The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-06-09

PRESIDENT
Many Men Of Intellect Are
Being Mentioned.
ARE LEADING. EDUCATORS
"A Great Division Of Sentiment Among
Members ofthe Board Of Visitors.
Or. Mcbride Talked
About.
ARE LEADING EDUCATORS

Who will be the first president OF the
University OF Virginia.? That is a ques-
ton Of absorbing interest among alumni
and friends Of that institution Just now.
and one that will grow In interest until 1t
Is decided by the action OF the Board Of
Visitors next Saturday.
AS Is we'll known. the faculty Of the
University OF Virginia have some very
well defined Ideas rs to the man for tho
position, but there is great division OF
sentiment among those learned gentlemen.
and some unalterabe opposition on the
part of some of them to some of those
mentioned for the presidency. In fact.
tho opposition Of certain members Of the
for the position Is so earnest that 1t Is
believed that ono or more would tender
their designations IL no were chosen.
DIR. M'BRYDE NAMED.
In addition to those heretofore named
rs suitable men for the presidency the
name of DR.. j. M. McBryde. of the Vir-
ginia Polytechnic Institute. is now being
mentioned with favor by many. The sug-
Festlon Is, perhaps, due to his excellent
work at the Virginia Polytechnic Insti-
tute and the prosperity Of that school
under his direction. No one denies that
he is very fine man. The others often
est suggested for the place are DR.. John
New York, dean of the law school there;
Colonel George w. Miles, of Radford.
bead master of the st. Adams School,
ono of the best preparatory schools In tho
South; Professor II, p. Yanable, president
of the University of North Carolina and
distinguished graduate of the Univer-
sty of Virginia. and DR.. G. w Dabney,
president of the University of Tennessee.
and also a graduate of the University Of
Virginia,
The suggestion of Colonel Miles has
and there is said to be considerable sem
timent among the hoard In his favor. In
fact, 1t Is reported that the heads of
nearly all the other colleges and schools
of the State have endorsed him for the
place. Just how far that endorsement
position Is @ question. but 1t Is said to
be fact that he has been SO endorsed,
Some of the members of the University
faculty and some alumni are said to be
Gnfayorable TO the selection OF Colonel
Miles, and have given more or less pub
lie expression to their opposition to him,
In this connection 1t Is said that Colonel
Miles has written very strong letter to
Justify his course In this matter and In
o!dentally having some things to say as
to his critics that would make very In
teresting reading, Whether this letter
Hdb DecIi StIlt VI Ilpl HAS iioI pCCiA t'uoo
public but there Is no doubt that such
a letter was written. The document Is
said to be rather volumnous one. 81
Dr. John Bassett Moore, of'the Colum,
bia University law faculty, OF which he
Is the dean. Is very strong with the
alumni. though many Of the local assoc
Citations have declined to endorse any
one for the place DR.. Moore Is native
OF Delaware, but was educated at the
University of Virginia. He Is recognized
as the ablest authority on international
law In this country. He served as As,
sistant Secretary of State under Clepe-
land with great distinction. and has for
a long time enjoyed large and lucra-
tive practice In diplomatic cases before
tho United States Supreme Court. pr,
Moore was selected by the Bar of New
York to deliver the Grafton on the occa-
sign Of the esptsparsy. ssIs t'ap q 'T'hn