The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-04-20
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a stable method for the maintenance.
management and expansion of the edu-
cational institutions OF the State. The
action as to the Rison bill was taken
by the board of visitors against the
protest of DR.. Barringer. The other
act was introduced into the LeSisla- I
ture by member of this board, and I
it is sufficient to say that the interests |
OF this institution were fully safe
guarded, and there is no just ground |
for criticism against DR.. Barringer on |
this score.
Previously Hcnrd.
Several OF the specifications under
this charge had been previously gone
into at length Mt former meetings of |
the board, where they were the sub
ject of special consideration. The
most serious specification under this
charge was as follows: ignoring heads
of departments with reference to rad
ical changes in their respective de-
partments. This was disproved by
the evidence of the members of the
faculty. Every proper effort seems to
have bsan made and careful consider
alton given to the changes In the de-
partuents 1t is the, opinion OF the
board that the charge is Ill founded.
III. Carelessness and laNity in dis
culinary requirements.
Under this charge the specification
reading drunkenness was admitted
to be misleading, and was changed to
drunkenness OF a student There ls
no ground to criticize the cougse taken
by the president with reference TO this
student The manner of conducting
| the devotional exercises lis an i'm
| provement en- the former method. and
| there is no ground to charge the pres
| ident with any laSity in the require
mcnt of the proper observance of the
Sabbath AS TO the faculty meetings,
| the advisabi1tty of frequent confer
\ ences with members of the faculty Is
| recognized on all hands. IT has been
| questioned whether the best results
can be accomplished in all cases by
a full meeting OF the faculty. with
\ jolnt discussion of the questions in
| volved, or by committees of the fac
ul,y. or by meetings of the deans OF
/ departments with the president. Each
method is used at the v. p. I. No COM
plant has reached this board from the
members of the faculty that the fac
ulty meetings are too infrequent, and
| while the board feels that 1t Is desir-
| able that matters affecting the whole
college should be considered and dis
| cussed in full meetings of the faculty.
there Is no evidence hat this course
! has not been pursued. The board finds
| that this charge is not sustained.
Is Not Insinccre.
| w. Inslncerity.
| From our personal Information and
acquaintance with DR.. Barringer we
would not say that insncerity Is one
of his failings. The chief gXQund of
complaint here Is that information
asked for by the welfare committee
was not given. Information was
asked which would have taken the
whole time for a considerable period
of the whole Office force. 1t was not
| expected that this should be done. but
| it was admitted that persons acting IN
the interest of the welfare committee
had access to and full opportunity 10
| examine all the records. books and
papers that they desired. This charge
| is not sustained.
" Injudicious and ineXcusable
| blunders of administration.
| The specifications here have, to II
| large extent been previously inves-
| tlguted at a meeting OF the board,
especially held for that purpose. There
was no ground for complaint against
/ DR.. Barringer In this respect, ana tney
were not reopened. These specifica-
/ tions are to large extent no more
1 than a. difference Of opinion OF persons
| previously discharged. One Item reads
/ .President's agreement with III. S, Pey-
ton" The essential features of this
a,..a,,ant we're arranged nv the for
agreement, VIZ IA met hn DR. Rar-
'ner nv h,or,, ands no ground for
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,1nasIaan, as 70 the course of instruc-
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