The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-08-02

JNDAY, AUGUST 2, 1903.
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sHss ah' v hisG a. and ad"n he ha ae
tel and # also spent In ten ysa
| Of his life at the head of successful High
| school, preparing boys for the University.
years on The Boad Of io Vstos Of the
| University of Virginia, do you not think
these things are proper stepping Stonss 10 70
| let replied that he did not think so.
Thercupon, Judge Horsley, of my coun.
sell took the iloor and stated to the Board
which they had Just listened and he re; re;
eommon ' sense 0a 1n me Of the lam
guaGe Judging from the context. of the
protest and from the oral explanation
the faculty.
At this point Hon. r Walton Moore.
OF the Board arose and read TO Or. NAL
let the following statement and asked him
II he had properly reduced to writing the
true sentiments Of the signers Of the pro,
test the that MI Moore rsaa
further and especially we believe the char
aetsr Of Mr.. Miles Is not such as to just J.
ty sha of or hetS that Mr Mics pek
the moral qualities going to make up -,
was employed to Indicate the conviction
that MIR. Miles lacks the "characteristlcs
Of fitness, for the headship Of the uniy 1,r
Mallet and asked him If that was what
stead. astiy refused TO accept it as the
Therenpen, Prof William Minor Lille.
arose and dissented from Or. Mallet,s
o osw He nd that IL D r MSes saS f hat
II the Board would give the members OF
the faculty til morning TO consult; that
At this point. Judge Wallace. of the Board
sroke UP and stated to Dr., Mallet that
ration such IS NJ; Moore had read which
he for one, would have to vote for reso.,
the the protest in the legal and com,
mon. sense acceptation of the term and
Mould 10 vote 10 he the
sgncrs of the protest had brought IN
grave charge against gentleman's char
| any evidence, whatsoever, to support il
At this point Prof. Richard Heath Dab
ney took the floor and announced, while
every lawyer in the room smiled signin-
| cantiy. that the signers of the protest re-.
! garded 1t as privileged communication.
Everybody IN the room recognized &c M Z, from
| Of the protest had been discussing among
themselves the ways and an, means to ey wade
an action at law for Libel ana th haa eeGd
escape by pleading a privileged commun-
I icatiOn."
Hon. Carter Glass in commenting sub
he regarded a man who would plead priv
ileged communication to escape from a
charge of libel. as great deal worse than
q man who would plead the statute 'l' OF
There was so much bad blood getting
into the meeting BY seeing /, NH he pa az Ky
board suggested thatithe meeting adjourn
till morning. and SO the vote WAS ia taken zen
and carried, with Mr.. Dabney stu on ms
80 PAPER FROM FACULTY.
When the board reassembed the :, next eSt
morning fifteen seventeen h ha pro
| test handed in the following paper: (Of
the other two, one was sick and the other
ITO '' the Rector and Visitors Of the Uni
versity of Virginia:
Gent lemen,-Rep what was SUP.
stantially said In a letter of Dr. Malle s to to
Mr. Miles of October 10th, copy OF which
| is hereby appended. we desire to say
that in using the expression further ana
especially we believe the character OF MT.
| Miles is not such as to Justify ms aps
pointment as head OF the University ,s OF
Virginia, there was no purpose to charge n, nrs
qualities going to make up pure private
to indicate the eonyicton that Mr. IN Miles les
/
headship of the University.
I'VE are gentlemen, very 5espectfu!lIy.
sg mi b n noted from the asove that
they have copied the exact Ian Euage writ
ten out for them by Hon. R. Walton
that Dr. Mallet stubbornly refused to ac-
| cept this explanation when 1t was first
rendered to him by Mr. Moore.
| 1t will also be noticed that Prof. Lille
stated that he for one had made state.
ments derogatory to my moral character
and apologized for the same. and yet ne
statement that there was no purpose to
charge or intimate that Mr.. Miles lacks
the moral qualities going to- 70 make ~ up
| law class that n verbal explanation does
away with a written document?
It will also be noted that there Is a
! reference to a letter from Dr.. Mallet to
Mr.. Miles 81 October. 10TH sumbitted
a copy of thlsllet.er to my counsel and
they assured me that in no way did It
guage formerly used in the protest that
it was a mere evasion Of respensibility.
oWeler nnder tho adYiee 81 my
sci, when the above paper was read to the
Board, and after Hon. Eppa Hunton. of
It aa tSa ana ae for ne per-
sonal nonor. I arose and stated that. I
would accept the explanation offered by
not satisfied as ! was not, witt, the situa
| ton. and Mr.. Moore offered the follow
| ing resolution In my further vndlcatton,
! which was unanimously adopted and OF
| dered to be spread upon the records:
while the board Is IN receipt of, n com.
muncation from all of the members Of
the faculty except two who were detained
by sickness and absence, who signed tho
protest against the selection Of Mr.. Miles
as chairman, stating that 1t was not
! the intention to make any charge against
| the purity of Mr.. Miles. character as
| man. yet 1t has been Informed that
there have recently been various rumors
| circulated through the State. raflect'nS
| upon Mr.. Miles character; the board has
| examined into the truth OF the same and
| now deem it but fair to put upon record
| the result Of It's investigation in The fol-
| lowing resolutions:
Resolved, That the board desires to
express It's absolute confidence N The
| high and unsullied character of MI.
Miles, as well us its appreciation Of his
loyalty to the University, and the val
liable services rendered by him in ro-
noting its interests while serving as
member of the board.
Thereupon Judge Horsley, Of my coun.
sol arose nd thanked tho hoard for fills