The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1876-04-03
TUE STATE UNIVERSITY.

tho tom toms; for the reason, given
in the discussion before the vote was
taken, that the present Board Of Re.
gents were all Democrats, and had
arbitrarily removed all Methodist Off
cials. without cause. The action ofthe
Conference was attempted to be de-
Tended in the MicNigcnccr. by some
person signing himself "Laymnn :"
whercupon our wnsman. Mr.. 7. NJ
Chalfuut, member of the Board Of
Regents. took up the cudgcls in behalf
Of The University, and 10 letter which
appeared in the LatclIigcncer OF the
2S,h ult., he completely demolishes
"Lnyman !" and places in n sad
dilemma certain members nf Ihc Con
Ic,cuce. We regret that We cannot
this week give the letter in full to our
readers but We will rive few po;uts.
In rcnlr to the charre TINT the nrofes.
sors we're turned out, Mr.. Chalfap.
says: Dr.. Martin was not dismissed
, from the Faculty, nor was apy other
!. member Of the Faculty: and had "I,ay.
man" at,cntively given ear to the pro
ceedipgs in Conference lie would bay,
learned This fnr. from Tho lima of Dr
/. Martin himself. when he arose from hi,
sea, to corrcc, Brother Steele on Iii.
very poiut, DR.. Martin stated that he
, rrsiqncd his position. lie did not 50,
that the Board Of Regents made wal
on his political or ccc'c ,ias.icaI opin
ions. lilo resigned because the Board
, Of Regents, while in session At Mar.
,insLurg, passed m order that member:
) Of the Faculty Officers and Executive
Board) should be elected annually.
> = "
r The order Of the Board requiring Ut
, annual election was simply fulfilling
, the requirements Of the law, rs they
, were sworn to do. :; Il
; At that meeting several Of the old pro.
, fessors Il believe all that made appiica
ton for re. election, save oue) were re.
elected. A new tutor in the Primary
Department was elected, and he was SC
fortunate or otherwise as to be q
Methodist.
If l am not mistaken, the Board made
but one removal, viz: that Of Supcrin
! ,eudcut Of Grounds and Buildings
! The gentleman removed was a Repub
licsu and Methodist, yet he was re.
moved at the SUCCESSION and on CON
pluint made against him by Dr.. Mar.
tin.
Speaking 10 reply to the charge thai
hostility to hlethOdism aud Republican
ism had controlled tho action of the
Board. Mr.. Chalfant slaps "Laymau"
as follows:
y y y The religious deuonina
tons Of the Regents stand as follows
Two Bup,is,s, two Methodists, twc
=, Presbyteriaus, and perhaps one Episco
, palian. The balance represent th.
world at large. The Treasurer is {
Methodist. The Faculty and Tutor.
stand in about tho same proportion,
, think, Us to religious views. Politically
[ think they are about equally divided
The Executive Board stauds, -four
, Nlc,hodis,s (including the Clerk Of the
, Board, one Catholic aud one Presby.
terrain. The board of officers stand
, one Bourbon Democrat, ono Jacot
Democrat, one Republican and,
, rcligiously, one Baptist and two Meth.
oiis,s. The Clerk Of the Board Of Re,
, gents is Hon. G q. Sturgiss, a gen,
tlemur of decided Republican procliv,
tiles. So much faith has his party in
him that he is spoken of for a high po.
sitiun on the Republican State ticket
He is Clerk also of the Executive
Board lie is Methodist Of influential
standing in bis church. lf"Luyman'
will but take the trouble to write to
Mr.. Sturgiss he will no doubt be as,
sured that never ut any meeting of the
Board did the question Of politics OIL
religion control their action on an;
matter before them. On the Other
hand, many written applications fol-
positions, basing their claims on the
plea Of party or creed, found their way
10 the waste basket.
81 Il 4 Two members of The
. Board OF Regents ure Baptists and
r members of the Church. This demon
{ inatiOn. in making up their members,
do not count infants-only adults, OF
those bap'ised BY immersion. They
t number in West Virginia % .C0O mem