The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-06-10
Presidentof V. P. |. Has
Enemies Licked
to FRAGILE.
WILL NOT RESIGN;
CANNOT BE FIRED
Diplomatic Agent Sent to Secure
Promise of Retirement Seems to
Have Mixed Up Situation,
and Plan to Dispose of
Much-Attacked Man
! Fails.

Never was there moro forcible illus
tration OF the truth or the Scotch say
Ing. The best laid plans OF mice ami
men gang aft aglee." than in the case
OF Dr. Paul B. BarrinEcr. president of
the Virginia Polytechnic Institute.
Those who oppose his continuance in
Once had everything arranged so that
lac should resign and retire from the
boards. Now he won't resign.
The plans have all fallen through.
Somebody has biund.rco. Somewhere
In the fabric of intrigue cog has
tined by friends on his board OF vIs.-
tors. is Arm in Office and says he will
stay there. And nobody can see any
possible way TO make him get out.
One Lung Flight.
For yearu.-in fact. ever since his
election as president of the great tech
meal school-tactions within and with
out the board, within and without the
faculty. within and without state
councils. have fought him bitterly lie
has been accused of various sorts OF
1ntsma nagement. and Investigations
have been held which have come TO
naught His enemies arc as much or
posed 10 him as evcr--his friends fuiiy
as loyal as before. Rebels within ali
az his oihcial commission as president.
But 1t Is sti!l In his possession
fhe Governor Of Virginia has !ndt-
Toctly voice in such matters. through
his appointments % 'nern,ysrs OF boards
Of visitor and dir c;crs /, IS safe 10
say that in This State II would be 4 III
cult indeed To secuus men Of sta ming
% serve in such positions .1v!th collars
about their reckS or with al express
o. Implied promise to stand for OF
against any Individual Yet o. care
study OF the natural pn.jndsces and
propensitFas Of men. an executive can
b. large factor N the selection or
retention Of the ls'ad OF State school.
Chhnce at Control
Bearing this In mind. ,hosz who op-
pose Or. Barrlne,Ar made their plans.
The terms of Office OF four members
Of tins board o, visitors Of the Vir-
g!nla Polytechnic Institute Will *
pirs on July t. Second Auditor Rose
wen !ag.. who had two year, to serve
had resigned. I'lTe resolua, mn can
easily control tha board o. ten with
two ex-ofticio members
Somebody went to Dr Barrlnger
with some sort Of proposition Those
who sent the emissary believed he
"as to intimate that II would be best
lot pr, f3arrinEcr TO promise TO re-
Sign. and 10 make n pledge that he
would get out easily without attack.
Apparently it worked. Tho mcssen-
ger reported to those who sent him
that Or. BarrinEer would resign a,
once provided r. J. NOEL and Leslie
U. Kline. two members of the board
who have been inimIcal to his adj
ministration, were not reappointed. so
,hat ne would not he under fire when
ha 1.ft
nave been so reported to Governor
Mann. The Governor iofS Mr.. NOEL
and Mr.. Kline off the board, when n.
made his recent appointments. The
men he chose arc regarded as pr
Barrinsers friends. and the latter SO
regards them. Nobody believes they
were parties TO any sort Of deal for
Or against any person.
Proposes to Hold out
Yet Or. Barrinser Will remain at tho
head of the Polytechnic Institute
He has said So most positively, 70
Intimate friends He has said, fur
thermore, that he has been I'm a sn,.l
ing humor ever since the personnel OF
the Few appointees was made pubI:c
lie knows they arc his friends and be.
lieves they viii! stand " htm. H..
thinks ne can work more pleasantly
and successfully In future than at any
time in the past. He says he will STAY
at Black burg.
1t is stated that the man who acted
as go-betwcen was State Veterinarian
j. g. Fcrneyhough. He seems to have
either misunderstood the Governor or
Dr. Barringer, or have hccorn, mixed
In his own III nd REGARDING; his mis-.
sion AT all events. he rs succeeded
In creating situation at which thos.
who know the inside OF the story are
laughing heartily.
Unless DIR. a,ringcr chnn,.as IN.
mind before Ills board meets NJ
Blacksburg to-daE. he is on top. ami
there Is no Hnown way TO pull him