The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-07-07

ALEIGH, N. O., Thu
tire, Mr.. B. n. Dake, Mr.. W. H.
Brsnson, Mr.. p. II. Hanes, Rev. T.
n. Ivey. Rev. n. N. Juruey, Rev. r.
A. Bisnor, Mr.. ". K. Odell, DR.. W.
5. Greasy. Mr.. J. G. Brown, Col.
g. W. Flowers, Prof. o. w. Carr.
Rev. W. c. Wilson, Rev. ]. B. Hnr-
ley.
Two trustees had died during
the year, one had removed to
another Conference. one was
infrm and could not come,
another was out Of the State; 90 that
out . possibly thirty-one, there were
twenty-five present.
When opportunity presented DR..
kiigo arose to . question Of person
al privilege, the right enjoined by
every member Of deliberative body,
stated his grievance. read the CORES
pondence between himself and you,
and on motion the said correspond
ence was referred to . committee Of
five worthy men, men who perhaps
rank second to none in North Caro-
lima in according to you, honor, re-
spect and fraternal devotion. name
ly: Rsvs. g. A. Oglesbv, F. A. Bish-
op, w. C. Wilson. s. B. Tarrentine
and Col. &. w. Flowers, which ref
erence resulted not in trial of your
self, as you seemed to think, but the
investigation of statements that you
had made concerning another, and
il any one was on trial it was DR..
Kilgo. Neither of you appeared be-
fore the committee, which after q
esreful consideration of the CORES
pondence, herein referred to, brought
in a report to the Board of reafiirma-
ton and hearty endorsement of
DR.. Kilgo and his administration
with the pledge of continued sup
port; depreciation and condemna-
ton of the uncharitable and unfair
spirit manifested by you in your cor
respondence with and charges
against him; positive afirmat on,
in the light of ample evidence, that
your charges against him as includ-
ing himself to be elected as Presi-
dent of Trinity College for four years,
which was to secure for himself "pro.
lection from removal for fonr years"
were not only unsupported, but act
ually contradicted by facts, and the
expression of the opinion that you
ought to resign as Trustee of the
College.
These conclusions in the form of
revolutions sent you by the Secreta-
ry, Mr.. V. Ballard, were read, dis
cussed and carried, there being only
one dissenting vote. Three of the
trustees are known to have been alb
sent when this committees report
was adopted. One was sick, two
others left the afternoon before and
arrived too late to take part in the
proceedings the following morning.
Your request for data, made of the
Executive Committee through the
Secretary, Mr.. V. Ballard, could not
then be granted for the reason that
so far as you were concerned the
case was considered closed until
something else appeared, Your ev-
cry complaint against DR.. Kilgo has
been Investigated with the result as
announced to you and to that you
were referred.
Concerning the publicity given to
the subject through the Charlotte
Observer, and in which you find jus
tiication for publishing your letter
in the papers, the following tele-
grams are submitted:
i "DURHAM, N. c., June q, 1898.
"Mr. j P. Caldwell, Editor Charlotte
Observer, Charlotte, N. c.:
!, ''Item in Saturdays issue of o.
server concerning Trinity Colle &c and
Judge Clark was not authorized by
our Board. Will you kindly inform
me by wire at whose instance or on
whose information the item wa
based.
81. Fl. SoUTHGATE President,
Trustees Trinity College,"
"CHARLoTTE, N. c., June q, '9S
"Jas. h. Southpate:
"See to-day's Observer. 1t
t enough for me to say that tier
: Clark S resignation asked was furn
t ished without prOcurment or evel
knowledge of anybody connecte
: with Trinity.
: ~. P. CALDWELL,
: editor Observer"
= Respecting the question of Juri'
diction:
. First. You will admit the .rigf
= of deliberative body to investigat
J. charges against its members.
I'll Second. You will admit the righ
q of our Board to deal with DR.. Kilgt
an employee of the Board.
g Third. By reference to Sectio
Three Of the College charter you wi
find that no person can be electe
trustee by the Conference till
has first been recommended by
g majolity of the trustees at regul'
4, meeting; and that the trustees sha
st have power to remove any memb'
1t of this body, who may remove b
= yond the boundary of the State (
who may refuse or neglect to di
r charge the duties of q trustee.
~ If a failure to respond to that pa
r, of your letter which refers to Il
n political opinions or the profession
1T or business calling Of any one
nt more members of the Board shou
st cause you to think there is an q
IL pardonable degree of weakness al
re infirmity and q species of tyranr
lD manifest in the life of this below
VI institution, let it 60 at that. I
n record fails to show where any O
ly connected with it has suffered
ay been discounted for opinions 50
ey in matters of public policy. II
et- record speaks for itself, no less tn
as the merItorious work the instituti
gs is doing, and this after all, is a
mt should be the standard by which
at, will be measured. So judged, it is
in to succeed; it is pronounced . 81
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