The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-04-07
RANDOLP H-MACON
FIGHT NOT ENDED
Minority OF Board Of Trustees
May Take Matter
Into Court.
Especial to The Times-Dispatch.1

Lynchburg. Va, April 6.-Thc long
drawn out fight over the control OF the
Randolph-Macon systom OF schools
and colleges. which appears to have
been settled by the Virginia and
Baltimore Conferences OF tho Metbo
dist Church. accepting the compromise
offered by the trustees Of the system
is just as far from settlement to-day
as II was three or four years ago
when II was started. except for the
lapse OF time
That the fight will soon find its way
into the State courts seems 10 be the
next move. for the minority of the
board which is opposed to the con
ierences OF the church confirming the
nomination of trustees, has reached
the point that II must resort 10 litiga-
ton and give up the fight For this
purpose. the minority OF the board has
asked for a called meeting of the en-
tire board OF trustees Of the system at
Ashland. and this. 1t Ia understood
here will be held before tho Gloss NJ
this month.
The controversy grew out of the
placing OF the Randolph Macon Wo-
mans College here on the Carnegie
Foundation. For several years the
trustees refused point blank 10 make
any concessions to the two conferences
az TO future elections to memberships
IN the board, but last summer a com
promise was effected which agreed IN
IL change of the charter or the systcn,
by which all elections to future va
cancies IN the board should be referred
10 the Two conferences separately for
ratification This compromise has h.en
formally accepted by both conferences
Views Of Minority.
Now, as II has always maintained
.he minority on the board claims the
delegate this power without VIOLATING
me oath of trusteeship taken BY each
member when qualifying for member
snip on the board. All OF the LAWYER
members of the board, excepting Judge
II. W Peatross, of DanVilc, take th,s
view OF the legal phase of the matter
ana II Is said Judge Peatroas formerly
did 90. -
The next step probably will ne an
application for an Injunction to ra
strain the board of trustees from tax
ing steps looking to the change of
It's charter or carrying into effect the
terms of the compromise. Such action
Is expected to take place at the ses
SION already asked for by the minori-
~.
The impression prevails with those
conNersant with the fight that a suit
WIN be Instituted IN the Hanover Cir
cult Court. owing to the fact that
tho home office of the board of trus-
tees Is located at Ashland in that conn
ty.
Judge E. D. Newman, president OF
the board, who resides at woodstock
one OF the best known lawyers OF the
Valley, Is one OF the strongest men IN
the board against any charter chang
or compromise to permit the confer
ences to confirm future elections TO
tho board.
II Is said here that no more TINA
VIII be lost and that an effort win he
made TO get the controversy passed
upon by the courts before several va
cancies are filled at the next regular
meeting.
The system maintains the woman's
college here. the mems college a, Ash
iand' the female institute ct Danvilie
and acadamies for boys at Bedford
city and Front Royal, having con-
siderabiy more than thousand stu
dents In all OF them. nearly half tho
number heing in the woman's insti-
tuition here