The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-03-27
Resolution Asking His
Resignation Is Ov er
whelningly d efe Gated
ia ]. N a u DECISION
WILDE MA HERE
Meeting Will Be Held in sRich~
mond on April 70, When Defi-
mite Action Will Be Taken
on Charges Filed Against
President Of Virginia
Polytechnic Institute.


Polytechnic Institute.
ny ALEXANDER FORWARD,
Special Correspondent of Tho Times
Dispatch. i
DlaclksburE, Va, March :6.-DeteH.
mined not TO sustain the charges pies;
ferrcd by the welfare committee or a
the Virginia Polytechnic Institute
against president BarrlnEcr, and yet "A
unwilling to announce hasty de-
cision. tie board OF visitors has de-
cided to POSTPONE flnal aetloa. Y wiz
meet In l,ichmond on April ID, 80 over
tho stcnographic report of tho pro-s
cccdings and render n verdict.
This does not mean that there In
doubt ms to the result. A test vote a
was taken, the board refusing by
vote OF 8 to /: to ask for the resiERa-
tlOn OF DR.. Barrinser. ssa5
A committee was appointed to "ex-
press the sentiment OF the hoard FOns
the charges md answerx." As to how
this committee could know this senti-
ment, n member OF the board said to-
night that the Judgment was pretty
well indicated In the executive sessiOn
which followed the hcnrinE.
The Renl Reason.
Possible light was shed ION tho real
reason for delay by another member.
who said This committee will be in
position to recommend certain reformss.
the desirability OF which has been
demonstrated in this inyesti CATION AMI
which tho board will put in force.s and
In which 7 am sure DR.. Barringcr will
concur. r
4 vt would seem, therefore. that all.
1 thou gh the welfare committee has not
4 succeeded In securing a change Of adj;
ministration its efforts have not been
without results. III 49, IA
4 No decision having hcen reached. Il
4 naturally neither Speaker Byrd nor
4 Chairman Priddy. on the ono land. nor
Il President Barringer on tho other hand.
i had any statement to mako tonight
4 Perhaps the opinion OF the board
was best summed up by member
i who says: "Dr. Barringcr has made
mistakes, some OF them perhaps OF a.
'l#character which should not be made |
lfbyj tile president of such a school but
tho charges as a whole could not. ail
|sthe opinion of a majority Of tho body.
DO considered so seriously as to look
to a demand for resignation.
Vote Demanded.
There was some demand for an inns (
mediate vote. The following rcsolu-
ton was offered:
Tho hoard of visitors having
heard the charges against DR.. Paul8B.
,Barringcr, president oteVirEinia Poly
|Stechnic Institute, and his replies to the
same. are OF the opinion that tho best
Interests Of this institution will BIO F
conserved by the resignation OF DIR.
Barringer as president Of this institu-
ztion. s,s
Therefore. be 1t resolved, That we
IL for tE, va jnY1 ri or
, Paul B. Barringer. to take G fleet at
the end OF the present session. e
This was lost by the GLOWING votes:
|Ayes--I. D. Kline. II. ], Noel. Noes
j. C. CarrlnEton.J. NJ Barker, Il. IN.
Johnson p. r.. st. Clair. g. G.. Kizers
j. y. Eggleston. Jr., II. AZ. Smith. Ir:.
and II. S. Nlisgrave--S.
BY a vote of s. to \. Mr. * line voting
In the negative. and Mr.. Noel not
voting, this resolution was carried !:
Resolved, That a committee oe
three. consisting Of IT. NJ Smith, Jr.,
u. =. Johnson and G. G. Kizcr. be APP
Ipointed to raw up resolutions cS-
pressing the sentiment OF tho board
on the charges and answers sub
mltted, the same to DO submitted # to
La full meeting Of tho board Mt the
4 ton. in the State Capitol at Rich-
lin executive session, z
Morning session.
Lengthy indiscriminnte discussion
OF tho charges against DR.. Bar
ringer and tho answer Of tho
4 president occupied the morning Sos
sion OF the board OF visitors Of sthe
1 Virginia Polytechnic institute. Their
i Is no particular charge In the tsitua
/ tion.s and the end OF the investigated
to w. fsr1 81,
board are so anxious that tho publ
shall have every light on the subJec
| that they occupy. most OF the time
Several OF them ertainly feel that5st
a greataeXtent the board itself Is IN
der criticism. IS s 81 n
While there seems to be no doubt a
Or. Barrlnger's cuulttal, the welfar
committee continues to criticize ever
finch OF the ground, entering protest
Ito the rulings OF the board.
this lnornln s's ting be ga
4 the charge regarding the student Al
Tendance In nglneer1ng schools or do
apartments In various parts of the coup
TRY was gone into. 1t was alle ged gtha
/ pr. Barrlnger. In explaining tho decltn
In attendance. had clatmed that simila
conditions existed generally. III
president declared he did not heliey
1.-The head OF the Carnegie Fonndatlo
had given Mr.. Pride figures to she
that attendance was being rnaintatne
lln@thc engineering schools. y Mr.. Prldd
/ produced the letter. s9If5
Decline lii Attendance.
Professor Surface charged that D
Barringer had omitted q h part of
4 quotation from On article In q scion
i Journal. The professors having scharl
3Eof the attendance requirements su
/ Stalned Dr. Bnrringer's statement ~ III
Il the cost Ind beetl Il ra iSall ii full Yea
liGoing back to tho fornleN adrlinIstl;