The log cabin Democrat., 1916-09-02
FULL MEDICATION
 FOR NORMAL HEAD COOK ALONE VOTES NO State Normal Trustees Ignore Find ley's Findings, Endorsing Presi-
 dents Administration.

Over the opposition of State Super intendent George B. Cook, the five re- maining members of the board of trus- tees this afternoon adopted a resolu- tion completely exonerating President J. J. Doyne of the Arkansas State | Normal School of the charges pre- ferred against him, unqualifedly en- dorsing his administration and affirm ing their belief in his honesty and in- | tegrity
 No election was had on the position of president, President Doyne thereby retaining his position. He has never been elected but the first time and, like all other members of the faculty, holds his position until the board of trustees votes to declare the position ! vacant. No further changes were made in the faculty.
 Mrs. Maggie Stoddard Spaulding of Alabama was elected matron of the girls dormitory, new position creat- | ed at the last preceding meeting of the board.
 | The action of the board was dis tinct triumph for President Doyne, who had been scurrilously assaled in report of o. P. Findley, now deputy | of George B. Cook, who was the lone member of the board to vote against the resolution. The question of the board of President and Mrs. Doyne at the girls dormitory for the past three years was settled by resolution charging MT. Doyne $25 per month for board for himself and wife for 36 months, making a total of $900, and allowing Mrs. Doyne $500 for her services in the dormitory and Presi- dent Doyne $500 for the use of his cows and furniture for three years, leaving a net amount of $500, which is to be paid by President Doyne. The board also voted to purchase two of Mir. Doyne's cows used by the dormi- tory for $150
 Over the long-distance telephone this afternoon Prof. B. w. Torreyson, secretary of the board, read to the Log Cabin Democrat copies of the res olution adopted by the board. He said the board had voted to give out the minutes of the meeting, without com ment, to the newspapers.
 The first resolution was introduced by Judge A. L. Hutchins of Augusta and was adopted with all members present voting aye except MT. Cook, who afterwards changed his vote to aye. The resolution follows:
 Resolved, that inasmuch as Presi- dent Doyne has expressed his willing ness to abide by the decision of the board of trustees as whatever amount if any is to be paid for board at the Normal dormitory, the board fixes the amount at $25 per month (for two) for 36 months, less a credit of $500 for the services of Mrs. Doyne and $500 for the use of President Doyne's cows by the dormitory for three years"
 The second resolution, which was al- so adopted by vote of five to one, with Chairman Cook voting in the negative, was introduced by State l Auditor M. F. Dickinson. It follows:
 Whereas, the executive committee of the State Normal School board of | trustees selected an expert account ant to audit the books of the State | Normal; and, whereas, this report contains some rather severe criticism of the manner in which the books of | the State Normal have been handled, | as we'll as some other irregularities; and whereas, J. J. Doyne, president of the Normal School has since that | time adjusted all irregularities with | the board; and, whereas, it is the | opinion of the board that such irreg- uarities in bookkeeping were due to a | lack of technical knowledge of book keeping and lack of attention given 1, to the books, owing to the fact that | the president was busy much of the time with his other duties as presi- | dent of the school;
 "Therefore, be is resolved, that aft CT a careful investigation the State Normal School board of trustees goes on record as endorsing the administra- tion of President Doyne and affirming | its belief in his honesty and integrity, | and that whatever charges may have been made against him, the board is thoroughly convinced that he has at all times been honest with the state