The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-07-29
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81 nyef days5of searching examinations INTO
d tie conduct .of affairs at the Virginia MA
polytechnic Institute, the JOINT xecu W
committee adjourned this afternoon n 70 and
the members. acconpanic IA BY 3s a. ~ g
Boyce Of ,rhe Times- Disp:ltch stat e lei let
Tor. Mountain Lake and aEg glestootn7 sprlnsss
driving over tho mountains q Mon Mon q
gonery and Giles. The last day q 9 me
inquiry was dull q sense, and ~ 5yet ~
tie Testimony was hig PIC t A.
1 the college and Its nanagerne = I. a.
pr. McIrydc, in rcrerr!ng to his 70 rrner
89testt,nnny. tiint runiors} Of ex tfayagan l
Z In connection with the recent ~
( ton had originated In . .vok
n occa sion to say that his srena rk :. =,
toonly d small part OF the CITIZENS y 20
Ia ,xas sure 30 pcr cent of them we're yer
IN syrnpn thy with the men
Tho college and many were his loyal ~
friends ana supporters III, his work o. TX
rs Bookkee ping System Good
sl583 3 r, II. Ayerett, the Lynchburg spe--
" cial Il accountant. finished his books to.
Il day. ana testified that the system OF
bool<k aer,ing employed hare is o very
S rood oi,e q deed y and that as far as ne
u i,oa been a Bic Is 20 In the limited time
"a rim. he has found cyeryt hiin hing
IA straight and in good shape s8 /,
# Treasurer &c. 1. Wade Stesti fled as 70 ma !
method Z OF accounting, and he prod1'ulced
some 81 his books By way o. 81 tra s.
ton. s sS5S . @ !. !. 4.
or course. I'll not rta Ike 70 g
what win 4 be the exact nature y, q tl !.
report which the coTtnit:tte VII Il en-.
to5the Governor shortly but I have seen
X aiis,t hey have seen, and heard all they
s have heard In the way OF stestimony,. q no
4 LIS my ca most conviction that nothllnle
has Il developed here which would W 'ii
"a n u any. criticism OF tho institution sor
g reflect III the slightest degree upon 10
management. VI u, =
IN ~ w. Cray. the much sought for VII
y n ess. new er showed up, - and TO cay ~ y
was sharply rasped for his non az te lll-
8ance by Senator's w TX rs and HeS7o 10y
nopen scssio f.S hey declare mat a..
had been extremely dlscplirteous 70 ti ne
committee II and that the members were
not AZ all pleased concerning the matter.
II He St aa Z been in Blacksbnrg every ni81lt
since he was summoned. but the com! OF
mjttee found itself witlout authorit Y 70
4 compel his nttenda nee. l35
Final Day Of Inquiry.
a S5 The final din u OF the inquiry was de-
voted 10 dealing with sodd and ends, sew ',:;
eral witnesses having testified 5briefly
d Rector ]. fThompso n n Brown read into
the record a. letter from Dr. y NJ Bryde.7
declining tho presidency % & the University
ofS'Virginia III 1904 n which he stated
ina d ono a rca son tor declining was the:
lact tina t II he had been tnst rume rital I'm
4 recurring a large approp riat on for the the
+ new building scheme, and 8 that 5000 g
faith demanded that he should remain
and see that 1t was care full y spen e
Colonel 4R. IA Mari, dean ~ the civil e.
engineering department. md state Veterl-
marian, DR. G. qgn. Dol y S5Syete
among the e witnesses to-da 33s3
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