Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-10-01

The above resolutions are the result of
a meeting OF the Richmond Alumni of
the University of Virginia held in the
Chamber of Commerce yesterday after
noon at o'clock. The meeting was
called at the request Of a number of the
members of the association to consider
the recent reports in regard to making
Colonel George w. Miles, chairman of
the faculty of that institution and to
take some action in the matter
From the beginning it was clearly seen
that Colonel Miles was the object of the
disapproval of a larger part of the mem
hers present, and his name headed the
resolutions offered by Mr.. Meredith and
was only withdrawn after the vigorous
protest Of many of the prominent mem
pers. Ne Minor made an excellent de-
feEce Of Mr.. Miles, not because he knew
the man, but because he thought him an
able ard wronged man.
Mr. Patterson offered resolution which
covered the situation, in the opinion or
many present, but it VISA voted down.
Then the discussion shifted to the right
OF the board to proceed with the election
OF man without making the matter
public, and much time was spent on this.
Colonel Peters finally took the floor.
There were cries of Question "Ques-
tion," before he came forward, for it was
felt that what he said would carry
weight. Colonel Peters defended Colonel
Miles at every turn. He did not advocate
HIM; he simply defended him. and the
llime of Colonel Miles was scratched
from the records of the meeting. Colonel
Peters was applauded several times and
every men in the room listened with the
closest attention.
The result of the meeting was a victory
for Colonel Miles rather than a defeat.
Notwithstanding the adoption of the reso-
iutions. He made more friends than if
lie had been on the other side.
After the University matter was set
tied an election of officers Tor the ensu-
ing year ws aheld and the meeting ad-
journed.
MIR. NIeredith,s Paper.
The meeting was called to order by DR.,
Brock. president of the association. and
the object was stated by the secretary.
Mr.. Wyndham Meredith then took the
floor. He explained that he was without
prejudice in the matter and until it was
broached to him he had no knowledge
Of the affair. Without further remark he
read a. paper containing the following res
oiutions and the reasons why they should
be adopted:
Many reasons could be urged for this
protest against Colonel Miless
selection. and the manner of his sug-
sested appointment. Some. and these by
no means all, of our grounds of opposi-
ton are:
/. It would be taking from their own
body one who was but recently a mem
Der, and whose resignation was had with
view TO his selection to a professorship.
conferring honor and emolument upon
each other was not the purpose for which
the Board of Visitors was created. The
visitors themselves will be the first to
recognize the impropriety and bad taste
which would characterize the act. If a
provision was thought ne
cessary TO prevent the members of the
Legislature from using such methods in
he selection of State officers. a like
statute was not deemed necessary against
such conduct on the part of the Board
If Visitors of the university, because
heir own sense of propriety was, and is,
complete protection against an act that
LII right-thnking men must condemn.
g The particular chair for which
t is said he is slated is that of economics.
What particular fitness Mr.. Miles has
or this chair we have not been able to
discover On the contrary. Il is fact
hat he has never studied the f1ndamen-
his country or abroad. whilst the present
and e, Doctor &c t..phtlosophy Of