the real matter at
| issue resignation. Under existing cir-
| cumstances would be compulsory ana
would imply as much disgrace ana con-
| yey as much TO the public as removal
| from Office. The difference, If any Is
slight and shaGowy.
/ stated TO your committee. May 5oth,
/ that / was not fully prepared 70 make
| official announcement OF any chanse III
my relations to the college. that / would
| take no step likely TO bring dcirimcnt 10
! the college that / would give ample
/ time for the appointment of my success
sor. and that / would make communica-
| ton 10 the trustees at their annual meet
| ing. | Will now be perfectly specific ana
| saw that ON the 18th Of June, ] will make
a iinai declaration. That day Is only TWO
| weeks of.
again ask The trustees to extend TO me
the courtesy OF being allowed 20 make
| announcement OF my intentions at the
| time mentioned. ! think that /, even L.
| am entitled 10 this courtesy. III YOU
! will not do this. then 10 Is for you 10 de-
eide upon what course you VIII pursue.
Very respectfullyyour obedient servant
But they did not reconsider their
disapprovar OF Say position for the
following reason" as given TO me ON
! cldllN uN the secretary OF the nDdiN.
Il. Because, while 10 Is true that q
copy OF the resolution Of the oth day OF
May was not received by the Professor
until the LIST day OF June. yet The Pro
| lessor does not assert or claim that Dad
was not fully informed of Us purport be-
fore be made the response which was
| the occasion OF an expression or us
| appreciation on the part Of The board.
-. Because. as matter )f fact. as
reported 10 this board by rs commit
tee. the said professor was fully inform
/ ed Of the purport OF said resolution, the
same having been read 20 him by th,
committee on the afternoon Of the 3Otl
day OF May before he. the professor
made the response that was the occa
sion Of an expression of disapproba
4 copy from the record
&c. H. .RYLAND, -,
think the reader will ind il Difficult
to understand this involved and tortu
Gus statement of reasons | do no
think the Trainer OF the reasons" un
derstOOd what he wrote. / certainly d
not. But | have this 10 say most posi-
lively. that whatever allegation. direc
trustee had expressed an opinion abOu
the duty OF professor intending q
resign. 10 indicate his purpose som
weeks before the annual meeting Is un
supported By A single fact: that afte
| dillgent search. no document 10 this II
| feet has reached me from the sccretar
| OF the NVdIN, TOT from INt Commute
on instruction. nor has such fact bee
orally stated TO me by any official what
sOevcr 1 therefore meet all the alega
lions of fact i'm the TWO foregoing SO
called reasons with a fiat denial
never knew that the trustees had q,
pressed the opinion referred 20 unit
/ had received on the afternoon of Jun
lst the communication from the Con
mittee on instruction. dated May Bis
! The trustees having refused TO n
! consider ! am forced By their act
present the matter TO the public just q
| IL occurred. The action of the boar
was based upon facts which proved n,
: to be facts. I challenged ccntradictio
of the real facts as ] stated them oral
on the floor Of the board, and no repl
! | was made, because none cOul Doe made.
! The doctrines which have been an
1 nOInCcd IN the inauguration Of the ne
y regime. and, worse. have found MOI
{ forcible and significant expression
y bloody deeds may well startle men, WI
$ have not drawn their ideas Of persons
2 rights from Filmer. and StraffOri an
Land, but from Hampden, and Hal
y cock and Henry. The siavshness whiC
has been commended 10 our lips belOn'
70 \ 10 the BOsphOrus. the home OF despO
Z ism. not to the James. cOnsecrated
\ freedom. Nirginians. at least. do n
u contemplate with pleasure then pictul
K OF the coward slave, crOuching and or
( | ing benea.h the lashes OF the tyran
e but rather. and with supreme dchgf
the picture Of brave men, who kno
p their rights, and, knowlng dare mai
; tain"
p b. PURYEAR