The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-11-15
COMMEND SCHOOL
TO PEOPLE OF STATE
Conditions Arising From Differ,
ences Over Rules No Longer
Exist-Complaints of Coun-
tenancing immortality De-
clared to Be Unfounded.
All-Day Session Held.
Especial to Thu Timcs.Dispatch.I


Blacksburg. Va, November 14.-Reso-
lutions tsntamount to dismissal of
the charges recently made against DIR.
Paul IS. Barringer. president of the
Virginia Polytechnic Institute. and
against the corps of cadets, were
adopted at midnight tonight by the
board OF visitors. all of the eight
members present signing them. The
charges. which were presented by a
committee composed of Rector L. t.
johnson and Leslie ID. Kline. were ot
made public.
IT is stated by the board that after
hearing the complaints and Dr. Bar
ringers answer. 1t is of the opinion
that the trouble at the college dur
Ing the last session was largely due
to lack of harmony between the
civil and military authorities and a
difference, which no longer exists of
Interpretation of the rules. The board
commends the institution to the people
OF the State. and ff,ds that the charges
OF countenancing immortality are with
out foundation.
No Further Explanation.
No blame whatever is placed on Mr..
johnson and Mr.. Kline, who were
merely appointed a committee at the
last meeting of the visitors to for
mulate the complaints and TO gather
information concerning them. II the
board visited any criticism on DR.. Bar
ringer. or II It was Of opinion that
any of the complaints were sustained,
II does not mention them.
The session began at 10 o'clock this
morning, with all members present,
save J. .. Eggleston. Jr., Superin-
tendent of Public Instruction, ami
nj
| entire session was executive, no hint
OF the proceedings reaching those bn
the outside. Fourteen hours was con-
sumed. save the time taken for meals,
and II was evident that whatever was
going on inside was the subject of a
great amount of discussion.
Text of Resolutions.
The resolutions finally adopted wcro
as follows:
whereas. at meeting of the board
held on the eighteenth day OF August.
1911, committee. consisting CT
l. l. johnson and Leslie D. Kline. was
appointed to formulate certain COM
plants made against the management
OF Virginia Agricultural and Mechani-
cal College and Polytechnic Institute,
and. whereas, the board has heard
these complaints so formulated. and
tho answer submitted thereto by Pres
ident p. b. Barringer. and are of the
opinion that much of the trouble dur
ing the last session complained of
| was due to want of harmony be-
tween the civil and military author
tiles, and difference of interpre-
tation of the rules of the Institution,
which no longer exists. the board now
desires to put itself on record as be-
lieving that the institute is doing eS-
cellent work, and commends It to the
people of the State as a school where
the teaching is thorough and the life
wholesome. and the youth OF the State
have the chance of the best educa-
ton at the least cost.
THE board records the fact that
the sensational charges of counto-
nancing immortality in the institution
contained in certain newspaper pub
locations against the president OF the
Institution. are without foundation.
The board further finds that the
committee appointed have formulated
the complaint in good faith, without
prejudice against the president or
corps of cadets.
Resolved. That these resolutions
be given to the press. with the re-
quest that they he given the same
publicity as the charges already pub
lished," /.