The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-06-12
POLITICAL FOOT BALL
\. and N. College Professors Displaced to
Make Places for Pie Hunters.
BOOM OF THE COLLEGE FOREsHAO0WED
Enemist OF international Represents
ton Deposed Tor spife-John g.
Ss ChoWRn Baptist Female Institute
$sss Suit Against tho Pcnitcntinry.

Raleigh, N c., June 11.-(Special.)-
s#sas.all the local interest here yesterday and
gsHo-day was III the action Of the new
sG0ardS of trustees OF the Agricultural
sandS Mechanical College last night. The
sshnard had four Democratic members.
sssYo OF these, H. G.. Conner and Dr. L.
Ssslsss Dixon, withdrew ut 10 o'&ock last
AMight, declining to act further with the
hoard. "A. @. Holiday, another Demo-
FRAT did not vote. Henry e. Bonitz. the
kIsmaining one Of the four. remained du-
ssss9ng the whole session. 1t Is said that
tho board to Gust all the faculty. When
asked why 1t was proposed to do this
reply Was: ."They wanted pie. 1t is
simple matter"
sssssSI The board ousted Herbert P. Battle
nsSS State chemist, but did not fill the
SspoSttion, and will have to go out Of the
Estate to do it. DR.. Battle had made
Station the ranking one III the
i&S$Outh. His reports have been trans
lated into French and German and pub
B sished abroad. There was spite
SAgainst him. This was known long ago
ssLtSi Is no secret.
The new Executive Committee of the
5SSiISollege Is composed of J. c. L. Harris,
ssAA-aEQ. Holiday, e. ". Cox. J. H. Waller,
lend y. r. Chamberlain. President Holl-
sdhy Is retained, salary $4,000: Professor
sol Chemistry, W. A. Withers, Sl,S0O;
sysP rcfessor Of English. D. H, HILL. 81 500;
rofessor Of Agriculture and Agricultu-
list at experiment farm, +. e. Emery,
900 (dtsplacing Professor Irby); Pro
sS9essor OF Mathematics, w. G. Riddicll,
ISL DOC; Professor Of Physics, n. S.
Barnes, $1,000 Che will not accept but
ssgoes to Arizona at $4,000; Adjunct Pro
Sfessor of Mathematics, J. ]. Britt, 81 ,25O
ss1dEpiacing r. e. L. Yates); Assistant
sSSAnS Mechanics, c. NJ Pritchett, $500; in
r chemistry, J, III. Bizzell, $780, in mathe-
SSsenaHcs and engineering, r. Franks
3SS6sO; in English, e. G. Butler, $1450
i%Sierald Mccarthy is displaced, and his
ssas1ut ties devolve upon w. F. Massey, pro
sGsssor Of horticulture and botany r e
ss5egea Is continued as director Of the
ss$$l,outtry department at $1,000. w. A
Is made temporary director Of
BBSthe experiment station (vice Battle, dis
ESplaced). G. B. Williams Is made chic
sGhemist; NJ. *. Miller. first.assstant; c
Harris, second assistant.
John G. Scarborough has returned
IRON Niurfreesboro, where he went Il
&fopk into the matter of accepting tn,
Il presidency Of the Chowan Baptist Fe
sss S sfs!I1a1R& Institute. He has not yet decid
lssAd whether he will accept
~ o. L. Harris left to-day for Lemon
for the penitentinry to defend
Z tho suit to force it to furnish q
free Of all charge, TO build
ssstttE1upike.
ssSsfhe Agricultural and Mechanical Colleg
EVIL accept other places as quickly a
icy can get them, and sever their con
S8nection with the college Presiden
OF the Philadelphia Technica
alak snllege, said when he left here yester
that II the college were put int
1HsHositlos It would go down in five years.