The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1884-12-06

BIZ OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT.
Major Lees place in the Prepare
tory has not yet been filled. This
throws a great deal of work on the
other Professors of the Preparatory.
Prof. Lorentz has taken Majors class
in ok-keeping, and Prof. Stewart
his class in Eng. Grammar.
The College Glee Club has organ
lied, selected books and met several
times. 1t will soon be discoursing
sweet music.
Order and quiet now reign supreme
in chapel. No Prep or noisy Fresh
man has ventured for some time to
announce the entrance of the Faculty
by the cry OF Steamboat"
Quite a comico tragical affair &C.
ccurred in the reading room some
time ago. 1t might have ended as
seriously as that street affair did last
Saturday, but it did not. The per-
sonel were two Sergts., one of A, and
one of B. The act opened with dia-
logue between the two. Each told
the other that he was not real good
boy and probably never would be-.
They were likely to come to blows /;
each seemed eager for the fray. But
the attendants had not learned their
parts very well and did not rush in to
separate them. The Sergts. had not
reckoned on this, so they were under
the necessity of parting themselves.
IT'S said, the trouble was some polit-
ical difference.
The Columbian Society has elected
its officers for the winter term. The
following is the slate: Pres, Adams,
Vice Pres, Elliott, Rec. Sec'y., Ry-
land.
The dancing class at the Univers-
ity under Mr. Weidman, now num-
bers about thirty. They "trip the
light (?) fantastic" every Saturday
night.
The University Glee Club is now
under the Efficient instruction Of Prof.
Purinton. 1t meets every Friday
evening.
Prof. White has organized his
classes in Geology and Zoology. The
Geology class, composed Of the Sen
ior class, numbers six.
Four new cadets arrived last week
Messrs. Brown, Kidd, Armstrong and
-. Mr.. Brown is a brother of l..
B. Brown, an alumnus of the Uni
versity. Cadets Kidd and Armstrong
are from Jackson county, the other
new man is from Wetzel county.
Regent J. L. Armstrong Of the
fifth district was at the University
last Friday. He accompanied his
son in order to make arrangements
about his entering the University, to
select boarding place DC. He re-
turned Saturday.
The Commandant, we are sorry to
say, has been unwell for few days.
We hope that he will soon be out
again.
On last Friday night the Parthe-
non Society elected its corps of Off
GERS for the Winter term. The fol-
lowing is the list: Pres't, j. d.
Sweeney; Vice Pres't, w. N. Berke-
ley; Rec. Sec'y, H. J. Sturgiss; Cor.
Sec'y, Thomas NJ. Wilson; Critic, R.
W. Tapp; Librarian, Leroy Swan.
The faces of the members of the
Freshman greek class have not just
now the jolly roundness that is sup
posed to characterize the countenance
of the average Freshman; on the con-
trary the visage of these Freshmen is
long, very long, land thereby hangs
tale" Friday morning, with hopes
beating high in their breasts they
went into the examination room to
render some of the most pleasing tales
of Herodotus into classic English.
One member of the class says that
according to the way he was marked
it would be possible for a fellow to
make 30 on scale of 10.
The first "taffy' party of the sea-
son was given last week by the boys
of the Cooper "fort." None were
turned "sour" nor 'empty" away.
This opens the way for the winter
course of these brilliant social affairs.
Who next?
Owing to the unpleasant weather
the cadets have been drilled indoors
for several days. Under the instruc-
ton Of Lieut.. Wilson this drill has
made a noticeable improvement in
the execution of the manual of arms.
The first lecture of the University
course will be delivered on have
forgotten the exact date.
Thanksgiving day passed off very
quietly among the students. They
all Toasted on turkey and were happy.
The day was not celebrated by them
as it was by some last year. Well
done.
Already the question of holidays
agitates the minds of the students.
They are unanimously in favor of
two weeks vacation. The plea: Every
anxious to see very dear relatives at
home" This is commendable. Dis
lance don't lend enchantment in every
case.
WE WOULD LIKE To KNOW:
How the young men got German
Lexicons.
The wonderful and allimportant
difference between the words 'needs"
and desires" on a cadets book
order.
What student got "boozy' very
few days ago.