The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1885-09-12


parents bear this in mind and OBJ
serve if the schools are not more
successful on that account.
The UNIVERSITY OPENING.-The
University was opened on the ID
inst. for the Fall term, with about
eighty students on the roll. This
number is below the general expec.
tation, but is considerably above the
attendance one year ago. And we
believe it will increase. A large ma
jority are new faces. Some of the
old students who are intending to
return have not arrived. Some who
are contemplating attending are de.
layed by circumstances. There will
be accessions all through the term,
and also at the beginning of the
other terms of the year, and at the
end of the session the roll will,
doubtless, run considerably above a
hundred. While this is an improve
ment we shall not be satisfied until
the University runs its roll up into
hundreds. That number it should
have. 1t is the one University of the
State. There ought to be no room
in it to spare. Other States no
larger than West Virginia, support a
dozen or more, and our next neigh
Dor, Ohio, has a college or university
in almost every county, and all of
them are well supported, and some
of them over full. Our people APP
preciate the higher education as
much as any other people, and we
do not understand why our one
University is not crowded beyond its
capacity. We think it will be in
time, but it might be pertinent to in
quire whether the fact that it's doors
are open to only one sex Of the youth
of our State is not a reason and suf-
ficient explanation for not being
crowded now?
SALE OF THE WASHINGTON AND
WAYNEsBURG RAILRoAD.-The Wash
ington and Waynesburg railroad has
actually been sold to the Pennsyl-
vania Company, and the transfer has
been made. The Waynesburg Re
publican gives the following brief
history of the w. Il w. road, which
will be of interest to many of the
New DOMINION readers: "It was first
projected in 1875, by Il few prominent
men of this place, the main mover
and the one man above all others de-
serving the credit for its building,
being j. G. Richie, Esq, who was
also the first President and Superin-
tendent. 1t was two years in build
ing, and the first train did not run
into Wayncsburg until the fall of TT
The capital stock was $4,000, but
the cost of construction and equip
ment was 200, necessitating the
issuing of bonds, and while the
authorized issue was $4,000, but
$4,000 worth were issued. These
were principally taken by Waynes
burg parties, who by virtue of theil
bonded interest, assumed control Of
the road, and under their manage
ment good business has been done
and the road kept in a flourishine
condition, making money and paying
off all the floating Indebtedness. Oh
the amount of bonds issued the
Pennsylvania company has secured
5000, instead of $4,000 as re
ported. The inducement to sell the
road was some trouble in regard to
the n-payment of interest on the
bonds, but on what terms the trans
fer was made has not been made
public. Be that as it may, the sale
is generally looked upon as a good
one for the road and its patrons, az
it is well understood that the Penn
sylvania company will change it to {
broad guage and put it in first-class
condition sometime within the mex
year or two. They will very proba
bly, also extend it south, and every
body welcomes the change" Should
this road extend south it will pass
through Monongalia county, ant
might possibly pass by the way o
Morgantown. Our people would d.
well to watch the enterprise little
and offer any inducement they can tt
have il come this Way.