The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-11-14
STATEMENT MADE BY
DR. ]. n. uPSHQR.
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uR. j. N. Up5HUR.
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papers OF the State The fullest publicity
Will be given the matter.
DR.. Upsl1ur's Statement.
The statement or DR.. Upshur, explains
Ing the situation ut this school is SUBJ
stantially as follows:
ut has beer, said that this meeting
of the board was called on account Of
a letter written by q gentleman OF Rich
mond This is q mistake. Tho meeting
was called on account Of the letter sub
inittcd to Superintendent Ship by tho
third class, which threatened that unless
the food conditions were improved by
Monday, the third class would withdraw
from the Institute.
"Thls communication constituted not
only breach of the regulations OF the
institute, but mutnous conduct. whose
penalty is dismissal from the Institute.
"Of the class OF 1903, only three OF the
cadets refraincd from signing this paper.
IT Is very plain TINT tho boys entered into
n combination to do this. The paper
stated that unless conditions Improved ny
| the following Monday, the class Wouid
| resign or withdraw,
'.Thnt paper, being the outward expres-
sion Of combination and conspiracy
was n direct violation of the institute ior-
bidding such combinations and conspirl-
clos under tho penalty Of expulsion.
"After sending this paper to General
Shipp. n committee of those who signed 1t
waited upon General shipp and asked to
| be allowed to withdraw It. General Ship
would not allow this to be done, saying
! the offense had been committed, and a
| withdrawal of the paper could not do
away with that offense, and would have to
be considered by the board
Inspection of Food.
"Acting upon this condition Superin-
tendent Ship convened the board. OF
necessity the board looked into this
breach OF discipline, and also made an
examination into the food conditions,
which examination was thorough and
searching. This examination revealed
the fact that an abundance Of good ma
terial was purchased, and tho entire
trouble was In tho cooking. This was
due, not to neglect nor to tho want of
deslreto have the food cooked and served
properly, but because of n fire last
spring that destroyed the kitchen and
nccessltated tho use OF temporary kitchen.
facilities. and on that account 1t is inn
| possible to give that care to tho cooking
| Of meat that is desired by all Interested.
| The testimony Of all parties concerned,
| including many cadets, was that the
food served since the opening OF this
| session. is certainly an Improvement over
that furnished In other sessions, In quail
ity and in the manner Of service The
regulations require n written report daily
from the first captain as to food condi-
litions, The officer In charge also makes
an, inspection each day. These reports
are not made of any particular meal
| These written reports are made a part
of the record before the board.
at the instance of Mr.. Shields, Of tho
board, committees Of citizens were given
permits by superintendent Ship to dine
in the ncss hall. These citizens were
not confined to Rockbridge county but a
number Of them came from outside One.
think. was Mr.. Hartman; another was
q resident of Baltimore. and a captain
of the Fourth Regiment of the Maryland
National Guard, and another was Mr. p.
| j.. White. the Richmond architect. Mr..
White had son at the Institute. and
becoming alarmed over the newspape
| reports Went to Lexington for the pur-
pose OF removing his son. Mr.. White
was so thoroughly satisfied as a result
| OF his observation and tho meal he atc
that he said he was contented 70 lonvo
his son, satisfied that he would Bio taken
the best OF careof. The uniform opinion
was TO the credit of the conditions.
No Cause for Outbreak.
Inc investigation of the breach OF
disclpllne developed the fact that there
was no just cause In the food conditions
,or & Inc outrDeak, but was precipitated
\ py the newspaper reports which en-
pressed the boys with the idea that the
public was behind them,
was also shown hat only ten let
u ters had been received by S,perIntcnv
ent Shipp from parents Of cadets In ref
'erence to food condition. A letter was
also produced from Norfolk bow. an
extract from letter Of whom had been
published In the News-Leader. which
extract stated he left the institute on
i account OF the food conditions The
/. letter read before the board said that
food conditions had nothing to do with
& his leaving tho institute, but that he
left because he found his prepare tions
was not sufficient to enable him to 70
4 on Win his class. AS a mat.yr of fact.
not Il single cadet has left on account
+ of food conditions, Fewer cadets, MANY
fweer, have left the institute for all
u causes during the present session than
In many years.
2 The cadets who We're heard by the
y board did not make favorable i'm
+ /
that the class understood 1t was a con-
4 test OF authority between the third class
and the authorities as to which should
run the school. They also said that the
class believed that by a combination of
the corps and cadets could do anything
they pleased.
Hon. II, D. Flood. the congressman
{ from the district In which the institute
Is situated, has nephew in tho insti-
z tute. and spent Saturday there usng
every effort with tho class to make the
cadets take the proper view OF the sit
uation.
{. Action Of Cadets.
AFTER supper Saturday night tho class
held meeting ana reconsidcrcd the
position they had taken, and, as a re-
s suit of this meeting, sent a statement
to the board expressing regret for their
action. 1t was signed by the president