The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1884-08-23
The University.

Inc w neciing NtgfsfeF IS lulBofi-
ty for the statement that there is a
"big scheme on foot for the removal
of the West Virginia University from
Morgantown to Wheeling. The rea
sons assignedIor the removal are that
Morgantown is an isolated. out OF
the way place. That the Medical
and Legal departments are mere
ornaments here while in Wheeling
they would be of some service. That
the Intelligencer has greatly DAM
aged the institution by its attacks
and prevented attendance of students,
which it would not do if the school were
in Wheeling, and that there an influ-
ences now about the University cal
culated to its detriment. That the
capitol building in Wheeling will
soon be vacated and will be suitable
place for the school.
The proposition seems to be to
take the University buildings here
for Reformdtory school for boys
and girls.
The Mountain Herald in speaking
of the University has this to say OF
Morgantown and faction of our
people.
THE warfare instituted by them
against the University has for its OBJ
ject three things: the first, is to Sc
cure a President who is Republican,
and who will use his influence to
make the school thoroughly Repub-
lican, so that the youth of the State
may be trained to become Republic
cans; the second. is to pension on the
State as many of the citizens of Nor
gantown as possible, hence this war
upon Latham and other professors
They must be removed in order to
make places for alumni who have
married in and around Morgantown
and wish to settle there; the third
is co-education, which also involves
job, that is to buy certain
piece o! property in Morgantown
now occupied and used as female
seminary"
just how much truth and how
much error there is in these sugges
tions we shall not undertake to say
They are quoted simply that our PEG
pile may know the view taken by ;
portion of the citizens of West Vir
ginia and what may possibly he the
result Of these unseemly clamors
about the University. This, how
ever may truthfully be said about
the University. 1t is un excellent
school. 1t has an able corps OF pro
fessors and teachers. 1t affords
splendid opportunities to the young
men of our State for obtaining ar
education. The moral influences o.
the town and the school are rs good q.
will be found elsewhere. All its pro
fessors and teachers may not be per
lection or even satisfactory to
large class, but taken as a whole tn,
! Faculty is far above the average ant
should rank as first class. The con
dition of the University is not deplor
able except that it is becoming so 10y
reason Of the wall set up by those
who have had disposition to dictat,
the policy to be pursued and are dis
appointed, which wall has been takeI
up by its real friends and becom,
general. The general enquiry has
been "wlat is the matter with tn,
University that it is running DOWN.
The greatest want of the Universit,
is to be let alone by unfriendly ant
mistaken newspaper writer's anC
critics.
AS there is nothing perfect in thi
world so we should not look for per
lection in either the Board Of Regent
or Professors and teachers, but thei
faults should be presented and thei
removal obtained by prudent means
and not by hostile action, seekin.
the overthrow Of so important al
institution as our State University
"One remarkable feature of Prof
Latham's trial was according to hin
the privilege of withdrawing a lette
introduced by him in evidence. Tha
letter was from Prof. William L. Will
son, formerly President of the Uni
versity. One of the singular feature
Of the document was the assertion
that the University was seated in
place not at all congenial to it
growth. 1t should not be in Nor
gantown in the midst of a Republican
community and Republican infu
ences, but removed to some othe
county where it could be amidst it
friends and supporters. The lette
in many particulars bore down yer,
strong upon the partisan spirit O
Morgantown's population and NOR
than once intimated that a speed,
removal would conduce very iargel,