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

was apparent thar they thought their
views should prevail in all matters of pol
and they resented the form of adrninistra-
ton which is now being inaugurated.
need hardly mention the fact in sup.
tee named by the Board to appear before
the Legislature TO ask an enactment au-
thorzing the Board to elect a president,
formal resolutions of the Faculty re-
| questing the. Legislature. IN, opposition
to the Board of Visitors bill, to ALLOW
the Faculty, together with the Alumni nrT.i
! Association, to nominate to the Board
the presiding officer, thus clearly reveal
ing spirit of INSTRUMENTATION. II not open
| muttny, against the Boards plan for the
government of the University. Their re-
commentators, somenly and formally en-
onghly discredited as lmpracticable and
| unwise and secured no following in either
house s.hs, Of the ne, General Assembly o.ua
had the sympathy Of the Faculty and
which vas written and introduced before
| risont Meredith, Mcclure and others of
the University Alumni. who had been
leading the opposition to my election and
who had hitherto made three different
public appearances against me. This
amendment rendered ineligible member
of the Board of Visitors 70 the office of
years, from. the time Of his services on the
Board. but again the propos.-en, sup
ported by these Faculty men and Alumni,
was dscredited and disallowed.
Certain members of the Faculty and GER.
tain members Of the Richmond Alumni
Association first protested against the
at all. Secondly. they protested against
my election and made a yirulent attack
upon my character and abilities and in
communications even charged the Board
OF Visitors with being "a log-rollinS
Board mhdy they g2t hybsd 5
VI ~ oh of ~ Nv, frH n A
enactment before the Legislature render.
Ing me and other members Of the Board
vice on tho Board, ineligible for holding
this position.
Now, am Informed even by members
because of this opposition and the UNI
healthy and heated condition which the
aq Fl E heff eect ad
that "the controversy ought to be quiet
ed. If In the Judgment Of the majority
Of the Board I have not the Qualities.
| character, training and equipment that
they expect to find In an officer OF this
kind. then would not embarrass the sit
considered, but I protest against such
himsy. hysterical and inconsistent grounds
of opposition as those stated by Dr.. Mall
es Of my Hise amd su uhe
nit that question to the fair-minded men
and women Of Virginia.
| ~ .sf>fLItoSNAb WoRD.
In conclusion. beg to say Just word
personal. At twelve years of age, In 1875,
/ entered Emory and Henry College.
Every year. from that date to this. a
constantly and intimately associated, as
student and teacher, with college men.
Through all these years I have been de-
to the university Of Virginia. sd aid not
rest until I got three Of my brothers to
succeed me there as students. When I
took up my service on the Board Of Visit
| the University on my mind as much as 1
| did my own school. / had thought Of It
as a place where the spirit Of courtesy,
a sacred shrine where men could go back
| and light again those torches, should
| they become snuffed out In the hard bat
Of s ha wIheh baRe Saen
subjected by these officials now there. 4
Now, in giving to the public the above
account Insist with all of the emphasis
attacking the University Of Virginia. I
am devoted to Jefferson's great concep-
| ton. l expect to work for 1t as a private
my Judgment have discredited the lnstl-
tuition. but they are mere incidents In its
but the University will continue to live
i should gladly champion at the next
| session Of the Legislature an appropria-
ton OF one hundred thousand dollars In
stead of an appropriation Of fifty thou
sand dollars. ! want to see the day when
J the poorest boy in tho Commonwealth,
| when he rs prepared for the highest edu-
cation. can be provided with means to at
tend the University. think this was Mr..
| clusiveness, the nepotism and the snob-
berry that has grown up around his great
institution.
as lecturers and teachers, The Board OF
Visitors know this, or at least they know
| that other men whose services they could
command with the same salaries could
| lecture more successfully and ably on
Some Of these professors are addicted
TO intoxicating drink. The Board Of Visi-
some Of these professors have llbeled
a citizen of the State and an alumnus Of
the institution. The Board OF Visitors
knows this.
SOME CERTIFICATES.
Note.-After writing the above state-
ment, submitted the same to members
largely in the account. They revised the
same and made verbal corrections, so
that 1t conforms with their recollection
| In all Of the events and statements herein
statement to Hon. B. II. Buchanan. Judge
Selden Longley and Judge John D. Hors-
ley, all of whom We're present at the
meet 81 the bGara Of Of e On meei
/
| ing of the board was written out the day
after It's adjournment from memory, and.
knowing how fallible human memory
is, append herewith certificates from
] these gentlemen.
I was present at the meeting OF the
Board of Visitors of the University OF
Virginia on October y, 1902 and the Ie, facts IS
the foregoing statements, accord sub
! stntlally with my recollection of the pro-
ceedings before the board.
| (SIgned) @ B. F. BUCHANAN.
/ was present at the meeting referred
to in the above statement and saw and
| heard the proceedings therein had. ana
the facts detailed by George w. Miles
in his account thereof accord substantial
| ~ with my recollection of the same. The
| statement attributed to me was made on
| that occasion.
| (Signed) SEl.DEN LoNGLE II
was present at the meeting of the
! board as counsel for Mr.. Miles and the
statements OF what occurred are substan-
| TALLY In accord with my recollecti9ns
| (Signed) JOHN -, HOnaLEf,
10 make plain further the spirit that
has prompted me throughout this dis
| cuSciSn + aDpand hereto a