The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1885-12-19
Views and Interviews.
A GENERAL MELASGE

tnlngs- we see In the minutes OF the
last meeting of the NJ. E. Confer
ence of West Virginia that that body
gave the University an extremely
frigid shoulder again. What do you
want now?"
swell" said the Rev. Mr.. Craw-
ford, who was a member of the COM
mittee on recommending education
al institutions, "I'll tell you about
it. 1t is very open secret that for
three or four years the University
has been in rather bad repute among
the churches and religious people of
the State. 1t was said to pay no at
tention to the moral culture of its
young men and to let things go to
waste generally in that direction. The
last two of our ministers here went
to Conference and reported strongly
against it. Mr.. Hughes exerted his
whole influence against it, and so
did Mr.. Snodgrass.
"But the new regime
I'm coming to that. Last fall
President Turner went down to
Charleston and addressed the Con-
ference. He made a very favorable
impression and did the University a
great deal of good. / did everything
/ could for him and the school.
Well, when the committee on educa-
ton met it recommended our own
schools, of course, and about the
West Virginia University it said
this to itself, We believe that at
last it's all right, but we will take
its new management on probation
for one year, if at the end of that
time it establishes itself morally, as
we have no doubt it will, then wen
recommend and do all we can for
it. That's the way the matter
stands. The most influential men,
bers assured President Turner that
they would work for the school, and
they are doing So"
'sDo you expect the Conference to
recommend the University when it
meets here next OCTOBER"
Haven't the slightest doubt of it."
Don't you think the last Baptist
Convention at Grafton was just
little more liberal than the Method
list at Charlestonr'
mo, l think not. True they rec
commended the school in their reso-
buttons, but we Methodists are en-
couraging it and will recommend it
heartily after fair trial of the re-
vised order of things
"Then there is no truth in the
whisper that the Conference was a
little sore because a Methodist was
not elected to the Presidents chair?"
'None whatever l do not under
stand this to be either a denomina-
tional or political institution"
~
We saw the following occurrence
in the postoffice less than a week
ago; The mail had just been opened
and the room was full of men and
boys trying to elbow their way up
to the window and calling out the
number of their boxes while others
were being waited upon by the ac-
commodating clerk. Presently an
elderly lady, then little girl, then
two young ladies came in. And
there they had to stand and wait,
and be pushed about by the crowd,
and breathe an atmosphere of to-
bacco smoke 235 carrots fine. No
body offered to stand back and let
them to the window. After the
bright hope of the country" had
gotten its mail the ladies were al
lowed to get theirs. And yet this
is the Athens of West Virginia. Let
the boys alone, and the men too, they
are or will be the "lords of crea-
ton"
Doctor, what will be done with
the two burying grounds that are
now within the limits of the
borough p was the unfortunate
question that brought forth the
following reply from DIR. Fl. B.
Lazier:
OuiiS hidll, lCo uC eSil YOU SOluc
thing. You are trying to work your
way up through life; now take this
bit of advice: Never ask a ques-
ton that you can't answer yourself"
Here's quarter; but how about
the graveyards?"
''Well, l think they will have to
be removed sometime, but not until
the population thickens in those
neighborhoods. The new additions
have given us so much new territory
that it will be long time before it
is all filled up. But it will be some
day and then the people will want
the space now used as cemeteries.
Then, of course, they will be very
too"
Don't you think it would be
better if people would quit burying
there?"
"Yes, / think so. All Of the
bodies will likely have to be moved
sometime