The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-07-05

leave you 10 settle that. AT nv ar.
lest opportunity I wiz lay the matter
before the trustees for their decision.
Yo~urstruIy,
Gig1eO JNo. d. Knoo.
(Here follows Judge Clark's reply ta
Dr.. Klgo, written July 14sh, 1897. See
under head, '.The Casus Bell. n-EDs9
From this correspondence op~porsunis
ty abundant was given to deny or fe-
tract and failing to secure either, the
inference was clear that you meant
what you said and said what you
meant, whereupon the president Of the
college notified youin his last letter
that at his earliest opportunity he
would lay the matter before the Trus.
tees for their action. In your letter of
July 14sh you acknowledge this notice.
enlarge and emphasize the criticism,
and plainly express your vieWathat
there may be no controversy as 70
what they are. You were present Ia
the meeting OF the Board when the
order was passed that it's regular meet
ings shall be held during commences
ment week at the call Of Che president,
and the secretary Of the B0ardinforms
that he sent to you in common wi
all the other members of the Board 8
notice OF the June, 1898 meeting, SO
that with your Acknowledgement OF
the notice given by DR.. Klgo. that this
personal matter would be brought be-
fore the Trustees and the filing Of your
views in full that there might be no
Misunderstanding as to what they
were, with the further notice that the
Board would meet Monday, June 9Th,
1898, the Trustees cannot be blamed for
your absence or the absence Of addi-
tons Of amendments to the written bill
Of complaints against DR.. KilgO.
The Trustees met June 65h, 1898, &c.
cording to a call:
Out Of a possible thirty one, there
were twenty five present.
When opportunity presented, DR..
Kilgo rose to q question Of personal
privilege, the right enjoyed by every
member Of q deliberatlve body, stated
his grievance, read the correspondence
between himself and you. and on mo-
ton the said correspondence was re-
ferred toa committee Of i've worthy
men, men who perhaps rank second to
none in North Carolina In according to
you honor, respect and fraternal devo-
tion, namely: Revs. @. A. OgIesbY,
F. A. Bishop, w. O. Wilson, s.. b. Tur-
rentine, and Col q. w. Flowers, which
reference resulted not in q trial of
yourself, as you seemed to think, but
the investigation Of statements that
you had made conserving another, and
If any one was on trial it was Dr.. Kill
go. Neither Of you appeared before the
committee, which, after q careful con-
sideration Of the correspondence, here
in referred to, brought in report.
(See first part Of this article.-EDs9
Your request Tor data, made OF the
Executive COMMITTEES through the sec
rotary, Mr.. Ballard, could not then be
granted for the reason that SO Tar as
you were concerned the case was COM
sidered closed until something else app
peared. Your every complaint against
Dr.. Kilgo has been investigated with
the result as announced to you and Go
that you were referred.
Here follows q telegram from che
Charlotte Observer saying that the
item "Clark's Resignation Asked" was
furnished by no one connected with
Trinity EDS
Respecting the question Of jurisdic-
tion:
FIRST. You viii admit the right Of q
deliberative body 70 inveStigate
charges against it's members.
Second. You will admit the right Of
our Board to deal with DR.. Kigos an
employee Of the Board.
Third. By reference to Section Three
OF the College charter you will fnd that
no person can be elected q Trustee bY
the Conference till he has FIRST been re-
commended by q majority of the Trus-
tees at 8 regular meeting; and that the
Trustees shall have power 60 remove
any member OF this body, who may
remove beyond the boundary Of the
State or who may refuse or neglect 10
discharge the duties Of q TFustse.
If q failure to respond to that part Of
your letter which refers 20 the political
opinions or the professional or business
calling Of any q or more members Of