Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1895-07-12
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 ] ''I'n. t's.sp, rss.iasn. and Trustee. of tn. '.'s,s and aisay R igh Tempered xoung Isdiss.
 Lifting, cpl sode occurred at the ap Al srstsnat ing keroises of the Girls Rsus and Industrial college at Mil aondenss the facts. it seems that tO sar of tht graduating class was re- |psnpoa aonvicte d of using unfair methods |'1ls 1llssswering sLatin questions and con ||p alst s tba fault. According to the writ |fsssSa aatetamenls s of the faculty, unfair |lsa aaaS ssas amoi 1g the students have run esip' '. tbe im ,titution" for long time. lq lunreemenI ln s , had been entered into last pu s 70 ehetweer the teachers aud pupils sa 2. any stud lent found guilty of cheat | lnas ,s s11 tbe fu ture should be expelled.
 ns s,a La ,,nfort unate young lady was ad- ..d aa bv the faculty to go home. She Flsed sdos to be allowed to remain through ll'aa nancem ent and receive her diploma P0lu i.h tbs res t of the class. The faculty N.sa ,Sssd, aud she left for home.
 ualetiyes and friends interceded in . bahalf. Her brother went to Mil S 7. p,aaeviIle tand called upon President psssnnell He asked that his sister be put I saak for tho sake of mercy and be al- 5 lsgad @ to receive her diploma privately. Tbs y% nreside nt stood firmly by the unani- aans nm resolution of the faculty.
 eoverno1. Atkinson and the board of ,astaas were at Milledgeyille The gov s,nor was the guest of President C6aps ssll and was informed of the facts in tSe case. He said nothing to indicate ,sst he would antagonize the facuSey. Ha made g. trip to Savannah, and on the Tsy in Macon. telegraphed President ebsppell, requesting him to xeinstate tbe young lady and give her her di- 0loma "for his sake. :" The president < called the faculty together. A long meet ng was held, and it was decided to re- tuse the governors request. Ap address b the board of trustees was drawn up. skins them to withdraw the request of tbe governor for the girls reinatatement. The document averred that the stu @ dents ss body supported the faculty in jts unanimous decision; that the erging tudent's reinstatement would surprise. shock and grieye "the noble young wo- men who have labored so earnestly with the faculty" to end the sad and debas- ing evils of fraud" etc., in examine ions Such action would be equivalents o saying to graduates now and fxever, Your diplomas are certificates naather honest scholarship nor of unsuiiied ysraeity," Such action would be sub- qersye of discipline It would flower the ideals of conduct and the standards ! Of right and inevitably damage woman \ y character in it's chiefest stronghold tho state hes created for it. !" The facaS # ty believed that the diplomas oS the ool- < lege ought to be passports for the girls # into the schoolrooms and business offices * of the state, and that student confess sdy guilty of fraudulent practices in a1aminations should not be intrusted with diploma, and. in conclusion, they resolutely refused to eondone the # girls offense
 The governor came back to Milledge- gille and was informed of the unani- nous refusal of the faculty to comply With his request. He was surprised and mortified. He called upon President ehsppell, and after long consultation ialled to move him from his position. Then the governor determined to over ride the opposition of the faculty and nave the board of trustees give the di- plOma to the obnoxious student at any COST. The board claims the legal power
 10 do this. No intimation of this inten- ll0a Ras given in advance.
 President Ghappell proceeded to de- nSer hls sexpected address at the gradua- uon to an immense audience of ladies @a gentlemen, and the programme pro
 ssaed until the delivery of the diplo- ilas Vas In order. Governor Atkinson s9Yanced on the stage to introduce Hon.
 \, h. Harris, who was to present the aVepSklns to the graduates. President
 oAappell, the audience and the girls
 sefe totally unprepared for the ominous
 ,saafk With which he began. "Young
 Aales' : he said, "the board of trustees,
 suu not the faculty. confer these diplo-
 l1 la This is their right under the
 . a@ MT. Harris proceeded to present
 as ,. upiomas to the long list of gradu-
 s n0s' concluding with the name of the
 s s0uls lady who had been invited by the
 %ulty to go home.
 a. 1ue erect upon the house was like
 4V sauoen explosion of bomb. Amid
 s,.s souse silence President Chappell
 tSa na,ls 10 his feet and protested against
 ,os s ssaating of the diploma to the Sasi
 ,ssus sl's lady named. Tumultuous ap.
 ina saso x. followed, many of the people ris.
 lsf, VI their feet. Governor Atkinson
 ss me nall in passion, denouncine
 X mesldent for unchivalrous conduci
 ma as'arsssecoting ass a defenseless girl As hs
 hns .~ WIN ne faced Chappell. He paused,
 .ss,S soa a no voice of approval. He spoke
 tsss s'L t p,lefy, to the effect that the trus
 Dansaa aso aone only what was just. Hs
 aHa a'o agaln and looked at the people.
 saps , saw a thousand faces red witt