The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-10-14
Get II Of Your Druggist.
Fehr's Malt Tonic Dept.
Louisville. KY.
How much was saved out OF this FUND
last year? Did 1t not run as high IS

last year? Did It not run as high az
Is It not fact. Mr.. Hamilton, that tho
entire corps Of cadets last year, on ono
occasion. led by their cadet captain, made
vigorous protest against$ the bad fooc
conditions. and marched out of the mess.
ehal-most OF them going down town ] t.
get dinner? n
Mr.. Hamilton says that the bread cook
was changed at the time dned ut the
Virginia Military Institute. Sept. II.
congratulate the boys on that fact, ano
hope that the new COOK VII give them
changed, and has the steward who buys
the meat and oleomargcrine been re.
placed? l9
Since this controversy started have
sonal Interviews with old institute ca
dcts telling me that they knew such
conditions existed at the institute. that
1t was shameful. and that they Woul!
willingly render any assistance In thet
power TO correct existing conditions.
|4wlll quote one letter which: In Itself,
speaks volumes. The writer of this letter
requests me not to- use his name unl les
mission to use it In the interests Of fail
play, and have no doubt that he Will civ.
his permission.
Dr. Charles ". Darlington:
Dear Sir-I have Just read your letter
| In The Times-Dispatch regarding the fare
at the VI NJ. Your description of the
meal you took there comedies SO exactly
| with what my son told me about the fare
that concluded to write you Of the effect
! the fare had upon him. He graduated
last session and arrived at home shortly
afterwards In such a weak condition that
| he had severe spell OF illness, and hat
not regained his strength when he LETT
home, Septic. to take positio and
| / fear It will be n long time before he re-
| covers from the effects Of the miserable
1 rA,, boh a 10, M n NJ
| the old institute, and hope you will con-
tinue the fight until you bring about bet
ter conditions.
| This is only one OF twenty odd similar
i communica tons which I have received.
cannot leave this subject without CIV
ing a personal experience along this line;
| a the cadets We're forming to be marched
into dinner on Sept. II first classman
swayed and fell fainting in the line. Sew
eral of his friends rushed to his assist
ance and carried him into his room Ono
of the cadets. knowing that I was ply.
stefan. and It being then impossible to gel
I the regular surg con of the institute asked
mo to see the young man. AS soon as n
! recovered asked him what was the mat
| gotten on to the grub yet. doctor.
have not been able to eat much of it fo1
the last two or three days"
| this point and not touch on q persona
| matter which has othing to do with thi.
| case, but which, Mr.. Hamilton has see:
mt. for special purpose OF his own, t
drag In; Mr.. Hamilton :! says:"The only ol,
had with the Virginia Military Institute
as l am advised. outside Of his presen
newspaper publication, in which It seem!
! to me he is much more anxious to exploi
! himself and the fact that he Is the pait
/ surgeon of the Virginia State penitentiary
/ and had a few patients among the, Rich
| lnond cadets, ana Is q patron OF the in
| stitution. than to correct defects is a:
| follows" etc,
1t is beneath my dignity and that O
| the important subject under discussion
to reply to statements SO untrue and II
| such bad taste. have no desire to ex
| plot myself. shrink from newspapers
controversy and had much rather settle
this phase Of the. matter privately witt
| Mr., Hamilton. It Is true that have beer
| the paid surgeon" to the Virginia .peni
tentiary for. about five years, and.I 50,
| 1t with pardonable pride. that, with the
earnest co,operation Of good heard ,as an n
! 10 quality and cooking of food at tht
penitentiary are infinitely better than the