The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-09-27

tho way he put It Questions were
asked then which were evidently In
tended to suppress. instead OF draw
out what tho witnesses had to say
II tho board had gone into this mat
ter in n better spirit. 1t might shave
gotten moro nearly at tho bottom OF
this matter than 1t has done"
| The board Is on its good behavior
to night" said Mr.. Umlauf. There Is
not better man among us than Mr.
| Williams. II he speaks a littlo quick
~ at times he doesn't mean a word
OF II. We are all engaged In q great
| work We are not going to agree.
but we can at least respect the other s
| feelings and not DO too quick to sus-
pect what Is behind"
Severe on Mckee.
| II. II. Carson. formerly assistant sec
rotary. worry reluctantly and only un-
der some pressure consented to tell OF
his experience with Mr.. Mckee. when
he stated he made the first and last
enemy he had ever made He was on
duty from, o'clock in the morning
to 1850 at night, pnrt OF his work
being TO answer tho telephone. A ne
gro man several times stuffed paper
under the bell OF n telephone, although
he had told him not to. When he went
up TO find what was the matter with
tho instrument the negro insulted him
In the presence of a number OF women.
MIR. Mckee refused to give him hear
ing. but accepted the Negroes account
of the affair. having several confer
ences with the negro, and Mr.. Carson ut
once resigned.
Ilo had been utterly Inundated by
the negro employee in tho presence OF
witnesses. and when he reported the
matter he was not treated. he said, as
gentleman. Later. as n representa-
tive OF Washington and Lee University.
he had occasion to he In Richmond.
looked him squarely in the face, did
not part his lips, but turned and walk
ed into his office
mo doubt. there is another side to
that matter" suggested r. c. Haw-
kins. Jr. Il have heard that there were
ladies in the room, and that Mr.. Car
son was very rude.
"As TO my rudeness. I appeal to Mrs
Mckee. who was present" retorted Mr..
Carson.
Shocked by Questions.
Mr.. Farley, after saying that James
luul Ses OF tulu psNsv pau duIuLo al
he heartily Endorsed the Mckee admin
istration. went on to say that while no
one he knew Of could MI the position
better, Yet he had been shocked at
some OF the questions put TO the men
who testified: that the spirit OF the
board was undemocratic and he was
pleased TO see better spirit than AT
the former sitting. From Mr.. Will
liams's line OF questioning, he thought
he placed entirely too high n value on
money. The board needed, he thought.
democratic representation from the
men who are actually using the asso-
citation.
Dr. Miller asked what members Of
the board would go out at the next
election, and President Duke said he
could not say from memory.
Many W'!iing to Resign
Its not worth while to wait until
the terms expire" said Mr.. Whitehurst
There is not member here who
wouldn't resign tomorrow If satisfied
that II is better to have younger men"
If the personnel of the board doesn't
suit YOU" said President Duke. then
change 1t. I've been resgning for
/ TWO years and can't get anybody TO
I accept it,"
Mr.. umlauf objected to taking up
time with foolishness." 1t is no time
to talk of designations" he said
James Lewis Anderson. who had
been on the beard longer than any
member, save Mr.. Whitchurst. said the
! Keeling that there should be young
| men on the board was a just one-that
/ there should be representation from,
/ The moro active membership, and he
would be glad to give his place TO any
| -SNs4 44kN'. All toIuOU S6lu MS 1eSlR-
| nation was already in--he hadn't in
! sisted that it he accepted, because he
wouldn't quit under fire.
! We would be making q mistake"
said +, a. Simpson. Ito allow innuen-
tiai men who give the institution a
standing in the community to leave
the board TO make places for Younger
and comparatively unknown men"
Trustees for the People.
The idea that the Y NJ. c. 4. be-
longs TO its membership is presump-
tious. The directors are the trustees.
not for the members. but for the peo-
! pie who contributed the money for
this building. You don't turn over TO
the student body OF q college the seiec-
| tion OF the faculty and trustees Some
men in this institution want to rule
things"
Mr.. Hoge thought the institution
was not carrying out the work for
which II was intended by those who
gave the building fund. MI Booth
said he had heard no less than fifty
I people blackguard Mr.. Mckee without
! foundation. Personally he thought
there was not inner man on the globe.
He had served in all sorts OF capaci-
ties. and the hardest thing had been
10 get well-known men 10 serve on
/ the board. The work had been done