The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-05-14

Richard Warren Barrett, q member
Of the Board of Trustees of Earlham
College. stopped in Richmond on his
return to New York City and made
the following statement in reference
to the action Of the Board of Trustees
at Indianapolis on Saturday, May IL:
The Board of Trustees of Earlham
College met in special session at the
Claypool Hotel. in Indianapolis. at 10
o'clock Saturday, May IL. 1917. All
the members of the Board were pres
emit except Allen G. Mills. of Chicago.
The Board took up and discussed
the situation In which Earlham. along
with all other colleges in the country,
will necessarily find herself during the
present war period.
College to Continue Work
The Board was unanimous In decid
ing that Earlham Colleg will continue
ing that Earlham college will continue
brought about by the war.
President r. L. Kelly's resignation
was read to the Board and accepted.
This was a matter of detail owing to
the fact that President Kelly has
made definite arrangements to take
up other work. There were many ex-
President Kelly has done for the col
lege and the members Of the Board,
without exception, wish him success
in his new work.
The Board then appointed com
mittee of the faculty consisting Of Pro
fessors Charles. Hadley. Hole and
Lindley to take charge Of all matters
that have to do with the work of the
next college year. and to direct the
college until such a time as q new
president may be chosen.
Committee Rules College
This committee was appointed by
the Board without any consideration
of priority, and the Board was led to
take this action in reference to the
management of the college until the
election of a new president, owing
to the successful management Of Col
i orado college during the year just end
ing by similarly chosen faculty com.
mittee. The action Of the Board In
appointing this committee was unani
nous. The Board was not ready to
elect a president for the college large.
ly owing to the unsettled war condi.
tons Of the country.
| The Faculty Committee appointed
by the Board was given such full and
complete power to carry on the at
fairs of the college during the com.
paratively short interval while the
college will have no president that
none of the interests of the college
can suffer.
| Every department of the college
will be continued and its high stand.
ard will be maintained in every re-
spect. No changes of any kind will
be made except such as may be neces-
sary to fully cooperate with the pub
lie authorities of the state and nation
The Board canvassed the student
situation very carefully and such re
ports as 1t received show that the col
lege will not suffer as seriously from
a falling of in the number of students
In attendance as was anticipated at
the time the country entered the war.
The Board Of Trustees, the faculty
and the college will be foremost in
| serving the state and nation but be-
ljeve that the nation will be better
| served by maintaining Earlham Col
lege at high state of educational
efficiency irrespective Of war condi.
lions. The Faculty Committee ap.
pointed by the Board will cooperate
with the president of the college in all
| matters pertaining to the college I'M