The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-07-24
S1ARkWllE SENSATION
SINNERS DOWN.
President Hardy, of a. and NJ. College
txOnerated of All Charges.

sistently asserted by some claiming t.
be wise to the facts, that four members
strong personal friends, hut who see tn.
Presidents usefulness DESTROYED, voted
with six strong friends for exonaration
with the knowledge that resignation
will he within a short time. Those
members are believed to he well-knowr
to some. il is not believed that AZ
members OF the Board knew these facts
themselves.
On being asked about refusing to eat
in the college mess hall if Editor
scherer, of the Southern Farm gazette
did, and about the Editor being cxclnd,
ed, Governor Noel said he did 90 TO the
College feeling angry at the Gazette
Editor because Mrs. Noel had seen the
personal attack on him, his brother and
President Hardy, and was greatly wor-
ried about it. He told Mr.. Oliver he
would not eat at the same table with
the Editor, and Oliver perhaps mis-
understood and excluded Scherer en-
tirely. He said nothing Of President
Hardy excluding Mrs. Scherer next
day. He had not spoken of the matter
to Mr.. Hardy, but the latter may have
received this information from Oliver.
He would have had no objection to the
Editor and his wife having their meals
in the mess hall if separate table had
been prepared. All meals taken by out
siders were paid for.
The following
OFFICIAL STATEMENT
was given out by the Board of Trustees
to-day:
"To the People of Mississippi The
Board of Trustees of the Mississippi A.
and M. College, realizing the great in
Justice done to the institution and Pres
ident Hardy, through the fight upon
him, both from within and without the
College, feel that some statement from
them is pertinent at this time, that the
great institution and it's President may
be set right in the estimation of the
people. Although at the last meeting
suspension Of judgment was asked from
the people until the findings in the
Welhorn charges against the President
could be made and the Faculty investi-
CATION completed, certain papers in the
State did not respect that request, and
the present Board of Trustees and the
institution were subjected to constant
and malicious attacks. The result has
been that only one side of the College
trouble has been presented, and it has
been so grossly misrepresented and
magniiied that the Board feels that the
people Of the State should have the
facts of the case. To begin with, let it
be understood that the Board Of Trus-
tees is composed of fourteen represen-
tative citizens from every section Of
the State. In their appointment they
represent both the administration of
Governor Vardaman and Governor Noel,
and represent various professions and
vocations. In response to the request
of President Hardy, and the request as
made in the Faculty resolutions, they
assembled at the College on Wednes-
day, July Is, and remained in session
until the following Sunday, being at
their post working from o'clock in the
morning until u at night, every de-
partment OF the College and every
Faculty member and attache number
ing sixty-odd, were carefully examined
with view Of detecting any friction or
within the departments of
the Colleges and with establishing ex-
act relations that the members of the
Faculty and those connected with the
College bore towards the President.
"After full and absolutely fair and
impartial investigation toward all con-
cerned, the Board. by vote Of l0 to 4,
voted to retain Mr.. Hardy as President
of the institution, every member of the
Board being present and voting, and
the four members whose votes we're re-
corded against him pledged him their
loyal support in his future administra-
tion.
"The investigation developed that
there had been serious friction and
trouble in the agricultural department,
and the trustees located the cause OF
the trouble and will take the necessary |
steps to secure harmony a d the best /
possible results in this and all other
"The investigation was attended by
the best results from every standpoint.
1t gave the trustees larger grasp on
the institution in all OF its departments
and gave them familiarity with de-
tails which will enable them more sue
than ever to administer the
affairs Of the institution and bring it
nearer than ever to realization Of the |
purposes for which il was established. |
Il served to clear mp in large measure
the disaffection and strife within the
College, and to establish relations Of
support and sympathy with the Presi-
dent and Faculty and teaching force,