The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-10-18
Col. Miles Demands in Writing
an Immediate Investigation.
STUDENTS DEMONSTRATION
They Assemble on Account of RumoreA
Criticism BY the soard. But Dis
perse When They Learned II
9 was Mistake-Judge Jno.
D. HorsIeyI Is Represents
ing Colonel Miles.
Especial Dispatch to The Times,

I UNIVERSITY OF. IfiG;tNIA. VA 8ocA
| tabeI l..--No regular session OF the Board
OF Visitors of the University. perhaps.
| has been looked forward to with mora
| interest than the one which assembled
here this afternoon TO discuss matters
| pertaining 10 the welfare of the a,,-
stitution. the chief of which was tha
~. position to- make Mr.. George W. Miles.
Of istdfotd. the practical head of tho
University.
t.he members of the board were somc-
what slow in arriving, in the city. most
Of them coming in the. noon trains.
In fact not one OF the body had reached
the city last night Rnmor had it thai
Colonel Miles reached chariestesvilN
eafly in the day yesterday. but the fact
Is be did not etsin until this morning.
.iiong about noon he was joined at his
ltstel by Judge Hossley. of Lynchbms.
who. with MIR G V Meredith. of Rich
r,ioi,d appeared tonight before the boarl,
st is said, in NTs. Miles interest
PROTESTS PRESENTED.
Others on the ground were Nyndllar1
F. Meredith. Judge Beverly Crump and
MUrray NJ. Mcclure. presenting the pro-
test of the Richmond Alumni: r. e. Les
Marshall. that OF the alumni of Baltt-
II ore. and r: f. Tunstall, of Norfoll1.
8 ho. with Judge Duke and L.. T.. Hanck.
Ell presented the resolutions passed last
might by the Executive Committee OF the
Society of the Alumni, requesting that
action on the question be suspended for
tr: present. in view OF the overwhelming
ir.portance of the matter and of the un-s
certainty OF the power under the preseus
law to create such an executive head.
The board did not assemble until 3
O'clock the following members being
present: Charles F.. Jones. Highland.
rector; Eppa Hunton Jr. Richmond.
Daniel Harmon. Chariottesvil!e:
NJ r ~ Y..~,2
Big Stone Gap: Judge a. w Wallace,
Fredericksburg: Henry III. Downing.
Front Royal: Carter Glass Lynchburg.
and Henry c. Stuart. Russell.
FACULTY PROTEST
Routine matters occupied the board
until the evening session, when the proc
test of seventeen out of twenty four
members of the faculty was laid befor
them, alleging that Professor Miles was
not such a man as they should elect
to the professorship or the chairnanshils.
Colonel Miles thereupCn made q Wrftterr
demand for@an immediate investigation.
which fact was communicated to the
sgners OF the protest
The protest from the professors was>
presented BY Professors Dabney Millett.
Lille and Page. discussed by them and
by Colo.iel Miles counsel Judge Ilorslex
and Mr.. Gardner. OF Pulaski City. The
matter was untier-considered at mid&3
night with little probability OF concls
sion.
STUDENTS DEMONSTRATION.
An entirely orderly, but deeply inferred
ested, crowd OF students Is whiting tha
proceedings through the windows eariys5
in the evening. Some excitement waSi
caused among the students by rurnor
that the members OF the board had bee1pI
told that the recent mass meeting ofi
students had been instigassd by the Il
faculty 10 help their side of the case.sI
In a few minutes some three hundred
students assembled in front OF the post.
Office and quite q demonstration fotss
loved. Large cannon crackers andl
Roman candles were set Oft to attrace
other students, for it was the intention
meeting to contradict the above rumos,
and to reaffirm the strong resolutions
protesting against the appointment Of
Colonel Niilcs.
Just here the student body was ads,
dressed by aIr. Brotlie c.. Ealle. of Cub
peper. one OF the leaders in college nfS
fairs.who said that the rumor was un>
true and advised them to aisperse, which
they cid in an orderly manner.
NOT PERSONAL ATTACK
It is stated on good authority shat the .
members OF the faculty. who appeared
before tha board, make &c clea: ,hae
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