The three previous presidents of the college. All served excellently without vandalizing any of the buildings....even under the guise of defending the Constitution. DFM ----- Original Message ----- From: <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Thursday, February 22, 2007 11:00 PM Subject: Re: principled actions > Who are the people you mention ("Sullivan, Verkuil, Graves, et > al") and what have they to do with Virginia? Context, please. > What bearing do they have to the argument that I have > presented? > > My point was that the President of the University has upheld > the spirit as well as the letter of the law, and in that sense > he has been responsible. > > Are you seriously suggesting that he should not have upheld > the law? Really? > > Or are you suggesting, as Nancy has, that he should have > upheld the law in a more forthright fashion? > > Kevin > > > ---- Original message ---- >>Date: Thu, 22 Feb 2007 21:14:13 -0500 >>From: [log in to unmask] >>Subject: principled actions >>To: [log in to unmask] >> >> >But in the mean time, you should be celebrating the >>> principled actions of the President of William and Mary, who >>> is providing an excellent model of civic responsibility for >>> his students, and for us. >> >> >>Give us a break. >>So, Sullivan, Verkuil, Graves, et al were less models of > civic responsibility than this man? >>An "excellent model of civic responsibility". >>He snuck into the Wren chapel, consulted with no one and took > it upon himself to "defend the Constitution" by tampering with > an historic building....and never mentioned it until he was > caught. >>This after being on the job for a few months. What else is up > his sleeve, I wonder. >> >>Deane F. Mills >>Calthrop Neck >>Yorktown, VA >> >>To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the > instructions >>at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html > Kevin R. Hardwick, Ph.D. > Department of History > James Madison University > > To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions > at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html > To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html