Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-03-16
HAMPTON. PHOEBUS AND OLD POINT-C Continued.

has the right TO call meeting at
will and the members IN attendance
constitute quorum.
DIR. Ferneyhough assumes authority
to speak for certain individual men,
beers Of the Welfare Committee IN
such a way as to place them before
the public in a contradictory nght'
Il, therefore. seems to me he would
do well, in justice TO these men, 10
allow them to speak for themselves.
II would. for example. seem strange
that a clear headed business man OF
good reputation would listen to DIS
cussion OF charges to be preferred,
sign a resolution endorsing their pre-
ferment, and then state that he did
not agree with the substance OF the
charges, and If Or. Ferneyhough had
taken the trouble to write 10 the
chairman of the Welfare Committee
he could easily have become enhght-
ened on this important point. first
hand. The same applies TO the other
members of the committee discussed
by DR.. Ferneyhough. He processes
his earnestness in this matter 10 the
end of dealing justly with DR. Bar
ringer. but IL seems to me that ne
will stand the chance of minimizing
his moral support by dealing mani
festly uniustly with certain brother
alumni whose interest in the institu-
ton is as loyal and genuine as his.
DR.. Felneyhough takes occasion 10
use my name in connection with the
investigation. and L. weaken the IN
nuence which his letter might have
had. he berates the character and
influence of Northern education. II
the gentleman in question will refer
to the records of the V. p !. he Will
there find that some of these gentle
men who have been contaminated by
Northern institutions, received part
OF their education in the V. p. l., and
that their record in that institution
will compare favorably with his.
say this in no spirit of Boosting, for
am a loyal VirginiaD. taxpayer
in the State. and resident OF the State
during a part of each year.
fear also the doctor will have
serious difficulty in detracting from
the merits and reputation of MT.
Lawrence Priddy in referring to his
efforts in behalf of the Young Mems
Christian Association of the V. p /
have had occasion to come in con-
tact with the old graduates and stu
dents of the V. p l. in many differ
ent states, and | must say in justice
to that meritorious work, and the
men who have gone out from this
institution, that DR.. Ferneyhough is
the first man from whom | nave
heard syllable of comment which
was not most favorable and apprecia-
tive of Mr.. Priddy's devoted labors
in this capacity.
Dr. Ferneyhough also assumes au-
thority to state the position of certain
officers of the association as 10 the
present investigation in progress. In
this. comment he places Dr. Frank
Wilson, who is secretary of the Gen
eral Association and secretary of the
Welfare Committee. in a light which
lis likely to be misinterpreted. AS
secretary, it is his official duty TO
not only keep in touch with the ac-
tivities of the different meetings, but
with the correspondence In general.
DR.. Wilson has performed this duty
accurately and conscientiously, and in
supplying information which is asked
for or needed with reference to any
phase of the associations business 1t
is manifestly unfair to herald him as
an advocate of either side. Every
man who is acquainted with DIR. vii
son and his work must admit that
the V. P. I. never had an alumnus
or professor who was more devoted
to the interests of his students ana
every department which makes tor
educational and moral advance
1t would seem that discretion would
have suggested TO DR.. Ferneyhough
the inappropriateness of using his
press letter as an opportunity 10 ex-
press his personal opinion of a re
putable gentleman of his own profes-
sion. We must conclude that It was
rather a blanket letter in which he
summed up his grievances, like INTO
Pandora box.
G. T. SURFACE,
V. p. ]. classes 1895. 1896.
New Haven. Connecticut