Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-07-03
A FLY NEE T
OF the Regents of the Stats Nor
nal Schools.
A Question Of Hat Soyereignty-Summary
of the Prcce sdings-List Of Ap-
pointments - Talks With
Messrs. Fowler and Birch.

PV"liiiSHts tohs w"
Messrs. Fowler and Birch.
The Board of Regents OF the State Normal
Soho i, ne at the Office Of superintendent
Butcher yesterday, and held a session which
last, d all day and into the evening. Mr..
Butcher is President eT etfcio, and beside
him were present Mr.. J. B. Sommerville, OF
Brooke, for the First District, and NJ. J. B.
Fowler, of Marion, for the Second District.
The Third and Fourth Districts were not
represented, neither J.. W. st. Clair nor H..
C. Simms being present.
The object of the meeting was the ap.
pointment of the officers of the several Nor
NAL schools Of the State and the members
absent should have been present, as those
present yesterday. were the same who APP
pointed the officers for last year.
The result of the meeting will be found
below. There was scarcely any difference
OF sentiment smopg the members. until the
Fairmont school was reached. For Princi.
pei of this school, Mr.. Fowler nominated
Mr.. H. n. Ogden, OF Fairmont, which was
the only nomination. On the first ballot
Mr.. Fowler voted for Mr.. Ogden. Mr..
Butcher voted for Mr.. J. J. Burns, OF Ohio
county. and Mr.. Someryille voted for Mr..
John NJ. Birch, of Ohio county.
HERE Mr.. FOWLER MADE A SPEECH.
He said he was for Mr.. Ogden, first, last,
and all the time. He said he believed the
Fairmont school to be the first in the State
and the best OF its kind, and even rivailed
the University, as far as the interests OF
the people depended, as it reached a class
the University did not touch. Fairmont
-.- IL. $500. - L. Id .Ls.
question and had talked with all the intiu-
entail men, including Judges Raymond,
Fleming, Morrow, Arnett and others.
They had said to him and had recommend.
ed TO this Board hat Mr.. Ogden should be
appointed. He felt like serving his district
and above all his W people. Those peo-
pie had said to him and to this Board, APP
point Mr.. ogden, and on this consideration
and in consideration Of home talent, he
supported Mr.. ogden. West Virginia had
educated him and this very school was his
Alma Mater, and he, above all others,
should receive this appointment.
THE OTHER MEMBERS MADE NO REMARKS,
but on the second ballot Messrs. Butcher
and Sommerville voted for Mr.. Birch. and
Mr.. Fowler voted for Mr.. Ogden. Mr.. Birch
was accordingly declared elected. Mr..
Fowler thin moved to fix the salary at
800; Mr., Sommerville moved to make it
81 600, and, Mr.. Butcher voting with him,
the salary was fixed at that figure. Mr..
Sommerville was appointed a committee
to see Mr.. Birch and inform him OF his
election. Mr.. Birch simply said he would
take the matter under consideration, and
thought he could give a definite answer in
a week.
During the night session, when the sub.
ordinate offers of Fairmont school were
under discussion,
RICH SCENE OCCURRED.
in which Mr.. Fowler played "Cassius" to
Mr.. Sommeryille's "Brutus." Mr.. Fowler
appeared to consider himself personally
aggrieved and affronted because his men
Somnerville's right to agree with Supt.
Butcher on oil points and with him on
none. This led to back talk aud Mr..
Fowler said that Mr.. Sommerville said 30
and-so, which Mr.. Sommerville denied.
The latter said that if Mr.. Fowler
made statements for which he
could give no authority, he would hold
him responsible. Mr.. Sommeryille was
blandly firm and Mr.. Fowler Indignantly
fiery, but Mr.. Butcher distributed oil on
the troubled waters and peace reigned.
But presently Mr.. Fowler said he thought
some little respect should be paid his
wishes and finally declined to vote and
then ended up by saying he wished to De
Board. Again Mr.. Butcher distributed oil
and Mr.. Fowler regaiued his equanimity.
Then the good work proceeded. The APP
pointments made were as follows:
LIST OF APPOINTMENTS.
Shepherd College, Shepherdstown, JEFF
ferson County-Principal, d.. ID. Pendle.
.,,. o.s;etant Mice Mary l. Allan
West Liberty. Ohio County-Principal,
D. r. Williams; assistant, Mrs. Wenlt.
Concord, Mercer County-Principal, J.
H. French; assistant, W. NJ. Reynolds.
Marshall College, Huntington, Cabell
County-Principal B.. II. Thackston.
Chenille, Gilmer County Principal, Il.
F. Kidd; assistant, Miss Veron A. Mapel.
Fairmont-John Nj. Birch. principal;
first assistant, L. S. Fleming second assist
ant, Miss Mamie r. Cameron.
The question OF salaries yet remains to
be fixed, as the proper data was not at
hand
MT. FOwLER's VIEWS.
After ,he meeting Mr.. Fowler told a
REGISTER reporter that he wanted to be
set right before the people. 81 know, said
lie, that the REGISTER reaches them all and
| want it set down that | am loyal to MI
people and supported Ogden clear through"
The scribe assured him his action was
made apparent in the above report, which
was satisfactory to him.
WHAT Mr.. BIRCH SAYS.
City Superintendent Birch, to whom the
appointment was given, was found by the
REGISTER man soon afterward and said:
This tender was quite a surprise to me
and of course ! appreciate the compliment.
1t came so Unexpectedly that could only
ay | would consider it. / can give no re.
ply at this time