The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-06
10 Their Faces.

Q lNelIf T. aces.
Eve would scorn," continued Senator
Daniel ITO say things which we would
not say to the face of the institute au-
thoritles. looking them In the eye. We
will do everything In our power to have
the entire faculty and board here But
none OF our clients are here One Of the
three boys has gone back to South Car
olina and what we will tell you has to
do with the history Of that boy. because
ne has been refused matricuntion In an
other college on account of his dismissal
from the Virginia Polytechnic Institute.
We do not propose that our boys shall
be bounded around and pursued through
the world with the milestone Of disgrace
about their necks, unless the fair and
honest sons of Virginia say 1t was prop
erly placed there. We have a right of the
highest dignity to he heard. and we hope
YOU will arrange this matter as eXpedi-
tiously as possible.
Lot It not be claimed that this Is an
effort to take anybody by surprise. The
literature on the subject Is part of the
library of my learned friend from Lynch-
burg. He has had opportunity to learn
II by heart, so that he could almost
repeat 1t backwards. The faculty and the
board are certainly not unaware ~ tho
case. It Is reported here that they are
now getting up petitions or something.
Telegraph. mails and express arc in full
use. AS for this side. neither of us saw
tho record in the case until we were
placed on our feet to speak half
minute was all the time they gave u.s.
ana they thought it sufficient. And then
we were led into room carefully cur
tanned off, so that nobody could see what
was done or hear what was said.
Tho right of the faculty and the board
to have sufficient time to arrange their
defense and of the counsel to examine the
appeal was emphasized again by Mr..
Braxton, who referred aEaan 70 the
Thornhill resolution. The institute au-
thorities. he said. had nothing to do
with the Introduction of the resolution.
But 1t had passed both branches, and the
General Assembly probably knew what it
was doing. 1t provided for n general
investigation, with report to the next
Legislature. 1t expressly mentioned tho
Christian charges.
/ IN the opinion of Mr.. BraSton the
committee was in IN anomalous nostion.
Facultys Own Record.
1t was pointed out by Senator Daniel
that the Christian case had already been
investigated in full. The case had been
tried and the appeal was now being made
on tho faculty's own record. IIe realized.
however that the gentlemen on the other
side might have gotten the two con
fused. AS for the Thornhill resolution
he declared that neither he nor Judgs
Christian knew or cared anything about
1t.
eve are no Investigators" he declared;
eve have inspired none and care for
none, Tho law will attend to that. We
are the friends of the institute. 1T Is
tbeing asserted here that we arc oppos-
ing the appropriation to the Virginia
Polytechnic Institute, That is untrue, Wa
don't know anything about tho Virginia
Polytechnic Institute appropriation, AL
we want ia n decision In this particular
case. The General Assembly, IL It desires,
and wa have nothing to do with that.
may Investigate the general system ut
the institute and seegif 1t does not need
a change.
"And i think It does,' he added, as an
provoking a laugh,
Upon motion of a member the commit
tee decided to conduct the hearing We'd
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