The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-28
b0lRu Will CLEAR
DR.. BARR|hGER
Decision in His Favor to be
Made April 1othin Rich
mond
Mr.. KLINE WILL MAKE
REPORT FOR MINORITY
Investigators VIII Recommend
Dismissal Of Trouble Max
ing Professors at
v. r. /.

Although the board of visitors of the
". r. /. which investigated the admin
3stration OF DR.. Paul b. Barrfngsr Fri
6Ay and Saturday. will not make Its
report until April IA. 1t II known that
the accused president Will be acquit-
I'D Of an me cnzFEa6 HE'D against
him BY Mr.. Lawrence Priddy. presi-
dent Il the Alumni Association.
On April 10. Attorney H. ~. Smith.
~ Richmond: l.. K. Johnson. Of Roa-
nQ1Ie. and &. q. kizer, Of Norfolk, MEM
bars Of the board. will submit their re-
pcft on the investigation. In addition
" exoncrating DIR. Bsrringer. II 10 ex-
pecfed that the committee OF the board
win recommend that certain changes
~ made In the faculty to Dust several
professors. who furnished President
E15ddy with his ammunition" con;
1iettng In the main Of infinite detail
about petty differences between mem
herr Of the faculty and DR.. Barringer
and the gossip Of BlacksburE.
To Submit Minority Report.
a minority report will be submitted
b. Mr.. Laslie ID. Kline, who offered a
1vsoluttcn TO the board Saturday ask
Ing that the visitors call for the resig
nation or DR.. Barrfnger. In his report.
NJ. Kline. who was the only man other
than ]. r. Noel. OF Radford. to vote
A9atnse Or. Harringcr. will charge that
tn accused president is not competent
70 had the v. p. I. because he failed
~ maintain discipline among the stu
dents ut the investigation and that his
rspaAes to the charges were sarcastic
md undignfhed. Mr.. Kline declares
the W r. l. In in a state Of transition
nOw: that academic studies are being
minimixed 10 that more time may be
Gtven to agriculture and technical
bf6nches of learning He will charge
IN his report that Dir. Barringer Ia not
nApabfe Of ieadfng the institution sue
Censfully Through these changes.
Superintendent OF Public instruction
~. EEGlestcn, = member Of the
6oakd who followed the Investigation
elsseIy. had long conferences with
0oyernor Mann Monday morning
A1oN the hearing. Mr.. EENleston
kke1 the vfsw. which IL shared By
fUxWn other members OF the board.
Mat the investigation was proved to
~ unnecessary and that the charges
&ero not sustained. Although Gov
arnnr Mann made no statement re-
knFo1ug the Investigation or the
charges. II liz understood his views
Er4 NOT much different from those OF
The board.
The olIlcial decision of the board
nAxt moHxA will be TO 2 for acQuit-
III This Was the vote by which the
board refused to adopt Mr.. Kline's
resolution calling for DR.. Barringers
rQ61gnAtion. In his resolution Mr.
Kline made no aliusion to the charges
~ sh~ Investigation. The resolution
aid. resolved that as 1t would be
tor tho best interests OF the v. p. l.
Tor DR.. Bafr4nger to resign, he be
asked 70 tender his resignation" Mr..
Kftne and afr, Noel voted for the
resolution.
All Nave Returned.
All the members OF the board OF
visitors. President Priddy Speaker
byrd, Of the House OF Delegates, and
ne memhers OF the alumni who went
- Haacksbusg to attend the investisa-
t1pn. returned TO Richmond Sunday
uAofning. Eight OF the members Of
o1tin<1ed that Or. Barringer was ac-
Nuatttng himself with credit and that
{ IA had successfully met and con-
eradicsed every allegation made against
him. Speaker Byrd. who mas dis
appOfnted when the board refused tn
AiboH attorneys to participate In the
AeAxfn9 and promised 10 issue a
chAfges and affairs at Blaokshurg. said
IGOndny morning that he had recon-
4dsred the matter and would not do
Look for Investigation.
M Mr.. BYRD and President Priddy say
the nAxt Legislature will investigate
ne n. r. I. They declared the last
IAgialature would have investigated
{ the Institution had II not been for
thA fact that the board of visitors
promised to make a complete and
1safchfnx Investigation. 1t Is claim
sSd " Mr. Byrd and President Priddy
that the board did not do this. and