The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-12-28

pensc, what We had to say to the board,
and Our request that he nc allowed i,1y 10
do this was also refused, for what rea-
son we were not informed.
II there Is anything for which the peo-
Pc Of Virginia are distnsln iaa',l nor, mora
am content TO leave 1t TO them to say
whether or not my son. Eubank. Sailce.
Senator Daniel and myself have had
"fair play IN these cases.
Both Senator Daniel end myself have
felt all along that the real difficulty IN
these cases arose from the public sent
country. produced ard intensified BY, some
recent cases OF outrage. and cruelty In
some or the larger colleges. No one
s,EE sym With this sen,imen, more
WIN the president, about these cases, I
nnlterfd on my own and Senator Daniels
behalf pen. to cooperate with the faculty TO
as i H. rs rs we could properly do SO.
J, Ike In every other case. there IS n
, rght way, way and q wrong way Of stopping
WRoNa WA a2' uh g p epn Gp pnRsUE fho
IN THESE CASES, You cannot, and
ouns sun e n Of Il fy s 10 into dagSon the
Of conduct. BY training them nnluslly.
dNJpsT1CE is NJ REhiEDY FOR ANY
T II! rs AND WHEN THEY ARE pgT
FENCE, THEY HAVE THE RIGHT 10
BE CONFRONTED WITH THEIR AC-
CUSlIRS AND 10 BE HEARD, t.trJIIcR
IN PERSON OR BYRftIIl.lr, 81
TATIVES; AND a TRIAL WHICH DOES
NOT ACCORD THESE Is A MOCKERY
OF JUSTICE.
Eubank's Case.
Whilst these cases exhibit great wrong
aud injustice to my son ana Mr. Sallec,
the greatest hardship is seen in the case
OF Mr.. Eubank. III tho case OF my son,
| rejoice. that he Is now at the University
of Virginia, where the principles of honor,
justice and truth, as taught By It's great
founder, have always prevailed. In the
case OF Mr.. Salee. he has gone to an IN
stituton in another State, the efficiency
and character, or which am not fully
advised. Bit tho case OF Mr.. Eubank is
far different. His father is n poor man,
in the printing business in Richmond. lie
belongsato that great class OF our citizens
who constitute the real worth, as they
are the bone and sincw'a of every com
munitv. This young man was borrowing
money end working his way to obtain
an education. He was the president OF
his cla.ss, tho first corporal Of his battery.
conscientious gentleman, and one. one or
tho best students in the college. The tes-
tjmony IN this case shows he had no more
idea Of .'hazing." or doing anything wrong
on that Sunday morning, taat nc naa 90 ~
flying to the moon; ~, and yet, BY i Inc
ILLEGAL and UNJUST action OF ms ms
faculty confirmed by the Board OF v's.
tors. this young man is driven out from
the college. denied the pr,viese Oh co, ,d
dieting his ed,3ation altogether ana
that too, with stigma put on MS name me-
as far as those people could put one
there.
Conclusion.
within the last five years me a tn,,r
OF Virginia has expcnda cd more nan mar, iour
hundred thousand dollars IN Duila M v up
nv am ''N toid there are one hundred and
twentv-fIye fewer students there this year
than the last. And Was n,s2 lIM NJ
T THEN YF.A ME- TH filIi ron YEARS PAST.
and surely tho 3PECCADILLO disclosed IN
this case drove no one away.
The conclusion OF the anonymous
pamphlet refers to the pheasant and
harmonious" relations now eSisting r Pc
tween the students and the + Guilty, me
Injustice done in these Sases Was; '!s
coNDEAINED By the student I BODY or when
was in Blacksburg, and. S am ,niarlmeai
this is still true soes the sra.ei' the
idea that this injustice. go condemned by
the student body, has PRODuCED the
alleged "pleasant and, harmonious rela-
also 7fnro the reasons why fewer students
bly, to enquire into this allegation. ana
are there now than formerly. put, II
Justice and furtiveness which have char
acterized the proceedings in these cases
and the dealings Of the faculty through
its president Will. ne LhcSt 'h"s'1s
In his school, the smaller number Of
the young men. Of Y rginia who are
taught these methods. the better 6r he
highest interests and real manhood OF the
'' / hope the people Of Virginia do not
misunderstood my position. ! am not
seeking to have my son returned TO the
Vlrginin Polytechnic Inst tute. There has
never been a moment since the faculty
refused to reopen these. cases that
would have lei him return Tor any consId-G
Grafton. / have been only seeking since
then to vindicate the WRONG and IN
JUSTICE inflicted on him: and whilst
] have not done this before the author
tiles OF the school. / know | have done
SO at the bar OF public opinion, whicnris
far better. In doing this ! feel, too, that
have rendered A GREAT PUBLIC SER
vicc by exposing the methods by which
these outrages were peroetrated.
Respectfully submitted
GEO. IL. CHRISTIAN.
Richmond, December 20. 1865.