The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-11-23
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Willard for the Boys. &
After some discussion between the Gov
crnor and members of the board, Captain
Willard spoke briefly. He followed the
general line pursued by the Governor.
but spoke mora exclusively from the
standpoint of the boys The latter, he
said, we're laboring under the impress
sion that ali injustice had been done to
them, and that their protest against the
! food had not been properly met. An OATH.
n consideration of ethics and honor, was
now holding them back from signlEss
such a paper as that prepared by Gen-
cral Ship. The board, he thought should
be careful of breaking down this stand
ard of ethics erected by the boys, wheth
crit was n proper standard or not. AS
for himself, he believed they thoroughly
regretted Their act. Tears had stood il,
the eyes Of several of them, he said, Us
they referred to the matter. The boys
felt they could not violate the oath and
they knew they would lose caste at the
institute If they did.
Couldn't Tell Him to Do It.
II could not look one of those boys IN
the face and tell him to Sign that paper
II he thought he could not do it with
honor to himself" said Captain Willard.
IF any mistake WAS made In striking out
those words, it was my mistake, for they
were stricken out at my suggestion ana
upon my responsibility
AS an alumnus of the institute Cap
tain Willard referred to his own expert.
cnces there, and IN this connection laid
emphasis upon one chief point. He called
attention to the failure OF the board to
act in the recent breaking of ranks by
the entire corps. The corps left the in
stitute and went to lexington and was
persuaded to return by the authorities.
The board condoned the offence. Yet the
mere threat of withdrawal now drew
down the penalty Of dismissal upon the
third class.
Why Not Then?
why didn't YOU impose this penalty
in the other CASE added Captain VIII
lard. When was at the institute /
was dismissed for the very offence YOU
condoned in the recent case Of the corps.
Please understand that 1 am speaking
from the viewpoint Of the boys and have
no criticisms to make.f l know this board
Is earnestly striving to do what is best
for the institute, i do not palliate the in
suhordination and L think there was
characterization. But cannot the board
yield a point and deal With the boys TO
the extent of recognizing that they are
simply standing by their standard OF
ethics. know that they regret this act
and think that the request TO respect
fully withdraw that which was offensive
is as plain an expression OF regret as YOU
can make without using the word itself.
Attention to Protests.
Several other speeches We're made.
General shipps spoke again, explaining that
lie had givenSevery attention to the pro-
tests against the condition Of the food.
and that sthis food wns generally excel
lent Congressman Flood said the third
class had been led to believe that the
paper it prepared was satisfactory, and
he expressed lie opinion that justice de-
inanded that additional time for consid-
Grafton be given to the board. Attorney
General Anderson said that n hasty con-
sideratlon Of the paper led him 10 be-
lleve that 1t did not express regret or
indicate n consciousness Of having done
something wrong, he was disposed how
ever, to treat the boys with all the in
dulgance possible without injury to the
institute, and he hoped they would not
be Inundated, but would be given oppor-
tunity for further consideration.
General c. j. Anderson spoke very
briefly, indicating the Importance OF
maintaining the position OF tho board and
suggesting asfurther communication with
the cadets. DR. John M Bransford was
opposed to compromising the ''mutiny''
IN any WAY, and declared that the cadets
must be required to submit to tho board
/ Judge Wilcox spoke at length In favor
OF accepting the paper,
The Boards View.
II was unanimously resolved that the
consideration of the matter by the board
should be In open session. The delbewl-
lion now began, Mr.. Shields was the first
member TO address the chair. II was i'm