The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1904-02-19
Hampden.Sidney Troubles Happily
Settled.

Settled.
& The recent dissenslons between a
faculty OF Hampden-Sidney COLES
and portion Of the student body ha,
been happily composed. a mas
meeting Of the students was bel
Saturday night in the halls Of the ]
brary societies. Addresses were mad
by the leading students aud by PROBE.
sOr Thornton, OF the University Of Vii
ginia-a graduate Of the college Ccla-
Of lS6S)-and Mr. Warren, Of Sur
county, both Of whom had Sous at IN
college. These gentlemen were author
lied by the students to act as their cou
iidential agents in an interview witt
the faculty aud received the writer
confession Of each student remaining
in the college who had participated IL
the disorders which brought about the
misunderstanding between the college
boys and their professors. These con
fessiOns were then offered to the faculty
for their acceptance subject to the fol-
lowing conditions:
First-while no student was 10 be ex-
PEELED or indefinitely suspended for the
breach Of discipline confessed by them,
the guilty students agreed to submit
cheerfully to any other measure Of dis
cipline which the faculty thought IL
right and wise to inflict, and to make
financial reparation to the college for
all material damage inflicted on the
grounds aud buildings.
Second-The faculty, on their part.
were to agree further to withdraw and
destroy the certificate, the signature OF
which had been previously demanded
from the students, aud to consider that
measure and all Of its sequences as null
and void.
Third-The offending students were
to pledge their honor as gentlemen to
preserve order, to conduct themselves
with propriety and to do all IN their
power to restore harmony and promote
the prosperity Of the college. And the
whole body Of the students united
with them in this pledge
The confessions thus made were laid
before the faculty at meeting, called
by President Mcllwaine, at late
hour on Saturday night The coudi-
tons were explained to the faculty, re-
duced to writing at their request, and
left with them. After a short period
Of deliberation. they were fully ana
gladly accepted by the faculty, and the
result Of the meeting was given out to
the waiting body Of anxious boys.
The settlement appears TO meet with
the appreciation and endorsement Of
all parties. To the boys it was highly
honorable. The guilty confessed and
purged themselves Of all faint OF
suspicion Of malice and i'll will toward |
their teachers. The innocent boys, |
who so Loyalty stood by their comrade. |
and absolutely refused to be accessory |
TO their detection and condemnation
are justified i'm their manly aud chival- |
rous course The faculty have shown |
themselves ready to meet the boys /
more than half way and disposed to
ieal to the guilty ones not simply jus
ice, but also generosity and affection.
1t is believed that almost every stu
lent will return to the college, and that
Inc session will be completed with
inc and cordial feeling, mutual good
yill between the boys and their pro-
essors. No young man could be
.ducated under finer auspices than
hose offered by Hampden-Sdney
The high attachments aud character
# the professors, the noble history
md lofty traditions Of the college. the
honesty aud sincerity Of the work, COM
nand for the school the public con-
idence. 1t has done in the past a great
work, and we doubt not that its future
s also sure.