The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-08-06
RULE OF.BOURBONS
oysR-THk WEST VA. UNIVERSITY
sslli ilAsss Like PAIL o1'r I,s Failure Succ,n
opihlona on the ysidIet Of the R.ssat'-Tuo
HlndsrisE Cluiss Of the Pfo,p,tity OF
The lasiitution-S Sons Iaiervl.uL.

Oplhlons on the ysidIet Of the Rtssati-ruo
hladsrisE Ciui,I OF the Pto,p,tiiy OF
the lAsiitution-Som Iaisrvl.uI.
CorTerondenct Of he Intllice4sr.
MoRoANrowN. August 4.-The arrival {
the lNrILLlGGNCRR here Saturday had .b
tendency TO arouse all the excitement an
local discussion tina. characterized the day
Of tho hearing Of the charges against Pro
ies,or Woodville Latham, of the University
The fact that eeveral days have elapsp,
since the Board Of Regents had submi,te,
It's most remarkabrl verdict had caused
semi.suspsnsion Of talk about tho matter
but 1t was only that, for at once every
tongue was again set wsggipg and eyeryonI
was again as indignant Es on the day O
the outrags. I find that the temper b
MorGantown people irrespective Of politica
stiiltation, Ia decidedly not only agains,
Mr.. Latham but sgalns: the Regents. They
feel personal, SIS we'll as relative pride
In the Institution that has been located In
their town. The personal pride Is subordi.
nate TO the rehtlve priue as they think tha,
IN antagonizlng their aenss Of jIstice III.
Regents "bailded bsster than they knew, y
and by their finding struck blow at a
State school. Heretofore al! utteranc.a oil
the lNT4LLIGKSCRR have been summsrily
disposed ui ny Tie defenders Of The R.xeuls
| at 4 h0 hn ark H.,
X .dical clsptrsp got up to hurt the school. u
Now the circumstances are altogether
different. The lNTgLLiGENCIH merely re.
produces without Comment the testimony
oi eye Witnesses Of political parties aud sub.
mitB 1t for the consideration OF its Stat.
readers. The testimony ia not garbled, not
selected tn reference to its "ciinrhiDg'
qualities, but IL given ss taken before the
board and sworn to by deponenls.
Morgsntown people have always felt, &c
have said, great local pride in this
school. They regard the location Of the
State University in their tGwn, isolated ss
1t is, as a great honor. They have always
exerted themselves to make the temporary
residence Of pupils pleasant in order 10 in.
ducs their return and that OF others. Auy
attsck on the character. Of the school has
always been resented by all of The people.
The attendance, until lately, has been cou-
psratively large. The satisfaction Of ths
alumni with the school has bsen evidenced
IN ths attendance Of students from States
in which the alumni have settled. Re.
Gently, however, these people have beeu
thinking the trouble inherent, and the
charges against Mr. Latham was the result
Of their idess Of the source. In his scquis-
tai it ia safe TO say very few people, hey und
his beloved friend Judge Morrow, concur.
A DEMOCRATIC EDITORS OPINION.
Mr. Julian z. Fleming, editor and pro-
pristor Of the Nep Dominion, in the course
ola neralconversalion Saturday afternoon
ssid: "One thing that initiates sgainst
the euccets Of the echool is the line Of de.
marcaticn in the faculty. There is most
assufedly q VERY Clearly defined mark.
Que Of these factions is headed by Mr..
Latham. That element I may term the
old Virginia crowd. In this faction are
Prol, ssoIs Latham, Brooke, Berkeley, Hsr.
vey and Allen, the las. namad gentleman
not very prominently, but he always vot,
with them. In the other faction are the
other Pfolessors. Prof. White ia yery
eminent man in his line, ono OF the very
best indeed in the country, but he is ab.
sent great deal, and therefore takes little
II any interest in these troubles.
The diverse ideas relative to methods OF
teaching, think, first created soine little
trouols. The Old Virginia element had
been educated under the elective system,
ghile other members OF tbs faculty leaned
toward the curriculum method as result
Of early education. Finally these opinions
we're hsrmonizsd and the faculty as body
memorislizsd the Regents for substi,u.
tion of the elective for tho curriculum
course. Students began to become dies4lia.
fed with the teaching aud teachers, and as
retult OF dissatisfaction lett the school.
Mr.. W. F. Anderson. OF this county, went
to Delaware, Ohio. His brother will 70
there this fall. Mr.. s. L. Boyer, OF this
county, went with MIR. Anderson on &C.
count Of Dissatisfaction.
The abolition Of the Office OF President
also creates much general dissatisfaction.
The attendance hes largely isl!en of since
Thompson left. and also since President
Wilann left. Nav, I do not Ike to say it,
but Prof. Berkeley is no man for the place
he holds. lie ia man OF no particular
executive ability and is generally regarded
as figure head. He Is no doubt we'll
educated man, but has not the ability 10
impart his Information to his students The
great struggle, however, i3 between the Old
Virginia and Nsw Virginia idea OF things.
l think Latham's retention will be OF great
injury to the school"
A. DtsdusrRD STUDENT. I,
Mr.. 7. H. Barb, a s,udentat tho Uni
veraity, was very much disgusted with the
conduct Of Prof. Latham. He thinks and
says the charges against Prof. Latham were
well founded and concluaively proven. He,
like Mr.. Fleming, says that Mr.. Berkeley ia
a we'll educated man but bas not the cspsc.
ity to impart instruction to the students
The attempt toplace Mr.. Hodges on trial
instead Of Mr.. Latham Was unfortunate for
the K gsuts, VINO could not conceal their
preference Tor Mr.. Latham. II.
l asktd Mr.. George .. S:urgias this after.
noou what his knowledge of the affair
amounted to:"Mr. Baker, one OF the pros.
ecutors in the case, is in my Office" re.
piled Mr.. S:urgiss. "Hs and others ssked
me to act as their attorney in the matter,
very qnitkly s,tiaded them that such ap.
pearanCe on MY part would make their
prosecution futile, rs 1t would give it in
the mi1ds Of the Regens and others par
tisan csst., Mr.. Temple, OF Iowa, an old
alumnus OF the college, undertook. the
matter, but at the last moment and for
ressons peculiar to him Withdrew. I.
listened portion OF the time to the pros.
ecutlon ol the case. i was somewhat sur.
prised at some ol the rulipgs in favor oi
Latham, In view Of the fact that some OF
the Regents are among the best lawyers in
the State"
l met Prof. W. P. Wiley, Of the Univcr.
si'y; this afternoon and asked him what he
thought Of the charges. ~ do not care 10
be drawn into this wrangle, but can say
Ir,f Ia ofk :,