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THE DOCTOR RANSOM AFFAIR.

THE DOCTOR RANSOM AFFAIR.
A. and M. College, Normal, Ala.
Much has been said through the
columns of the .Afro-American press
as TO the conduct of Rev. R. c. Ran
som on his late trip to Normal, Ala,
and the following report of the af1air
has been sent out by those who were
present at that time:
Normal, Ala, June IL, 1SO6.-Dear
Sir: Circumstances force me to CO
fer the following in regard to the
Ransom railroad matter and our
school commencement. do not know
ANYTHING of the railroad case and very
little of his conduct on our school
grounds. They have no connection
whatever. was confined to ONCE
work and commencement in general.
and did not see Mr.. Ransom. Rev.
Ransom vas brought here from the
Huntsville Station, in a carriage at
my expense, May %, 1906, and re-
NAMED only a few hours. 1t was ci!'-
cuIated on the ground that Mr.. Ran
som was here, and that he was in
condition not fit to present to our Stu
Dents, teachers and visitors from
many parts of this section, the rail-
roads having granted rates. This was
about three or four O'Clock in the
evening, and he was to speak that
night
81 appointed a committe Of the Al
umni Association to investigate the
matter. The committee, consisting
of Prof. G. W. Scott, President Of the
Alumni Association and Principal of
Pratt City School, Pratt City, Ala;
Prof. W. R. Wood, Principal Decatur
City School, Decatur, Ala, and Prof.
G. W. Trenholm, Principal Tuscumbia
City School, Tuscumbia, Ala, accom-
panied by Mr. Chas. Stewart, who
represented the Associated Press,
went to my house, the most promi-
nent place on the campus, and found
Mr.. Ransom in bed covered up with
ali his clothing on, including over
coat and shoes. Ny son, whose
mother was then attending a meeting
OF the Alumni Association, received
him in the house and was astounded
at his queer actions, but showed him
to his room. The boy was frightened
by Mr.. Ransom's queer actions, as
was also one or two other lads who
we're in the house at the time, and
who knew and said from what they
had seen that Mr.. Ransom was drunk.
Ny friends know that / protect my
guests from shame, modification and
harm. could do nothing in this case,
except what was done
THE Committee reported as fol-
lows:
President w. H. Council, A. and
IA. College, Normal Ala, Dear SIR
We, the undersigned members of the
Alumni Association, desire to call
your attention to an AFFAIR We have
just discovered in reference to the
gentleman, Mr. r. c. Ransom, OF Bos-
ton, Mass, who is to deliver the an
nual address to the graduating class
tonight.
"1st-He seems to be under the In
fiuence of whisky.
'2d-He has created a great excite
ment on the railroad which viii or
may be detrimental to the school.
''3d-We do not believe that he is
the right character to place before
our students. Respectfully, q. ".
Scott, President Of the Alumni Asso-
citation. Principal Pratt City School,
Pratt City. Ala; W. r Wood, Prin-
cipal Decatur City School, Decatur,
Ala; @. W. Trenholm Principal Tus-
cumbia City School, Tuscumbia, Ala.
The report was verified by the evil
dence Of Mr.. Chas. Stewart, who was
present at the interview Of this COM
mittee with Mr.. Ransom. Thereupon
Mr.. Ransom was rendered his railroad
fare from Boston and return, and q
carriage to the city Of Huntsville,
both Of which he accepted. This was
the most charitable course the cir
cumstances permitted. This il al l
know Of the matter. The faculty, by
unanimous vote. sustained my action,
az the best thing to have done under
the circumstance.
%W q. COUNCIL"
Subscribed and sWorn to before
me this 11th day Of June. 1906.
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