The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-09-25


Dr. James Nj. buckley, the ftnost dls-
tingulshed1 Methodist editor Of the world,
delivered the address. It was given the
space Of only seven lines. rho gradu-
ati1ig class numbered twenty-five a. b.
and "A. NJ. graduates, but the Times
Dispatch report did not give even the
names Of the members Of the class. The
class had n whole evening devoted 70 It's
exercises, but no report whatever OF these ties,
Der Of medals awarded, but there Ia no
mention Of that fact IN this report. nor
Is the name Of d single mcdalist given.
Rnndolph-Mncon has large body OF
alut1lnli and for years has had an annual
a1urnni address. Tho address this year
was delivered by DR.. james w. Morris,
distinguished Episcopal missionary 10 q
from Brazil. 1t was strong, sensible na
talk. There Ia hot one line II, reference
TO this occasion In The Tlmes-Dlspatcl,
report. Immediately following the alumni i
Grafton the graduating exercises TOOK
place, when distinctions. dplomns and
medals were conferred BY the faculty.
There ID no report whatever OF these
EXERCISES Randolph Macon mas TWO stronf
literary societies which hold their an
nunl celebration during commencement.
Beside tia orntions BY the students, DR..
S, G.. Mitchell, of Richmond College, de-
liyered a most excellent address. There
ID no .report whatever OF these exercises.
Ashland Is only sixteen miles from Rich-
mond and has 'nomerouB daily trains,
there was no difficulty in obtaining
full report betlttng the interest OF the
10000 Methodsts in the State OF Var
ginia. f'iF 5F, 4.
(Whcn these facts wore stated at the
first district conference at Salisbury.
Md, Or. Ray, the reporter for The Time 49,.
Dispatch, said that It was the fa,ilt or
tho reporter. and not tho fault OF the
paper. replied that the paper sent spe-.
cial reporters TO some other comm enco'
ments, and President Blackwell, VINO
.wus sitting near by, said, before INC
whole con ference. that column OF MAJ.
ter was sent down by the colioge aus
thorltes to supplement the report allo
the paper refused to publish IT'D
Turning to tho report OF William ana
Mary. a bybrld institution, partly unocr
the control Of tho State and partly I'M
der the control Of private corporation
tho ruler measures fifty Inches. more
than double the amount given TO kan
dolph-N1acon. The exercises OF both Ut
erary societies are given with names OF
MI sneakers, the alumni celebration. with
names Of speakers the graduating ak
erclses, with names not only OF a. -.
graduates but even the graduates IN
schools, and the morning german ana the
final ball aer not left out
Turning to Washington and Lee UNI
versity, which has been trying to OCCUPY
n position on the fence. being aosoluteiy
denomina tional so far as It's board OF
Trustees is concerned, but intensely Nd
oral In all It's public statements. repu-
dating denominationalism rs far as 1t pos
sibly can without sufrendering denomlna.
tional control, we find the same trend
tyenty-one inches being givcn to an nc !.
count OF tho final bali. or nearly as
much as was given to the four days OF
andolph-Macon,
When we come to tho Y. M. l.. there
is column after column by a speclai ecr,
respondent, thirty-three inches BEING
given to ono ball alone two or three
other balls being given space, making
nearly twice as much space given to
the balls at the v. M. l.. as was given to
the entire four days Of Randolph Macon.
Then, when we come to tho University,
we have no longer columns, but pages,
full. extended accounts being given OF all
occa slons and full lists of all distinctions
and diplomas All
81 have nothing to do with the manage
ment Of Tho Times-Dlspatch or Of the
othor secular papers Of the State. but !
am not blind to, the Influence eXerted oy
such things upon our college. Parents ana
children read the papers and the influ-
ence OF such reports as these Is very
detrimental to Randolph Macon Our boys
naturally think from such REPORTS that
that 1t has no alumni occasion, no medals.
M raduating class Of any slze. no 1T
Randolph Macon Is a seconds class nnalr.
erary society celebrations worthy OF no.
tee, and no speakers sufficiently dlstln-
eushed to be given any space-au OF
which Is a false Impression.
How is this influence to be metz We
must inform our people Of the facts ~
reference to our college. and from our
pulpits and by our tresides tell the
| things which the secular press does not
publish Secondly, we must enter our
protest against such treatment. We
must tell The Times-Dispatch and all
other papers in Virginia that the Metho-
dlsts of the State demand that the news
concerning their college be given ade-
'quate space, certainly more than Is given
the hops and germans Of other schools!
Et submit the above as statement OF
my remarks on the subject referred to
In the editorial OF Tho Tines Dispatch
entitled, "a Preachers Mistake" I do
not think that the readers of Tho Times
| Dispatch. aye, even the editor, himself,
can find any mistake In my position, I
| did not say that the secular press waa
| opposed to UNCONVENTIONAL education
did not say anything about tho editorial
1 policy OF the paper, ! sd!u ~ LILO lHl!ucHCe
| Of the secular press is favorable to the
State institution as compared with the
strictly UNCONVENTIONAL school," and I'm
mediately won't on to show why my
statement was true. not through edtto-
rails. but through tho management OF the
news columns. Tho opinion held by the
editor OF Tho Times-Dispatch may he
entirely unfavorably to UNCONVENTIONAL In
stitutons, but tho news columns GER
tanly did far more for the State schools
than for Randolph-Macon the past COM
Z. mencement season.
! The above was part OF my address at
nearly everyone of our district confer
ences heard no preacher or layman
| who did not think that my facts proved
my statement, II tho editor Of The Times
Dispatch still thinks that this preacher
is mistaken. should be glad to hear
! his reasons FOR so thinking. But cannot
believe that he can so hold after read
ing what have said In full t x
i JAMES CANNON. Jr.
Blackstone. Va,
:. We have no disposition to discuss the