Aside from the rightness or wrongness of the decision of the new president of W&M, he could have handled it better. Considering how tradition-minded Virginians are, he could have taken that into consideration, had some public meetings, presented his thinking, perhaps made a few converts to his POV, and then done exactly what he did do. But it would have made people feel they were consulted and he took the time to discuss his reasoning with them. Instead of breezing into town and saying the cross must go. IMO he handled it very poorly, and that kind of high-handed attitude will not win you any friends. Nancy ------- I was never lost, but I was bewildered once for three days. --Daniel Boone To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html