The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-02

be heard by the board on my Ictter IL
the faculty containing the tcetIrtony on
behalf of tie Is.tiueDts end the ',sidc OF
the faculty, as printed ard oil record. II
subsequently apptflred tint, under date
of Novomber tic i7tn, 1906, Tic factiIty
had published ~ parnpiilnt or thirty two
pages, setting forth 'sttlly, na they said.
their side OF this controversy, and had
sent this pamphlet 10 each member OF
the board somc dag IN advance of tiiis
'heetinS; but neither Senator Dli,inl nor.
lnyseli Vert ever porFiitted to see thls
pamphlet Until late IA tho dry OF tho
meeting or the Board OF Visitors, Whc,t
We were urly furnished with one COPY
between us.
The board heard us, md. without niy
tmpeae,men or contradiction q any
slhutmefit or our witnesses (Which, ty
before stated. oxctilratel my son md
Messrs. i,ubant and Snitcy entirely from
completely IN the offence cllarEel), nf-
hrmea the Judgment Of the faculty.
section 15O2 OF tho Code provides that
the board of Visitors 'shafl at AFT times
bly," a'e
Senator Daniel and myself. on behalf or
my son aud Messrs. Eti.anis and saliey.
have, therefore, Appealed to you, under
the foregoing provision Of law. from tho
} }ha nri Of the Board of Visitors on
testimony on which the cases were heard
by the board, nd we ask you, as the
proper tribunal provided by law, to hear
US and to hear the board on this printed
record as now presented to you. This is
all we ask, and It seems to us we arc
clearly entitled to have this request
granted. 80
Not Meet the Case.
There seems to be n general impression
that the joint resolution presented by
MI. Thornhi!l.. directing an Investigation
which joint resolution ras passed both
houses OF the General Assembly. will
accomplish the ends we are now seeking
TO accomplish by this appeal.
L wish to state, both on my mart and
on that of Senator Daniel. that this reso-
iutlon was never suggested by us and
mat 1t VIII not accomplish what We thing
we are entitled to receive at the hands
pace, we wish to he heard on the record
as made by faculty and Board of Visit
tors; aud we are willing to stand or fall
ny that record. In the second place. .tip
resolution of Mr.. Tliornhill contemplatcs
an investigation into the affairs of the
institute generally during the recess OF
me General Assembly and a report to
fn U BODY w years hence, We are. salts
led that these students have been
Illegally and Improperly debarred from
the right to matriculate, and that every
day the General Assembly prevents then,
from the right to matrictilate is doing
lhen n great wrong: and, in the third
place, / am both unable and unwilling,
10 act as the prosecutor In n general In
v~estSatlon of the affairs of this institi.
tion.
learn from n very reliable source that
an attempt has heen made by the So.
called friends of this institution to show
that both Senator Daniel and myself are
trying to injure this institution, and that
We have even gone so far as to attempt
to prevent tho General Assembly from
making the appropriations thereto which
nave been asked for.
Without Foundation.
need not state to you gentlemen that
both of these statements are without the
slightest foundation In fact. On tile con-
trary, both Senator Daniel and myself
have expressed time and again our sir-
cere regret that we have been brought
In conflict with the authorities of this in-
stitution, and I kept this matter away
from the public absolutely until the side
of the faculty had been first published
IN the newspapers, when ] felt it n duty
both to myself and my son, as well as
to the public, to theS state publicly what
the real facts of these cases were.
If the letters which ! have received
from various sections of the State reflect,
as believe they do, the real sentiments
of the people of Virginia. then the real
enemies of this institution are those who
are seeking by teclnicalities and other
dilatory tactics to prevent the hearing
of this appeal.
1t rests with the members of the. Gene
raj Assembly to say whether or notNtheso
! gentlemen will be successful In these Of
forts. ] feel sure If they are, and If this
matter Is allowed to stand in it's present
condition. that comparatively few of tho
prudent patrons of this institution Will
be disposed to send their sons to 1t here
] are liable to be treated with the indisnity
and injustice which lave been heaped on
me and my son by the authorities of this
Institution. Respectfully submitted.