The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-02-16
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Students and Faculty Of H].airp-
den-sidney College Come to
Honorable Understanding
NONE. OF THEM ARE 10 LEAVE
This Is Basis Of Proposition, and
Offending PapcrRto be
Destroyed.

The trouble between faculty and stl-
dents at Hampden- Sidney College has
happily passed a way "a b., Il ,5{ .3
This tying up Of tho scattering threads
OF peace was accomplished late sotur-9
day night, after mass meeting Of the
students and q hastily called session
OF the faculty. Practically the same
proposition suggested by Judge George L.
Christian. OF this city; Senator w. j.
Mc1lwalne Of petersburg; Hon. D. u
ITgglcston.3 Secretary Of the Common.
wealth, and other patrons Of tho college,
on Friday was renewed, and the fac
ulty accepted It. n; III
SATURDAY night aftor Judge Christian,
Mr.. M cIlwaine, Mr.. Eggleston and other
pntrons left and between thirty and
forty students were packing up to leave,
1.-THE students were called together by
Professor w NJ Thornton. Formerly
chairman OF tho faculty OF the University
OF Virginia. himself an alumnus of
Hampden- Sidney OF tho class OF 60, and
Mr.. Warren, OF Surry county, both
patrons OF Hanpden- Sidney. Addresses
wero made BY Professor Thornton, Mr.
Warren, and some OF the senior Students.
and the out come was that zach student
guilty OF any Infringement OF the rules
of the college agreed to submit his con-
sfessjon to Professor Thornton and Mr.
Warren In writing, and to be conveyed
by them to the faculty. *
TUDDNTS' PR POSITION. TX
The appended propostionAwas drawn up
to accompany the Confessions:
First-While no student was to DO ex-
PEELED or indefinitely suspended for the
breach OF discipline confessed BY them.
tho guilty students agreed to submit
chcerfully to any other measure OF dis
cipline which the faculty thong htsit right
and wise to inflict and to make financial
PREPARATION to the college forsall material
damage inflicted on the grounds and
buildings. rs 5ls 81
to agree further to withdraw. and destroy
the certificate, the signature OF which
had been previously demanded from the
students, and to consider that measure
and all of its sequences null and void.
.Third-The offending students were to
pledge their honor as gentlemen to pre-
serve order, to conduct themselves with
proprlety, and to- do all In theirepower
to- restore harmony and promote the
prosperity of the college. And the Whole
body OF the students unite with them IN
this pledge.
FACULTY ACCEPTS.
At the .conclusionso OF the students meet
Ing DR.. McIlwaine y called the faculty
together, and the mediators presented the
students side. The faculty asked that
the action OF the student body be SUBJ
mitted -sin writing and when this had
been done. went into executive session.
Tho elaboration was not lone, and to the J
complete satisfncuonNo Of all It's was an
|nounced that the faculty accepted the
proposition in toto. ss;st rs IA
II he .studants who were preparing to
leave at once photographed to their pa
rents what had been done and asked for
Instructions. l$9,{
But the action taken by the faculty
was Just what the patrons wanted, and
SO all, SO far as known. wired their boys
to stay.
Judge Christian wired his sons to this
effect on Sunday. as soon as they adj
.rised him OF what had happened