The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-10-14

otherwise the department should be re.
Organized shortly Now, Mr. Hnmilto.
should stick TO facts and II he does 50.
permit the boys to be fed on oleomargc"
i rine for butter. meat OF q very inferlo.
grade and breads wret chedly cooked. Thlk
Is the whole point at issue.
done 10 rectify these evils? Must these
conditions exist until Feb ]. 1906 because
Mr.. Hamltons confrere of the constltu
tIonal convention is the luarterrnaster!
doubtless. n most cstimnblc gentleman,
but Mr.. Hamilton says In his letter to me
OF Sept. %: " think he Is not only IN
experienced, but doubt whether RI, ne ha a.
we'll. j am rather hopeless abou, him.
Have the authorities OF the Virginia
Military Institute right to allow thit
matter to drag along, and not 10 vlso r..
ously meet the issue ana correc' me
4 ! viii not be put in the position Of hay
Ing personal controversy win ING
Mr. Hamilton's special case, The temp tenn,
tation is great. ! simply wish. II posi-
BILE, to relieve the wretched 1000 condi-
#tions which have existed at the virginia
Military institute, ana Whlch 90 NJ"
exist.
The above Is a calm, carefully consid.
cred statement OF the whole matter at
Issue. and not an "hysteflcal and intem,-
INEulC plea LOT IlCtOI I-t9 hs ~! Ia 49,
ton secs 1T 10 characterize my previous
statement OF facts.
Before leaving this subject I will an
swer one remarkable paragraph in Mr..
Hnmiltons prolix communication. He
says: "Dr Darlington gave the board no
facts OF which the board was not pre-.
vlously advised"
II the board was advised OF these facts
falling to take prompt and vigorous 1nca.
sures 10 correct the evils; but as far q!
the public knows. nothing has been done
in this direction. save to pass another
resolution.
Mr.. Hamilton further says: ''varlow
Incorporate allegations OF his (mine) we
not regarded as factsfi and could not have
him him tme ) 10 come forward with the he empty
talk about not being given the opportunity
to substantate his tmy) facts, That
board, OF which Mr.. Hamilton is tho
president and most potential member,
can make most startling statements. lie
says In one breath that "the board knew
my facts and was trying TO correct them
and then In another breath mat my IN
temperate allegations were not regarded
I, as facts. /" certainly was not given the
! opportunity to prove the facts which !
/ mad courteously brought to the atten,
| ton of the board. / did not ask In M
| communication to be given the oppor-
/ tunity to prove them. for the existing
! conditions were SO apparent that any
/ one anxious to get at the real state OF
| uIalTSE COulQ 3llOt Il'iSe 4d1Icu W uoSosS'
( them.
And now word as to the method by
! which the board and the Superintendent
| made their official investigation OF the
food conditions at the Virginia Military
| Institute.
Not Reasonable.
Mr. Hamilton says that the board ex,
| amined cadets formally and informally
Now does not every one know that I
I cadet has rot to have an unusual amour.
| OF backbone to crlticisc adversely tho
management q the institute to ne ,S,a noaro
| the cross-cxamination Of the supcrinten-
/ dent-especally when this superlntenden,
| IS regarded by the average cadet VIII
/ marked respcct-almost approaching ter
ror. In all fairness. is 1t possible 70 ex.
| pect to get at the true facts from an
! examination so conducted?
II Is proper that I should state here
| that each year considerable. saving u.
made by the institute out Of whas mus
other name by, which 10 cal IL, ~, sbmt th9
| is saved from this fund at the expense
OF tho quality and service of the food.