Nearly, that is, because her students never wavered in their efforts
to encourage and help her. It was during this wait that factual
information was obtained concerning a dean at Belmont who had falsified
a faculty promotion sheet. The occurrence had been rumored,
but now the players were known. Al Garret had talked to the
principals of the event and obtained two affidavits attesting
to the misconduct and subsequent lack of punishment awarded
the dean who was still employed at the university.
The man had suffered no loss of rank or pay for his transgression.
These affidavits were added to the pile of papers already on file
with the judge.
Early in June, the Opinion and Order of the judge arrived.
Al Garret's third charge had been thrown out by the judge
who wrote that the law cited did not apply to Belmont University.
The other three charges were sustained.
On charge number four, relating to the open meeting law,
the judge wrote in part: "To permit this hearing panel to operate
outside the Open Meeting Law would be to enable the university
to take round-about steps to avoid its public duty."
He continued by describing the hearing panel as resembling,
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