The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-14
COLLEGE CHARTER
SOLUTION FAR OFF
.Randolph-Macon Question Goes
Back to methodist Confer
ences and Trustees.
COMMITTEES DEADL0CKED
Unable to Agree Upon Single
Point. They Give Up the
Task and Adjourn.

Failing to agree upon a single point,
and with the opposing factions as far
apart as they were a year, ago. the
joint meeting of committees from the
board OF trustees of the Randolph
Macon system and the Virginia and
Baltimore Methodist Conferences ad-
Journed sine die yesterday afternoon
at 2:15 o'clock after three lengthy SEES
sions. and practically gave up hope of
changing the college charter so as to
bring the chain of schools under the
domination of the church. The matter
remains where 1t has stood since the
beginning of the fight. 1t caused a
turmoil here last autumn in the Vir-
sinia Conference. The only tangible
result of yesterdays meeting was the
adoption of resolution referring the
question back to the trustees and to
the conference.
Headed by Rev. James Cannon, D. d..
the element desiring that ,ne college
be placed within the control of tho
cnurch. introduced several resolutions.
all OF which were Immediately voted
down by the opposition. Propositions
submitted by the trustees met with tho
same rate at the hands of the other
SIDE The deadlock was absolute, ana
no EFFORT to break it and reach an
was aNalIinR.
Will Come Up Again.
1t had been thought that the hest
method of bringing about a policy of
pacing the colleges under the dlsci-
pine of the Methodist Conferences was
oy su1noltting 1t to committees repre-
sehtinG the trustees and the two con-
ferences. Consequently this was done
But the effort apparently has hope
lessiS failed. and the question will
again be one of the utmost interest
and Importance when the conference
meets November Is in Salisbury. Md.
A proposition to SO amend tac char
ter that II would bring the control
OF the schools under the Will of tho
church was, as stated In The Times
Dlspatch yesterday, voted down by tho
trustees. a scheme to refer the mat
t:r to an arbitration board to CON
sist of three members was also set
aside by the vote OF the trustees. A
third was to provide a contract be-
tween the trustees and the conference
whereby the latter would have the
right to confirm the selection OF trus
tees named to fill vacancies. This was
rejected. The trustees introduced a
resolution providing for the selection
OF an advisory board from the confer
ence' which as a matter of courtesy
might sit with and take part In thu
discussions OF the trustees. but should
nave no voice. This was opposed and
defeated by the representatives of the
conferences.
1t Is the plea OF a faction of the
conference. that which is lead by DR..
cannon. to have the school acknowl-
edse itself as an institution under the
control of the church.
me stand of the trustees is that the
schools should remain only seml-de-
nominational because many endow-
ments have been received from mem
oers of other churches. one school re-
ceiving practically all Of ITS money
from catholics with an agreement that
IL should be kept under the control Of
self-perpetuating board
Ihough the trustees are members NJ
,he Methodist clergy and Methot,ist
iai'y' they do not feel that they bava
e enc right to go against the wishes
u tns founders of the institutions.
ana the trustees have decidedly tho
whip hand OF the matter 1t is a SELF
psrpetuating board. and there seems
ittle probability that its present AT.
tltude VIII ever be chanred