The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-10-19
Resolutions Adopted indicating
Col. George w. Miles.
A COMMITTEE APPOINTED
To Make Recommendation as to the
Title Of the Proposed Official Head
and the General Functions OF
the office-A Statement by
the Faculty as to criti-
cism Of Col. Miles.
Especial Dispatch to The Tlmes)

Especial Dispatch to The Times)
ARL61Trt;SvILLE VA. October /,
1S-4After adopting and putting on reeoro
resolutions vindicating Colonel George W..
Miles, of Rsldtord. who was Candidate
for permanent chairman and professor OF
economies, and recognizing his past SER
vices to the institution Il visitor. the
Board of Visitors of the University OF
Virginia this afternoon declared itself III d
favor of an executive head. not selected
from the teaching corps, and with powers
and duties more extensive than those oe-s
longing to the office of chairman OF tho
faculty.
They also appointed a COMMITTEES OF &
three, consisting OF the rector. Charles
p. Jones. of Highland: Eppa Hunton. Jr.s
OF Richmond, and Daniel Hartman. OF !
Charlottesville to urge upon the General. /.
Assembly the expediency OF creating as
early as possible legislation expressly au- I
tnorizing the board to create sucs an Or
flee.
THE, NEW OFFICE.
The said sornmittee is to report 20 the
hoard what shall be the title OF the oc-
cupant of such office and the details OF
the functions to be performed. and as far.
as practicable to communicate with the
alumni associations OF the lniVerslty..
ans, invite their views. AS soon as the
| re.poct of the committee is ready. meet
ius. of the board will be called to con-
slider it.
This action OF the visitors was practf-
calIy in accord with the views expressed
in the resolutions passed by alumni OF
Richmond Norfolk. Winchester. Balti-
more and other places.
The nineteen members 70 the faculty.
as we'll as the Executive COMMITTEES OF
the General Alumni Society Held also. ex-
pressed themselves as favorable to
president for the University.
1IN EXPLANATION.
At the morning session OF the board.
which opened at 10 o'clock communi-s
cation from the professors who presented
tho protest against the election of Colo.
mel Miles. explaining their use OF the
wore, character. was. laid befnre the
body Colonel Miles had objected to the
professor declaring that "tha character
Of Mr.. Miles is not such as to justify his
appointment as the head of the University
Of Virginia
DR.. Mallat speaking for his colleagues.
had already written to Mr.. Miles. that
this language wns not meant to convey
any challenge OF his general character
AIn&this letter OF explanation. the Pro feS-
sor says: There was purpose to-
Ct charge or intimate that Mr.. Miles hicks
tbs, moral qualities going to make up u
pure private Character hut that he
Lacks the characteristics of fitness for
the teadship of the University.
This explanation was satisfactory to
N.r. Miles.
DIR. BARRtNGER TO CONTINUE.
At the afternoon session the board
voted to continue DR. Paul r. Earringer.
as chairman for the rest of the present
term The visitors ratified the action
taken n t a previous meeting when there
was not a quorum present. nominating
Dr. Charles W. Kent. as one of the eIigi-
bIes for appointment to@the State Boartf
OF Education.
The board expressed its appreciation o E
tho action of Judge James B. s;ener. on
profferins TO give annually. five prize I
medals to the classes in medicine. law
engineering Latin. and moral philosophy.
one to each and invited the esteemeds
president of the General Alumni Society
to be present when said medals are pre-
sensed at the commencement exercises. in
June OF each year
FACULIYtS STATEMENT
This morning in answer To Il memo
ranGr.m from the Beard of Visitors ask
ing for the faculty's construction Of tho
charge that was thought to have rs-#
flected uron Mr.. Miles. personal chnrac-
ter the faculty presenter the following
statement. which is now published by per.
mission of the board:
Repeating what was substantially said
in the letter of DR.. Mallet to Mr. Miles
OF October 10th. a copy OF which is here
to appended. we desire to say in usinx
the expression further and especially.
we believe the character of Mr. Miles 10
not such as to Justify his appointments as
head OF the University OF Virginia..
there was no purpose to charge or init
mate that Mr.. Miles lacks the moral auaf.
tiles going to make up a pure private
character. The expression was employed
to Indicate the conviction that Mr. Miles
lacks the characteristics OF fitness for
the headship OF the University (signed
by the seventeen professors who united
In the protest..
In his letter to Mr.. Miles, Dr. Mallet
said: II infer from expressions In your
letter and from It's heated text that you
have construed one passage In our protest
as assailins your character generally.
The vecbiage of the expression in ques-
as it was meant to convey. no challenges
ton was deliberately chosen and its pre-
else meaning discussed during the pre-
paration OF the protest. and it conveys.
OF your general character other than as
touching your fitness for the high ofice
for which you were understood to be
candidate. speak for my colleagues.
as we'll as for myself. in thus HsciaimtnH
the broad construction you seem to have
placed on the passage In question, This
protest was made under sense OF a duty I
laid upon us by the Laws OF the Univer-I
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