West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1884-05-16
Co Education AT Tho w. Va, Uni
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Wheeling Register, discusses ques-
tion Of no small Importance to the
people OF this State, at the present
time:
1t is tact worthy of note in the
proceedings aud plltlorm OF the re-
cent convention at Char eston that
although it was political party con.
vention, asse mhlsd for political pur-
poses, this representative body or
men were not 70 far absorbed 10 pol
itical or personal schemes and pur-
poses as to forget or iGuore-what
political bodies are apt to make eec-
ondary-that vital and commanding
interest Of every State--the cause Of
public education.
Special reference was made in the
platform to the State University,
1t lie peculiarly right and sppro-
pirate that that magnificent public
institutional property of the State.
and designed to benefit every indi-
vidual OF the State should draw forth
an expression OF interest and favor
from so intelligent body OF citizens
NOT only because they were repre-
sentative Democrats, but because
they We're representative citizens of
West Virginia, possessing g proper
appreciation of our public institu-
tions.
The West Virginia University
should be the pride ofthe whole peo-
PIE. 1t belongs to the State. 1t is
not the creature o! any one party. 1t
Is part of our public school system.
l! is the cap stone in that structure
which the State has erected for the
education Of its youth.
Now that the current school wear
Is about to close and the Board of
Regents of the University will come
together to discuss the affairs OF the
institution, We have suggestion to
make to them: We think it behooves
them to take an advance step toward
making the institution fulfil it's whole
mission to the State. In other words
il they expect the University ever to
meet the ds~9Rde Of souE JgSsl9plss u th3sfiy
whole youth of the State, and not
closs 1t against one half of them mere.
ly because they happen to be OF the
female sex,
This exclusive policy Of educating
only the male portion of States
population in it's University belongs
to another day. 1t has been SUPER
seded by broader, more liberal and
more enlightened policy. It is Meth
er expedient as a matter Of economy
that the State should duplicate it's
University for females, nor is there
anything but an unreasoning and ID
applicable prejudice that would pre-
vent our boys and girls being edu-
Gated together in our one University.
There is not an institution of apy
standing west Of the Ohio river to-
day, that is not doing this.
The two representative institutions
OF the world-Harvard on this side
OF the ocean and Oxford on the other
have opened their doors to females
The tide IS all that way. Coed
neatlon IS no longer debatable cues.
ton. 1t bas to come to stsy. It is
already the prevailing system-it
will be the universal system.
It is time that our State University
vas falling into line.
We hear that there is room ont
there for more sludents. There are
large humber Of young ladies in
this S. ate who have been waiting
and knocking for admiqsion, 10 these
many years, They should have been
there from The beginning Let them
in.
We make this suggestion to the
Board Of Regents ss moot proper
and practicable measure for bringing
the University nearer The whole peo-
PIE Of The State and vastly iucreas-
ing its usefulnees. We make It IN
behalf Of The young ladies' Of West
Virginia. who are az much entitled
to On education 81 public expense az
the young men. We make 10 in be-
half Of the University, whose scope
Of useiu ness is narrowed by th.s *.
cIusive policy We make it 10 be-