Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1908-07-23
A. AND N. INVESTIGATION.
Trustees Sustain President Hardy.
Administration.

Starkville. Miss. July 70.
The board Of trustees of the \. and ".
College issued the following statement,
today;
To the People Of Mississippi
The board of trustees of the Mi,si@
siPpi A. and VI. COLLEGE, realizing the
great injustice done To the institution and
President Hardy, through the fsht upon
him. both from within anil without the
college. feel that some statement from,
them Is pertinent at this time. that tn
great institution and it. president may
be set right in the estimation Of the pro
pie.
Although at the last meeting of the
board suspension Of Judgment was a-krd
from the people until the findings in the
Wellhorn charges against the president
could be made and the faculty inye~tisa
tion completed. certain papers in the
state dill not respect that request. and
the president. board of trustees and the
institution were subjected to constant
and malicious attsck The result hs.
been that only one side of III, college
trouble has been presented. and it has
been 80 grossly misrrprrsented AMI mag
niiied that the board feels that the peo-
pie Of the state should have the facts Of
the case.
To begin with. let it h. understood
that the boar'i of trustees l. composed II
fourteen representative citizcns from
every section of the state. In their az
pointment they represent both the al
ministration Of Gov. Nar,laman aud Coy.
Noel. and represent various profession,
ami avocations
-Four Days Session.
In response TO the request of Pres
ident Hsrdy ami the request a. W.. made
in the faculty resolutions. they assem-
bl-d at the college on "Wednesday. July
Is, and remained in session until the
following sunday. being at their po.t
working from O'Clock in the morning
until IL at night. Every department OF
the institution and eye-y faculty mem.
her and attache. numbering sixty old.
were carefully examined with view of
detecting any friction or disafFection
within the departments Of the college
and with establishing exact relations that
the members of the faculty and those
connected with the college bore toward
the president. After full AMI ab,o-
lutely fair and impartial investigation
toward all concerned the board. by
vote Of 10 to !. voted to retain Mr.
Hardy a. president of the institution.
every member Of the board being prs
ent ami voting, and the four members
whose votes were recorded against him
plslged him their loyal support in his
future administration
The investigation developed that
there had been serious friction and trou
bic in the agricultural department. ami
the trustees heated the cause Of the
trouble and will take the necessary steps
10 .scurr harmony anI the best possible
results IN this AMI ali other departments
Good Results VIII Follow
The investigation Was attended bv
the bs~t results from every standpoint
IL gave the trustees larger grasp GA
the institution in all it, departments.
Fssae aH.sFr al
which viii enable them more successfully
than ever 70 administer the afsirs OF
the institution and bring it nearer than
ever Ia realization af the great pur
poS.s for Which IL was established &c
served 10 clear up. IN large mrs-ure.
the di>afevtion AMI strife wIthim the
college. aud 10 establish r-lations of sup
port and sympathy with the president
and faculty and teaching force. and an
opportunity 10 reconcile all af th"-e re
ports and rumorS and Inference AMI
misapprehsnsious which resulted IA the
unfortunate conditions which caused
this investigation For tn. numhsr Il
faithful men who ~srNc the coil~gr A.
members Of it, faculty ami teaching
force for so many wears who-s rrlatl"us
with Ahf FNF~tA'AA wv
trustees preferred To take M radical A.
tion. believing that thrir coniA-uee IN
the president hal teen ami weuld -
suee,iiIv restored and that al wound
work IN absolute harmony AMI sympa
thy in the future for the guod cf The
school
Reslgnati0ns Advised
The trustees further believe thss ~
there were amoug ths-e -rutlsna~n aus
"a ha-. L,-- Of rsnksisnce IN ths prs~i'ieuf
had reached the point Nhsrs they sauti
not support his poiicy ans work m syni'
pathv with hi< administration. rFaitrin<
the -en.e Of the situation. Wauid Frssuanf
them To speedily resign u = graitfHi ing
To report already expressions Il tealtf
from the bsSt and strongest men N ths
college. who's support and eo-op"rsttin
will b. extensied 10 President hansy 10
the fullest and freeSt measure.
With this statement OF the facts ss
thsy existed at the beginning Of thr IN
vestigation. and with the results ~h'eh
have already attended the outcome -
onr tabors. the trustees believe that the
,ro,,bIes have been finally and amieahly
settled. and that the great college VII
no longer b. subjected to criticism on
III. part of the state. hut viii resume
without interruption its great work m
behalf of the boys and young men OF
~BOARD or TRUSTEES"