The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-02-23
1sLArIvE INVESTIGATION FOR
V, r. L.

tie chiefly to heavy rush of
legislative business. and not to
ion or even Indifference. If
astion came to vote in the AS
/, we have little doubt that the
,r investigation would be deci-
nd it should come to g vote be-
g Assembly adjourns, since the
and future management Of one
States great institutions is so
involved.
Inc passes, Tho sentiment for
i've action among the best
of the school wakes rather than
This office Is in receipt of al
ter from II. 3. Pratt, Jr, q V.
umnus of the class of 1894. re-
story of increasing dissatis-
with the way in which his alma
s being managed, and conclud-
h the earnest hope that "the
ure will at once investigate,
ce the institution in a position
suspicion" The welfare COM
of the Alumni Association,
vas at first doubtful about an
alton despite the fact that it
n forced into the unwelcome
prosecutor, seems now to be
for it. 1t is known that even
a; of the board OF visitors de-
Legislature to act. feeling ma
FESTIVE at continued criti-
the school which must to a
extent reflect upon the board
,imes-Dispatch has been re-
10 see the Legislature tackle
4easant situation, for reasons
has already set forth. Chief
lese is that the Investigating
could not complete its work
uman probability. until afte
/ had meet and acted. and lon
Assembly had decided the ap
on question and adjourned. W
and still feel. strong reason
lg the matter in the hands o
I. But as the weeks pass. TIL
IS for not SO leaving it hav
Tree in our mind till they out
E other side, and we have be
ither unwillingly convince
gislative Investigation will b
st interests of the state, TIL
d of the board itself.
ef argument for the investi
nd the decisive and almos
able one. is this: In the ma
he case and to a measurabl
,e board is on trial itself. 1t
the agent of the Stat,
sariiy subject to review and
on by the State, Nsow fsr a
this question of the sffici-
he Barringer administration
confronting the board, crop
in one form or another at
citing. Everybody knows
a situation as that is OBJ
ork out. The board becomes
to two groups or factions,
lgerites and the anti-Bar-
and every time any point
bearing upon the main ques-
lines between them become
tnctly and SHARPLY drawn
- stands more and more de-
! for its particular side
develop and strengthen;
grows keen; and what
a body of Impartial Judges
ally and insensiply becomes
a}nt at least, a body of ad
h with a position to supper
of past opinion to influenc,
INT. And even If the boar,
superior to the failings O
ure, and render verde
e from the inheritance @
les" year ago, it coul
since the people that it ha
Though It spoke with th
men and angels and pro
- sanest, soundest and mos
Judgment IN the world. tn
rs, or The anti Earringel
! case may be. would eel
prejudice, In other word
through the history G
Tduring the past year, ha
a,Wer. we lear, TO lay III,
Sst and whatever it did o
The agitation which IL S
school would almost Ger
haue.
&c chief reason for a legls
snigatlon; TO brins the Who'll
Filing the acts of the boar
a fresh. calm and ur
nal. There are two oth'
IS. One is that the boar
,yas had before IL markt
4 unrest and dlssatisfaetic
!, as failed 10 deal decisivel
No far, Whether IL viii 1
9tfmeeting on March % mu
orcgarded as problematica
tbs that the board has i
ummon witnesses. IN
ldye should imagine. he a
ed for a-thorough inyes,