The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-12-02
NOT ALL ARE PRESENT.
As to What Has Been Done up to
Late Hour Tonight No Information
is 0btainable. Speculation is Ripe.
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Durham, N. c., Dec. 1.-The trustees
of Trinity College met in special session
tonight at 7:9O o'clock, the meeting be-
ing called to order by J. H. Southgate,
president of the board. There were
twenty-five members of the board pres
ent. The business was transacted in
executive session, as is always the Gus
tom of the trustees.
There are thirty-six members of the
board A former member, Rev. w. c..
Norman, is dead, and ten did not respond
to the roll-call. Among those to reach
here this afternoon was Senator F. NJ.
Simmons Those who answered rollcall
are as follows
J. H. Southgate, B. N. Duke, C. w.
Toms, V. Ballard, Durham; H. A. Page,
Aberdeen; ]. A. Long Roxboro; ]. w.
Alspaugh, Winston; w. r. O'Dell, Con-
cord; Rev S. B. Turrentine, Greensboro;
II. F. Marr, Charlotte; G. w. Flowers,
Taylorsville, DR.. Dred Peacock, Green's
boro; DR.. W. G. Bradshaw, High Point;
Dr. E. T. White. Oxford; Il. L. Durham,
Spartanburg; Rev. ]. N. Cole, Whining
ten; Rev. G. A. Oglesby, Aberdeen; Rev.
A. P. Tyer, COL John F. Bruton, wilson
Rev. F. A. Bishop, Greenville; j. B..
Brown, Raleigh; Senator F. NJ. Simmons,
Raleigh; Rev NJ. M. Jurneys Aft Olive;
DR.. T. NJ Ivey, Raleigh; Rev. j. B. Hur-
ley, Fayetteville.
Quite a number of Methodist ministers
and prominent Methodists are here to-
night to await the results of the meet
ing.
The trustees began to roll in this
morning. some of them coming on the
early train. By noon there were mum
Der of them here but the majority reached
here on the la tie afternoon trains. Several
OF the Methodist ministers stopped over
here on their way home and said that they
were going to remain until the Bassert
matter was settled 7 the trustees.
During the day your correspondent
talked with a number of these ministers
and with other prominent Methodists who
live here and who are here to remain
during the special session of the trustees.
Many of them talk with freedom and did
not hesitate ID express their opinion.
This opinion, 10 be summed up IN a
few words was that they believed the
trustees would do what was right and
that the great rank and file OF the Meth
odists of the State would accept their de-
cision without murmur.
One thing is clear: No one knew before
hand what would be done. The statement
given out by Mr.. James H. Southgate,
president of the board and sent out from
here on Thanksgiving night, could be re-
peated this afternoon with just as much
force as was given it then. He said
that the meeting was called for the pur-
pose OF considering matters growing out
of the Bassett incident and that beyond
that statement no one knew what would
be done. He himself did not know. IN
fact the trustees of the college knew
Just about as much after they had res 4
the postal card call as was known by any
one.
All today and up to the time OF meet
ing tonight it was clear that the mem
bers of the board were all at sea. Ihay
were awaiting developments and that was
all that could be done.
Several Methodist ministers-mlnlsters
who are always outspoken N their opln-
ions-told me today: I'VE believe that
the thirty-six men who compose the boar't
of trustees will do what is right. They
are all business men and men OF ablilty.
They have the best interests of the IN
stftution at heart. They do not receive
one cent of pay. 1t is not right to say
that these twelve men will not do what
is right and proper. Alter they nave
consulted together their joint opinion is