The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-07-11
Board Accepts 1t, But
Asks Him to Remain
One YearLonger.
HIS ACTION ENDS
BITE R FIGHT
Determined Effort Had Been
Made to Gust Him From In
stitute, but Until Few Days
Ago 1t Was Believed His
Friends Were in Con-
troll of Board.

Roanoke, W., July IO.-At meet.
Ing here to-day of the honrd of visi-
t"rs of Virginia Polytechnic institute,
AT biucksburG, the resignation OF DR..
Paul Ii. Bnrringer, president of the
school rendered to become effective nj
"rce. was accepted. bn; the bonrd re-
piested him TO continue ms head of
the Institution for one lenr more. Or.
iinrrinEer hns NOT vet intimated hln
rihns Tor the future.
strong faction Of the institute
alumni has waged a fight against Dr..
Barrlnser ever since his election as
president about six years ago Twice
the board has tried the president on
charges of Incompetence. each trial
resulting IN eXoneration. The charges
were presented by Two members Of
the board OF visitors and two mem
oers OF the alumni. and went into
much detail They alleged misman-
agement OF the business affairs Of
the institution. failure to enforce dis
clpline and failure To protec, :he in
terests of the institution before the
legislature Speaker Richard +. Byrd
appeared at the first trial as counsel
FOR the compliments but the board
decided not TO allow legal representa-
ton to either side. Both hearings
were long and at times acrimonious.
but the board by decisive maIorities
decided for the president on each &C.
casion
The Official action o: the board on
the resignation follows
The resignation OF Or. BnrrInger as
president OF the Virginia Polytcchnic
Institute having been presented and
considered by this hoard. on motion
the same IL hereby accepted. In nc
crptfnS this reclamation, the board de-
sircs 10 place on record It's apprccin-
ton of the nble services of Or. Bar
rinf-1r during his incumbcncy ns pres
ident OF this Institution, and 20 ex-
press n high pc oDnl regard in which
he II held by earL member OF This
lizard. Despite the fnct that President
HnrrinSer's administration has been
conducted under peculiarly harvesting
difficulties, the institute has made de-
cidcd progress In many lines Of en-
dcnNor and the financial management L.
particularly to he commended.
THAT. ns the selection of ii successor
10 DR.. Bnrr!nger T. matter deserving
mature consideration hy this board,
10y unanimous vote of the board lie Is
earnestly requested To remain ~ pres
ident until July l, 1913"
Or. Sarringcr has given no irtlina-
ton as 10 his future clans The board
organized with the election OF John
Thompson Brown OF Bedford. as rec
ter. 10 succeed L L. Johnson. who re-
fused reappointment Those present
were.
e. + Fitzpatrick Lynch burg: J. D.
Epgleston. II. Richmond w. 4. Har-
ris, Spotsylvania county. Berkeley i.
Adams, Charlotte county DR. JOS !.
Turner. Hollins senator ]. Is Watkins.
Chesterfield county. Fl. VI Smith. Jr..
Richmond. and Chas- /. Wade. Bl1cks-
burg, secretary
The determination Of DR.. Barringer
TO resign from the head OF the VIRGINIA
Polytechnic Institute ends bitter
hght which dates back 10 the time or
his election to succeed DR. Mcbride.
His election. OF rather the contest lead
ms up to 1t, created great dissension
in the faculty and resulted in open
warfare on him. led by Lawrence Prid-
dy. Of New York. president Of the
General Alumni Association. \ shor,
while after he took charge there verc
reports that he would retire. These
reports have been persistent ever since.
Investigations failed to bring out any
facts which would force his dismissal
him practically demorehzed discipline
at the institution and had an unwhole-
some effect
Within the past few days, when the
talk became current hat the meet
ing yesterday would settle the matter
for all time it was reported that j. j..
Fggleston. Jr., state Superintendent of
Public instruction. was being gronmed
as his successor. Mr.. Eggleston's
friends, or many Of tbem. at least,
had expected him 10 fall heir TO the
,t-I.. 4,
personnel OF tho hoard early IN June
made it appear that the elimination
Of Leslie =. Kline. of Henrico and
Robert j. NOEL or East Radford Nj,
Earringer's personal enemies. would
leave the president free from distur-
bance for some years to come. on
May ? Governor Mann reappointcd l..
Z. Johnson. presld,nt OF the Norfolk
and Western Railway. the new mem
hers on that date being H. NJ smith.
Jr.. OF Richmond j Thompson Brown.
kins. OF Chesterfield DR.. W. a Har-
ris. Of SpotSylvania was appointed to
serve the unexpired term of Roosevelt
Page while J. cullen Carrington Of
Charlotte. retired 10 make way for
Ecrkclcy y. Adams who became a
member esoficio by reason of his
election as president Of the State Board
Of Agriculture. AS Mr. Darlington and
MIR. Adams come from the same coun-
tyy. 1t was not regarded as wise %
have two members from Charlotte.
Wtl--y XnNeM. NV ttb shrd sh
4 slip Somewhere.
When the new hoard was announced
II was practically accepted As certain
that friends OF pr Barringcr were in
control and that ne would remain Ten
days later, report was published To
the effect that Dr Earringcr hal
agreed TO retire n the Governor would
remove those members VINO had en-
deavored 10 remove him. but that there
had been slip somewhere. DR. Bar
ringer remained y week or two later
great surprise was expressed when Mr.
CONTINUED on Third rase)