The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-02-18
PLEAD ING FOR ASSISTANCE.
The Friends Of Three Institutions Be-
fore tha Finance Committee.
LET The APPROPRIATION REMAIN.
10 the Appeal of President Tyler for Will
liam and Mary CoIIege-Nirginia Mill
tary Institute Ready to Stand Cut.
The Eastern Hospitals Claims.


those interested in the Virginia Military
/ Institute, William and Mary College, and
the Eastern State Hospital, and to OPP
pose the reduction Of the state appro-
priations which had been recommended
/ by the special Committee on Rerench-
ment and Reform. It's recommendations
were as follows.
10 reduce the appropriation for Will
! liam and Mary College from $1,000 10
$500, the appropriation for the Virginia
Military Institute from $4,000 to $4,000.
and the one tor the Eastern State Hos
pital from So. 900 to $4,000
The committee finally went into execu-
tive session. but declined afterwards to
announce at this time what conclusions
had been reached. IL is understood. how
ever, that I'm all three instances sub
! stantial reductions viii be recommended
to the House of Delegates.
THE Y. NJ. ].
! The committee met az o'clock In room
No 1 on the upper floor of the Capitol
| building with Mi. Cooke. of Norfolk, IN
the chair. The first matter taken mp was
| tho question as 20 what appropriation
/ should be made for tho Virginia Military
Institute. at Lexington.
I AUlOMtl 1tdENFf treasure VI Inv "a
| ginia Military Institute, appeared before
the committee and stated that the man
agemont OF the institution realized the
! necessity of retrenchn ent in the expenses
! Of the State. and they would be willing
4 20 accept whatever the committee would
| suggest. They received from $1,000 10
/ $50 900 from pay cadets and the annual
| appropriation from the State. However
a new heating apparatus was very much
needed and the authorities could secure
! that and get along with an appropriation
| Of $4,000. II the appropriation was limit
| ed as suggested by the committee inns
| Improvement could not be made
The outlook Of the institute was very
| hopeful and ne hoped that within to"
! wears the institute would be able 10 dis-
pense with the assistance Of the state
| altogether.
Chairman Cooke desired 10 know If the
! adjunct professor did not 10 large extent
rerforrn the duties OF Professor BROOKE
| but Colonel Poague stated that be was
unable TO give any information on thal
| point. .r,.cr,
! WILLIAM AND MARY COlLbGL.
! President Lyon G.. Tyler appealeu D0-
| fore the committee on behalf OF Wlilltih
and Mary College. He SAID I'D lHsD w
| College was connected with the state
|
| Normal school To put up Che buildings
| they would cost about $4,000 there was
| also small endowment which gave me
| college a revenue Of 1884 annually. Inc
| propertv OF the college stood eNactiy
! as Dartmouth College, the tue ieslcd
| i'm tho trustees through the charter He
| gre,y rather warm i'm his defence OF the
college and i'm doing so he quoted rom
| his open letter TO the members oil ulo
| General Assembly and from ms report
! To the Joint committee. tie staiteu "u1
| ms referring 10 the recommendation I'D 'he
| reuort of the Committee on Retrcnch-
ment and Reform 10 the effect tnat me
| qDpropriatiOn 10 the college be reduced
| from 900 to $500 and that the COM
nittec thought under the report made
to them .hsy were unable TO seq that
the work done at the institution Jusiihed
any appropriation al all
In continuing. President Tyler spoke
! i'm part as follows:
81 hope there is enough patriotism lelt
/ I'M the board of visitors. the president and
/ faculty Immediately TO get ont of the
/ way. If upon "a proper investigation they
/ are found so inefficient AS no longer 10 ~
! safely Entrusted with the welfare OF the
institution. Ism 1872 there were many
! adverse criticisms upon the Virginia
! polytechnic Institute IT'S old name of the
| Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical
| College. Its attendance had sunk 90 the
number of one hundred and sixteen. but
! the LEGISLATURE then did not think OF
/ abolishinc IL. They stood by II. and the
! Joint committee itself has justified that
confidence 10y expressing an culogy upon
| its present management and recommend
ing a continuance of IFS full appropria-
lion.
ARE THE CHARGES TRUE?
But the report or tho committee Is
| based. as IL says. "upon the report made
| 90 them. This must mean my report
| as 1 am the only person, so far as
| know. that made public report regard
ing tine institution 10 the committee.
| Under this report" the committee say
that they are unable 60 seo that tne
work done at the institution iust.hes any
| appropriation "a aii' 80 objection IS
| taken TO the expenditure. nor could there
well be. for tha pay OF the professors
| ana the expenses Of tine board or Nisi-
tors were shown TO be. by nay report.
! less than the expenses Of any other in-
| stitution in the State-tns pay or the
| professors only Sl10 without house
| rent or any other pcrQuisitrs and the cN-
| pense of the board of Visitors $isL9 on
| The average for Two years.
the charge against fhe college IS as
! 10 work done, ana .hls tlarse IS 10 ne
| made good by my rcport. The auihor-
| ties ct the institutions are r.n)rtced m
one sweeping charge aaa fha- Charge ls
! ivn effect that ;or nine aac 70 bank ears
| they have been drawias uonr- som the
| treasury without si.ins 10 size state my
| KIND OF equivalent The words Employed
| are not qualified so any way. hey stand
naked IN their condemnation. aad ~ true,
| the Faculty. not thc college, ought 10
meet WITH the severest punishment az
the hands OF tho Legislature
But are they true As can be seen By
! consulting my report 20 the Joint Com
| mittee the questions propounded 20 me
were the same propounded 20 the
| neads OF ali the institutions-thc iastitu-
! lions tor the insane as well as the liter
| airy institutions. / am 90 be condemned
! upon the work done at my institution.
when the questions propoundcd had only
! 10 do with the expenses OF the institu-
fuon. How could q set OF questions be
| framed. except IN respect 10 expenditures
| OF money alone. which could bear alike
| upon two institutions so different as an
| institution for educating youth and an
| institution for taking care Of people who
have not the intelligence 20 take care OF
| themselves?
WHAT MOULD BE THE RESULT
'~rhe committee recon mends the re-
! auction Of the appropriation 20 $500.
which. taken. OF course. with their re-