Ellen Glasgow , a writer and close friend of Cabell said that he had a friendship with a professor at the college which some people thought was `` too intimate '' . Because of this , Cabell had to leave the college . According to his close friend and fellow author Ellen Glasgow , Cabell developed a friendship with a professor at the college which was considered by some to be `` too intimate '' and as a result Cabell was dismissed , although he was subsequently readmitted and finished his degree .