The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-07-22
BEGINS B. |! /:
At BL.A||..C {: I 4 ).
Legislative Investigation Into '3t thy
AffairsJof3 the VI 4. I. 4. Stats Is
Tom orroW. h,
mr.. THoRNlHll.L..L|. 10 70 PRESIDE I S / y
Uncertainty as t. the Duration Duration
and Scope Of Inquiry $1U.ndeil.
u Broad Resolution.
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5S3yi r,er,slatiye Investigation III Number:
since the General Assembly adjourhet
willlbegin. It. Blacksburg to -morroW y, WI y!
an nu,iry into the affairs OF the virginia
Polytechnic Institute will be instituted
n TIE members of the committee nave
beis1 notified to meet at a 15lacksbnrg 70
morrow evening for conference, and the
planHand scopeRof the inquiry VIII III the =.
he outlined. but the real work or ! "
body will not%leyin&until Tuesdda yam1to'lial-
Ing. tits aamatters Of pure sr,tc,,la tor q
a. IT, how long the Sinvestisatlon Will
5slast. Fl or exactly what line will be pir-
sued, as the resolution under which the
\ committee came into being is almost IN
limited Units scope. The $r1lemberss Of me
ycfcymti,ittee are Delegates i. Al b. q Thorn
%hill,%of Appomnttox chairman: Thomas
Hilton, of Prince William, and Martin
Williams Of Giles: Senator'S Edward "a
$Echols. of Stnunton. and N C.i8 Si ardi'lE
walker. OF Northumberland. q
n BOARD or @V[S1TO rs.
The members Of the Board s9f Visitors
Y TO the Institution are Messrs. H.M vs.
smith. Jr., OF this city; J. S. Musgrav'es,
ST utham,pton; X r. s. $Cochrnn, Of F'at-
$n,,ier.g Charles G. ISizer. Of Norfolk City;
4 4, Thompson Brown. OF Bedford; W. ~
Robertson, Of Washington county;1J.. 81,
Watkins, @of Chesterfield, and - Cuiien
Darlington, OF Charlotte. Mr. Brown
Is Schairn1an#of the board, and D3r. I, " !,
sNIcBryde IS superintendent OF the school.l
THE RESOLUT1ON. III Il S.
81 H.n,e Is the resolution under which q TING
Joint committee will proceed III 4! Is
77s..yyhereas q III Virginia Polyte cfnic ~ n
stitute at Blalks burg, a., ais ~ Stat 1t Z.
stitution IN wfiSnJ the people OF Virginia
take great pride as a suitable Splace g
ed,fcate. their sons, and to which, through
the General Assembly, they have t fro ~
time to time made large and liberal CON
5trbutions; and whereas. there has 9. bee =
circulat ted upon the floor Of the General
8Aasseinbly a pamphlet s;wh ich9 is & a direct
appeal to this body against the decisions
81 tbs Faculty and the Board Of Visitors
~ the disciplineig OF certain studen IS a.
that institution:Gand, n b I. ISL
hereas the charges made 9 In = this.
pamphlet are Of, a most grave Il ture,
made BY responsible and prominent mol,
and IRE fieoting upon the good 2 anne an ana
management of said stitution: X; f585
Resolved by tho 4 House of Delegates
.(the% Senate concurrlng) hat commit
tee OF Ave members, three Il rom the
House and two u from the Senate, be aT-
pointed to investigate these ar ges, the3
circumstances tind or which these ma tterRl
complained OF and the charges ma de- and
all matter rs $relat ting to- such cha rges, and
any other matters that. in & the opinion Of
the committee ma Seem proper, 5 during
the vacation Of the General q ssembly,
and report the result Of their investga-
tons To- the next Gen,aral Assembly. The
said committee, when appointed. shall
have full power to sum mon witnesses to
take dispositions and to call for all pa :
5pers, records. and documents bearing
upon this nwdstiFation..' u f 81 sE@ 81
q THE OFFICERS. i5
$#SIt Il not known who will act q IS $ SER SER